Episode
Laverne & Shirley: Supermarket Sweep
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Laverne & Shirley
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1979-02-06
Episode context
Supermarket Sweep is Episode 17 in Season 4 of Laverne & Shirley. It aired on 1979-02-06.
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