Season 6 (Laverne & Shirley)

Laverne & Shirley: Season Six
"Laverne & Shirley" Season 6 DVD cover
Season Information
Episodes	22 aired
Network/Air Dates	ABC-TV, November 18, 1980 - May 26, 1981
Season Guide
Previous	Season 5 (Laverne & Shirley)
Next	Season 7 (Laverne & Shirley)

This page contains a list of the episodes in the sixth season of Laverne & Shirley.  

Also see: Happy Days Mork and Mindy

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 Squiggy Squiggman
• Michael McKean as Leonard "Lenny" Koznowski
• Betty Garrett as Edna Babish-DeFazio
• Leslie Easterbrook as Rhonda Lee
• Ed Marinaro as Sonny St. Jacques (10 episodes) / Antonio DeFazio (1 episode)

Cast changes

Leslie Easterbrook would join the cast as Rhonda Lee, tall, voluptuous, rather nacissitic, self-absorbed blonde actress/singer/dancer/model trying to make it big in Hollywood, who becomes neighbors to Laverne and Shirley, who, along with Frank and Edna, who open up a new restaurant, "Cowboy Bill's", and Lenny and Squiggy, relocate to Southern California.

Ed Marinaro, who appeared in one episode as Antonio DeFazio, a cousin of Laverne, reappears in a recurring role as Sonny St. Jacques, a Hollywood stuntman who begins dating Laverne in California.

Episodes

Broadcast history

The season aired Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).

Season 6 (1980-81)

Season 6 episodes
Image	Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	No. in series
	1	"Not Quite New York"	John Tracy	Jeff Franklin	November 18, 1980	113
When the girls lose their jobs to automation, they move to Hollywood.
	2	"Welcome to Burbank"	John Tracy	Jeff Franklin	November 25, 1980	114
As soon as the girls settle into their new apartment in Burbank, an earthquake hits.
	3	"Studio City"	John Tracy	Richard Rosenstock	December 2, 1980	115
The girls audition to be stuntwomen in a movie set in prehistoric times starring Troy Donahue.
	4	"Grand Opening"	John Tracy	Ruth Bennett	November 9, 1980	116
At the grand opening of Frank's eatery, the knife-thrower doesn't show, so Shirley must assume the position of tossing knives at Laverne.
	5	"Candy is Dandy"	John Tracy	Joanne Pagliaro	December 16, 1980	117
The girls get jobs wrapping rum-filled chocolates.
	6	"The Dating Game"	Penny Marshall	Al Aidekman	December 30, 1980	118
Lenny and Squiggy are chosen as contestants on The Dating Game simply because Jim Lange pities them. Special Guest Star: The Dating Game host Jim Lange
	7	"The Other Woman"	Arthur Silver	Joanne Pagliaro	January 6, 1981	119
Lenny and Squiggy are chosen as contestants on The Dating Game simply because Jim Lange pities them.
	8	"The Road to Burbank"	Frank Alesia	Jeff Franklin	January 13, 1981	120
The girls are fined for room damage at a hotel where they allegedly checked in with Lenny and Squiggy as married couples.
	9	"Born Too Late"	Alan Myerson	Roger Garrett	January 27, 1981	121
Lenny and Squiggy imagine living a silent life after watching a silent movie.
	10	"Love Out the Window"	Linda McMurray	Ruth Bennett	February 2, 1981	122
Sonny reluctantly quits his job as a stuntman and goes into insurance.
	11	"Malibu Mansion"	Frank Alesia	Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum	February 10, 1981	123
The girls house-sit a mansion in Malibu where an outrageous party takes place.
	12	"To Tell the Truth"	Jack Winter	Al Aidekman	February 17, 1981	124
The gang spends a night playing a "truth game".
	13	"I Do, I Do"	Phil Perez	Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite	February 24, 1981	125
A pair of British rock stars proposes to the girls in order to gain American citizenship.
	14	"But Seriously, Folks..."	Penny Marshall	Jeff Franklin	March 3, 1981	126
Carmine starts a new career as a comedian and uses his friends as the basis for his jokes.
	15	"The Bardwell Caper: Part 1"	Tom Trbovich	Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum	March 10, 1981	127
The girls send a nasty note to their boss before realizing he's given them a raise.
	16	"The Bardwell Caper: Part 2"	Tom Trbovich	Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum	March 17, 1981	128
The girls try to retrieve the nasty note to their boss in order to save their jobs..
	17	"High Priced Dates"	Jack Winter	Charlotte M. Dobbs	April 7, 1981	129
The girls go to a lavish dinner with their blind dates.
	18	"Fifth Anniversary"	Tom Trbovich	Winifred Hervey & Cheryl Alu	April 14, 1981	130
Frank and Edna argue on their fifth anniversary.
	19	"Out, Out, Damn Plout"	Marlene Laird	Etan McElroy & Larry Strawther	May 5, 1981	131
Sergeant Plout goes AWOL. 'Special Guest Star: Vicki Lawrence
	20	"Laverne's Broken Leg"	Ray DeVally, Jr.	Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum	May 12, 1981	132
After Laverne breaks her leg, an angel shows her how important she is to family and friends.
	21	"Sing, Sing, Sing"	Cindy Williams	Deborah Raznick & Ria Nepus	May 19, 1981	133
Lenny serenades a waitress with his rendition of "Telstar" on amateur night.
	22	"Child's Play"	Gary Menteer	Jeff Franklin & Dana Olsen	May 26, 1981	134
Shirley puts on a glass production in which she and Laverne play all the parts.