Laverne & Shirley season 5 explained

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Num Episodes:	26
Network:	ABC
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Episode List:	List of Laverne & Shirley episodes

The fifth season of Laverne & Shirley, an American television sitcom series, began airing on September 13, 1979, on ABC. The season concluded on May 13, 1980, after 26 episodes.

The season aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST),^{[1] [2]} Mondays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST)^{[3] [4]} and Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).^{[5] [6]} The entire season was released on DVD in North America on April 10, 2012.

Overview

The series revolves around the titular characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, bottle-cappers at Shotz Brewery in early 1960s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Episode plots include their adventures with neighbors and friends, Lenny and Squiggy.

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

Guest Starring

• Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham
• Henry Winkler as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli
• Susan Kellermann as Bambi
• Ed Begley Jr. as Robert "Bobby" Feeney, Shirley's brother
• Michelle Greene as Vicki
• Elizabeth Daily as Rita
• Art Garfunkel as "The Mighty Oak"
• Ted Danson as Randy Carpenter
• Roger C. Carmel as The Waiter
• Scatman Crothers as Porter
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Kalaback
• Conrad Janis as The Conductor
• Vicki Lawrence as Sergeant Alvinia T. Plout
• Ed Marinaro as Antonio DeFazio, Laverne's cousin

Episodes

Notes and References

1. http://tvtango.com/listings/1979/09/13/laverne_and_shirley TV Listings for September 13, 1979
2. http://tvtango.com/listings/1979/12/13/laverne_and_shirley TV Listings for December 13, 1979
3. http://tvtango.com/listings/1980/01/07/laverne_and_shirley TV Listings for January 7, 1980
4. http://tvtango.com/listings/1980/02/11/laverne_and_shirley TV Listings for February 11, 1980
5. http://tvtango.com/listings/1980/02/26/laverne_and_shirley TV Listings for February 26, 1980
6. http://tvtango.com/listings/1980/05/13/laverne_and_shirley TV Listings for May 13, 1980