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Laverne & Shirley (1981 TV series) facts for kids
| Laverne & Shirley | |
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| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Written by | Duane Poole Tom Swale |
| Directed by | George Gordon Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora |
| Voices of | Penny Marshall Cindy Williams (1981–82) Lynne Marie Stewart (1982) Ron Palillo Kenneth Mars Henry Winkler (1982) Frank Welker (1982) |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Duane Poole Art Scott Tom Swale |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions Paramount Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| First shown in | United States |
| Original release | October 10, 1981 – November 13, 1982 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Laverne & Shirley Happy Days |
Laverne & Shirley, also known as Laverne & Shirley in the Army, is an American animated TV show. It was made by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Paramount Television. The show first aired on ABC from October 10, 1981, to November 13, 1982.
This cartoon is a spin-off of the live-action TV show Laverne & Shirley. The main characters, Laverne and Shirley, were voiced by their original actors, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams. The idea for the cartoon came from a 1979 episode of the live-action show where Laverne and Shirley joined the Army.
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What is Laverne & Shirley in the Army About?
The cartoon series takes place at a place called Camp Fillmore. It follows the funny adventures of two friends, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney. They are privates in the U.S. Army and share a room.
They often get into secret and silly situations. Their boss is a pig named Sgt. Squealy. He is always threatening to tell his own boss, Sgt. Turnbuckle, about their antics. The first season of the show had 13 episodes. It ran from October 10, 1981, to January 2, 1982.
For the second season, the show got a new name: Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz. It was combined with another cartoon based on the TV show Mork & Mindy. Together, they formed a show called Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour.
In this second season, The Fonz (voiced by Henry Winkler) joined Laverne and Shirley. He was a popular character from the show Happy Days. The Fonz also brought his talking dog, Mr. Cool (voiced by Frank Welker). They worked as mechanics in the army camp's garage.
In August 1982, Cindy Williams left her role as Shirley in the live-action Laverne & Shirley show. Because of this, another actress, Lynne Marie Stewart, took over voicing Shirley in the cartoon. Only eight episodes were made for this second season, from September 25 to November 13, 1982.
Meet the Characters
Here are the main characters and the actors who voiced them:
- Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio
- Cindy Williams (Season 1) and Lynne Marie Stewart (Season 2) as Shirley Feeney
- Ron Palillo as Sgt. Squealy, the pig who is Laverne and Shirley's immediate superior.
- Kenneth Mars as Sgt. Turnbuckle, Sgt. Squealy's boss.
- Henry Winkler (Season 2) as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli, a cool mechanic who joins the army camp.
- Frank Welker (Season 2) as Mr. Cool, The Fonz's talking dog.
Episodes Guide
Season 1: Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82)
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No. in season |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Invasion of the Booby Hatchers" | October 10, 1981 | |
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The girls accidentally take a secret army rocket. They get captured by aliens who want to invade Earth.
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| 2 | 2 | "Jungle Jumpers" | October 17, 1981 | |
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The girls parachute into a jungle island. They find themselves stuck between the Zambulu tribe and a giant ape.
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| 3 | 3 | "Naval Fluff" | October 24, 1981 | |
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The girls are assigned to the Navy. They get caught in a target test while enemy spies try to attack a laser cannon ship.
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| 4 | 4 | "April Fools in Paris" | October 31, 1981 | |
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Laverne and Shirley are on a special mission in Paris on April Fool's Day.
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| 5 | 5 | "I Only Have Ice for You" | November 7, 1981 | |
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Tired of kitchen duties, the girls try to transfer to an entertainment unit. Sgt. Squealy tricks them and sends them to Antarctica. There, they find an abandoned base with a scientist planning to melt the ice and flood the world.
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| 6 | 6 | "When the Moon Comes Over the Werewolf" | November 14, 1981 | |
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Laverne and Shirley think a new recruit is turning into a werewolf. They don't know if they should help her or run away.
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| 7 | 7 | "Bigfoot" | November 21, 1981 | |
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Sgt. Turnbuckle doesn't believe the privates saw a Bigfoot creature until he sees it himself.
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| 8 | 8 | "Two Mini Cooks" | November 28, 1981 | |
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Laverne and Shirley are sent to the kitchen as punishment for another mistake.
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| 9 | 9 | "Super Wacs" | December 5, 1981 | |
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An Army vs. Navy basketball game is scheduled. Laverne and Shirley sign up to avoid their regular duties. But the practices are much harder than their usual tasks.
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| 10 | 10 | "Meanie Genie" | December 12, 1981 | |
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Laverne and Shirley find a bottle during training. A genie appears when they clean it, but he is not happy about being woken up.
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| 11 | 11 | "Tokyo-Ho, Ho" | December 19, 1981 | |
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Laverne and Shirley go to Tokyo for a special mission.
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| 12 | 12 | "The Dark Knight" | December 26, 1981 | |
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Shirley hits her head and dreams she and Laverne are in the Middle Ages. They must fight an evil knight.
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| 13 | 13 | "Super Duper Trooper" | January 2, 1982 | |
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An evil mastermind named Tony Glut kidnaps the army football teams. He wants to steal their strength for his robot. His plan fails when Shirley, Laverne, and Squealy sneak into his lab.
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Season 2: Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz (1982)
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No. in season |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Speed Demon Get-Away Caper" | September 25, 1982 | |
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The Fonz is wrongly accused of stealing a car. Laverne, Shirley, and Squealy try to find the real criminal.
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| 15 | 2 | "Swamp Monsters Speak with Forked Face" | October 2, 1982 | |
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Laverne, Shirley, Squealy, The Fonz, and Mr. Cool go on a boat trip. They want to get photos of a two-headed swamp monster.
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| 16 | 3 | "Movie Madness" | October 9, 1982 | |
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A movie is being filmed at the army base. Laverne and Shirley pretend to be stuntmen, hoping to meet the star, Lance Velour.
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| 17 | 4 | "One Million Laughs B.C." | October 16, 1982 | |
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Laverne and Shirley are sent back in time to prehistoric times. This happens in a jeep that Fonzie was working on.
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| 18 | 5 | "The Robot Recruit" | October 23, 1982 | |
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A robot named M.A.B.E.L. is sent to the camp to mess up the military games. Laverne and Shirley get blamed. But The Fonz fixes M.A.B.E.L. when she breaks.
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| 19 | 6 | "All the President's Girls" | October 30, 1982 | |
| 20 | 7 | "Laverne and Shirley and the Beanstalk" | November 6, 1982 | |
| 21 | 8 | "Raiders of the Lost Pork" | November 13, 1982 | |