Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)

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Plot

Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Laverne & Shirley S03E05Laverne's Arranged MarriageS03E05 · 10.0Laverne's father arranges a marriage for her to a wealthy cheese manufacturer who happens to be in the mob.
  2. 02Laverne & Shirley S03E06Cruise (1)S03E06 · 10.0Shirley is waiting anxiously for Laverne to come back from the bank with their savings for their cruise holiday that they have been planning on for weeks. When Laverne comes in, she tells Shirley that they have $50 less than they thought, and now they're not going to be able to take the cruise as they only have two days until the ship sets sail. The girls get depressed until Laverne says that they shouldn't give up hope, that they still have two days left and that they'll think of something to come up with the money. The girls go see Carmine who gets them a job at J&J Shoes. Carmine tells the owner he'll bring all his tap dance students over to his store to buy their shoes if he hires Laverne and Shirley for the weekend. The guy hires the girls and tells them to go and get changed into their uniforms. When we see Laverne and Shirley again, Shirley is dressed as Jack and Laverne is dressed as Jill from the nursery rhyme. The store owner tells them they'll get $2 for every pair of shoes
  3. 03Laverne & Shirley S03E08Laverne and Shirley Meet FabianS03E08 · 10.0Fabian's concert is sold out, but the girls still want to see him. The girls bet Rosie that they can not only meet Fabian but that they will have their pictures taken with him. Rosie agrees to the bet, and says that if she should lose she'll clean the girls flat with her toothbrush. Needless to say, Rosie is soon scrubbing the floors, toothbrush and all.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode15Episodes1976Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Laverne & Shirley S01E01Season's bestThe Society PartyJanuary 27, 1976 6.0Shotz brewery bottle-cappers and best friends, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, are invited by the boss' nephew, Tad Shotz, to the Shotz
  2. S01E02Laverne & Shirley S01E02The Bachelor PartyFebruary 3, 1976 6.0While Mr. DeFazio is away for a few days, Laverne and Shirley take over running the Pizza Bowl for him. Later, The Fonz convinces the girls
  3. S01E03Laverne & Shirley S01E03Bowling for RazzberriesFebruary 10, 1976 6.0During the annual Shotz bowling tournament, Laverne decides to get even with her bowling rival, Karen from the past 5 years. However, on t
  4. S01E04Laverne & Shirley S01E04A Nun's StoryFebruary 24, 1976 6.0While Laverne & Shirley await their yearly high school reunion, they reminisce about their old crazy friend, Anne-Marie, who shows up at the
  5. S01E05Laverne & Shirley S01E05Falter at the AltarMarch 2, 1976 6.0Laverne suddenly decides to marry her boyfriend of only two months before he is sent away by the Navy.
  6. S01E06Laverne & Shirley S01E06Dog Day Blind DatesMarch 9, 1976 6.0Laverne & Shirley double date with two criminals who secretly intend on robbing the bank next to the Pizza Bowl.
  7. S01E07Laverne & Shirley S01E07Once Upon a RumorMarch 16, 1976 6.0Shirley's stuck zipper on her skirt leaves for a sticky situation when Lenny witnesses Squiggy with Shirley, half-dressed, leading to rumors
  8. S01E08Laverne & Shirley S01E08One Flew Over MilwaukeeMarch 23, 1976 6.0Shirley drives everyone she knows crazy when she loses her pet canary.
  9. S01E09Laverne & Shirley S01E09Dating SlumpMarch 30, 1976 6.0Shirley becomes reclusive and refuses to date after learning that Carmine has a new girlfriend, which drives Laverne crazy.
  10. S01E10Laverne & Shirley S01E10It's the WaterApril 6, 1976 6.0Laverne & Shirley try to earn promotions by trying out for the new beer tasting position.
  11. S01E11Laverne & Shirley S01E11Fakeout at the StakeoutApril 13, 1976 6.0Laverne & Shirley falls victims to a peculiar robber, known as the ""Milwaukee Masher.""
  12. S01E12Laverne & Shirley S01E12Hi, NeighborApril 27, 1976 6.0Lenny & Squiggy drive Laverne & Shirley crazy when they move into the girls' apartment building.
  13. S01E13Laverne & Shirley S01E13How Do You Say 'Are You Dead' in German?May 4, 1976 6.0Laverne & Shirley panic when a German delivery guy faints in their living room.
  14. S01E14Laverne & Shirley S01E14From Suds to StardomMay 11, 1976 6.0After losing four talent contests, Laverne & Shirley decide to do something about it. This has Laverne and Shirley doing the 'Cabana' act.
