Laverne & Shirley - A&E Biography (2005)

[@toddanthony6664]

RIP Cindy Williams, who we lost today. You will never be forgotten.

[@briancleveland6115]

I did not know that 😳 🙏

[@MrJPBrandon]

What time???

[@jamesa.romano8500]

Sad that now it's just Michael McKean who's left 😪

[@romankatz982]

RIP Cindy Williams. I loved watching Laverne & Shirley as a kid. So funny!

[@yamil.343]

Cindy’s smile could light up a room. This was a special show with special people. So sad most are gone.

[@frederickhaaken456]

All gone, but Lenny.

[@juliemcarthur3004]

Micheal making lenny is left

[@trnigyul]

Now Cindy is gone too😔

[@aaronweiser5421]

Both these girls dead by their mid 70s so sad........

[@GaryPhelpsII]

I think Michael McKean might be the only one left😢

[@cabellero1120]

The opening theme song was encouraging and hopeful. work hard, believe in yourself, reach for your dreams..

[@briancleveland6115]

Exactly 💯 I still remember every word.

[@sunnyadams5842]

@@briancleveland6115 Me too!! 7th grade I believe.

[@cdd4248]

I remember watching this show at a time when I was young enough to believe all things were possible! ;)

[@LGH1847]

I always liked that intro so much growing up (I was 8 or 9 at the time). And after reading your comment, I now know why 🙂

[@PerAllwin1963]

R.I.P. Cindy Williams. This was one of my favorite tv shows growing up.

[@briancleveland6115]

She was my favorite

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Gen X guy here, so glad to see this A&E program about one of my favorite shows from my childhood.

[@ethanshepherd4963]

There should really be an A&E Biography episode about The Simpsons or at least their creator, Matt Groening

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@ethanshepherd4963 You are so right ... it's shameful that there isn't something decent available. If there is, I have not seen it.

[@ethanshepherd4963]

@@eduardo_corrochio Who do you think A&E Biography should do an episode about?

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@ethanshepherd4963 Maybe John Hughes, the director of those 1980s movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone, The Breakfast Club, etc. Gone too soon.

[@ethanshepherd4963]

@@eduardo_corrochio I'd like for ones to be about Isaac Asimov, Marie Curie, Gregor Mendel, and Whitney Houston (she's one of my favorite artists)

[@tavisferguson4129]

30.Jan.2023 😢 RIP Cindy Williams ❤️ Laverne and Shirley are reunited in paradise

[@shawnacostar7540]

Love the show as a kid and also as and adult!!! So funny!!!

[@sherryhook9066]

Me too!

[@otisroseboro5613]

Same here

[@mikehunt4986]

Same here too!

[@PeacePlease.]

WHAT A FABULOUS SHOW THIS USED TO BE!! Those were the days. Clean fun that everyone could watch. No profanity, no wickedness just Lenny & Squiggy!? Such FUN!! Interesting to know what all went on behind the scenes. Just goes to prove: There's more to EVERYthing than meets the eye!!

[@cabellero1120]

RIP Cindy Williams thanks for all the laughter and fun of Laverne and Shirley show. Loved the show

[@Supremmo]

I use to watch this on Tuesday nights on ABC. I would also watch the reruns on weeknights on my local station. I miss the 80’s! RIP to the cast who are no longer with us.

[@shawnjohnson4793]

Seeing Cindy Williams tonight.

[@nataliejones9950]

Love this show..as alittle girl I would love to watch this show every week..now Iam in my 40s still loving it. Makes me laugh and remember who the world was back then.

[@mikehunt4986]

You and me both...I feel like us Generation Xers must be some of the most nostalgic people on Earth because we have so much nostalgia at our fingertips...and because most of us aren't too crazy with the present day lol

[@shorty7363]

It's hard to believe that Michael McKean is the only main cast member still alive.💔 I've loved Laverne and Shirley since it came on the air. It's always been one of my favorite shows! Thanks for the upload.💜

[@mikehunt4986]

My favorite 70s sitcom! RIP everybody except Michael McKeon. Now he really is the "Lone Wolf."

