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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
EAN: 9781415700785
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1415700788
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD053764D
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 17, 2004
Running Time: 373 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 1976
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As a spin-off from Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley was an instant hit and one of the most popular sitcoms of the '70s. It's a bit quaint by contemporary standards, and its light-hearted sentiment is strictly old-school, due to the crowd-pleasing influence of producer and cocreator Garry Marshall, a veteran of The Dick Van Dyke Show whose subsequent film career peaked early with Pretty Woman. As working-class roommates in mid-1950s Milwaukee, Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall, future director and Garry's sister) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) were a classic case of opposites: Laverne was relatively saucy and cynical, while Shirley was cheerfully naive and eternally optimistic. As bottle-cappers at the Shotz brewery, they regularly associated with colleagues (and eventual neighbors) Lenny (Michael McKean) and Squiggy (David L. Lander), and as an inaugural ratings-booster, Happy Days superstar Henry Winkler (as "Fonzie") appears in the first three episodes including "Bowling for Razzberries," later named by TV Guide as a classic episode. As Shirley's crooning would-be beau, Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Rugusa (Eddie Mekka) provided a touch of romance to Shirley's otherwise lackluster love life.
Despite personal rancor that later erupted between its energetic costars, Laverne & Shirley was always a showcase for polished, professional comedy and effortless chemistry between characters, giving it the same widespread appeal later enjoyed by Friends. A mid-season replacement with a prime time-slot (following Happy Days at 8:30 Tuesdays on ABC) the show placed its good-natured characters in a variety of standard sitcom predicaments, typically set in L&S's apartment, the "Pizza Bowl" diner run by Laverne's father Frank (Phil Foster), or the Shotz brewery, where some of the show's funniest slapstick humor emerged. These 15 episodes are guaranteed to please longtime fans on a stroll down memory lane, but bonus features are nonexistent, and newcomers may not relate to the clean-cut humor of a bygone era. Still, Laverne & Shirley started strong and continued to improve, at least for another season or two, with a variety of popular guest stars. This three-disc set represents the best of times for everyone involved. --Jeff Shannon
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Its great to fianlly have this series in my collection. The only drawback from this dvd release is that its missing bonus footage which was never to be included anyway. Would have been great to have had some behind the scense footage, bloopers, actor bios, and commentaries. Maybe before the series reaches completion on dvd we will see such bonuses.
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Sometimes I laughed so hard it hurt. Writers who had great timing. Actors who had perfect delivery. Sweet show, love love love it!
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This is a great video for lovers of TV comedy. Always good for a laugh. and chase the blues away.
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This is a great gift idea for the Laverne and Shirley fan! If you liked the show, you'll love this DVD!
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This was a great start to the series that lasted for 8 years which was amazing if you belive the stories that the two stars were fighting between each other behind the scenes. If you like physical humour then this is the series to get and the further seasons of it as well casuse it got better and better. Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams were both excellent in their roles.
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