# Laverne & Shirley season 6

The sixth season of Laverne & Shirley, an American television sitcom series, began airing on November 18, 1980, on ABC. The season concluded on May 26, 1981, after 22 episodes.
The season aired Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST). It ranked 20th among television programs and garnered a 20.6 rating. The entire season was released on DVD in North America on May 21, 2013.

## Overview

Laverne and Shirley and their friends all move from Milwaukee to Burbank, California. The ladies take jobs as gift wrappers at a department store; Frank and Edna manage a Texas BBQ restaurant called Cowboy Bill's, Carmine delivers singing telegrams and seeks work as an actor, and Lenny and Squiggy start a talent agency called Squignowski Talent Agency. From this point until the end of the series' run, Laverne & Shirley was set in the mid-1960s, starting in 1965.

## Cast
### Starring

* Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio
* Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney
* Michael McKean as Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski
* David Lander as Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman
* Phil Foster as Frank DeFazio
* Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa
* Betty Garrett as Edna Babish
* Leslie Easterbrook as Rhonda Lee
* Ed Marinaro as Sonny St. Jacques

### Guest Starring

* Troy Donahue as Himself
* Jim Lange as Himself
* Vicki Lawrence as Sergeant Alvinia T. Plout

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 113 | 1 | "Not Quite New York" | John Tracy | Jeff Franklin | November 18, 1980 (1980-11-18) |
| When the girls lose their jobs to automation, they move to Hollywood. ||||||
| 114 | 2 | "Welcome to Burbank" | John Tracy | Jeff Franklin | November 25, 1980 (1980-11-25) |
| As soon as the girls settle into their new apartment in Burbank, an earthquake hits. ||||||
| 115 | 3 | "Studio City" | John Tracy | Richard Rosenstock | December 2, 1980 (1980-12-02) |
| The girls audition to be stuntwomen in a movie set in prehistoric times starring Troy Donahue. ||||||
| 116 | 4 | "Grand Opening" | John Tracy | Ruth Bennett | December 9, 1980 (1980-12-09) |
| At the grand opening of Frank's eatery, the knife-thrower doesn't show, so Shirley must assume the position of tossing knives at Laverne. ||||||
| 117 | 5 | "Candy Is Dandy" | John Tracy | Joanne Pagliaro | December 16, 1980 (1980-12-16) |
| The girls get jobs wrapping rum-filled chocolates. ||||||
| 118 | 6 | "The Dating Game" | Penny Marshall | Al Aidekman | December 30, 1980 (1980-12-30) |
| Lenny and Squiggy are chosen as contestants on The Dating Game simply because Jim Lange pities them. ||||||
| 119 | 7 | "The Other Woman" | Arthur Silver | Joanne Pagliaro | January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) |
| Shirley notices something familiar about her boyfriend's estranged wife. ||||||
| 120 | 8 | "The Road to Burbank" | Frank Alesia | Jeff Franklin | January 13, 1981 (1981-01-13) |
| The girls are fined for room damage at a hotel where they allegedly checked in with Lenny and Squiggy as married couples. ||||||
| 121 | 9 | "Born Too Late" | Alan Myerson | Roger Garrett | January 27, 1981 (1981-01-27) |
| Lenny and Squiggy imagine living a silent life after watching a silent movie. ||||||
| 122 | 10 | "Love Out the Window" | Linda McMurray | Ruth Bennett | February 3, 1981 (1981-02-03) |
| Sonny reluctantly quits his job as a stuntman and goes into insurance to ease Laverne's fears of him dying while performing a stunt. ||||||
| 123 | 11 | "Malibu Mansion" | Frank Alesia | Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum | February 10, 1981 (1981-02-10) |
| The girls house-sit a mansion in Malibu where an outrageous party takes place. ||||||
| 124 | 12 | "To Tell the Truth" | Jack Winter | Al Aidekman | February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17) |
| The gang spends a night playing a "truth game". ||||||
| 125 | 13 | "I Do, I Do" | Phil Perez | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | February 24, 1981 (1981-02-24) |
| A pair of British rock stars proposes to the girls in order to gain American citizenship. ||||||
| 126 | 14 | "But Seriously, Folks..." | Penny Marshall | Jeff Franklin | March 3, 1981 (1981-03-03) |
| Carmine starts a new career as a comedian and uses his friends as the basis for his jokes. ||||||
| 127 | 15 | "The Bardwell Caper: Part 1" | Tom Trbovich | Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum | March 10, 1981 (1981-03-10) |
| The girls send a nasty note to their boss before realizing he's given them a raise. ||||||
| 128 | 16 | "The Bardwell Caper: Part 2" | Tom Trbovich | Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum | March 17, 1981 (1981-03-17) |
| The girls try to retrieve the nasty note to their boss in order to save their jobs. ||||||
| 129 | 17 | "High Priced Dates" | Jack Winter | Charlotte M. Dobbs | April 7, 1981 (1981-04-07) |
| The girls go to a lavish dinner with their blind dates. ||||||
| 130 | 18 | "Fifth Anniversary" | Tom Trbovich | Winifred Hervey & Cheryl Alu | April 14, 1981 (1981-04-14) |
| Frank and Edna argue on their fifth anniversary. ||||||
| 131 | 19 | "Out, Out Damned Plout" | Marlene Laird | Paula A. Roth | May 5, 1981 (1981-05-05) |
| Sergeant Plout goes AWOL. ||||||
| 132 | 20 | "Laverne's Broken Leg" | Ray DeVally, Jr. | Anthony DiMarco & David Ketchum | May 12, 1981 (1981-05-12) |
| After Laverne breaks her leg, an angel shows her how important she is to family and friends. ||||||
| 133 | 21 | "Sing, Sing, Sing" | Cindy Williams | Deborah Raznick & Ria Nepus | May 19, 1981 (1981-05-19) |
| Lenny serenades a waitress with his rendition of "Telstar" on amateur night. ||||||
| 134 | 22 | "Child's Play" | Gary Menteer | Jeff Franklin & Dana Olsen | May 26, 1981 (1981-05-26) |
| Shirley puts on a glass production in which she and Laverne play all the parts. Note: This is Betty Garrett's final episode. ||||||