[@gaylemalone5897]

Hard to believe everyone of them are gone now. Life is just too short.

[@BSeab1024]

Michael McKean is still alive. If you like him in more serious roles check out "Better Call Saul."

[@angelsinger4574]

RIP David Lander. I also have MS, and his autobiography is a wonderful read.

[@yvonnecooper5004]

Keep fighting the good fight. A good friend of mine lost her battle years ago. There have been many medical advances since. You are loved.

[@yvonnecooper5004]

❤️

[@angelsinger4574]

@@yvonnecooper5004 Thank you for your kind words. I am sorry for your loss.

[@yvonnecooper5004]

Thank you. Lisa has been gone over 6 years now. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was one of the strongest people I ever met. She is missed.

[@cheddarcheese7928]

Being born in 1971 Cindy truly was one of the definitions of beauty in my life..Both Cindy and Penny will always be those young girls just trying to make it to me..Shocking that both are now gone 😢

[@michelepost693]

Laverne & Shirley Are Awesome 👍💯❤️

[@denisechristie]

It’s sad when everyone you grew up with passes away. RIP Cindy. I grew up wanting a friendship like Laverne and Shirley had.

[@31minutesago]

How about a Sqiggy?

[@Juliana65]

R.I.P Cindy "Shirley" Williams. Loved this show in the 70's. Miss those years......

[@michaelcschmitt]

This was such a great show. Loved all of the actors.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I miss this show.

[@babyzorilla]

Laverne and Shirley very unique at the time. Very fun fresh and talented cast comedically.

[@robynsegg4756]

#RIPEddieMekka... He went to join Laverne, Squiggy and Pop & Edna Defazio in the sky. :'(

[@EdsterIII]

So many of the iconic stars we grew up watching are off to the Grand Opening in the sky. As a little boy I asked my Mom, "Why does God take the good people to Heaven and He leaves the putzes on earth 🌎 with us?" Her answer? She said, "God takes so many good people because He doesn't want to be surrounded by morons or idiots." God loves us all but again if given the choice would you want to be surrounded by some of the clowns you see here, or by nice decent people? Obviously it's a joke, but still it's not just funny but actually a reality too.

[@dnasty312]

Now Shirl too 😞

[@mikehunt4986]

@@EdsterIII But then we end up surrounded by the morons and idiots. God needs to stop being so greedy.

[@JackTheSkunk]

So I guess I wasn't the only one who thought the show went downhill a bit after trading the grittiness of Milwaukee for the glitz and "glamour" of California. I never laughed so hard as I did when I saw those two lovable knuckleheads Lenny and Squiggy for the first time.

[@richardnogalez8772]

Rip Shirley say Hello to Laverne ♥️

[@noracalugas9813]

The 1970's, Awesome Era!🍿🍦🍕🥯🍏

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I ought to know I was born in the 70s.

[@retrowifey7160]

RIP Cindy Williams 🙏

[@JoaMaj]

Classic comedy. RIP David and Penny.

[@otisroseboro5613]

I have the entire complete series on DVD

[@mj6962]

I love how Garry and Penny played a married couple in Hocus Pocus! That is my favorite part of that movie!

[@cabellero1120]

1 of my all time favorite Tv Shows.

[@esmeraldagems9487]

Cindy says, "I waited tables at the House of Pancakes for many years." Narrator, "Cindy wouldn't be a waitress for long." Lol

[@johnsteelman-d1s]

HELLO, @ESMERALDAGEMS9487 , WHAT IS THE ADDRESS OF THE HOUSE OF PANCAKES ? THAT IS IN LA ? PLEASE REPLY , JOHN FROM NORTH CAROLINA , ,.,.,

[@matthrivnak6572]

Good TV back then, still watch those shows when I can!

[@cabellero1120]

1 of my all time Favorite shows ☺️👍

[@johnsteelman-d1s]

HELLO, CINDY WILLIAMS ALSO WORKED AT THE WHISKEY A GO GO ON SUNSET STRIP IN HOLLWOOD , CALI. JOHN FROM NORTH CAROLINA .

