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TVFactFan · 07-04-2006, 12:22 AM

Gary Marshall to come up with another show since Happy Days was doing so well on Tuesday Nights. Gary told Silverman that he didn't want to do another because he was happy with Happy Days. But Fred Silverman kept insisting he do another show saying things like-"We need another hit". First silverman wanted to take Fonzie out of Happy Days and make him a blue collar mechanic. And Gary said it's no way I''m taking Fonzie out of Happy days because he is half the premise of Happy Days and a great contrast to Richie. So Gary Marshall finally agreed to do another show and said let's make the blue collar workers women instead of men and then Laverne and Shirley was given the 8:30pm Timeslot. Marshall was also not too thrilled that ABC moved L&S to Thursday Nights in the 1979-80 season because he always felt Happy Days flowed well into Laverne and Shirley when they aired back to back.

Info from "TV Book-"One season in American Television", Marc Eliot

comedyfreak · 07-04-2006, 02:35 AM

Very interesting, and I agree that Happy Days flowed well into Laverne & Shirley. I hated when they switched nights.

TVFactFan · 07-04-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Very interesting, and I agree that Happy Days flowed well into Laverne & Shirley. I hated when they switched nights.

I guess HD flowed well into L&S because they both were in the same city-lol From one side of the track at 8pm to the other side at 8:30pm-lol

Dr. Thong · 07-04-2006, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I guess HD flowed well into L&S because they both were in the same city-lol From one side of the track at 8pm to the other side at 8:30pm-lol

It's a wonder they never ran into each other, with the exception of the occasional crossover episodes.

How come Richie & the guys never dropped into the pizzeria to bowl a game or that the girls never stopped by Arnold's to say hi??

TVFactFan · 07-04-2006, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

It's a wonder they never ran into each other, with the exception of the occasional crossover episodes.

How come Richie & the guys never dropped into the pizzeria to bowl a game or that the girls never stopped by Arnold's to say hi??

I think Carmine came to Arnolds with Fonzie. As a Matter of fact that's wrong, no L&S characters never went to Arnold's during the crossovers

MikeLutton · 07-04-2006, 04:20 PM

actually they ran in2 each other a few times.at Fonzies.shotgun wedding and fonzies funeral whole cast was there.

TVFactFan · 07-04-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeL

actually they ran in2 each other a few times.at Fonzies.shotgun wedding and fonzies funeral whole cast was there.

We know that, he was saying that the L&S cast members never went to Arnold's or the HD cast members never went to the Pizzeria

TVFactFan · 07-04-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

It's a wonder they never ran into each other, with the exception of the occasional crossover episodes.

How come Richie & the guys never dropped into the pizzeria to bowl a game or that the girls never stopped by Arnold's to say hi??

I just remembered that Fonzie did go to the Pizzeria in his 2nd Apperance on Laverne and Shirley

Dr. Thong · 07-05-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I just remembered that Fonzie did go to the Pizzeria in his 2nd Apperance on Laverne and Shirley

What I meant is that they all lived in the same town and I don't know how big or small Milwaukee is, but it stands to reason they'd hang out every now and then or run into each other. Just one of my anal observations!

MikeLutton · 07-06-2006, 10:12 PM

Laverne n Shirley was at Arnolds once during their very first debut but that was it

TVFactFan · 07-06-2006, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeL

Laverne n Shirley was at Arnolds once during their very first debut but that was it

That doesn't count because that was before they got their own show

Brian Damage · 07-06-2006, 11:44 PM

There was really no need for any crossovers, because both shows were hits.

TVFactFan · 07-06-2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

There was really no need for any crossovers, because both shows were hits.

I think they crossover because both shows were set in the same city and Fonzie and Richie had already met L&S before they got their own show

Brian Damage · 07-06-2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I think they crossover because both shows were set in the same city and Fonzie and Richie had already met L&S before they got their own show

True, but a lot of crossovers happen to promote a show. Neither needed any promotion.

TVFactFan · 07-06-2006, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

True, but a lot of crossovers happen to promote a show. Neither needed any promotion.

Well Fonzie did help launch L&S because he appeared in the first 3 or 4 eps of season 1. So I guess they did that because they didn't know if L&S was going to be a hit or not. But like you said, it was silly for these shows to crossover 3 years after L&S made it's debut-lol

07-04-2006, 12:22 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,059	Laverne and Shirley was spinned off because Fred Silverman was constantly pushing Gary Marshall to come up with another show since Happy Days was doing so well on Tuesday Nights. Gary told Silverman that he didn't want to do another because he was happy with Happy Days. But Fred Silverman kept insisting he do another show saying things like-"We need another hit". First silverman wanted to take Fonzie out of Happy Days and make him a blue collar mechanic. And Gary said it's no way I''m taking Fonzie out of Happy days because he is half the premise of Happy Days and a great contrast to Richie. So Gary Marshall finally agreed to do another show and said let's make the blue collar workers women instead of men and then Laverne and Shirley was given the 8:30pm Timeslot. Marshall was also not too thrilled that ABC moved L&S to Thursday Nights in the 1979-80 season because he always felt Happy Days flowed well into Laverne and Shirley when they aired back to back. Info from "TV Book-"One season in American Television", Marc Eliot

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MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,885	Laverne n Shirley was at Arnolds once during their very first debut but that was it