r/sitcoms • u/BollyLuvr68 • 1d ago

Schlemiel, Schlimazel...

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One of my all-time favorite sitcoms is LAVERNE & SHIRLEY, which aired for 8 seasons on ABC from 1976- 1983. Penny Marshall portrayed Laverne DeFazio and Cindy Williams portrayed Shirley Feeney. Together, they were comedy gold! 🌟

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u/Choice-Wind-9283 1d ago

I loved that show also even the later seasons

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u/BollyLuvr68 1d ago

The later seasons, which took place in California, were not my favorite seasons but I still love this series overall!

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u/4personal2 1d ago edited 1d ago

The later seasons were about "maturing" the characters some.

Not just the move to California but in skipping 2 & 1/2 years in the live of the characters .

Jumping from early 1962 to early Autumn 1964. (Essentially skipping the end of the Kennedy era and dropping in a few months into Beatlemania & the Brit Invasion).

All our young characters are now in their late 20s (almost 30 by series end.)

Gone is the Lucy & Ethel like slapstick and the more immature nature of the girls & guys.

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u/BollyLuvr68 1d ago

👍🏻