# Laverne & Shirley season 7

The seventh season of Laverne & Shirley, an American television sitcom series, began airing on October 13, 1981 on ABC. The season concluded on May 11, 1982 after 22 episodes.
The season aired Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST). It ranked 20th among television programs and garnered a 19.9 rating. The entire season was released on DVD in North America on February 4, 2014.

## Overview

The season revolves around the titular characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney and their friends in Burbank, California in 1966, however no longer with Betty Garrett as Edna Babish.

## 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
* Leslie Easterbrook as Rhonda Lee

### Guest Starring

* Joey Heatherton as herself

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 135 | 1 | "The Most Important Day Ever" | Tom Trbovich | Gene Braunstein & Robert Perlow | October 13, 1981 (1981-10-13) | 136 |
| The roommates make their TV debut with acrobats from another country. |||||||
| 136 | 2 | "It Only Hurts When I Breathe" | Tom Trbovich | Al Aidekman | October 27, 1981 (1981-10-27) | 137 |
| Feeling anxious about going to their 10-year reunion, Shirley accidentally punches Laverne in the jaw and messes everything up. |||||||
| 137 | 3 | "I Wonder What Became of Sal?" | Tom Trbovich | Mark Rothman | November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) | 147 |
| Laverne's old beau is now a millionaire. |||||||
| 138 | 4 | "Young at Heart" "Teenage Lust" | Tom Trbovich | Dana Olsen | November 10, 1981 (1981-11-10) | 141 |
| The roommates attend a wild fraternity party. |||||||
| 139 | 5 | "The Defiant One" | Tom Trbovich | Judy Pioli | November 17, 1981 (1981-11-17) | 138 |
| Shirley is handcuffed to an escaping robber. |||||||
| 140 | 6 | "Night at the Awards" | Tom Trbovich | Roger Garrett | November 24, 1981 (1981-11-24) | 135 |
| Lenny and Squiggy crash an awards ceremony. They impose on Joey Heatherton to read one of their TV scripts. |||||||
| 141 | 7 | "Some Enchanted Earring" | Tom Trbovich | David Lerner & Bruce Ferber | December 1, 1981 (1981-12-01) | 139 |
| Laverne loses a precious earring on a date. |||||||
| 142 | 8 | "Moving In" | Tom Trbovich | Terry Hart | December 8, 1981 (1981-12-08) | 142 |
| Laverne plans to move in with her boyfriend. |||||||
| 143 | 9 | "Friendly Persuasion" | Tom Trbovich | Wally Dalton | December 15, 1981 (1981-12-15) | 140 |
| Laverne misinterprets an actor's kindness. |||||||
| 144 | 10 | "I Do, I Don't" | Tom Trbovich | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | January 5, 1982 (1982-01-05) | 144 |
| Shirley tries to get Carmine to marry her. |||||||
| 145 | 11 | "Love Is the Tar Pits" | Tom Trbovich | Roger Garrett | January 12, 1982 (1982-01-12) | 143 |
| Squiggy is jealous of Lenny's new girlfriend. |||||||
| 146 | 12 | "Watch the Fur Fly" | Jack Winter | Bob Howard | January 19, 1982 (1982-01-19) | 149 |
| The roommates try to impress their dates. |||||||
| 147 | 13 | "Rocky Ragu" | Tom Trbovich | Albert Goodman | January 26, 1982 (1982-01-26) | 146 |
| Carmine auditions to play a boxer in a movie. |||||||
| 148 | 14 | "Star Peepers" | Jack Winter | Larry Levinson & Barry O'Brien | February 2, 1982 (1982-02-02) | 150 |
| The roommates must reveal a singer's rudeness. |||||||
| 149 | 15 | "An Affair to Forget" | Jack Winter | Steve Granat & Mel Sherer | February 9, 1982 (1982-02-09) | 148 |
| Laverne's date tries to hide her from his wife. Guest Star: Anjelica Huston |||||||
| 150 | 16 | "Whatever Happened to the Class of '56?" | Phil Perez | Paula A. Roth | February 16, 1982 (1982-02-16) | 145 |
| Everyone at Fillmore's reunion thinks Laverne and Shirley are movie stars. |||||||
| 151 | 17 | "Ski Show" | Tom Trbovich | Judy Pioli & Marc Sotkin | February 23, 1982 (1982-02-23) | 153 |
| The girls hope to meet men on a ski weekend. |||||||
| 152 | 18 | "Helmut Weekend" | Tom Trbovich | Roger Garrett | March 2, 1982 (1982-03-02) | 151 |
| Squiggy's long-lost father returns. |||||||
| 153 | 19 | "That's Entertainment" | Gary Menteer | Etan McElroy & Larry Strawther | March 9, 1982 (1982-03-09) | 156 |
| Frank and Carmine have dreams reflecting their argument about old and new entertainment. |||||||
| 154 | 20 | "Lightning Man" | Tom Trbovich | Jack Lukes & Shelly Goldstein | March 16, 1982 (1982-03-16) | 154 |
| Carmine finds fame after lightning strikes him. |||||||
| 155 | 21 | "Crime Isn't Pretty" | Tom Trbovich | Al Aidekman & Nick LeRose | May 4, 1982 (1982-05-04) | 155 |
| Frank and Carmine set a trap for burglars. |||||||
| 156 | 22 | "Perfidy in Blue" | Tom Trbovich | Laurie Gelman | May 11, 1982 (1982-05-11) | 152 |
| Shirley has a nightmare after lying to Laverne. |||||||