Laverne & Shirley season 2
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| Laverne & Shirley | |
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| Season 2 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 28, 1976 – April 5, 1977 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of Laverne & Shirley, an American television sitcom series, began airing on September 28, 1976 on ABC. The season concluded on April 5, 1977 after 23 episodes.
The season aired Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).[1][2] It ranked 2nd among television programs and garnered a 30.9 rating.[3] The entire season was released on DVD in North America on April 17, 2007.
Overview
[edit]The series revolves around the titular characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, bottle-cappers at Shotz Brewery in 1950s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Episode plots include their adventures with neighbors and friends, Lenny and Squiggy.
Cast
[edit]Starring
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham
- Anson Williams as Potsie Weber
- Scott Brady as Jack Feeney, Shirley's father
- Maureen Arthur as Veronica
- Severn Darden as Charles Pfister Krane
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 16 | 1 | "Drive! She Said" | Howard Storm | Jack Winter | September 28, 1976 | |
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The girls acquire their first car but, in truth, Laverne is afraid to drive. Shirley tries to teach her but instead ends up calling her a lost cause. | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | "Angels of Mercy" | Howard Storm | Michael Warren & William Bickley | October 5, 1976 | |
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Shirley talks Laverne into joining her at the hospital as a volunteer worker when the man Laverne likes needs an operation. | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | "Bachelor Mothers" | Howard Storm | Barry Rubinowitz | October 19, 1976 | |
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The girls must choose between babysitting as promised and accepting last minute dates. | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | "Excuse Me, May I Cut In?" | John Thomas Lenox | Fred Fox, Jr. | October 26, 1976 | |
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The girls talk Richie Cunningham and Potsie Weber into taking them to a dance contest, where the winning prize is a new tv. Notes: First appearance of Betty Garrett as Edna Babish. | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | "Bridal Shower" | Alan Myerson | Paula A. Roth & Judy Skelton | November 9, 1976 | |
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The girls attend a bridal shower where they're made to feel inadequate for being the only ones still single. | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | "Look Before You Leap" | James Burrows | Deborah Leschin & David W. Duclon | November 16, 1976 | |
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Laverne assumes the worst when she wakes up with morning sickness after a wild night she can't remember. | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | "Dear Future Model" | James Burrows | Story by : Barbara Robles Teleplay by : Barbara Robles & Judy Skelton | November 23, 1976 | |
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The girls set out to become models. | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | "Good Time Girls" | James Burrows | Laura Levine | November 30, 1976 | |
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Laverne and Shirley have their phone number written in a men's restroom after they repeatedly turn down an old school chum, Hector. | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | "Two of Our Weirdos Are Missing" | Howard Storm | Bob Sand & Bo Kaprall | December 7, 1976 | |
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Lenny and Squiggy run away to join a circus after finding themselves in debt. | ||||||
| 25 | 10 | "Christmas at the Booby Hatch" "Oh, Hear the Angel Voices" | Howard Storm | David W. Duclon | December 21, 1976 | |
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Carmine talks the gang into singing at a Christmas show in a psychiatric hospital. | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | "Guilty Until Proven Not Innocent" | James Burrows | Bob Sand & Bo Kaprall | January 4, 1977 | |
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Laverne gets arrested for stealing when a snooty salesman at a high class boutique catches her with a scarf she accidentally put in her purse. | ||||||
| 27 | 12 | "Anniversary Show" "The Laverne & Shirley Birthday Show" | John Thomas Lenox | Paula A. Roth & Roger Garrett | January 10, 1977 | |
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The gang remembers past events as they wait for the girls to return from a trip to Canada and have a surprise party at the Pizza Bowl. | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | "Playing Hooky" | John Thomas Lenox | Barry Rubinowitz | January 11, 1977 | |
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The girls skip work, only for a couple of cops to mistake them for hookers. | ||||||
| 29 | 14 | "Guinea Pigs" | James Burrows | Jack Winter | January 18, 1977 | |
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The girls become guinea pigs for experiments to earn extra money to attend a cocktail party. | ||||||
| 30 | 15 | "Call Me a Taxi" | Alan Myerson | Deborah Leschin & Paula A. Roth | February 1, 1977 | |
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The girls become taxi dancers when they get laid off. | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | "Steppin' Out" | Dennis Klein | Deborah Leschin | February 8, 1977 | |
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The girls dress up to step out with two new fellas, but then unforeseen problems arise. | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | "Buddy, Can You Spare a Father?" | Ray DeVally, Jr. | Monica Johnson & Eric Cohen | February 15, 1977 | |
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Shirley goes to a sleazy bar on the waterfront to find her missing down-and-out father. | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | "Honeymoon Hotel" | Gary Shimokawa | Monica Johnson & Eric Cohen | February 22, 1977 | |
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Shirley wins a vacation in a contest that's only for newlyweds, but she and Laverne decide to make it a fun weekend. | ||||||
| 34 | 19 | "Hi, Neighbors: Book 2" | Ray DeVally, Jr. | Michael McKean & Davy L. Lander | March 1, 1977 | |
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The girls take pity on Lenny and Squiggy, who've been stood up and agree to go to dinner with them. | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | "Frank's Fling" | Howard Morris | William J. Keenan | March 8, 1977 | |
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The girls conspire to get rid of Frank's new snooty girlfriend. | ||||||
| 36 | 21 | "Haunted House" | Alan Myerson | Andrew Johnson | March 22, 1977 | |
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The girls go to a reportedly haunted mansion while looking for a new couch. | ||||||
| 37 | 22 | "Lonely at the Middle" | James Burrows | Jack Winter | March 29, 1977 | |
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Shirley gets promoted to supervisor of the bottle-labels division, only to have her subordinates turn against her. | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | "Citizen Crane" | Ray DeVally, Jr. | Raymond Siller | April 5, 1977 | |
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An impresario headlines the girls in a musical extravaganza with the promise of stardom. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ TV Listings for September 28, 1976
- ^ TV Listings for April 5, 1977
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1687-1690. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.