"The Dating Game" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of Laverne & Shirley, also the 118th overall episode in the series. Written by Al Aidekman, the episode, which was directed by Penny Marshall, premiered on ABC-TV on December 30, 1980.
Synopsis[]
Lenny and Squiggy are chosen as contestants on The Dating Game simply because Jim Lange pities them.
Storyline[]
The girls fail to get on The Dating Game, but Lenny & Squiggy (somehow) get chosen by host Jim Lange. The boys turn the show upside down with their crazy antics and answers. Can they still rate winning a date?
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio
- Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney
- Phil Foster as Frank DeFazio
- Michael McKean as Lenny Kosnowski
- David L. Lander as Squiggy Squiggman
- Betty Garrett as Edna Babish
- Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa
Guest starring/Recurring cast[]
- Leslie Easterbrook as Rhonda Lee
- Ed Marinaro as Sonny St. Jacques
- Jim Lange as Himself (special guest star)
- Frank Ashmore as Bob Gatenby
- Ilene Graff as Monique
Trivia[]
The title references the popular long-running TV game show The Dating Game.