  15. S01E15Laverne & Shirley S01E15Mother Knows WorstMay 18, 1976 6.0Shirley's domineering mother comes for a visit, and finds fault with Shirley, her friends, and everything else about Shirley's life, until L

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0223Episodes1976–77Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S02E01Laverne & Shirley S02E01Drive! She SaidSeptember 28, 1976Shirley offers Laverne free driving lessons in exchange for some money to buy a new car.
  2. S02E02Laverne & Shirley S02E02Angels of MercyOctober 5, 1976Laverne & Shirley become hospital volunteers.
  3. S02E03Laverne & Shirley S02E03Bachelor MothersOctober 19, 1976Since the girls have no dates that night, they agree to babysit Fonzie's godson. When they get a call for a big date only one of them can go
  4. S02E04Laverne & Shirley S02E04Excuse Me, May I Cut In?October 26, 1976Laverne and Shirley's tv breaks down, and when the contest offering a prize of a new color set arises Shirley acts nice to Richie Cunningham
  5. S02E05Laverne & Shirley S02E05Bridal ShowerNovember 9, 1976Laverne & Shirley get an invitation to a bridal shower, but are afraid to go because they're the only ones left unmarried.
  6. S02E06Laverne & Shirley S02E06Look Before You LeapNovember 16, 1976After a party at the brewery, Laverne comes home to find she's wearing a pair of men's boxer shorts. She starts to feel ill in the mornings
  7. S02E07Laverne & Shirley S02E07Dear Future ModelNovember 23, 1976Laverne & Shirley decide to become high fashion models and take a home modelling course.
  8. S02E08Laverne & Shirley S02E08Good Time GirlsNovember 30, 1976The girls get plenty of offers for dates after Icky Hector puts their names and phone number on several men's room walls.
  9. S02E09Laverne & Shirley S02E09Two of Our Weirdos Are MissingDecember 7, 1976Lenny and Squiggy disappear after Laverne & Shirley decide not to go to the circus with them. The girls phone around and find that they've g
  10. S02E10Laverne & Shirley S02E10Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch (aka Oh, Hear the Angel Voices)December 21, 1976 7.3Carmine calls the gang together at the Pizzabowl and asks them all if they're willing to help him put on a Christmas show for the local hosp
  11. S02E11Laverne & Shirley S02E11Guilty Until Proven Not InnocentJanuary 4, 1977Laverne is arrested for shoplifting, so Shirley tries to get her released.
  12. S02E12Laverne & Shirley S02E12Anniversary ShowJanuary 10, 1977While the girls are stuck at a train station in Canada, the rest of the gang is waiting for them to have a surprise party at the Pizzabowl.
  13. S02E13Laverne & Shirley S02E13Playing HookyJanuary 11, 1977The girls both call in sick to Shotz and decide to have 'fun' instead. They go to the movies where they see a couple of guys and Laverne wav
  14. S02E14Laverne & Shirley S02E14Guinea PigsJanuary 18, 1977The girls become guinea pigs in order to raise money to go to a cocktail party. Laverne is allowed to sleep for a few minutes at a time, and
  15. S02E15Laverne & Shirley S02E15Call Me a TaxiFebruary 1, 1977The girls take jobs as taxi dancers when they get laid off.
  16. S02E16Laverne & Shirley S02E16Steppin' OutFebruary 8, 1977The girls have big dates now if only they can get themselves together in time.
  17. S02E17Laverne & Shirley S02E17Buddy, Can You Spare a Father?February 15, 1977Shirley goes to a sleazy bar to look for her father.
  18. S02E18Laverne & Shirley S02E18Honeymoon HotelFebruary 22, 1977Shirley wins a vacation at a newlywed hotel. Laverne and Shirley plan to use Carmine to fool the hotel staff into letting them in, thinking
  19. S02E19Laverne & Shirley S02E19Hi, Neighbor Book 2March 1, 1977Laverne & Shirley come to the rescue when Lenny and Squiggy get stood up.
  20. S02E20Laverne & Shirley S02E20Frank's FlingMarch 8, 1977Laverne asks Lenny, Squiggy and Carmine to dress up as gangsters in order to scare away a golddigger who wants to marry her father.
  21. S02E21Laverne & Shirley S02E21Haunted HouseMarch 22, 1977The girls want new furniture and go looking for a used couch, in a haunted house. Lenny and Squiggy go with Laverne and Shirley to the haunt
  22. S02E22Laverne & Shirley S02E22Lonely at the MiddleMarch 29, 1977Shirley is promoted to supervisor and has the other workers hating her for it.
