Was It Silly to Still Call The Show 'Laverne & Shirley' After Cindy Williams Left??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-03-2010, 11:04 AM

Shouldn't they have just retitled the show 'Laverne?' much like they did when Jean Stapleton left All in the Family, it was rename Archie Bunker's place...

shotzette · 10-03-2010, 05:38 PM

It would have made more sense to have changed the name to "Laverne", but then they would have risked antagonizing the remaining Cindy Williams fan who might have stayed on as viewers. I think they always hoped that they would be able to get Cindy back--until she sued them for breach of contract that is.

old grouch · 10-03-2010, 09:33 PM

They should have just called it quits.

Jude The Obscure · 10-03-2010, 09:37 PM

Had the show gone on to another season.....it would have been retitled "Laverne & Company", making it more or a less a spinoff/sequel series. Well thankfully we never found out.

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10-03-2010, 05:38 PM	#2
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	It would have made more sense to have changed the name to "Laverne", but then they would have risked antagonizing the remaining Cindy Williams fan who might have stayed on as viewers. I think they always hoped that they would be able to get Cindy back--until she sued them for breach of contract that is.

10-03-2010, 09:33 PM	#3
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	They should have just called it quits.

10-03-2010, 09:37 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Had the show gone on to another season.....it would have been retitled "Laverne & Company", making it more or a less a spinoff/sequel series. Well thankfully we never found out.