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Chain Gang Member · 04-14-2004, 10:27 AM

Have a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff?

TVFactFan · 04-14-2004, 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by Jackhammer
Have a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff?

Now who would have looked at a Lenny and Squiggy spinoff? They were good in the presence of normal characters . Not by their selves

HuntingtonM15 · 04-14-2004, 04:04 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Now who would have looked at a Lenny and Squiggy spinoff? They were good in the presence of normal characters . Not by their selves

I agree. It would have gotten old really quick.

wayman · 04-25-2007, 08:37 PM

I read once that they had taped a pilot spin-off for Lenny and Squiggy. They were supposed to have joined the army but after they taped it, they decided Lenny and Squiggy were better on "Laverne and Shirley." That pilot would make a great extra on a DVD set.

TVFactFan · 04-25-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wayman

I read once that they had taped a pilot spin-off for Lenny and Squiggy. They were supposed to have joined the army but after they taped it, they decided Lenny and Squiggy were better on "Laverne and Shirley." That pilot would make a great extra on a DVD set.

That's the only thing that pilot should be, AN EXTRA-lol something you get for nothing

Already Gone · 04-25-2007, 09:25 PM

Lenny and Squiggy in the Army - That scares me. LOL
I don't think i'd be interested in that. I really don't care for military sitcoms.

treky · 04-26-2007, 02:27 AM

I think I read or heard back when the show was in its 2nd or 3rd season, that Garry Marshall was thinking of doing a spinn off about them. If I'm right, thank god they didn't do it!

I also seem to remember that they were also thinking about doing a spinoff with Potsie and Ralph from HAPPY DAYS. Again, if I'm right, thank god they didn't!

Chocolate Moose · 04-26-2007, 12:43 PM

squiggy, got ms remember? he couldn't have worked a whole week.

TVFactFan · 04-26-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

I think I read or heard back when the show was in its 2nd or 3rd season, that Garry Marshall was thinking of doing a spinn off about them. If I'm right, thank god they didn't do it!

I also seem to remember that they were also thinking about doing a spinoff with Potsie and Ralph from HAPPY DAYS. Again, if I'm right, thank god they didn't!

The President of ABC kept encouraging Gary Marshall to do more spinoffs because of Laverne and Shirley's success. So that's why he was trying to develop more which he did, Mork and Mindy, and Joanie Loves Chachi

shotzette · 04-26-2007, 06:44 PM

David L. Lander didn't get MS until the mid-eighties; he was at the top of his game during the late seventies and early eighties when L&S was filming.

Shotzette

Edster2973 · 04-27-2007, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Chain Gang Member

Have a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff?

Perhaps they were smart enough to realize it would never take off? And even if the network pushed for it, I doubt the actors would've agreed to it. They had a good thing going and wouldn't want to ruin it. The characters are a one trick pony...

Ed

santaburger · 05-19-2007, 08:16 PM

If they were thinking of doing a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff while Laverne & Shirley was at its peak... thank god they didn't!! (If it would have meant that MMK and DL would have to leave L&S). Laverne & Shirley just wouldn't have been the same without the oddball humor of Lenny & Squiggy... I think it really added something fresh to the show (a little change of pace from the physical comedy that Penny & Cindy were such pros at). If we're talking about a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff after L&S started losing steam... I might be *slightly* more game with the idea (although in terms of feasibility, MMK was pretty much gone from L&S by the end, and so I doubt he would have been game for a spinoff). And still, I agree with the consensus that the boys in a spinoff might be too much Lenny-and-Squiggy-ness (however... I'm not going to lie - the idea intrigues me...).

Moondance · 02-12-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by santaburger

If they were thinking of doing a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff while Laverne & Shirley was at its peak... thank god they didn't!! (If it would have meant that MMK and DL would have to leave L&S). Laverne & Shirley just wouldn't have been the same without the oddball humor of Lenny & Squiggy... I think it really added something fresh to the show (a little change of pace from the physical comedy that Penny & Cindy were such pros at). If we're talking about a Lenny & Squiggy spinoff after L&S started losing steam... I might be *slightly* more game with the idea (although in terms of feasibility, MMK was pretty much gone from L&S by the end, and so I doubt he would have been game for a spinoff). And still, I agree with the consensus that the boys in a spinoff might be too much Lenny-and-Squiggy-ness (however... I'm not going to lie - the idea intrigues me...).

I can't imagine there being a spin-off of Lenny and Squiggy. Laverne/Shirley and Lenny/Squiggy were all married to one another, figuratively speaking!

tv star collector · 02-13-2008, 08:49 AM

Although David Lander and Michael McKean created the "Lenny and Squiggy"
characters (while in college, I think) long before Garry Marshall came up with
Laverne & Shirley, I don't think that a weekly TV series would have
worked either. They were funnier in small doses.

By the way, Hanna-Barbera did produce an animated series with Laverne and
Shirley in the army (and Ron Palillo--Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter--as their sergeant, Squealy, a real pig!). I guess when they were casting a
pig, someone thought of using the former Sweathog!

faraj · 09-05-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pierce McIntyre

Lenny and Squiggy in the Army - That scares me. LOL
I don't think i'd be interested in that. I really don't care for military sitcoms.

Lenny was once a member of the Army Reserves in S1.

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04-25-2007, 08:37 PM	#4
wayman Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 237	I read once that they had taped a pilot spin-off for Lenny and Squiggy. They were supposed to have joined the army but after they taped it, they decided Lenny and Squiggy were better on "Laverne and Shirley." That pilot would make a great extra on a DVD set.

04-25-2007, 09:25 PM	#6
Already Gone Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2004 Posts: 2,587	Lenny and Squiggy in the Army - That scares me. LOL I don't think i'd be interested in that. I really don't care for military sitcoms.

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02-13-2008, 08:49 AM	#14
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Although David Lander and Michael McKean created the "Lenny and Squiggy" characters (while in college, I think) long before Garry Marshall came up with Laverne & Shirley, I don't think that a weekly TV series would have worked either. They were funnier in small doses. By the way, Hanna-Barbera did produce an animated series with Laverne and Shirley in the army (and Ron Palillo--Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter--as their sergeant, Squealy, a real pig!). I guess when they were casting a pig, someone thought of using the former Sweathog!