  23. S02E23Laverne & Shirley S02E23Citizen CraneApril 5, 1977Milwaukee's most prominent citizen, Charles Feister Crane, decides to make Laverne and Shirley his newest singing discovery, a singing duet

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode24Episodes1977–78Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S03E01Laverne & Shirley S03E01Airport '59September 20, 1977Laverne & Shirley go on their first plane trip and end up flying it when their pilot faints at the controls.
  2. S03E02Laverne & Shirley S03E02Tag Team WrestlingSeptember 27, 1977Laverne starts off by telling Shirley how a driver had cut her off so she had shouted back to her that she was a 'banana face'. Later on, La
  3. S03E03Laverne & Shirley S03E03The PactOctober 4, 1977Laverne and Shirley get into a huge fight after Shirley's new boyfriend asks Laverne out. The girls agree to make a pact swearing never to l
  4. S03E04Laverne & Shirley S03E04Robot LawsuitOctober 25, 1977A giant robot attacks Laverne in a toy store this leads her to sue the toy company.
  5. S03E05Laverne & Shirley S03E05Season's bestLaverne's Arranged MarriageNovember 1, 1977 10.0Laverne's father arranges a marriage for her to a wealthy cheese manufacturer who happens to be in the mob.
  6. S03E06Laverne & Shirley S03E06Cruise (1)November 8, 1977 10.0Shirley is waiting anxiously for Laverne to come back from the bank with their savings for their cruise holiday that they have been planning
  7. S03E07Laverne & Shirley S03E07Cruise (2)November 15, 1977Lenny and Squiggy begs Laverne and Shirley not to squeal on them. Shirley succumbs to their pitiful begging faces and warns them that if th
  8. S03E08Laverne & Shirley S03E08Laverne and Shirley Meet FabianNovember 22, 1977 10.0Fabian's concert is sold out, but the girls still want to see him. The girls bet Rosie that they can not only meet Fabian but that they will
  9. S03E09Laverne & Shirley S03E09The StakeoutNovember 29, 1977Carmine is suspected of being a counterfeiter, so the F.B.I. use Laverne and Shirley's flat as a stakeout to catch him in the act.
  10. S03E10Laverne & Shirley S03E10Shirley's OperationDecember 6, 1977The gang is rehearsing the play ""Alice In Wonderland"" so they're all in costume: Shirley is Alice, Laverne is the Mad Hatter, Lenny and Sq
  11. S03E11Laverne & Shirley S03E11Take My Plants, PleaseDecember 13, 1977The girls get laid off so they go to work for themselves selling flowers and plants door to door.
  12. S03E12Laverne & Shirley S03E12New Years Eve 1959December 27, 1977It is New Years Eve and Laverne is dumped by her date and Shirley has a cold. Squiggy does his human fly stunt as the countdown to the new y
  13. S03E13Laverne & Shirley S03E13The MorticianJanuary 10, 1978Laverne has a crush on a mortician who is more interested in her dead than alive. To help her chances of getting to know the mortician bette
  14. S03E14Laverne & Shirley S03E14The Horse ShowJanuary 17, 1978Shirley rescues a horse from a glue factory and put it in her bedroom. The girls try to find a new home for Buttercup before she's turned in
  15. S03E15Laverne & Shirley S03E15The Slow ChildJanuary 24, 1978When Mrs. Babish's mentally slow daughter, Amy, comes to visit, a moving relationship soon develops between her and Lenny - despite the fact
  16. S03E16Laverne & Shirley S03E16The Second (Almost) Annual Shotz Talent ShowJanuary 31, 1978Mr. Shotz wants the girls to find a spot in the talent show for his no-talent nephew.
  17. S03E17Laverne & Shirley S03E17The DentistFebruary 7, 1978Laverne has a chipped tooth and goes to Shirley's dental student cousin Mikey. Laverne, as a favor to Shirley, allows Shirley's dentist cous
  18. S03E18Laverne & Shirley S03E18Bus StopFebruary 14, 1978The girls take a bus to a distant city to visit two medical students who leave them stranded.
  19. S03E19Laverne & Shirley S03E19The Driving TestFebruary 21, 1978The show starts with Laverne and Shirley chatting away in the Shotz brewery canteen when Lenny and Squiggy come in. Upon opening their pay c
  20. S03E20Laverne & Shirley S03E20The Obstacle CourseFebruary 28, 1978The policeman in charge of testing the recruits thinks Shirley is too puny and weak to do the assault course, so Laverne helps Shirley train
  21. S03E21Laverne & Shirley S03E21The Debutante BallMay 9, 1978Laverne and Lenny go to a debutantes' ball where Lenny learns he is 89th in line for the Polish throne.
