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Starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, Laverne
and Shirley was the first show to be spun-off from Happy
Days. The show ran from 1976-1983 and was the brainchild
of Garry Marshall (Penny's brother, and the man heavily
responsible for Happy Days as well. ***
The four-disc set contains all of the episodes from
the shows fourth season. Episodes included are as follows:
Festival (two-parter), Playing the Roxy, The Robbery, The
Quiz Show, Laverne And Shirley Go To Night School, Date
With Eraserhead, The Bully Show, A Visit To The Cemetery,
Chorus Line, Laverne and Shirley Move In, Dinner For Four,
It's A Dog's Life, Oh Come All Ye Bums, Who's Papa, The
Third Annual Shotz Talent Show, Supermarket Sweep, Lenny's
Crush, Fire Show, Squiggy In Love, The Feminine Mistake,
The Tenants Are Revolting, There's A Spy In My Beer, and
Shirley And The Older Man. ***
Laverne and Shirley was an entertaining series, one
of the last truly great ones to come from Garry Marshall.
The performances from Marshall and Williams are classics,
and it's no surprise the show maintains a cult following.
Equally impressive is the supporting cast, who has included
just individuals as Ed Begley Jr., Phil Foster, and even
a pre-Spinal Tap Michael McKean. ***
Running for eight seasons, the show always managed
to stay fresh. Many fans will argue that show declined in
its latter-few seasons, and I won't argue with that. But
this set captures the series at its halfway point, when
the cast and crew were all at the top of their game. If
you're only going to buy one of the season sets, this is
a fine choice. ---
Image And Sound:
The transfer quality stays true to the earlier season
sets. Colors are a bit faded, no doubt due to the age of
the source material, but the image is clear throughout and
the original mono audio easy-to-hear and free of any major
flaws.
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