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23 Episodes 1976 - 1977
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 28, 197630 mins
One of Carmine's students has a car for sale for $200 and Shirley wants to buy it. But she does not have enough money and needs Laverne to contribute. But Laverne is "hell on wheels," literally; she does not know how to drive. Shirley tries to teach her, but it just turns into one of their usual fights. Laverne really wants to drive and help her roommate. Is there anyone who can help Laverne get a driver's license?

Episode 2
Tue, Oct 5, 197630 mins
Shirley talks Laverne into volunteering with her at the hospital.

Episode 3
Tue, Oct 19, 197630 mins
One Saturday night when the girls have no dates, Fonzie drops by and asks them to babysit his godson and they agree. But when a date opportunity materializes, they play odds-and-evens to see who stays with the baby, and Shirley--who usually wins--loses. After she leaves, the guy calls to say he can't keep the date after all, so Shirley asks Lenny and Squiggy to go catch Laverne, but they refuse. Shirley goes and asks them to watch the baby. When she returns to find the baby gone, the guys say someone came, said he was the father, and took the baby. Then the mother shows up.

Episode 4
Tue, Oct 26, 197630 mins
Eleven and 1/2 months after her first date with Richie Cunningham, Shirley arranges a second date. She and Laverne need a new TV set and Carmine is emceeing the Victory Dance at Jefferson High where the 1st place prizes are his-and-her TV sets. Laverne is a great dancer and Shirley is sure that if she is partnered with Potsie Webber, the best dancer at Jefferson High, the TV sets will be theirs. But jealous high school girl, Debra Lee, kicks Potsie and hurts both of his legs. Laverne slaps #8 on Richie and says "follow me, kid..." and they put on quite a show. Shirley scares Potsie into leaving early but Richie is such a sweetheart, Shirley gives him a heartfelt goodnight kiss. It is great to have friends.

Episode 5
Tue, Nov 9, 197630 mins
Laverne and Shirley receive invitations to a wedding shower for Elinor Stephanick, the third to last unmarried "Angora Deb," their high school sorority. Nouveau riche nob, Rosie Greenbaum, is the hostess; Laverne and Rosie despise each other and the girls are afraid Laverne will rearrange her face... and her home. Rosie insists on running her big mouth about Laverne and Shirley being unmarried. But the grass is always greener (or it can be made to look that way) and soon the married women are miserable. But what about their pal, Elinor whom the girls like? Her shower is being ruined. Once an Angora Deb, always an Angora Deb.

Episode 6
Tue, Nov 16, 197630 mins
Laverne tries to remember the events of a wild night when she wakes up with morning sickness and fears she may be pregnant.

Episode 7
Tue, Nov 23, 197630 mins
The girls get their nose out of joint when they meet a snotty model at Mr. DeFazio's pizza bowl; Laverne cannot believe she earns $60.00 per hour. Shirley finds an advertisement by the Famous Academy of American Modeling By Mail..for only $7.50 each. The girls follow the book and even do a job modeling "Lovely Lady Lingerie" for a friend of Carmine; but when it comes to high-fashion agency work, will Laverne and Shirley make the grade?

Episode 8
Tue, Nov 30, 197630 mins
The girls end up getting phone calls after Hector scribbles their number in a men's room.

Episode 9
Tue, Dec 7, 197630 mins
Lenny and Squiggy vanish without a trace.

Episode 10
Tue, Dec 21, 197630 mins
Carmine talks the girls into singing at a Christmas show.

Episode 11
Tue, Jan 4, 197730 mins
Laverne wants a new dress to accompany Norman to the policeman's ball. Shirley drags Laverne to Carlisle's, an exclusive courturier. Laverne places her handbag on the counter to get a hankie; when she repacks her purse, Laverne accidentally puts a $75.00 scarf in with her own things. At the MPD jail, bail is $500.00, Norman cannot help and Laverne has to appear in a lineup. Mr. DeFazio and Carmine are out of town and no one else on the outside has $500.00. Can Shirley save the day?

Episode 12
Mon, Jan 10, 197730 mins
The girls remember experiences from the past year.

Episode 13
Tue, Jan 11, 197730 mins
Laverne and Shirley call in sick to take a day off of work and have fun; they go on a bike ride, go to the park and meet two men who they have a great time with, until they're arrested for solicitation.

Episode 14
Tue, Jan 18, 197730 mins
Shirley gets an invitation to a cocktail buffet party with businessmen in suits at the Hotel Pfister from Mrs. Babish, but Laverne reads the small print: RSVP (which Shirley says is French for "respond so very promptly"). Laverne sees that $20 is the admission price. The girls are broke--as usual--so they canoodle out of Lenny and Squiggy the name of the place where they earn part-time cash. The girls volunteer to be paid subjects for scientific experiments (guinea pigs) at the Institute of Behavioral Sciences. But with Laverne in a sleep study and Shirley in a nutrition study, will the girls be in any shape to enjoy the party?

Episode 15
Tue, Feb 1, 197730 mins
Shotz Brewery lays off all of their bottlers and labellers for three weeks and put the truckers (Lenny and Squiggy) on overtime. The girls ask Carmine if he can find them a job; he finds them a job as taxi dancers: $0.10 per dance, at a place called Dance Land. If Laverne and Shirley can survive the homicidal Charmaine (and her thigh- holstered switch knife ), the vermin (their dancing partners) and assorted goofballs, they might may make a go of it... until Mr. DeFazio shows up with a few choice words.

Episode 16
Tue, Feb 8, 197730 mins
As the girls rush to get ready for a big date, they face wardrobe and hair problems, as well as complications from a house fire raging across the street.

Episode 17
Tue, Feb 15, 197730 mins
Shirley goes looking for her missing down-and-out father at a sleazy bar on the waterfront.

Episode 18
Tue, Feb 22, 197730 mins
Shirley wins a honeymoon vacation in a fancy hotel and she and Laverne decide to take advantage of it. Carmine poses as Shirley's husband and they sneak Laverne in, but after Carmine leaves, the girls quickly find out the hotel is intent on getting as many publicity photos of the married couple as possible throughout the vacation.

Episode 19
Tue, Mar 1, 197730 mins
When Lenny and Squiggy get stood up, Laverne and Shirley take pity on them.

Episode 20
Tue, Mar 8, 197730 mins
The girls conspire to get rid of Frank's girlfriend.

Episode 21
Tue, Mar 22, 197730 mins
Laverne and Shirley want to buy a new couch and find out about a furniture sale in a house Shirley says is haunted. When they and Lenny and Squiggy go to buy the couch, they find out she may be right.

Episode 22
Tue, Mar 29, 197730 mins
Shirley gets promoted to head of the bottle-labelers division at the brewery.

Episode 23
Tue, Apr 5, 197730 mins
The girls are headlined in a musical extravaganza by an impresario who promises them fame and fortune.
