View Full Version : Why did Betty Garrett leave the show?


comedyfreak
01-31-2006, 03:14 AM
After they moved to California? It was sad that the writers had Edna leave Frank.

tiff7
02-03-2006, 03:40 PM
I read in BG's autobiography (which u should get, it has L&S pics in it! She was in a play so she decided to leave around the same time as Cindy Williams & Michael McKean. (who left to do Spinal Tap) :)

Tiff7

TVFactFan
02-03-2006, 03:44 PM
I read in BG's autobiography (which u should get, it has L&S pics in it! She was in a play so she decided to leave around the same time as Cindy Williams & Michael McKean. (who left to do Spinal Tap) :)

Tiff7



I don;t remember seeing a lot of the Betty Garrett character in the california eps

MikeLutton
02-03-2006, 05:39 PM
is she even stil alive my god she must be 90 by now i missed her on there she was good actress.i dont think she was in many california episodes mabye for while.

tv star collector
02-03-2006, 06:35 PM
is she even stil alive my god she must be 90 by now i missed her on there she was good actress.i dont think she was in many california episodes mabye for while.
Yes, Betty Garrett is alive and is 86 (born May 23, 1919).

shotzette
02-03-2006, 07:41 PM
Betty Garrett is still working intermittently. As recently as 2003, she was in a multiple episode arc in "Boston Public" and "Becker". Per imdb.com, she's also going to be in "Trail of the Screaming Forehead". She has a wonderful star quality (I LOVED her in "On the Town" w/Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelley) and I hope she has many more wonderful performances ahead of her.

Shotzette

ethelmaepotter
02-03-2006, 08:02 PM
I heard she left because she was sick and tired off all the feuding going on behind the scenes at L&S. She has said she thought the stars of the show were "unprofessional, spoiled brats."

Moondance
04-15-2006, 04:41 PM
Laverne & Shirley really should have ended before Cindy left. That way, Carmine and Shirley could have been married.

MikeLutton
04-21-2006, 10:26 PM
what episode did Betty leave or what 1 was it revealed on just wondering thanks

catlover79
11-26-2008, 12:00 AM
Laverne & Shirley really should have ended before Cindy left. That way, Carmine and Shirley could have been married.
:yeahthat

Chocolate Moose
11-26-2008, 11:08 AM
I hated her character and was glad not to see her anymore

comedyfreak
11-26-2008, 11:56 AM
what episode did Betty leave or what 1 was it revealed on just wondering thanks

I believe she left towards the end of the 6th seson and I also think it was revealed in the episode called Fifth Anniversary, however I can't find any info about this episode so it's unconfirmed.

PennyMarshallFan
11-26-2008, 03:11 PM
What happened was L&S was all set to end after Season 7....Betty knew it was ending, so she signed on to do a play. Cindy said she had a dream where her dead aunt said they should do another season...they had a wrap-up party and everything and even filmed two alternate endings for the show for Season 7 (which I believed never aired ever...but would make great special features on the dvds!...maybe Shirl and Carmine marry!).