Laverne & Shirley season 4
| Laverne & Shirley | |
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| Season 4 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 5, 1978 – May 15, 1979 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of Laverne & Shirley, an American television sitcom series, began on September 5, 1978 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 1979 after 24 episodes.
The season was broadcast on Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).[1][2] It ranked first among television programs and had a 30.5 rating.[3] The entire season was released on DVD in North America on April 22, 2008.
Overview
The series revolves around the titular characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, bottle-cappers at Shotz Brewery in early 1960s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Episode plots include their adventures with their neighbors and friends, Lenny and Squiggy.
Cast
Starring
- Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio
- Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney
- Michael McKean as Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski
- David Lander as Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman
- Phil Foster as Frank DeFazio
- Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa
- Betty Garrett as Edna Babish
Guest starring
- Paul Willson as Warren "Eraserhead"
- Larry Hankin as Biff
- Jay Leno as Joey Mitchell
- Robert Alda as Monroe Harrison
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 63 64 | 1 2 | "The Festival" | Alan Myerson | Paula A. Roth & Marc Sotkin | September 5, 1978 | |
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The girls go to New York with Frank and Edna to visit Laverne’s grandmother for an Italian festival. The gang decides to climb a greased pole in order to win Frank's mother a trip back to Italy. | ||||||
| 65 | 3 | "Playing the Roxy" | Joel Zwick | Paul B. Price & Stephen Nathan | September 19, 1978 | |
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After taking a nasty fall, Shirley thinks she is a stripper named Roxy. | ||||||
| 66 | 4 | "The Robbery" | Howard Storm | Marc Sotkin | September 26, 1978 | |
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Laverne hooks up with a tough guy who turns out to be a robber. | ||||||
| 67 | 5 | "The Quiz Show" | Howard Storm | Monica Johnson | October 10, 1978 | |
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The girls have to choose between an oven and a "luxury" prize when they win on a quiz show. | ||||||
| 68 | 6 | "Laverne and Shirley Go to Night School" | Lowell Ganz | Marc Sotkin | October 17, 1978 | |
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Shirley talks Laverne into going to night school with her. | ||||||
| 69 | 7 | "Date with Eraserhead" | Ray DeVally, Jr. | Judy Pioli | October 24, 1978 | |
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Shirley asks Laverne to get her a hot date to get back at Carmine for cheating on her, but the date ends up being a former classmate "Eraserhead". | ||||||
| 70 | 8 | "The Bully Show" | Dennis Klein | Chris Thompson | October 31, 1978 | |
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Lenny and Squiggy set up their foreman with Laverne to save their jobs, but he turns out to be a bad guy. | ||||||
| 71 | 9 | "A Visit to the Cemetery" | Dennis Klein | Deborah Leschin & David W. Duclon | November 14, 1978 | |
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Laverne struggles to go with her father to visit her mother's grave so Lenny ends up helping. | ||||||
| 72 | 10 | "Chorus Line" | Joel Zwick | Marc Sotkin | November 21, 1978 | |
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Laverne goes to open auditions for West Side Story in Chicago. | ||||||
| 73 | 11 | "Laverne and Shirley Move In" | Joel Zwick | Paula A. Roth | November 28, 1978 | |
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Shirley reminisces with Edna about when she and Laverne became roommates. | ||||||
| 74 | 12 | "Dinner for Four" | Ray DeVally, Jr. | Al Aidekman | December 5, 1978 | |
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The girls fix dinner for two guys who find dates with two other girls. | ||||||
| 75 | 13 | "It's a Dog's Life" | Joel Zwick | Judy Pioli | December 12, 1978 | |
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Shirley handcuffs herself to a dog in protest at the animal's scheduled death at the pound. | ||||||
| 76 | 14 | "O, Come All Ye Bums" | Joel Zwick | Paul B. Price & Stephen Nathan | December 19, 1978 | |
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The girls raise funds to provide Christmas dinner for the homeless. | ||||||
| 77 | 15 | "Who's Papa?" | Maurice Bar-David | Story by : Zoey Wilson & Al Aidekman Teleplay by : Al Aidekman | January 16, 1979 | |
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Shirley hatches a plan to find out if she's adopted. | ||||||
| 78 | 16 | "The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show" | Joel Zwick | Paul B. Price & Stephen Nathan | January 30, 1979 | |
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Lenny and Squiggy direct the talent show, but when it falls apart, the girls step in to help. | ||||||
| 79 | 17 | "Supermarket Sweep" | Joel Zwick | Ron Leavitt | February 6, 1979 | |
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Laverne and Shirley are given everyone's shopping list when they win a supermarket spree. | ||||||
| 80 | 18 | "Lenny's Crush" | Carl Gottlieb | Judy Pioli | February 13, 1979 | |
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Lenny develops a crush on Laverne. | ||||||
| 81 | 19 | "Fire Show" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | February 20, 1979 | |
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When Shirley accidentally sets Laverne's bed on fire, one of the firemen woos Laverne. | ||||||
| 82 | 20 | "Squiggy in Love" | Penny Marshall | Barry Rubinowitz | February 27, 1979 | |
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Squiggy is unaware that his dream girl is using him. | ||||||
| 83 | 21 | "The Feminine Mistake" | Joel Zwick | Chris Thompson | March 6, 1979 | |
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Shirley gives Laverne advice on femininity to impress a man who thinks of her as "one of the boys". | ||||||
| 84 | 22 | "The Tenants Are Revolting" | Joel Zwick | Rob Harris | March 13, 1979 | |
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The building needs major repairs so to save Edna the cost, the tenants team up to make the repairs themselves. | ||||||
| 85 | 23 | "There's a Spy in My Beer" | Joel Zwick | Julie Mishkin | May 8, 1979 | |
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Laverne tries to convince everyone that a spy is in the brewery. | ||||||
| 86 | 24 | "Shirley and the Older Man" | Joel Zwick | Barry Rubinowitz | May 15, 1979 | |
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Carmine is upset that Shirley is dating an older man that can take her places he can't afford, while the man's daughter thinks she is a gold-digger. | ||||||
References
- ^ TV Listings for September 5, 1978
- ^ TV Listings for May 15, 1979
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1687-1690. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.