Laverne & Shirley (1976)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 8 seasons, 178 episodes
- Rated
- TV-G
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 71 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two best friends and roommates work as bottle-cappers at a brewery in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They hang out with their neighbors and deal with everyday adventures in Milwaukee.
lightheartedenergeticphysical comedyupbeatnostalgicbouncygoofywarmfast-paced
What happens
Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s to early 1960s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the sixth season onwards, the series' setting changed to mid-1960s Burbank, California. Michael McKean and David Lander co-star as their friends and neighbors Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman, respectively; along with Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa, Phil Foster as Laverne's father Frank DeFazio, and Betty Garrett as the girls' landlady Edna Babish. Featuring regular physical comedy, Laverne & Shirley became the most-watched American television program by its third and fourth season. It received six Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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