The WORST episodes of Laverne & Shirley
Every episode of Laverne & Shirley ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Laverne & Shirley!
Best friends, roommates and polar opposites Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home for the show's first several seasons. But after losing their jobs at Shotz, the pair moves to Burbank, Calif., in season six to get a fresh start and hope to break into the movie business. Many of their friends and family, inspired by the women, move to California with them, though they make some new friends as well, including Sonny the stuntman and Rhonda, a model.
#1 - The Bachelor Party
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/1976
While Mr. DeFazio is away for a few days, Laverne and Shirley take over running the Pizza Bowl for him. Later, The Fonz convinces the girls to let him host a wild bachelor party at the Pizza Bowl - it goes against Shirley's better judgement, but Laverne doesn't see any problem with it. When the party gets started, however, the girls both begin to realize just how much of a mess they've gotten themselves into.
#2 - The Dance Studio
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/1978
The girls try and help Carmine get financing so that he can open his own dance studio. Of course, they end up ruining it for Carmine so in the end Frank and Edna lend him the money that the banks won't.
#3 - Love Is the Tar Pits
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/1982
Squiggy is jealous of Lenny's new girlfriend. While out at the local tarpits, Lenny sees a nice girl reading on the lawn. A guy starts to hassle her so he tells him to leave her alone. Lenny then asks her out on a date, and this starts to make Squiggy feel that he's being left out. Three weeks later Lenny and Karen are still together and Squiggy is sure that Karen is out to break Lenny and Squiggy up. Lenny and Squiggy have an argument over Karen and Lenny leaves in a huff. Later at Cowboy Bills, Lenny learns that Karen has been accepted for a university in New York and she leaves in 2 days. Lenny thinks she's breaking up with him because he's too dumb, and tells Frank he's going back to the tarpits for a last farewell. Squiggy hears this from Frank and thinks Lenny is going to kill himself. He rushes to the tarpits to find Lenny waste deep in the tar, jumps in to save his life and after a heartfelt chat Squiggy apologizes and they leave best friends again.
#4 - Falter at the Altar
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/1976
Laverne suddenly decides to marry her boyfriend of only two months before he is sent away by the Navy.
#6 - Perfidy in Blue
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/1982
When Shirley loses Laverne's favorite purse, she is afraid to tell her because she didn't ask if she could borrow it. When Laverne asks Shirley if she knows where the purse is, she lies and says no. Shirley then goes to sleep and dreams that Laverne is trying to kill her because she knows that Shirley lost her favorite purse and lied to her about it.
#7 - Death Row (1)
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1982
Laverne makes friends with a group of people that she doesn't know are really a gang who plan to rob a bank. When she goes to the bank with them she thinks it is only to get new dishes that the bank is giving away with every new account that is opened. When she realizes what is actually happening it's too late because the police have already arrived. Laverne is handcuffed along with the rest of the gang and they are all carted off to jail.
#8 - Death Row (2)
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1982
While waiting to be booked at the police station for the bank robbery, Laverne and her new 'friend' are mistaken for murderers who were on the run. They are both sentenced to be executed at midnight that night.
#9 - Dog Day Blind Dates
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/1976
Laverne & Shirley double date with two criminals who secretly intend on robbing the bank next to the Pizza Bowl.
#10 - Birthday Show
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/1977
While the girls are stuck at a train station in Canada, the rest of the gang is waiting for them to have a surprise party at the Pizzabowl. To pass the time they sit around and reminisce through flashbacks of scenes from previous episodes.
#11 - Bowling for Razzberries
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/1976
During the annual Shotz bowling tournament, Laverne decides to get even with her bowling rival, Karen from the past 5 years. However, on the big night, Laverne falls ills and takes heavy medication, leaving Laverne "jerky" during the tournament.
#12 - A Nun's Story
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/1976
While Laverne & Shirley await their yearly high school reunion, they reminisce about their old crazy friend, Anne-Marie, who shows up at the reunion a nun.
