EPISODE
SEASON
Laverne and Shirley - Season 8
The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.
22 March 1946, USA
August 24, 1931 in New York, USA
December 22, 1933 in Rockford, Illinois, USA
29 July 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 June 1909, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
30 June 1927, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
26 January 1946, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
11 November 1906, Malta, Ohio, USA
19 September 1928, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
December 13, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA
27 August 1950, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5 May 1907, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
April1953, USA
16 January 1938, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
11 February 1928, New York City, New York, USA
September 28, 1946 in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
7 June 1937, New York, USA
29 December 1947, San Diego, California, USA
September 14, 2018
Laverne & Shirley hardly reinvented the wheel, but its strong female characters, their infectious friendship, and its Milwaukee setting all made the show a catch.
September 14, 2018
Laverne and Shirley was, in its amiable, bubble-headed innocence, "like all the other shows of the day," but there was one big difference: broader physical comedy.
September 14, 2018
At some of its best moments, the sitcom dealt humorously with social class tensions, which are seldom discussed in a medium that religiously celebrates the myth of America as a classless society.
September 14, 2018
It was funny and female-positive.
September 14, 2018
Stands as an forerunning example of the single-gal-in-the-city sitcom.
September 14, 2018
The writing was weak, at best. The situations were ludicrous. The characters were caricatures... It was silly, harmless fun. But it was not great television.