| Laverne & Shirley - The Complete First Season | 
| Director: Garry Marshall
Actors: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, David Lander, Michael Mckean, Henry Winkler
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (69 reviews)
Sales Rank: 683
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 373 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.9
MPN: PARD053764D
ISBN: 1415700788
UPC: 097360537642
EAN: 9781415700785
ASIN: B000291Q3O
Release Date: August 17, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 1976
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Description
Getting its start as a spin-off from "Happy Days," LAVERNE & SHIRLEY takes place in Milwaukee in the 1950?s and features Laverne, an outspoken, hot-headed woman who would love more than anything to be rescued from her job by a nice man, and Shirley, a naive young woman who worries about her reputation and often finds herself assuming the role of Laverne?s conscience in an effort to keep her best friend out of trouble. The two quirky friends have many fun times with Lenny and Squiggy, two greasers who share an apartment above Laverne and Shirley and always seem to have some kind of scheme up their sleeves.
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As a spin-off from Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley was an instant hit and one of the most popular sitcoms of the '70s. It's a bit quaint by contemporary standards, and its light-hearted sentiment is strictly old-school, due to the crowd-pleasing influence of producer and cocreator Garry Marshall, a veteran of The Dick Van Dyke Show whose subsequent film career peaked early with Pretty Woman. As working-class roommates in mid-1950s Milwaukee, Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall, future director and Garry's sister) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) were a classic case of opposites: Laverne was relatively saucy and cynical, while Shirley was cheerfully naive and eternally optimistic. As bottle-cappers at the Shotz brewery, they regularly associated with colleagues (and eventual neighbors) Lenny (Michael McKean) and Squiggy (David L. Lander), and as an inaugural ratings-booster, Happy Days superstar Henry Winkler (as "Fonzie") appears in the first three episodes including "Bowling for Razzberries," later named by TV Guide as a classic episode. As Shirley's crooning would-be beau, Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Rugusa (Eddie Mekka) provided a touch of romance to Shirley's otherwise lackluster love life. Despite personal rancor that later erupted between its energetic costars, Laverne & Shirley was always a showcase for polished, professional comedy and effortless chemistry between characters, giving it the same widespread appeal later enjoyed by Friends. A mid-season replacement with a prime time-slot (following Happy Days at 8:30 Tuesdays on ABC) the show placed its good-natured characters in a variety of standard sitcom predicaments, typically set in L&S's apartment, the "Pizza Bowl" diner run by Laverne's father Frank (Phil Foster), or the Shotz brewery, where some of the show's funniest slapstick humor emerged. These 15 episodes are guaranteed to please longtime fans on a stroll down memory lane, but bonus features are nonexistent, and newcomers may not relate to the clean-cut humor of a bygone era. Still, Laverne & Shirley started strong and continued to improve, at least for another season or two, with a variety of popular guest stars. This three-disc set represents the best of times for everyone involved. --Jeff Shannon
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 brings back memories September 29, 2008
The dvd's are very funny. These shows are so old, its fun to watch in this current day & age. Very entertaining & well worth the price.
Great Simple Clean Comedy September 8, 2008
This show is great especially when you've seen all you can of Friends or Everybody Loves Raymond. Nice to have a little different comedy from a different time.
Great Memories September 5, 2008
In the early 90's I remember having an hour before going to work on the night shift. My two daughters would be put down for a nap prior to this show being broadcasted. There are a lot of intimate memories for me and my wife during these times if you know what I mean!Now both my girls are off to college. It's like starting over where we left off 20 years ago ! Some times it is good to go back and visualize the past.
 memories August 27, 2008
Grew up watching this show with my favorite cousin we identified with Lavern and Shirley was wonderful being able to watch it again.Thanks pepsi points.
Classics for a new generation June 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This produce is a quality copy of the classic Laverne & Shirley show from the 70's. It was one of my mom's favorite shows as a kid, so this was her mother's day present. She loved it and, much to the surprise of my kid brother and teenage sister, everybody now watches it often. This DVD set is hysterical to anybody no matter your age.
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