Episode
Laverne & Shirley: The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show
Overview
In the third annual Shotz talent show, Laverne and Shirley perform as human puppets.
Details
- Series
- Laverne & Shirley
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1979-01-30
Episode context
The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show is Episode 16 in Season 4 of Laverne & Shirley. It aired on 1979-01-30.
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Episode 15: Who's Papa?
Shirley finds it odd that she is small and brunette when everybody else in her family is tall and blonde, so she takes it on herself to find out if she's adopted or not. In the end, she get a speech from Laverne about ""does it really matter if you're adopted or not, when you're current family loves you"". Needless to say when Shirley opens the hospital medical records, she finds out that she's not adopted after all.
Episode 17: Supermarket Sweep
Laverne wins three minutes of free shopping and everyne want something. Everybody wants something all right: Lenny and Squiggy are constantly telling them to get Bosco, Carmine is out taking orders from the neighborhood. When the day comes, due to the girls' greed all they end up with is one measly item each.
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Episode 14: Oh, Come All Ye Bums
Laverne and Shirley are decorating their Christmas tree, when a bum called Rags knocks at the door and tells Laverne and Shirley that he's bringing 36 of his bum friends with him to Frank's annual Hobo Christmas Dinner at the Pizzabowl. Next we see Lenny and Squiggy dressed as an elf and a fairy working in a department store as Santa's helpers. They're being pestered by an obnoxious little boy. Frank DeFazio whose taken the job of Santa Claus, comes in to help raise money to pay for the Hobo's dinner. The Pizzabowl has been doing bad business and he can't afford to pay for the dinner this year, hence the Santa job. Laverne and Shirley comes in after having fought a large crowd over Christmas bargains. When they see Lenny and Squiggy they burst out laughing and they pull the brat away from Squiggy who has him in a choke hold. The rumpus causes the department stores manager to come out and when he sees the commotion, he fires Frank as Santa. Laverne recognizes her father's loud voice and
Episode 18: Lenny's Crush
Lenny falls in love with Laverne after misunderstanding what she told him.
Episode 13: It's a Dog's Life
Shirley handcuffs herself to a homeless dog at the pound to protest the scheduled death of the dog. Carmine comes to the rescue in the end by finding homes for all the abandoned dogs as he gives a free dance lesson to anyone who'll adopt a dog.
Episode 19: Fire Show
One of the firemen who comes to put out the fire in their apartment falls for Laverne. Unfortunately, Shirley falls for him too which leads to the girls' friendship being tested to the limits.
Episode 12: Dinner for Four
The girls meet two guys in Frank's Pizzabowl. When they get chatting, the girls think that the guys are inviting them for dinner at their posh flat, but in reality all the guys want is to hire them to be maids for the evening to them and their posh girlfriends.
Episode 20: Squiggy in Love
Laverne and Shirley try to help Squiggy by pointing out to him that his latest great looking girlfriend is just using him to help move into and decorate her flat. When they finally confront Squiggy with the news, he tells them he knows he's being used but what chance does a guy like him have with a beautiful girl like that. Of course he does the right thing thanks to his friends and tells the golddigger to get lost.
Episode 11: Laverne and Shirley Move In
Shirley recalls how she and Laverne first moved in together.
Episode 21: The Feminine Mistake
Laverne asks Shirley if she can make her more feminine to impress Joey. This leads to Laverne acting 'froo-froo' and doing impressions of a southern belle.
Episode 10: Chorus Line
Laverne dreams of going to Broadway when she auditions for West Side Story in Chicago.
Episode 22: The Tenants Are Revolting
The girls believe they are doing a good deed by calling in a building inspector to make repairs, until Mrs. Babish is given a deadline to fix it or pay a fine.