Laverne & Shirley season 4

Laverne & Shirley
Season 4
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Starring	Penny Marshall Cindy Williams Michael McKean David Lander Phil Foster Eddie Mekka Betty Garrett
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 5, 1978 (1978-09-05) – May 15, 1979 (1979-05-15)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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

See also: List of Laverne & Shirley episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
63 64	1 2	"The Festival"	Alan Myerson	Paula A. Roth & Marc Sotkin	September 5, 1978 (1978-09-05)
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 (1978-09-19)
After taking a nasty fall, Shirley thinks she is a stripper named Roxy.
66	4	"The Robbery"	Howard Storm	Marc Sotkin	September 26, 1978 (1978-09-26)
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 (1978-10-10)
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 (1978-10-17)
Shirley talks Laverne into going to night school with her.
69	7	"Date with Eraserhead"	Ray DeVally, Jr.	Judy Pioli	October 24, 1978 (1978-10-24)
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 (1978-10-31)
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 (1978-11-14)
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 (1978-11-21)
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 (1978-11-28)
Shirley reminisces with Edna about when she and Laverne became roommates.
74	12	"Dinner for Four"	Ray DeVally, Jr.	Al Aidekman	December 5, 1978 (1978-12-05)
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 (1978-12-12)
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 (1978-12-19)
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 (1979-01-16)
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 (1979-01-30)
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 (1979-02-06)
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 (1979-02-13)
Lenny develops a crush on Laverne.
81	19	"Fire Show"	Joel Zwick	Jeff Franklin	February 20, 1979 (1979-02-20)
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 (1979-02-27)
Squiggy is unaware that his dream girl is using him.
83	21	"The Feminine Mistake"	Joel Zwick	Chris Thompson	March 6, 1979 (1979-03-06)
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 (1979-03-13)
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 (1979-05-08)
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 (1979-05-15)
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

1. TV Listings for September 5, 1978
2. TV Listings for May 15, 1979
3. 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.