ME TV is currently showing it. I don't watch the show but I've read the descriptions of a couple episodes in our on-screen listings and it said that Shirley was in a couple. I always thought that Cindy Williams wasn't in the show that season. Did she only do some episodes like Garry Burghoff in his last season of MASH?

She was in the first two eps of the season.

ME TV is currently showing it. I don't watch the show but I've read the descriptions of a couple episodes in our on-screen listings and it said that Shirley was in a couple. I always thought that Cindy Williams wasn't in the show that season. Did she only do some episodes like Garry Burghoff in his last season of MASH?


Thanks for letting me know, had no idea HD and LS was part of the 8pm to 9pm hour during the week

ME TV is currently showing it. I don't watch the show but I've read the descriptions of a couple episodes in our on-screen listings and it said that Shirley was in a couple. I always thought that Cindy Williams wasn't in the show that season. Did she only do some episodes like Garry Burghoff in his last season of MASH?

Was the eighth season supposed to be set in 1967?

Was the eighth season supposed to be set in 1967?
I think so.

I think it was set between 1959-1967

Should be 1963 since the 1st season was set in 1955 or 1956

Should be 1963 since the 1st season was set in 1955 or 1956

Excellent... if the setting is 1963 then the Bob Dylan at a protest rally makes perfect sense, as this was the height of his "finger pointing songs" like "Blowing In The Wind" and other protest folk songs.

Excellent... if the setting is 1963 then the Bob Dylan at a protest rally makes perfect sense, as this was the height of his "finger pointing songs" like "Blowing In The Wind" and other protest folk songs.

Unfortunately, the last season is set in 1967 since the opening credits feature a New Year's Eve banner that states "1967". Per Penny Marshall's autobiography, one of the bigger issues about the move (she wanted the girls to move to NYC, alone) was the 5 year time jump between season 5 and 6. The time jump is also referenced in the S6 episode "Love Out the Window" when they mentioned Laverne's almost-fiance who died in S5--and they said it was five years earlier.

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L&S is one of the most confusing sitcoms ever with the time problems. And was it ever said why Shirley just went missing?

L&S is one of the most confusing sitcoms ever with the time problems. And was it ever said why Shirley just went missing?

I think she left Laverne a letter saying that she had married some guy in the army.

didn't this show only do well because it aired after Happy Days for it's first 5 seasons?

I think she left Laverne a letter saying that she had married some guy in the army.

The first episode of S7 had Shirley marry an Army corpsman she'd been dating. They hadn't decided on a real actor to take the part (the character would be away for most of the time) so the groom was bandaged from head to toe due to some allergy issue. Yes, it was quite a lame episode...

Cindy Williams only did one more episode that season since she and the producers went into litigation due to her pregnancy. She wanted time off and didn't accept any of the accommodations that were offered. :rolleyes:

I remember vaguely about Shirley getting married. I think the kiss of death for Laverne and Shirley was them moving to Cal. Something just seemed off, no?

I remember vaguely about Shirley getting married. I think the kiss of death for Laverne and Shirley was them moving to Cal. Something just seemed off, no?

I agree. I know they were running out of material since the last Milwaukee season, S5, was painful to watch at times. Unfortunately, they didn't plan exit strategies back then, they usually just let once great shows wither and die.

The first California season had a handful of good eps, but they could only milk the fish-out-of-water concept for so long. Most of the cast wanted to move on, but they were persuaded to stay and crank out more episodes for the syndication money.

I know I harp on this, but L&S was a huge part of my childhood. I loved that show and the laughter it brought.

(she wanted the girls to move to NYC, alone)
I'm so glad she was shot down on that. Location changes tend to be bad for shows to begin with, but dropping the rest of the cast too?
I know Laverne & Shirley were the stars, but after five seasons of getting to know and love Lenny and Squiggy (and Carmine, Frank, and Edna), to have them dumped and just expect us to get used to (presumably) a new supporting cast would be a bit much on top of the move.

The fact that the cast stayed intact is the only reason I don't write off the California years completely.

Getting rid of my fave characters is the quickest way to get me to stop watching a show.

(she wanted the girls to move to NYC, alone)

I'm confused. What is "alone" in your sentence? I know it doesn't refer to the girls, which are plural.

Or are you saying that it was Laverne's (oops, Penny's!) idea, and nobody else's?

I'm confused. What is "alone" in your sentence? I know it doesn't refer to the girls, which are plural.

Or are you saying that it was Laverne's (oops, Penny's!) idea, and nobody else's?


Sorry I was imprecise. Penny wanted Laverne & Shirley to move to NYC without the supporting cast. A new, fresher, supporting cast would be introduced to give the writers more story options.

didn't this show only do well because it aired after Happy Days for it's first 5 seasons?

No.

There shouldn't have even been a season 8. Shirley left the show so I don't even know why it was still called Laverne And Shirley. Second Lenny also departed the show in season 8 leaving only Laverne And Squiggy left. The show wasn't the same without Shirley And Lenny and should have been cancelled

There shouldn't have even been a season 8. Shirley left the show so I don't even know why it was still called Laverne And Shirley. Second Lenny also departed the show in season 8 leaving only Laverne And Squiggy left. The show wasn't the same without Shirley And Lenny and should have been cancelled


People probably bailed on this show by season 8

Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley are barely related to each other except that they're both in Milwaukee.

There shouldn't have even been a season 8. Shirley left the show so I don't even know why it was still called Laverne And Shirley. Second Lenny also departed the show in season 8 leaving only Laverne And Squiggy left. The show wasn't the same without Shirley And Lenny and should have been cancelled
they kept the title LAVERNE & SHIRLEY for contractual reasons, or something.

they kept the title LAVERNE & SHIRLEY for contractual reasons, or something.


yeah it was no point of changing the title at that point because there wasn'yt going to be a season 9 and definitely not a spinoff

There actually was going to be a Season 9 of the show and the show would be changed to Laverne. And Carmine was going to be spun off but then Laverne and Shirley got cancelled.

Season 9 would have been just as bad as season 8. And the spin off with Carmine probably wouldn't work a anyways

Season 9 would have been just as bad as season 8. And the spin off with Carmine probably wouldn't work a anyways

True, just pointing out that they were going to happen.