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Laverne & Shirley Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Shotgun Wedding: Part 2
Thu, Sep 13, 197930 mins
Richie has told the farmer with the shotgun that he and Fonzie are engaged to two girls. The farmer has let him go but he must bring them back as proof. He locates Laverne and Shirley, who end up in competition with the farmer's daughters, to see who "wins" The Fonz & Richie for better or for worse.
Episode 2
One Heckuva Note
Thu, Sep 20, 197930 mins
Shirley cleans behind the stove & finds what looks like a note from Carmine to Laverne. Thanks for a 'special night'. Laverne says something happened when Shirl was away 3 years ago. What went on between Laverne D. & Ragusa,C.?
Episode 3
Fat City Holiday
Thu, Sep 27, 197930 mins
To get a free vacation, the girls apply to be counselors at a 'fat farm.' A nasty female trainer named Bambi wants the jobs for her sisters and takes revenge by giving the two harsh tests of will power against eating. It's do or diet.
Episode 4
Upstairs, Downstairs
Thu, Oct 4, 197930 mins
A phone company check is sent in error to the girls. Laverne's for keeping it but Shirley says it's wrong. Warning Laverne it could mean trouble. Later, both have separate dreams of paradise and purgatory, the results of the choice that was made.
Episode 5
What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor?
Thu, Oct 18, 197930 mins
Shirley's sailor brother returns but he's not the Brother Shirley remembers. He's developed a drinking problem. He denies he's an alcoholic & just likes to have fun but Shirley's determined to bust him out from the bottle.
Episode 6
You've Pushed Me Too Far
Thu, Oct 25, 197930 mins
A fight between Lenny and Squiggy boils over and Lenny falls out of the top floor window and into the alley. Lenny gets no respect and now gets no apology from Squig, so he ends their friendship. Can the others reconcile the gruesome twosome?
Episode 7
The Wedding
Thu, Nov 1, 197930 mins
Frank DeFazio, in his own unusual way, proposes to Edna after seeing her for some time. She accepts and Laverne is happy to welcome Edna to the family; but now the race is on to plan the ceremony and find a church due to Frank's forgetfulness.
Episode 8
Bad Girls
Thu, Nov 8, 197930 mins
The girls realize things have changed in their old club "The Angora Debs," when they let Edna's niece Vicki join. Finding that it's become a gang of trouble making teenage girls. Can the girls save Vicki and the old Deb spirit as well?
Episode 9
We're in the Army, Now: Part 1
Thu, Nov 15, 197930 mins
Denied promotions at work, the girls resign and join the army, expecting a new level of respect. The boot camp Sgt. is nice but when assignments are given, they get Sgt. Plout. A regular Army woman. Was joining the military a major mistake?
Episode 10
We're in the Army, Now: Part 2
Thu, Nov 15, 197930 mins
The girls see the army's not for them and want out, when assigned to a dangerous mission. The boys' idea to go AWOL makes no horse sense, so the girls decide on taking leave of their own senses. Will Alvinia believe their manias?
Episode 11
Take Two, They're Small
Thu, Nov 22, 197930 mins
The girls okay a blind date, set up by Lenny and Squiggy. Later when the men arrive, they're two 'little people', which gets them laughed at by two mean girls from work at the roller rink. It's a case of stand tall or a short roller brawl.
Episode 12
The Fourth Annual Shotz Talent Show
Thu, Dec 6, 197930 mins
Mr. Shotz wants a patriotic theme for his annual talent show. The girls and their players must make this happen, but still want to make a show that will, in the end, rock Mr. Shotz's demanding role.
Episode 13
Testing, Testing
Thu, Dec 13, 197930 mins
Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, and Squiggy become justifiably paranoid when Mr. Shotz orders employees to a mandatory visit with a psychiatrist. Is the good doctor there to help Mr. Shotz terminate, or simply to evaluate?
Episode 14
Not Quite South of the Border
Mon, Jan 7, 198030 mins
A too good to be true, inexpensive vacation to "Near" Mexico, proves to be just so when the girls get a room with a wall missing. Plus many other deceptive practices foisted on them and other guests by the hotel's deceitful owner.
Episode 15
You Oughta Be in Pictures
Mon, Jan 14, 198030 mins
With a movie about to be filmed in Milwaukee, the excited girls try out for parts and land the leading roles. Of course, they are not so thrilled when they get the real scoop on the film and their parts.
Episode 16
The Beatnik Show
Mon, Jan 21, 198030 mins
A visit to a local beatnik coffeehouse does not impress Laverne much, but Shirley's enamored of the culture and soon is dressing, speaking, and acting like a beatnik herself. Can Laverne sway her friend back from the lure of the beat scene?
Episode 17
The Right to Light
Mon, Jan 28, 198030 mins
A power company clerk is mean when the girls complain of bogus charges on their bill. So they stage a protest and chain themselves to the company's new computer. However, a far angrier customer has an even more explosive protest in mind.
Episode 18
Why Did the Fireman...
Mon, Feb 4, 198030 mins
Laverne is in deep denial when she learns that her boyfriend, a firefighter with the Milwaukee Fire Department, is killed fighting an apartment blaze.
Episode 19
The Collector
Mon, Feb 11, 198030 mins
In need of better and faster income, Carmine compromises his principles and becomes a debt collector for a local loan shark. The girls find out and do all possible to save him and return him to his lovable self.
Episode 20
Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 1
Tue, Feb 26, 198030 mins
While on a train heading to Canada, the girls end up in the middle of espionage and murder. After an injured man comes to them warning, "Beware of the bald man", he dies. Who is the bald man and will the girls escape certain danger?
Episode 21
Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 2
Tue, Mar 4, 198030 mins
Laverne sees Shirley is missing, Lenny and Squiggy attempt a rescue, and no bald man on the train is above suspicion. Laverne realizes she needs to 'out' the villain and confront him. Will Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, and Squiggy survive?
Episode 22
The Survival Test
Tue, Mar 11, 198030 mins
Being in the army reserves puts the girls to the test when Sgt. Plout takes them on a survival test. Far from the comforts of home. Their lone competitor is a soldier, who feels girls couldn't possibly 'rough it' or defeat him.
Episode 23
The Duke of Squigman
Tue, Mar 25, 198030 mins
Squiggy is a sleepwalker. Not just walking, but seemingly awake he becomes "The Duke Of Squigman", and Lenny must protect him then. It's decided, Squig needs a therapist to find the deeper reasons for his subconscious persona.
Episode 24
Antonio, the Amazing
Tue, Apr 1, 198030 mins
Laverne's distant Italian cousin, Antonio, comes to the U.S. seeking his fortune. Trouble is, he's not good at many things, getting fired from his first job. Will the girls help him grin and bear it and find his place in his new land?
Episode 25
The Diner
Tue, May 6, 198030 mins
Lenny and Squiggy inherit a run-down diner from Lenny's deceased Uncle Lazlo. Their ideas about food service bring no business, so they hand it over to the girls. The ladies spark success but could get burned by their own ambitions.
Episode 26
Separate Tables
Tue, May 13, 198030 mins
To help Laverne fight a phobia of doing things alone, Shirley comes up with the idea of Laverne dining alone for a full evening in a Chinese Restaurant. Hopefully the owner and the entertainment will help her forget her solitude.