  22. S03E22Laverne & Shirley S03E222001: A Comedy OdysseyMay 16, 1978Laverne dreams she and Shirley are in their 80's still living together and still single. Laverne and Shirley are old and single but so are L
  23. S03E23Laverne & Shirley S03E23The Dance StudioMay 23, 1978The girls try and help Carmine get financing so that he can open his own dance studio. Of course, they end up ruining it for Carmine so in t
  24. S03E24Laverne & Shirley S03E24Breaking Up and Making UpMay 30, 1978Laverne and Shirley try to get Frank and Edna back together after they break up when Edna's ex-husband comes to town.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0424Episodes1978–79AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Laverne & Shirley S04E01Festival (1)September 5, 1978The girls go to New York to visit all of Laverne's relatives and to attend the Italian festival. Laverne's Grandmother, Frank's mother takes
  2. S04E02Laverne & Shirley S04E02Festival (2)September 12, 1978Frank tries to win the climbing the greased pole contest so he can win a trip to Italy for his mother.
  3. S04E03Laverne & Shirley S04E03Playing the RoxySeptember 19, 1978Laverne comes out the bedroom wearing only her slip and reading a magazine about a stripper named Roxy's adentures. It turns out that Shirle
  4. S04E04Laverne & Shirley S04E04The RobberySeptember 26, 1978Out for kicks, Laverne teams up with a tough guy who commits a crime. Laverne's date with Jake of the Purple Fiends goes sour when he robs a
  5. S04E05Laverne & Shirley S04E05The Quiz ShowOctober 10, 1978The gang attend ""Be Silly For Dollars"". Carmine got the tickets & wanted to be a contestant. Shecky the host comes to the audience to se
  6. S04E06Laverne & Shirley S04E06Laverne and Shirley Go to Night SchoolOctober 17, 1978Shirley wants to become a medical assistant, and wants reluctant Laverne to go to night school with her.
  7. S04E07Laverne & Shirley S04E07Date with EraserheadOctober 24, 1978Shirley has a blind date with Eraserhead and it isn't quite what she had in mind.
  8. S04E08Laverne & Shirley S04E08The Bully ShowOctober 31, 1978Lenny and Squiggy are forced to make a date between Laverne and their foreman. After fighting feelings of guilt since they know that the guy
  9. S04E09Laverne & Shirley S04E09A Visit to the CemeteryNovember 14, 1978Laverne comes to accept the death of her mother and visits her grave for the first time.
  10. S04E10Laverne & Shirley S04E10Chorus LineNovember 21, 1978Laverne dreams of going to Broadway when she auditions for West Side Story in Chicago.
  11. S04E11Laverne & Shirley S04E11Laverne and Shirley Move InNovember 28, 1978Shirley recalls how she and Laverne first moved in together.
  12. S04E12Laverne & Shirley S04E12Dinner for FourDecember 5, 1978The girls meet two guys in Frank's Pizzabowl. When they get chatting, the girls think that the guys are inviting them for dinner at their po
  13. S04E13Laverne & Shirley S04E13It's a Dog's LifeDecember 12, 1978Shirley handcuffs herself to a homeless dog at the pound to protest the scheduled death of the dog. Carmine comes to the rescue in the end b
  14. S04E14Laverne & Shirley S04E14Oh, Come All Ye BumsDecember 19, 1978Laverne and Shirley are decorating their Christmas tree, when a bum called Rags knocks at the door and tells Laverne and Shirley that he's b
  15. S04E15Laverne & Shirley S04E15Who's Papa?January 16, 1979Shirley finds it odd that she is small and brunette when everybody else in her family is tall and blonde, so she takes it on herself to find
  16. S04E16Laverne & Shirley S04E16The Third Annual Shotz Talent ShowJanuary 30, 1979In the third annual Shotz talent show, Laverne and Shirley perform as human puppets.
  17. S04E17Laverne & Shirley S04E17Supermarket SweepFebruary 6, 1979Laverne wins three minutes of free shopping and everyne want something. Everybody wants something all right: Lenny and Squiggy are constantl
  18. S04E18Laverne & Shirley S04E18Lenny's CrushFebruary 13, 1979Lenny falls in love with Laverne after misunderstanding what she told him.
