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Season 5 – Laverne & Shirley

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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 for the show's first several seasons. But after losing their jobs at Shotz, the pair moves to Burbank, Calif., in season six to get a fresh start and hope to break into the movie business. Many of their friends and family, inspired by the women, move to California with them, though they make some new friends as well, including Sonny the stuntman and Rhonda, a model.

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James Plath Movie Metropolis 09/14/2018
While "Laverne & Shirley" may have gotten sillier each season, the fifth year also provided some of the better episodes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Penny Marshall

Laverne De Fazio

Cindy Williams

Shirley Feeney

Eddie Mekka

Carmine Ragusa

Phil Foster

Frank De Fazio

David L. Lander

Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman

Michael McKean

Lenny Kosnowski

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 13, 1979 Shotgun Wedding The ladies pretend to be Fonzie's and Richie's fiancees to save them from a shotgun wedding. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 20, 1979 One Heckuva Note Laverne has to explain to an angry Shirley why she received a passionate love note from Carmine. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 27, 1979 Fat City Holiday Laverne and Shirley pose as weight-loss counselors at a fat farm. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 4, 1979 Upstairs, Downstairs Laverne and Shirley dream about life in the hereafter after arguing about returning a check from the phone company. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 18, 1979 What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor? Shirley believes her brother has picked up a drinking problem since returning from the Navy. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 25, 1979 You've Pushed Me Too Far The girls try to reconcile Lenny and Squiggy after the guys have a terrible fight. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 1, 1979 The Wedding With the late timing, the roommates ruin Frank and Edna's wedding and sing in an all black choir. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 8, 1979 Bad Girls The girls are shocked to discover that their old club has become a tough gang. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 15, 1979 We're in the Army Now Laverne and Shirley quit their jobs at the brewery and join the WACs. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 15, 1979 We're in the Army Now Laverne and Shirley quit their jobs at the brewery and join the WACs. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 15, 1979 We're in the Army Now The roommates take part in an Army experiment and find it is not as easy as they thought. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 22, 1979 Take Two, They're Small The roommates battle two snobs at a roller rink while on blind dates. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 6, 1979 The Fourth Annual Shotz Talent Show Mr. Shotz insists that the girls make their act patriotic or they're out of the annual talent show. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 13, 1979 Testing, Testing Laverne and Shirley learn that everyone at the brewery must undergo psychological examinations. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 7, 1980 Not Quite South of the Border Laverne and Shirley pack their bags for a tropical paradise vacation. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 14, 1980 You Oughta Be in Pictures Laverne and Shirley are chosen to star in an Army training film. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 21, 1980 The Beatnik Show Shirley is influenced by a beatnik she meets at a coffeehouse. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 28, 1980 The Right to Light Laverne and Shirley go to the electric company to complain about their power being cut off. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 4, 1980 Why Did the Fireman ...? Laverne's firefighter boyfriend is ready to propose, but tragedy strikes. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 11, 1980 The Collector Carmine takes a job as a loan shark's enforcer, since she is always looking to make money. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 26, 1980 Murder on the Moosejaw Express On a train to Canada, a dying man gives the girls a top-secret film and a mysterious clue to identify his murderer. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 4, 1980 Murder on the Moosejaw Express Laverne and Shirley try to solve a murder on the train to Canada. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 11, 1980 Survival Test Sgt. Plout talks the girls into proving that they are as tough as men. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 25, 1980 The Duke of Squigman Sleepwalking Squiggy thinks he is a foreign duke, and Lenny asks the girls for help with him. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 1, 1980 The Amazing Antonio Laverne's cousin Antonio visits from Italy and stays at the apartment. The guys prank him. Details Episode 25 Aired May 6, 1980 The Diner Laverne and Shirley need a job so they take a waitress job at Lenny's greasy diner. Details Episode 26 Aired May 13, 1980 Separate Tables To prove a point, Shirley insists that she and Laverne sit at separate tables at a restaurant. Details

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Laverne & Shirley — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Joel Zwick, Linda McMurray, Frank Alesa, Penny Marshall
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 13, 1979