The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Penny Marshall | ... |
Laverne DeFazio
(178 episodes, 1976-1983)
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| Cindy Williams | ... |
Shirley Feeney
(158 episodes, 1976-1982)
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| David L. Lander | ... |
Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman
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(156 episodes, 1976-1983)
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| Eddie Mekka | ... |
Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa
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(150 episodes, 1976-1983)
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| Michael McKean | ... |
Lenny Kosnowski
(149 episodes, 1976-1983)
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| Phil Foster | ... |
Frank DeFazio
(148 episodes, 1976-1983)
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| Betty Garrett | ... |
Edna Babish
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(97 episodes, 1976-1981)
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| Leslie Easterbrook | ... |
Rhonda Lee
(51 episodes, 1980-1983)
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| Carole White | ... |
Rosie Greenbaum
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(13 episodes, 1976-1982)
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| Ed Marinaro | ... |
Sonny St. Jacques
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(11 episodes, 1980-1981)
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Bo Kaprall | ... |
Officer Norman Hughes
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(7 episodes, 1976-1978)
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| Lynne Marie Stewart | ... |
Barbara Tedesco
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(7 episodes, 1977-1983)
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| Harry Shearer | ... |
Announcer
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(6 episodes, 1976-1982)
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William Sumper | ... |
Concessionaire
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(5 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| Vicki Lawrence | ... |
Sgt. Alvinia T. Plout
(5 episodes, 1979-1983)
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Doris Hess | ... |
Kluger
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(5 episodes, 1976-1982)
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Rose Michtom | ... |
Mrs. Kolcheck
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(5 episodes, 1977-1980)
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Susan Barnes | ... |
Miss Peters
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(5 episodes, 1979-1981)
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| Henry Winkler | ... |
Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli
(4 episodes, 1976-1979)
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| Peter Elbling | ... |
Bum
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(4 episodes, 1976-1980)
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Neil Thompson | ... |
Funeral Director
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(4 episodes, 1976-1983)
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Jack Lukes | ... |
Guy #1
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(4 episodes, 1977-1981)
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Wayne Powers | ... |
Cop
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(4 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| Norman Bartold | ... |
Mr. Hildebrand
(4 episodes, 1980-1982)
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| Charles Fleischer | ... |
Chuck
(4 episodes, 1982-1983)
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| Jack Perkins | ... |
Bartender
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(3 episodes, 1976-1979)
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Ogden Talbot | ... |
Cabbie
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(3 episodes, 1976-1978)
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Judy Pioli | ... |
Terry Buttafuco
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(3 episodes, 1977-1982)
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Timothy Blake | ... |
Gail
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(3 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| John Lansing | ... |
Anthony
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(3 episodes, 1978-1983)
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| Tracy Reiner | ... |
Carole (The Angora Debs)
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(3 episodes, 1977-1981)
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Julie Payne | ... |
Colonel Turner
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(3 episodes, 1977-1979)
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| Richard Stahl | ... |
Clerk
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(3 episodes, 1976-1982)
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| Paul Willson | ... |
Warren 'Eraserhead'
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(3 episodes, 1978-1983)
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Bruce Kimmel | ... |
Director - T.P.
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(3 episodes, 1976-1980)
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Murphy Dunne | ... |
Del Diamond
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(3 episodes, 1978-1982)
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Sandy Wirth | ... |
Lucille
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(3 episodes, 1976)
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Frances Peach | ... |
Heckler
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(3 episodes, 1977-1981)
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Bob McClurg | ... |
Mikey
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(3 episodes, 1978-1982)
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Joie Magidow | ... |
Blue Team
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(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
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| Charles Thomas Murphy | ... |
Dr. Gentry
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(3 episodes, 1979-1982)
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| Shelly Lipkin | ... |
The Dead Man
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(3 episodes, 1980)
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| Larry Breeding | ... |
Hank
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(3 episodes, 1982-1983)
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| Byron Webster | ... |
Mr. Slotnik
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(2 episodes, 1977-1979)
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| Charles Frank | ... |
Jerry Callihan
(2 episodes, 1976)
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| Helen Page Camp | ... |
Mrs. Havenwurst
(2 episodes, 1976)
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| Ron Howard | ... |
Richie Cunningham
(2 episodes, 1976-1979)
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| Greg Antonacci | ... |
Hector
(2 episodes, 1976)
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| Ed Begley Jr. | ... |
Robert 'Bobby' Feeney
(2 episodes, 1979)
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| Fred Willard | ... |
Charles
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(2 episodes, 1976)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (United States) (tv)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1983)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1986) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- ITV - Independent Television (1978) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Independent Television (ITV) (1978) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- ME-TV (2011) (United States) (tv)
- Me-TV (United States) (tv)
- MeTV (2011) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD) (complete first season)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (second & third seasons)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD) (fourth season)
- Pluto TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- The Program Exchange [us] (1998) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Glen Glenn Sound Company (recorded by)
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (titles & opticals) (1976-1983)
- Howard Anderson Digital Effects (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney were best friends and roommates coping with dates, neighbors, and each other During the late '50s and early '60s they worked as bottlecappers for Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee. They moved to Burbank, California in 1965 to start a new life when they got replaced at the brewery by an automated bottlecapper. Written by Kate Tripper |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Michael McKean and David L. Lander were originally hired as writers/consultants. They wrote themselves into the show as Lenny and Squiggy, two characters they created in college. Squiggy was originally named "Ant'ny" but the producers wanted the two boys' names to coincide with the girls'. Squiggy was the name of an unseen character in McKean and Lander's "Lenny and Ant'ny" sketches. See more » |
| Goofs | When the series "relocated" from Milwaukee to Los Angeles during its last season, the views of Los Angeles shown in the opening credits where clearly from a post-1970 Los Angeles. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Personal Best (1982). See more » |
| Quotes |
Shirley Feeney:
Laverne, I'm telling you, flying is safer than driving! Nobody has ever crashed into a cloud! Laverne De Fazio: Yeah well nobody ever fell 40,000 feet from a DeSoto either. See more » |