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Original Release
01/27/1976 on ABC
US Release
01/27/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio / Laverne De Fazio |
| Cindy Williams | Shirley Feeney |
| David L. Lander | Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman / Squiggy / Squendoline Squiggman |
| Eddie Mekka | Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa / Carmine Ragusa / Carmine Raguso |
| Michael McKean | Lenny Kosnowski / Lenny |
| Phil Foster | Frank DeFazio |
| Betty Garrett | Edna Babish / Edna Babish DeFazio |
| Leslie Easterbrook | Rhonda Lee |
| Carole White | Rosie Greenbaum / Girl 'A' |
| Ed Marinaro | Sonny St. Jacques / Antonio DeFazio |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy's Bride | Tuesday, 28 September 1982 |
| 2 | Window on Main Street | Tuesday, 12 October 1982 |
| 3 | The Note | Tuesday, 19 October 1982 |
| 4 | Lost in Spacesuits | Tuesday, 26 October 1982 |
| 5 | The Playboy Show | Tuesday, 09 November 1982 |
| 6 | Death Row: Part 1 | Tuesday, 16 November 1982 |
| 7 | Death Row: Part 2 | Tuesday, 23 November 1982 |
| 8 | Jinxed | Tuesday, 30 November 1982 |
| 9 | Of Mice and Men | Tuesday, 07 December 1982 |
| 10 | The Gymnast | Tuesday, 14 December 1982 |
| 11 | The Monastery Show | Tuesday, 04 January 1983 |
| 12 | Defective Ballet | Tuesday, 11 January 1983 |
| 13 | The Baby Show | Tuesday, 18 January 1983 |
| 14 | The Rock and Roll Show | Tuesday, 25 January 1983 |
| 15 | The Fashion Show | Tuesday, 01 February 1983 |
| 16 | Short on Time | Tuesday, 08 February 1983 |
| 17 | The Ghost Story | Tuesday, 15 February 1983 |
| 18 | Please Don't Feed the Buzzards | Tuesday, 22 February 1983 |
| 19 | How's Your Sister? | Tuesday, 01 March 1983 |
| 20 | Do the Carmine | Tuesday, 15 March 1983 |
| 21 | Councilman DeFazio | Tuesday, 03 May 1983 |
| 22 | Here Today, Hair Tomorrow | Tuesday, 10 May 1983 |
| 23 | Laverne & Shirley Together Again | Tuesday, 07 May 2002 |
Directors
Tom Trbovich, Joel Zwick, Alan Rafkin, Alan Myerson, Ray DeVally Jr., James Burrows, Howard Storm, John Tracy, Jack Winter, John Thomas Lenox, Penny Marshall, Dennis Klein, Phil Perez, Frank Alesia, Linda McMurray, Gary Menteer, Maurice Bar-David, Garry Marshall, Arthur Silver, Marlene Laird, Gary Shimokawa, Gabrielle James, Paul Sills, Carl Gottlieb, Lowell Ganz, Michael McKean, Chris Thompson, Michael Kidd, Cindy Williams, Howard Morris, Jay Sandrich, Jerry Paris
Writers
Shelly Goldstein, Judy Pioli, Jeff Franklin, Paula A. Roth, Al Aidekman, Marc Sotkin, Roger Garrett, Chris Thompson, Barry Rubinowitz, Deborah Leschin, Anthony DiMarco, David Ketchum, Monica Mcgowan Johnson, Jack Lukes, Arthur Silver, Nick LeRose, David W. Duclon, Ed Solomon, Cindy Begel, Lesa Kite, William Bickley, Jill Gordon, Stephen Nathan, Michael Warren, Bob Perlow, Paul B. Price, Jack Winter, David L. Lander, Laura Levine, Babaloo Mandel, Richard Rosenstock, Charlotte M. Dobbs, Bob Sand, Susan Jane Lindner, Bo Kaprall, Deborah Raznick, Ken Sagoes, Cheryl Alu, Joanne Pagliaro, Kenny Rich, Eric Cohen, Phil Foster, Ruth Bennett, Judy Skelton, Mark Rothman, Gene Braunstein, Dana Olsen, Michael McKean, Ria