Laverne & Shirley
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney were best friends and roommates coping with dates, neighbors, and each other During the late '50s and early '60s they worked as bottlecappers for Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee. They moved to Burbank, California in 1965 to start a new life when they got replaced at the brewery by an automated bottlecapper.
- 1976-1983
- 8 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Family
- TV-G
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney were best friends and roommates coping with dates, neighbors, and each other During the late '50s and early '60s they worked as bottlecappers for Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee. They moved to Burbank, California in 1965 to start a new life when they got replaced at the brewery by an automated bottlecapper.
Season 8 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
The Mummy's Bride
Tue, Sep 28, 1982 30 mins
In mid-1967, Shirley met and dated Walter Meeney, a medic. He's now proposed, but his hospital stay and being on hold for active duty speeds up the wedding date. All her friends 'scrub up' to help her become Shirley Feeney Meeney in his ward.
Episode 2
Window on Main Street
Tue, Oct 12, 1982 30 mins
A "home of the future" is what Shirley and Laverne must live in and demonstrate at Bardwell's. A hypnotist cures Laverne of being shut in, but he called her 'chicken' while both were under, and they end up acting so in the window later.
Episode 3
The Note
Tue, Oct 19, 1982 30 mins
Laverne and Carmine return from a dance contest with 1st prize, a crib. Only to find Shirley and her things gone. Laverne finds a short farewell note. Making her hurt that Shirley didn't do so in person, after living together for 11 years.
Episode 4
Lost in Spacesuits
Tue, Oct 26, 1982 30 mins
Chuck and Laverne test a new anti-gravity space suit close to quitting time, but then she can't get out of it. She and Chuck make it back to her place and must get the suit off and returned, or else face the government as traitors.
Episode 5
The Playboy Show
Tue, Nov 9, 1982 30 mins
When Rhonda asks Laverne to pick up a job application for her at the local Playboy Bunny Club, it's Laverne who gets the job offer, and accepts the job against her father's wishes.
Episode 6
Death Row: Part 1
Tue, Nov 16, 1982 30 mins
'60s radicals pick Laverne to help rob her local bank, and the woman 'Sheba' wins her friendship. Laverne wises up too late as the plan fails. The gals give fake names, that are actually on a 'most wanted' list - sending them to state prison.
Episode 7
Death Row: Part 2
Tue, Nov 23, 1982 30 mins
Sheba and Laverne are still in prison, mistaken for 'Smith and Jones'. The good news? Lenny and Squiggy visit there and spot Laverne. She sends them back in a hurry to get help from Frank and his army buddy judge, to save them before it's too late.
Episode 8
Jinxed
Tue, Nov 30, 1982 30 mins
Tossing out a chain-letter seems to bring Laverne and those around bad luck. So much so, they enlist the help of a Gypsy Spiritualist to try and remove the hex from her.
Episode 9
Of Mice and Men
Tue, Dec 7, 1982 30 mins
Lavere's new guy "Wheezer" feels like a wimp after he cannot help protect her and Carmine's date from two jerks. Laverne gets her Pop's help in an idea meant to help Wheezer find his confidence. Will it be fight or flee?
Episode 10
The Gymnast
Tue, Dec 14, 1982 30 mins
A once famous gymnast takes a shine to Laverne, but she sees a glaring truth (and danger) that she may be just a replacement for his former love and partner, whose picture she finds at his place.
Episode 11
The Monastery Show
Tue, Jan 4, 1983 30 mins
Laverne goes to a convent for a much needed retreat, but she can't get used to the nuns' vow of silence.
Episode 12
Defective Ballet
Tue, Jan 11, 1983 30 mins
Two Russian ballet dancers (one a twin for Squiggy) try to defect to the U.S. The KGB mistakes Squig for the dancer and threaten his life. It's up to Laverne and a handsome male ballet dancer to rescue him and help the other two escape.
Episode 13
The Baby Show
Tue, Jan 18, 1983 30 mins
Sgt. Plout has been discharged from the Army for getting pregnant. She gets Laverne's help, as she's single with no career now. The two team up to win a "mother to be" contest to win baby supplies for her on-the-way infant.
Episode 14
The Rock and Roll Show
Tue, Jan 25, 1983 30 mins
Impressed by Chuck's chops on the harmonica, Laverne advises him to start a band. He does so with his co-workers from the Aero-Space Factory. With Laverne's help, can these misfits of science become a '60s rock and roll "mod" squad?
Episode 15
The Fashion Show
Tue, Feb 1, 1983 30 mins
Laverne gets jealous of the models her fashion photographer boyfriend works with. So much so, she nearly ends up sabotaging a media-covered fashion show, by strutting out onstage herself to keep an eye on him.
Episode 16
Short on Time
Tue, Feb 8, 1983 30 mins
Frank asks for Laverne's help regarding wife Edna. Laverne's too busy. Rhonda and Chuck both ask for her time and help. Leaving her Pop with Chuck's chimp to attend The Spinners concert, will she later see her dad needs her to be there for him?
Episode 17
The Ghost Story
Tue, Feb 15, 1983 30 mins
When the ghost of a former Olympian haunts her apartment, Laverne and her friends hold the craziest séance ever to make contact. Actually getting rid of the ghost proves to be a race to the finish.
Episode 18
Please Don't Feed the Buzzards
Tue, Feb 22, 1983 30 mins
Len and Squig buy an old suitcase and find a treasure map inside. Their secret reaches Frank and Carmine, and the four men bear California's desert heat to seek riches. Will they survive long enough to find and enjoy it?
Episode 19
How's Your Sister?
Tue, Mar 1, 1983 30 mins
Squig's sister Squendolyn visits and he pays Carmine $100 to keep her busy. She loves Carmine, but her looks put him off. At a party they attend together women hit on him, but he must say no. Can he make her see they're not a match?
Episode 20
Do the Carmine
Tue, Mar 15, 1983 30 mins
Carmine writes and records a dance song called "Do the Hotfoot". A TV star "Bobby Botts" likes what he hears, but advises Carmine to change the title to the self-promoting "Do the Carmine". After the change, he performs the song on the star's show. The show is seen and the record heard by self-proclaimed censor "Dr. Knibble". He basically accuses Carmine of indecency, by what he "thinks" he hears when the recording is played backwards. Is Carmine's career over before it's begun?
Episode 21
Councilman DeFazio
Tue, May 3, 1983 30 mins
Frank decides to run for a city councilman's position when his restaurant, Cowboy Bill's, is threatened to be closed up and torn down to make way for a high rise. Can Frank foil this foul political plot?
Episode 22
Here Today, Hair Tomorrow
Tue, May 10, 1983 30 mins
Rhonda and Frank suspect Carmine is about to commit suicide, seeing that he's packed all his stuff, turned off the gas, and disconnected his phone. Carmine has actually decided that he's getting nowhere fast in Hollywood and is going to New York to try his luck on Broadway in the stage play "Hair". Rhonda and Frank lend him money, as he doesn't have quite enough to get there yet. He says his goodbyes to them and goes to tell Laverne. At Laverne's apartment he tells her his news and that he's 100 dollars short of funds. Laverne tells him that she can finally afford to buy a new bed, but instead offers to loan Carmine the $100 from her bed money. Eventually he takes it and says goodbye to her too. After his arrival in New York, Carmine goes to his audition - did he make it there?
