Laverne & Shirley

- Season 4

(1978)

Laverne, Shirley, Frank, and Edna travel to New York to visit Frank's mother and attend a street festival; they are joined there by Lenny and Squiggy (who hitchhiked).

Laverne, Shirley, Frank, Edna, Lenny, and Squiggy continue their visit to New York, and Frank wants to win a trip to Italy for his mother by winning the Greased Pole competition.

Shirley's read of stripper Roxy LaToure. Her later fall down the steps and head blow, cause her to become Roxy. Len and Squig take advantage, hiring her to 'dance' at a Teamsters party. Laverne must save Shirley's honor before all's revealed.

Laverne's new man Jake is exciting, but that excitement turns to danger when he forces her to help rob a store. Shaken up, she begs Shirley to help rid her of him. Jake won't have it, but can they get him to surrender to police?

TV game show "Be Silly for Dollars" comes to Milaukee. Len, Squig, and the girls are chosen as contestants. The boys are happy, winning a salami, but the girls perform zany stunts to win the grand prize from "The World of Luxury".

Shirley takes a night school Medical Assistance class. Laverne joins her too. One Professor Wilner makes learning tough for Laverne so she walks out, as he says she's unteachable. Will Shirley help Laverne bone up and pass the class?

The only date - a blind one at that - Shirley finds to make Carmine jealous, is with a former classmate known as Eraserhead (an already balding, chubby, and weird guy). Is it really worth it to get even with Carmine for dating another?

A bully that works with Lenny and Squiggy is always pushing them around. He gets them to set him up with Laverne, but he has only one thing on his mind. Will the guys step aside or stand up to him and save Laverne?

Frank and Laverne are fighting because she refuses to visit the cemetery to honor her dead mother on her birthday. Later it's discovered that her reasons go deeper emotionally than just not liking cemeteries.

Despite her Pop's doubts, Laverne and Carmine travel to Chicago to try out for the musical West Side Story. Carmine teaches her the steps and moves but will Laverne's audition run as smooth?

The girls tell Edna about the time they planned to move into their apartment after high school. Also telling how a call from Shirley's mom and Frank DeFazio refusing to let Laverne leave home, almost broke up their friendship.

The girls think they've hit the dating jackpot when they get asked to cook dinner for two good looking men. However, they're in for two big surprises at the men's apartment.

Shirley befriends a German Shepard at the kennel when its abusive owner claims he's a mad dog. Finding out all unadopted and unclaimed dogs are killed, she and Laverne have a sit in. Can their efforts save him and all the other dogs?

Frank DeFazio loses some of his Christmas spirit when he has to cancel his yearly gathering for the homeless and poor. The girls and friends step in to help him keep the holiday meaningful for the less fortunate.

Shirley and her brother think she's adopted as she doesn't resemble any Feeneys. Later at the hospital where Shirley was born the girls try to get the truth by accessing a private file room in disguise. Is Shirley not a true Feeney female?

Surprisingly, Mr. Shotz puts Lenny and Squiggy in charge of lining up talent for his annual show. The boys go 'power mad', turning down over half that audition. Can the girls cut the strings on these puppet rulers and help the show go on?

As Shirley goes back for a grocery item, Laverne's at the check out line, winning a shopping spree. Shirley feels jealous of her but soon Laverne sees she's forgotten her friend. The two then team up for an all out 5 minute, Supermarket Sweep.

Laverne shows Lenny a kindness and then gives him a kiss. Lenny now feels he loves her, and she's now his. No one can get through to him that this isn't the case, but Laverne hopes to let him down easy without completely breaking his heart.

A small fire in the girls bedroom becomes the start of a rift between them. Both girls become smitten with one of the handsome firemen that show up. Who will warm his heart and whose hopes will be extinguished?

All are baffled by a woman's interest in Squiggy as a boyfriend. He loves her like crazy. She's able to make her every whim his command. Can Squiggy be woken up to see she's only using him?

Laverne wants Joey to like her more, but he treats her like one of the guys. Offended, she asks Shirley to help her look and act more 'girly and feminine'. Will pal Joey like the new and 'lighter' Laverne?

The girls contact a building inspector to help Edna fix all the problems in their building. ...but Enda's later mad at them. She's got a short time to get up to code or face a huge fine. Will Edna abandon the girls and tenants in her anger?

A new male employee at Shotz arouses Laverne's suspicion as she catches him committing corporate espionage. No one, even Shirley, believes her story. Can she get her friend back on her side and foil the plans of "the man in green?"

Shirley starts seeing an older rich gentleman. His snobby family thinks that she only wants his money and couldn't possibly like him for any other reason. Will they let her prove she's not a 'gold digger' or simply stand on their assumptions?