Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley was a popular American television situation comedy which ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, roommates working in a Milwaukee brewery in the late 1950s. It was a spinoff of Happy Days, as the two lead characters were originally introduced on that show as acquaintances of Fonzie.

Other characters

Michael McKean and David Lander portrayed their obnoxious, yet loveable, greaser neighbors, Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggmann. Betty Garrett played Edna Babish, the girls' landlady. She eventually fell in love with Laverne's father Frank De Fazio (played by Phil Foster) and married him. Edna later left Frank after she met a Texan named "Big Ed". In many episodes, Shirley's singing and dancing boyfriend, Carmine "The Big Ragu" Rugusa (played by Eddie Mekka) provided a little romance and a strong right arm for the gang. The Big Ragu was also the former Golden Gloves boxing champion of Milwaukee.

Related Topics:
Michael McKean - David Lander - Betty Garrett - Phil Foster - Eddie Mekka - Golden Gloves

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