  19. S04E19Laverne & Shirley S04E19Fire ShowFebruary 20, 1979One of the firemen who comes to put out the fire in their apartment falls for Laverne. Unfortunately, Shirley falls for him too which leads
  20. S04E20Laverne & Shirley S04E20Squiggy in LoveFebruary 27, 1979Laverne and Shirley try to help Squiggy by pointing out to him that his latest great looking girlfriend is just using him to help move into
  21. S04E21Laverne & Shirley S04E21The Feminine MistakeMarch 6, 1979Laverne asks Shirley if she can make her more feminine to impress Joey. This leads to Laverne acting 'froo-froo' and doing impressions of a
  22. S04E22Laverne & Shirley S04E22The Tenants Are RevoltingMarch 13, 1979The girls believe they are doing a good deed by calling in a building inspector to make repairs, until Mrs. Babish is given a deadline to fi
  23. S04E23Laverne & Shirley S04E23Spy in My BeerMay 8, 1979No one believes Laverne saw an industrial spy in the brewery. So she takes it upon herself to prove everyone wrong. She drags Shirley back t
  24. S04E24Laverne & Shirley S04E24Shirley and the Older ManMay 15, 1979Shirley's friendship with a rich older man is resented by Carmine, who is jealous, and the man's daughter is suspicious of Shirley's intenti

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0526Episodes1979–80AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Laverne & Shirley S05E01Shotgun Wedding (II)September 13, 1979The girls get engaged to Richie and Fonzie to avoid a shotgun wedding. The crossover starts on Happy Days S07E01 Shotgun Wedding (I).
  2. S05E02Laverne & Shirley S05E02One Heckuva NoteSeptember 20, 1979Shirley finds an old love note written to Laverne from Carmine. This practically ends the girls friendship.
  3. S05E03Laverne & Shirley S05E03Fat City HolidaySeptember 27, 1979The girls get jobs at a weight loss camp.
  4. S05E04Laverne & Shirley S05E04Upstairs, DownstairsOctober 4, 1979A fight over returning a wrongly issued check sets the girls to dreaming about Shirley in heaven and Laverne in hell.
  5. S05E05Laverne & Shirley S05E05What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor?October 18, 1979Shirley's brother returns home from the Navy, an alcoholic.
  6. S05E06Laverne & Shirley S05E06You've Pushed Me Too FarOctober 25, 1979Lenny refuses to have anything to do with Squiggy after he pushes him into a garbage can from their second floor apartment window. Laverne a
  7. S05E07Laverne & Shirley S05E07The WeddingNovember 1, 1979Edna accepts a marriage proposal from Frank, who waited to the last minute to ask her. Laverne and Shirley end up singing at their wedding i
  8. S05E08Laverne & Shirley S05E08Bad GirlsNovember 8, 1979The girls realize things have changed in their old club "The Angora Debs," when they let Edna's niece Vicki join. Finding that it's become a
  9. S05E09Laverne & Shirley S05E09You're in the Army, Now (1)November 15, 1979Laverne & Shirley enlist in the W.A.C.s to get even for a missed promotion.
  10. S05E10Laverne & Shirley S05E10You're in the Army, Now (2)November 15, 1979Laverne & Shirley regret joining the Army.
  11. S05E11Laverne & Shirley S05E11Take Two, They're SmallNovember 22, 1979Lenny and Squiggy fix Laverne and Shirley up with computer dates, who turn out to be midgets.
  12. S05E12Laverne & Shirley S05E12The Fourth Annual Shotz Talent ShowDecember 6, 1979Laverne and Shirley are in charge of selecting the acts for the 4th annual Shotz talent show. It starts off with Frank auditioning in Lavern
  13. S05E13Laverne & Shirley S05E13Testing, TestingDecember 13, 1979Shotz hires a psychiatrist to evaluate job aptitudes. The gang are all terrified that some deep dark secret, or that all their inadequacies
  14. S05E14Laverne & Shirley S05E14Not Quite South of the BorderJanuary 7, 1980The girls can't wait to go on a vacation to Mexico. Unfortunately when they get there, they find half of their hotel room missing and that t
  15. S05E15Laverne & Shirley S05E15You Oughta Be in PicturesJanuary 14, 1980The girls jump at the chance to be the stars in a movie, unaware that the film they will be starring in is an Army hygiene film. Shirley beg
  16. S05E16Laverne & Shirley S05E16The Beatnik ShowJanuary 21, 1980Shirley is turned on to Beatnik culture, while visiting a local coffee house one evening. She soon begins wearing black, and moping around t
  17. S05E17Laverne & Shirley S05E17The Right to LightJanuary 28, 1980To protest a false bill, the girls chain themselves insde the gas company building, little knowing that another disgruntled customer has pla
  18. S05E18Laverne & Shirley S05E18Why Did the Fireman . . .February 4, 1980Laverne falls for a fireman who is always being called to duty. Before he gets a chance to propose to Laverne, he dies in the line of duty s
  19. S05E19Laverne & Shirley S05E19The CollectorFebruary 11, 1980The girls try to talk Carmine out of going to work for a loan shark.