[@rhettjanes1056]

I love Laverne & Shirley they are so funny it's just too bad Penny Marshall is gone I think it would be funny if they did another show entitled Laverne and Shirley and now they are all grown up grandmothers that would be very funny

[@CaptainSpalding72]

NOT anymore

[@MalEvansUSA]

Cindy Williams is dead now.

[@whatdidoursurveysay]

They _kinda_ did that with the reunion skit from 2002

[@tj921able]

All of these great performers will live on in our hearts. Thankful to have personally lived through this time. This was such a more innocent time in my life, before reality slapped me in the face (and mugged me in the alley). Thank you, Laverne & Shirley for making the world a little bit brighter and a nice place to live. RIP to all that have passed. Thankful for all that you did. Thank you to those still living for bringing laughter into our homes. God Bless You all and stay safe.

[@richardgarcia618]

No mention of Big Rosie Greenbaum. I was disappointed when Rosie was dropped after Season 3. Betty Garrett started in Season 2, Mrs. Havenwurst (Helen Page Camp) was the original landlady.

[@sxm76]

I forgot about her......Her and Lavern used to go at it!

[@cheddarcheese7928]

Since Cindy’s sad passing I started watching old Happy Days and L&S episodes. Laverne and Shirley has held up much better than Happy Days.It’s just funnier! I think because of all that physical comedy

[@richiebear1969]

RIP Shirley.

[@EdsterIII]

The 70's were a decade of wonderful memories, great 📺TV,📺 amazing movies, and childhood experiences and childhood adventures that were nothing short of amazing! These days movies are pathetically inept, the stories are weak, any mention of God is considered taboo. I MISS the 1970's and even the 80's. GREAT BANDS AND SUCH AMAZING CONCERTS! THE MUSICIANS WERE INSANELY TALENTED! It was so fun! From Ozzy Osborne to 👹Ronnie 👹James👹DIO👹, Iron Maiden to Twisted Sister, Metallica to Megadeath, AC⚡DC to Aerosmith, ⚘Guns⚘'N'⚘Roses⚘, 🐀Ratt🐀 Dokken, Skid Row, Tesla, ZZTop, Boston, Heart, The 🦅Eagles🦅, Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Billy Squier, Whitesnake, Queensryche, W.A.S.P., Armored Saint, Warrant, Poison, Metal Church, The Cars, STYX, and my favorite band Mötley Crüe! From Alpine Valley, to the Mecca Arena, to Summerfest then State Fair park. Hell I even saw Kiss. So many bands, so many incredible shows and concerts. Lastly the most ICONIC AND PHENOMENAL CONCERT EXPERIENCE ANY ONE PERSON WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE. We got to see PINK FLOYD @ County Stadium 🏟 We were seated in the Upper Deck Box💺💺seats💺💺 about 9-10 rows back. 3rd base side of the field. We could see everything and it was truly an experience again like NO OTHER! Seeing Van Halen, the 🦂Scorpions🦂Cheap Trick, and getting to see Cliff Burton of Metallica play before he passed away and Randy Rhodes as well! Those were epic, but PINK FLOYD THAT'S UNMATCHED! The 70's and 80's were truly awesome!

[@raquelarchuleta6430]

❤ every bad and the memories I would not trade my childhood or teens for nothing I loved the commercials as well just about knew every tune on our commercials and sit coms

[@carolecarr5210]

If they sold DVDs of each season, I'd buy in a heartbeat.

[@Squigenny]

the complete series on DVD can be purchased for a really good price these days

[@cabellero1120]

You can buy the entire series on DVD for less than $40, I think

[@Jantv81]

I have a few seasons. I need to get more. It’s classic!

[@dnasty312]

I've Seasons 1-5

[@AvengerII]

They also rerun Laverne & Shirley on multiple cable channels and streaming services. L&S is on the Happy Days channel on Pluto TV, the free/ad-supported streaming service owned by Viacom which owns Paramount, the studio that owns Happy and all its spin-off series (Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy). The thing is Happy Days gets top priority on Pluto TV. The other shows rotate in and out on the schedule. I can't tell you when L&S airs because the shedules shifts constantly!

