Laverne & Shirley: Season One | |
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 "Laverne & Shirley" Season 1 DVD cover | |
| Season Information | |
| Episodes | 15 aired |
| Network/Air Dates | ABC-TV, January 27, 1976 - May 18, 1976 |
| Season Guide | |
| Previous | None - Start of series |
| Next | Season 2 (Laverne & Shirley) |
This page contains a list of the episodes in the first season of Laverne & Shirley.
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| Also see: Happy Days Mork and Mindy |
Broadcast history[]
The season aired Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).[1][2]
Starring[]
- Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio
- Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney
- Phil Foster as Frank DeFazio
- Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa
- David L. Lander as Andrew "Squiggy" Squigmond
- Michael McKean as Leonard "Lenny" Koznowski
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Episodes[]
Season 1 (1976)[]
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1 | "The Society Party" | Garry Marshall | Bob Brunner | January 27, 1976 | 1 |
| The girls mingle at a party being thrown by their boss's family. Henry Winkler guest stars as Fonzie from Happy Days. | ||||||
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2 | "The Bachelor Party" | Jerry Paris | Lowell Gnaz & Mark Rothman | February 3, 1976 | 2 |
| Laverne permits Fonzie to have a bachelor party at the pizzeria. | ||||||
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3 | "Bowling for Razzberries" | Alan Myerson | Marty Nadler | February 10, 1976 | 3 |
| Despite her sickness, Laverne is determined to beat a snotty tour guide in a bowling tournament. | ||||||
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4 | "A Nun's Story" | Alan Myerson | Michael Warren & William Bickley | February 24, 1976 | 4 |
| The girls attend a class reunion where they meet an old classmate who's gone from being wild to being a nun. | ||||||
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5 | "Falter at the Alter" | Jay Sandrich | Arthur Silver | March 2, 1976 | 5 |
| Although she's only been dating him for two months, Laverne decides to marry her boyfriend. | ||||||
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6 | "Dog Day Blind Dates" | James Burrows | Dale McCraven | March 9, 1976 | 6 |
| The girls have a disastrous double blind date. | ||||||
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7 | "Once Upon a Rumor" | Howard Storm | Holly Mascott | March 16, 1976 | 7 |
| Lenny starts a rumor that Squiggy and Laverne are an item, even though Squiggy was just fixing Laverne's zipper. | ||||||
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8 | "One Flew Over Milwaukee" | Michael Kidd | Michael Warren & William Bickley | March 23, 1976 | 8 |
| Shirley drives everyone cuckoo with her mothering of her pet canary. | ||||||
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9 | "Dating Slump" | Alan Myerson | Arthur Silver | March 30, 1976 | 9 |
| Shirley's exact dating standards have left her dateless.
Guest stars: Robert Hays and Mark Harmon. | ||||||
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10 | "It's The Water" | Dennis Klein | Greg Strangis | April 6, 1976 | 10 |
| Laverne is jealous of Shirley's promotion. | ||||||
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11 | "Fakeout at the Stakeout" | Alan Myerson | Deborah Leschin & David W. Dulcon | April 13, 1976 | 11 |
| Laverne goes undercover as a decoy to help catch a thief. | ||||||
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12 | "Hi, Neighbors" | Alan Myerson | Michael McKean, David L. Lander & Harry Shearer | April 27, 1976 | 12 |
| Lenny and Squiggy move into the girls' building, becoming their new neighbors. | ||||||
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13 | "How Do You Say 'Are You Dead' in German?" | John Thomas Lenox | Bob Brunner | May 4, 1976 | 13 |
| A German deliveryman (Peter Eibling) faints in the girls' apartment, leading them to assume he's dead. | ||||||
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14 | "From Suds to Stardom" | James Burrows | Buz Kohan | May 11, 1976 | 14 |
| The girls have lost out of making the company's talent competitions for the past four years, but they're determined to make it this year. | ||||||
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15 | "Mother Knows Worst" | Alan Myerson | Arthur Silver | May 19, 1976 | 15 |
| Shirley's mother (Pat Carroll) comes for a visit. | ||||||