  20. S05E20Laverne & Shirley S05E20Murder on the Moosejaw Express (1)February 26, 1980The girls are riding the Moose Jaw Express when a murder victim enters their compartment.
  21. S05E21Laverne & Shirley S05E21Murder on the Moosejaw Express (2)March 4, 1980Laverne and Shirley try to find out who the murderer is.
  22. S05E22Laverne & Shirley S05E22Survival TestMarch 11, 1980Sargeant Alvina Plout takes the girls on a survival test against the men.
  23. S05E23Laverne & Shirley S05E23The Duke of SquiggmannMarch 25, 1980Squiggy sleepwalks thinking he is a rich duke.
  24. S05E24Laverne & Shirley S05E24Antonio, the AmazingApril 1, 1980Laverne and Shirley are returning from a friend's wedding to find a strange man lying asleep on their sofa. Laverne arms herself with a base
  25. S05E25Laverne & Shirley S05E25The DinerMay 6, 1980Lenny inherits a greasy spoon diner called 'Laslo's Place', they immediately rename it ""Dead Laslo's Place"". Because Laverne and Shirley a
  26. S05E26Laverne & Shirley S05E26Seperate TablesMay 13, 1980Shirley is building a lollipop stick model of her dream house. Laverne walks in wanting to go to the movies, but Shirley just wants to build

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0622Episodes1980–81AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Laverne & Shirley S06E01Not Quite New YorkNovember 18, 1980After being fired from the brewery, the girls decide to pack up and move out to California. The only way they can afford to get out there is
  2. S06E02Laverne & Shirley S06E02Welcome to BurbankNovember 25, 1980The girls are ready to return to Milwaukee after experiencing an earthquake on their first night in California.
  3. S06E03Laverne & Shirley S06E03Studio CityDecember 2, 1980The girls are hired to play stunt women in a Troy Donohue movie.
  4. S06E04Laverne & Shirley S06E04Grand OpeningDecember 9, 1980In order to pay Shirley back some of the money she owes her, Laverne agrees to be the target in Sonny's knife throwing act at Cowboy Bill's
  5. S06E05Laverne & Shirley S06E05Candy is DandyDecember 16, 1980The girls finally get a job in California in the gift wrapping department at Bardwell's Department Store. On their first day on the job, Lav
  6. S06E06Laverne & Shirley S06E06The Dating GameDecember 30, 1980Lenny and Squiggy appear in on the television show, The Dating Game.
  7. S06E07Laverne & Shirley S06E07The Other WomanJanuary 6, 1981Shirley finally gets to date a Doctor. The trouble is she looks exactly like his old wife.
  8. S06E08Laverne & Shirley S06E08The Road to BurbankJanuary 13, 1981There is a dispute over who should pay the bill when Lenny and Squiggy trash a hotel room on their way to California and try to blame it on
  9. S06E09Laverne & Shirley S06E09Born Too LateJanuary 27, 1981Lenny and Squiggy imagine that they are the stars in a whole series of flashback black and white silent movies.
  10. S06E10Laverne & Shirley S06E10Love Out the WindowFebruary 3, 1981After learning that Laverne fears for his safety, Sonny quits his job as a stuntman and takes a job selling insurance.
  11. S06E11Laverne & Shirley S06E11Malibu MansionFebruary 10, 1981The girls are hired to house sit at the Malibu beachfront mansion of the owner of the Cowboy Bill's chain of restaurants. While he is away f
  12. S06E12Laverne & Shirley S06E12To Tell the TruthFebruary 17, 1981Stuck at home on a rainy night with nothing to do, the gang decides to play a game of truth or dare. Within minutes, everybody ends up argui
  13. S06E13Laverne & Shirley S06E13I Do, I DoFebruary 24, 1981The girls almost marry tow rock stars from Britain after eating some brownies laced with marijuana.
  14. S06E14Laverne & Shirley S06E14But Seriously, Folks . . .March 3, 1981Carmine's new stand up comedy act is not such a big hit with his friends when he starts to make fun of them in turn.