[@majik_man]

16:49 Michael McKean minus the hair looks like he could be John Travolta's brother. Faces are very similar.

[@nightafternightpod]

Yayy! Thank you for backing this up.

[@kellycoleman715]

It’s hard to believe that Michael McKean is the only one in the picture that’s still alive.

[@edwardbliss8931]

Could really never get into Laverne & Shirley, but can't deny it's a legendary show.

[@majik_man]

Garry Marshall produced- Happy days/ Laverne & Shirley/ The Odd Couple / Mork & Mindy

[@bradjames891]

Penny Marshall looks like a female Geddy Lee in her interview segments. That's a compliment. I love Rush!

[@blackamerican40]

RIP Cindy and Penny 🙏🙏

[@gogoyubari366]

Shirley was my favorite beauty queen.

[@deborahchesser7375]

I watched 1 season when they moved to LA in 1980. It definitely lost its magic by that point.

[@lynn1464]

It was a bad idea when they moved them to California.

[@harperstacey9604]

When they moved to Burbank, California, the show went downhill. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@coreycokepolk9483]

They were both attractive.

[@megatron8461]

A pair of sisterly bachelorettes crammed into an apartment in America’s dairy land. Who knew that could be a premise?

[@kendane2001]

It’s the end of An era. This goes back to A time when there were live audiences, and if A joke bombed you knew it. Likewise if A joke landed you knew it. I think Lenny is the only one left from that cast. Sitcoms now don’t hav ethe same chemistry.

[@donaldewert2332]

I live in Milwaukee. Laverne & Shirley once lived down the street from me. Those were some Happy Days 🤗

[@amandaengelman5168]

I've loved this show since I was a kid in the 80s. I didn't know until today that Gary Marshall was Penny Marshall's brother and not her father lol

[@RitaSora]

One Year ago today you left us Cindy.😢 Still can not believe it! Love You Always! Miss You sooo much!❤

[@sunnyadams5842]

I REALLY needed a lift tonight. Saw this in the feed and SMiLED! And tapped. AHHHH! Then learned Cindy Williams died 2 weeks ago... Oh my Gosh!!! It's kinda dark days with Harry and his Wife n all these vapid, mean spirited Influencers and Brands. I loved Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley and all the silliness back then, yes, but I kinda watched more because who wan"t watching every Tuesday night? You had to know all the new bits the next day at school! Secretly,, I thought it was all kinda too light and too goofy. Now - These shows seem almost deep. They were kind. They were honest and moral. There was always a good vibe. Pepsi and milk solved all our problems...I'd take it. RIP Cindy and ALL THE REST OF YOU SILLY, WONDERFUL PEOPLE. Thank you for a somewhat innocent childhood.

[@douglasthompson9482]

Rip Cindy…. Laurie, still love you

[@MoneyRay619858]

🕊

[@tartgreenapple]

Penny Marshall (1943 - 2018) Diabetes (75 yrs old) David L. Lander a.k.a. Squiggy (1947 - 2020) Multiple sclerosis (73 yrs old) Edward Rudolph Mekjian a.k.a Big Ragoo (1952 - 2021) Blood Clots (69 yrs old) Cindy Williams (1947-2023) Illness (75 years old)

[@whatdidoursurveysay]

Cindy Williams (1947-2023) Illness (75 years old)

[@krislaicu3686]

I’m a huge fan of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley I grew up watching both shows as a kid and then a teenager

[@brotherofjunk]

The restaurant was called Cowboy Bill's not Cowboy Bob's. Also, although the girls dabbled in acting when they arrived in LA. they were not aspiring actresses with odd jobs. They were gift wrappers at a department store.

[@timmmahhhh]

To reflect how iconic this show is, one of the best scenes in Wayne's World was their reenactment of this show's intro.

[@AvengerII]

Sad to think that every actor in that teaser pic except Michael McKean/"Lenny" is dead now. Cindy Williams and Eddie Mekkaka ("Carmine, the Big Ragu") were the most recent to pass away. Appreciate people while they're around, Folks...

