Laverne & Shirley facts for kids

Laverne & Shirley
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Garry Marshall Lowell Ganz Mark Rothman
Starring	Penny Marshall Cindy Williams Michael McKean David Lander Phil Foster Eddie Mekka Betty Garrett
Theme music composer	Norman Gimbel (lyrics) Charles Fox
Opening theme	"Making Our Dreams Come True", performed by Cyndi Grecco
Composer(s)	John Beal Frank Comstock Charles Fox Jack Hayes
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	178 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Henderson Productions Miller-Milkis Productions (seasons 1–6) Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions (seasons 7–8) Paramount Television
Distributor	Paramount Domestic Television (1981–1984) CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 27, 1976 (1976-01-27) – May 10, 1983 (1983-05-10)
Chronology
Preceded by	Love, American Style Happy Days
Related shows	Blansky's Beauties Mork & Mindy Out of the Blue Laverne & Shirley in the Army Joanie Loves Chachi

Laverne & Shirley (originally Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney) is an American television sitcom that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley followed the lives of Laverne DeFazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams), two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the sixth season onwards, the series' setting changed to mid-1960s Burbank, California. Michael McKean and David Lander co-starred as their friends and neighbors Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman, along with Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa, Phil Foster as Laverne's father Frank DeFazio, and Betty Garrett as the girls' landlady Edna Babish.

Featuring regular physical comedy, Laverne & Shirley became the most-watched American television program by its third season, and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award in 1979.

Images for kids

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  Shirley (left) and Laverne (right)

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  Fonzie becomes a singing superstar. Pictured are Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham, Henry Winkler as Fonzie, and Penny Marshall as Laverne DiFazio.

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  When Laverne's New Year's Eve date dumps her, an ailing Shirley comforts her.

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  Cast photo, 1976. Standing, L–R: Carole Ita White, Phil Foster, Eddie Mekka, Betty Garrett. Middle row, standing: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams. Seated: Michael McKean, David Lander.

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  "Laverne & Shirley Sing" (1976) cover

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  "Lenny and the Squigtones" (1979) cover

See also

In Spanish: Laverne & Shirley para niños