#13 - Here Today, Hair Tomorrow
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/1983
Rhonda enters Cowboy Bills to tell Frank that she suspects Carmine is about to commit suicide. She tells Frank that he's packed all his stuff, turned off the gas, and disconnected his phone. Just as the two of them are about to run to try to save Carmine, he walks in and tells them that he's decided he's getting nowhere fast and that he wants to move to New York to try his luck on Broadway. Rhonda and Frank lend him money as he doesn't have quite enough to get there yet. He says his goodbyes to Frank and Rhonda and he goes to tell Laverne. When he walks into Laverne's apartment to tell her his news, Laverne tells him that after weeks of saving she can finally afford to buy a water bed that she's been after. Carmine then tells her that he's sick of being a singing telegram boy and that he's moving to New York but he's $100 short. At this point Laverne offers to loan Carmine the $100 from her bed money. Eventually he takes it and says goodbye to her, too. Carmine arrives in New York.
#14 - Please Don't Feed the Buzzards
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1983
Lenny and Squiggy find a treasure map and convince Frank and Carmine to go with them to search for gold.
#15 - Lost in Spacesuits
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1982
The show starts in Laverne's apartment, where she's trying to put together a load of her stuff to sell as she's desperate for money now she's out of a job. In comes Frank with an old army buddy whose life he saved during the war. This army buddy offers Laverne a job at Ajax Aerospace. Laverne's delighted and is told to report for work Monday morning. Come Monday, we see Laverne at her new job which is testing gravity boots. She soon finds this more boring than bottling beer in her old Milwaukee job. When everyone goes for lunch, there's only her and a weird guy called Chuck left in the room. To make things more exciting, Chuck gets Laverne to try on a secret experimental anti-gravity spacesuit. Laverne comes out wearing the the suit and helmet and Chuck who has the remote control soon has Laverne doing acrobatics in mid-air. The problems start when Chuck can't get Laverne down, Laverne suggests she put on a pair of gravity boots which brings her back down to earth.
#16 - Some Enchanted Earring
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/1981
Laverne accidentally loses one of her mother's diamond earrings.
#17 - The Mummy's Bride
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1982
Shirley marries Walter Meeney.
#18 - Dear Future Model
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1976
Laverne & Shirley decide to become high fashion models and take a home modelling course.
#19 - Guinea Pigs
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1977
The girls become guinea pigs in order to raise money to go to a cocktail party. Laverne is allowed to sleep for a few minutes at a time, and Shirley has to eat dirt.
#20 - Angels of Mercy
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1976
Laverne & Shirley become hospital volunteers.
#21 - Once Upon a Rumor
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/1976
Shirley's stuck zipper on her skirt leaves for a sticky situation when Lenny witnesses Squiggy with Shirley, half-dressed, leading to rumors around the Shotz Brewery that Shirley is a "fun date."
#22 - Grand Opening
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/9/1980
In order to pay Shirley back some of the money she owes her, Laverne agrees to be the target in Sonny's knife throwing act at Cowboy Bill's grand opening. When Sonny breaks his arm and is unable to do the act, Shirley takes over throwing the knives at Laverne, which makes Laverne extremely nervous since she knows that Shirley is already upset with her.
#23 - Moving In
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/1981
Laverne moves in with her new boyfriends but after having a talk with Lenny, she begins to have second thoughts. Laverne's new boyfriends asks Laverne to move in with him. Laverne tells Shirley she's moving out and this prompts a speech from Shirley seeing as Laverne isn't marrying the guy just living with him. Laverne convinces Shirley she really want to go, but asks Shirley to cover for her with her father. Needless to say not long after Laverne leaves, Frank turns up looking for Laverne. Shirley has to lie to him to keep him from suspecting the truth. Lenny turns up at Laverne's new apartment just in time to convince Laverne to re-think what she's doing. The boyfriend doesn't want to get married so Laverne realizes her mistake and moves back with Shirley.
#24 - Candy is Dandy
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/1980
The girls finally get a job in California in the gift wrapping department at Bardwell's Department Store. On their first day on the job, Laverne gets tipsy after eating candy laced with alcohol.
#25 - The Dating Game
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/30/1980
Lenny and Squiggy appear in on the television show, The Dating Game.