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Laverne & Shirley: Season 01
Running Time: 30 min.
Release By: ABC

Exploiting the overwhelmingly positive audience response to the 1975 Happy Days episode in which Richie (Ron Howard) and Potsie (Anson Williams) found themselves on a riotous date with brash but lovable "older women" Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams), executive producer Garry Marshall obligingly whipped up a spin-off series showcasing these two supporting characters, logically titled Laverne & Shirley. Most of the familiar pieces are already in place during the series' 15-episode inaugural season: roommates Laverne and Shirley work at Milwaukee's Shotz Brewery along with zany beer-truck drivers Lenny (Michael McKean) and Squiggy (David L. Lander); the girls occasionally hang out at the Pizza Bowl, owned by Laverne's widowed father, Frank (Phil Foster); and while long-suffering Shirley bounces from one loser boyfriend to another, Laverne has a fairly steady relationship with the preening, self-consciously macho Carmine (Eddie Mekka). All that is missing from season one is the girls' landlady Edna Babish, though Helen Page Camp is seen in a handful of early episodes as apartment manager Mrs. Havenhurst. In order to assure Laverne & Shirley a well-attended launching, Happy Days star Henry Winkler appeared as "The Fonz" in the new series' first two episodes. By the time the season-one finale "Mother Knows Worst" (featuring Pat Carroll in her only appearance as Shirley's mom) rolled around, Laverne & Shirley was America's second most popular series (just guess what was number one!). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Laverne & Shirley: Season 01 Cast and Crew:
Penny Marshall (Laverne De Fazio)
Cindy Williams (Shirley Feeney)
Eddie Mekka (Carmine Ragusa)
Michael McKean (Lenny Kosnoski)
Phil Foster (Frank De Fazio)
David L. Lander (Andrew "Squiggy" Squigman)

Production Credits:
Charles Fox (Composer (Music Score))
Norman Gimbel (Composer (Music Score))
Garry Marshall (Executive Producer)
Thomas L. Miller (Executive Producer)
Edward K. Milkis (Executive Producer)
Cyndi Grecco (Singer)


Laverne & Shirley: Season 01 Episodes:
Laverne & Shirley: The Society Party
Laverne & Shirley: The Bachelor Party
Laverne & Shirley: Bowling for Razzberries
Laverne & Shirley: A Nun's Story
Laverne & Shirley: Falter at the Altar
Laverne & Shirley: Dog Day Blind Dates
Laverne & Shirley: Once Upon a Rumor
Laverne & Shirley: One Flew Over Milwaukee
Laverne & Shirley: Dating Slump
Laverne & Shirley: It's the Water
Laverne & Shirley: Fakeout at the Stakeout
Laverne & Shirley: Hi, Neighbor
Laverne & Shirley: How Do You Say 'Are You Dead' in German?
Laverne & Shirley: From Suds to Stardom
Laverne & Shirley: Mother Knows Worst



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