  15. S06E15Laverne & Shirley S06E15The Bardwell Caper (1)March 10, 1981Disappointed after not receiving the customary tri-monthly $5.00 raise, Laverne and Shirley write a nasty letter to their boss. At the end o
  16. S06E16Laverne & Shirley S06E16The Bardwell Caper (2)March 17, 1981The girls recruit Lenny, Squiggy, and Carmine to help them pull off this mission. Lenny and Squiggy will drive the getaway car, and act as l
  17. S06E17High Priced DatesApril 7, 1981The girls turn to Edna for advice when their dates expect ""rewards"".
  18. S06E18Fifth AnniversaryApril 14, 1981The girls throw Frank and Edna a fifth wedding anniversary party at their trailor, which has a broken trailor jack.
  19. S06E19Out, Out Damned PloutMay 5, 1981Sgt. Plout goes AWOL and decides to hide out at the girl's apartment.
  20. S06E20Laverne's Broken LegMay 12, 1981After she has to miss a party because of her broken leg, Laverne sits at home alone and falls asleep while watching It's A Wonderful Life on
  21. S06E21Sing, Sing, SingMay 19, 1981Laverne asks Carmine to give her singing lessons so that she can sing for Hoot Night at Cowboy Bill's.
  22. S06E22Child's PlayMay 26, 1981Because of Squiggy's forgetfulness, Laverne and Shirley must play all the parts in Shirley's play ""Murder In Mother Goose Land"", which a B

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0722Episodes1981–82AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01The Most Important Day EverOctober 13, 1981Laverne and Shirley appear on television as part of a Latvian acrobatic act in an effort to help Lenny and Squiggy's new talent agency.
  2. S07E02It Only Hurts When I BreatheOctober 27, 1981Laverne and Shirley recall their high school days only to find themselves embroiled in a slugfest that leaves Laverne with a broken jaw.
  3. S07E03I Wonder What Became of Sal?November 3, 1981Laverne's old boyfriend Sal, comes to California looking for her. Now Sal is a succesful millionaire businessman and he once again proposes
  4. S07E04Teenage LustNovember 10, 1981The girls attend a wild fraternity party and find out they're not as young as they used to be.
  5. S07E05The Defiant OneNovember 17, 1981Shirley finds herself mistakenly handcuffed to a bankrobber who is forced to take her with him when he escapes from the police.
  6. S07E06Night at the AwardsNovember 24, 1981When Lenny and Squiggy invade the backstage of a televised awards show, they suddenly find themselves in the middle of the stage with Joey H
  7. S07E07Some Enchanted EarringDecember 1, 1981Laverne accidentally loses one of her mother's diamond earrings.
  8. S07E08Moving InDecember 8, 1981Laverne moves in with her new boyfriends but after having a talk with Lenny, she begins to have second thoughts. Laverne's new boyfriends as
  9. S07E09Friendly PersuasionDecember 15, 1981While wrapping in Bardwell's one day, Charles Grodin comes in and chats to the girls. Laverne mistakingly thinks he's asking her out and she
  10. S07E10I Do, I Don'tJanuary 5, 1982Shirley tries to get Carmine to marry her after she is provided with a free wedding reception. Shirley talks Laverne into going to a promoti
  11. S07E11Love Is the Tar PitsJanuary 12, 1982Squiggy is jealous of Lenny's new girlfriend. While out at the local tarpits, Lenny sees a nice girl reading on the lawn. A guy starts to ha
  12. S07E12Watch the Fur FlyJanuary 19, 1982After Shirley yells at Rhonda for wearing a coat made of animal fur, Laverne unknowingly sets Shirley up on a date with a furrier.
  13. S07E13Rocky RaguJanuary 26, 1982Carmine is in the girls apartment getting Laverne to sew his pants after a dog took a bite out of them, when Rhonda comes in saying that she
  14. S07E14Star PeepersFebruary 2, 1982The girls vow to get revenge on a rude, obnoxious singing star who was extremely rude to them at Bardwell's. They figure the way to get reve
  15. S07E15An Affair to ForgetFebruary 9, 1982Laverne is dating a guy but she doesn't know that he is married. When he takes her to a restaurant for dinner, his wife shows up. Not wanti
  16. S07E16Class of '56February 16, 1982Laverne, Shirley and Carmine go back to Milwaukee to attend their high school reunion. What they don't know, however is that the gang back h
  17. S07E17Ski ShowFebruary 23, 1982Laverne and Shirley decide that they must change their usual habits for meeting guys because they're not getting anywhere going around the s
  18. S07E18Helmut WeekendMarch 2, 1982Squiggy's long lost father suddenly shows up and wants to spend time with his son.
  19. S07E19That's EntertainmentMarch 9, 1982Frank and Carmine argue about whether today's music is better or worse than the music of yesteryear.