Nepus, Bob Brunner, Mike Weinberger, Raymond Siller, Richard Gurman, Susan Seeger, William J. Keenan, Greg Strangis, Andy Goldberg, Dan E. Weisburd, Rob Harris, Mel Sherer, Kenny Wolin, Barry Bleach, Yvette Weinberger, Francis T. Perry Williams, Barbara Robles, Barry Lange, Nicholas DeMarco, Linda Segall, Albert Goodman, Etan McElroy, Dottie Archibald, Joan Marks, Bob Howard, Andrew Johnson, Julie Mishkin, Jeff Young, John Byers, Laurie Gelman, Fred Fox Jr., Terry Hart, Emily Marshall, Gary H. Miller, Larry Strawther, Frank Alesia, Jay Grossman, David Lerner, Marty Nadler, Marion Zola, Zoey Wilson, Lowell Ganz, Harry Shearer, Ron Leavitt, Holly Mascott, Dale McRaven, Barry O'Brien, Michael Weinberger, Larry Levinson, Steve Granat, Buz Kohan, Wally Dalton, Winifred Hervey, Bruce Ferber
Creators
Garry Marshall, Lowell Ganz, Mark Rothman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio / Laverne De Fazio |
| Cindy Williams | Shirley Feeney |
| David L. Lander | Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman / Squiggy / Squendoline Squiggman |
| Eddie Mekka | Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa / Carmine Ragusa / Carmine Raguso |
| Michael McKean | Lenny Kosnowski / Lenny |
| Phil Foster | Frank DeFazio |
| Betty Garrett | Edna Babish / Edna Babish DeFazio |
| Leslie Easterbrook | Rhonda Lee |
| Carole White | Rosie Greenbaum / Girl 'A' |
| Ed Marinaro | Sonny St. Jacques / Antonio DeFazio |
| Bo Kaprall | Officer Norman Hughes / Cop |
| Lynne Marie Stewart | Barbara Tedesco / Louisa Bomanetta / Marsha / Muriel / Sister Sarah / Wrestling Coach |
| Harry Shearer | Announcer / Harold / Interviewer / Max Shotz / Public Address Announcer / Tidmore |
| William Sumper | Concessionaire / Lou / Milo / Morry / Policeman |
| Vicki Lawrence | Sgt. Alvinia T. Plout |
| Doris Hess | Sergeant Shannon / Kluger / Dolores |
| Rose Michtom | Mrs. Kolcheck / Ticket Woman |
| Susan Barnes | Miss Peters / Adele Harrison / Blue Team / Girl |
| Henry Winkler | Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli |
| Peter Elbling | Bum / Dancer / Eric / Jose |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Garry Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Thomas L. Miller | Executive Producer |
| Edward K. Milkis | Executive Producer |
| Robert L. Boyett | Producer |
| Anthony W. Marshall | Producer |
| Tony Paris | Producer |
| Gary Menteer | Producer |
| Nick Abdo | Producer |
| Jeffrey Ganz | Producer |
| Arthur Silver | Producer |
| Marc Sotkin | Producer |
| Lowell Ganz | Producer |
| Chris Thompson | Producer |
| Mark Rothman | Producer |
| Jeff Franklin | Producer |
| Jeff Melman | Producer |
| Milt Josefsberg | Producer |
| Marty Nadler | Producer |
| Ronny Hallin | Producer |
| David W. Duclon | Producer |
| Ron Leavitt | Producer |
| Richard Correll | Producer |
| Monica Mcgowan Johnson | Producer |
| Eric Cohen | Producer |
| Phil Mishkin | Producer |
| Harvey Miller | Producer |
Editors
Robert James Kern, Ed Cotter, Daniel P. Hanley, Robert Kern, Carl Mahakian, Robert Paltz
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Nominated |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