  20. S07E20Lightning ManMarch 16, 1982Carmine finds fame after being struck by lightning.
  21. S07E21Crime Isn't PrettyMay 4, 1982Frank and Carmine set up booby traps in the girl's apartment to try and catch a burglar who has been breaking into the apartment and stealin
  22. S07E22Perfidy in BlueMay 11, 1982When Shirley loses Laverne's favorite purse, she is afraid to tell her because she didn't ask if she could borrow it. When Laverne asks Shir

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Season0822Episodes1982–83AiredSeason avg
  1. S08E01The Mummy's BrideSeptember 28, 1982Shirley marries Walter Meeney.
  2. S08E02Window on Main StreetOctober 12, 1982The girls agree to live in Bardwell's main show window for a weekend in order to demonstrate the 'House Of The Future'
  3. S08E03The NoteOctober 19, 1982Laverne gets depressed and then angry after she finds a very short note from Shirley saying that she has left to go overseas with her husban
  4. S08E04Lost in SpacesuitsOctober 26, 1982The show starts in Laverne's apartment, where she's trying to put together a load of her stuff to sell as she's desperate for money now she'
  5. S08E05The Playboy ShowNovember 9, 1982Laverne is waiting tables at Cowboy Bill's when Rhonda comes asking if Laverne would be kind enough to go downtown to pick up a Playboy Bunn
  6. S08E06Death Row (1)November 16, 1982Laverne makes friends with a group of people that she doesn't know are really a gang who plan to rob a bank. When she goes to the bank with
  7. S08E07Death Row (2)November 23, 1982While waiting to be booked at the police station for the bank robbery, Laverne and her new 'friend' are mistaken for murderers who were on t
  8. S08E08JinxedNovember 30, 1982When Laverne is convinced that she is jinxed after refusing to answer a chain letter, her friends send her a ""gypsy"" to help her.
  9. S08E09Of Mice and MenDecember 7, 1982Laverne's plan to restore her cowardly boyfriend's self-confidence backfires.
  10. S08E10The GymnastDecember 14, 1982Laverne is convinced that the former trapeze artist she's been dating is out to kill her.
  11. S08E11The Monastery ShowJanuary 4, 1983Laverne, upset with the way her life has been going, asks if she can stay at a convent for a couple of weeks to try and sort things out. The
  12. S08E12Defective BalletJanuary 11, 1983Squiggy is mistaken for a Russion ballet dancer who is trying to defect to the United States.
  13. S08E13The Baby ShowJanuary 18, 1983Sgt. Plout once again shows up on Laverne's doorstep. This time she is pregnant and looking for a place to stay. Plout and Laverne enter a m
  14. S08E14Rock 'n' Roll ShowJanuary 25, 1983Laverne talks her wacky friend Chuck into forming his own band after he plays Beethoven on his harmonica. Laverne is also on a special diet
  15. S08E15The Fashion ShowFebruary 1, 1983Jealous of all the beautiful girls her new photographer boyfriend has to take pictures of, Laverne goes to a fashion show where he is workin
  16. S08E16Short on TimeFebruary 8, 1983When Frank finds a note from Edna saying that she has left him, he goes to Laverne's to talk to her about it. Laverne, who doesn't know that
  17. S08E17Ghost StoryFebruary 15, 1983Laverne and the gang hold a seance to rid her apartment of a ghost that has taken up residence there.
  18. S08E18Please Don't Feed the BuzzardsFebruary 22, 1983Lenny and Squiggy find a treasure map and convince Frank and Carmine to go with them to search for gold.
  19. S08E19How's Your Sister?March 1, 1983Squiggy's bizarre sister, Squendolyn, arrives for a visit and ends up moving in with Laverne and falling for Carmine.
  20. S08E20Do the CarmineMarch 15, 1983Carmine and Squiggy are sitting at Cowboy Bills, as Carmine complains that nobody likes his new record 'Do the Hotfoot', Squigy notices that
  21. S08E21Councilman DeFazioMay 3, 1983Frank is making his usual contribution to his local councilman. After the guy has taken Frank's money he tells him that he plans to tear dow
  22. S08E22Here Today, Hair TomorrowMay 10, 1983Rhonda enters Cowboy Bills to tell Frank that she suspects Carmine is about to commit suicide. She tells Frank that he's packed all his stuf

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