[@noraluzcalugas2731]

Cindy Williams & Penny Marshall😊♀️🌐🛡️🍿🧈🎼🏆

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Rip to both ❤❤❤❤

[@ernestchacon4928]

My older sister said at that time that Lenny had the most easy going calming eyes, and at 11, I didn't know what she meant..., 😆😅🤣 !!!

[@carolecarr5210]

Sad Emmy commentary that no Emmy nominations ever came their way.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Its mostly crap

[@PhilMoskowitz]

This biography perfectly shows how it is usually the people who will make a workplace a joy or a nightmare to work at.

[@bradjames891]

Shirley is the hot one and Laverne is the funny one.

[@jaengen]

I thought Shirley was funny too.

[@latoshawhite8495]

Rip Cindy she had the whits and the charm on tv and the big screen as well 🙏

[@dlamancha5697]

Oh, I loved this show. It reminded me so much of I Love Lucy. RIP Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, David Lander and everyone. Amazing to think Michael McKean is the only one of this wonderful ensemble show still kicking! He's so great on Better Call Saul. Such a talented actor. I would have loved seeing Lenny and Squiggy as Michael and David wanted to do them.

[@R._Thornhill]

I worked in Milwaukee in the ‘80s. The city was getting tired of their blue collar reputation. The city hired an ad firm (who I also employed) They came up with a series of ads that were titled, “Shirley we’ve had this reputation too long”. Pure genius.

[@aletaboyette9634]

I've always liked that Carmine & Fonzie we're on the same level.

[@frlgibson]

I love for Annette O’Toole in Virgin River. Then, I found out that she is married to LENNY!! I read all the things they are to each other. But, I especially love learning more about Michael McKean! Their song together in A Mighty Wind makes my heart cry.

[@lindajarvis4919]

David Lander went on to do work in the animated children’s tv series Oswald. Used to watch it with my children He was the penguin

[@Buggy-su4oy]

David was great on the show and as the head weasel in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Michael is great as Grandpa Lou in the reboot of Rugrats...😊😊😊also may David, Penny, Cindy, Phil, Betty and Gary all rest in sweet peace.😢😢😢😢😢

[@charlesclark9627]

Cindy was pretty!

[@timgraysontv]

Lenny is the sole survivor...

[@mj6962]

I hate official “CRITICS!” They have the absolute WORST taste possible. They are NEVER right. If critics don’t like something, then I can assume that I will love it.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

No one liked MY MOTHER THE CAR. STFU

[@sylvialupehernandez9154]

Lander, looked more Brown, Meddetereanean than a light German.

[@jodysmith8048]

Happy Days was produced by Miller and Mike the company would later go on to be know as Miller/Boyette which would later on go to produce hit the TV shows such as Bosom Buddies Valerie/Hogan Family Hanging with Mr. Cooper Malcolm and Eddie Step By Step Family Matters Getting By On Our Own Perfect Stranger Full House and many more hit TV shows

[@31minutesago]

Photographer: "The more joyful a face, the longer you will live!"

[@Dave-ti2ue]

McKean and Lander were Carnegie Mellon guys.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Michael was also great as Mr. Green in "Clue."

[@barontaylor7139]

In real life Laverne was married to Michael Stivic from All in the Family

[@Chapin-pc2kz]

And *'Shirley'* was married to *Goldie Hawn's* ex-husband and *Kate Hudson's* estranged father.

[@coreycokepolk9483]

Reminds me of threes company.

[@sisterstonerock]

heeey 💕

[@esmeraldaborjas3701]

Irvington, New Rochelle, Ardsley, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Mount Kisco, Larchmont, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Yonkers, Rye, Valhalla, White Plains, Hawthorne, Scarsdale, Peeksill, New Castle, Rye Brook, Elmsford, and Port Chester New York

[@mkr6338]

Cowboy Bill’s, Not Cowboy Bob’s

[@richardgarcia618]

Yes. Plus, Laverne and Shirley moved to California after Frank and Edna moved there to open Cowboy Bill's.

[@johnsteelman1410]

@@richardgarcia618 Hello Richard Garcia....was it a real place where you could go to eat ? Just wondering , John from North Carolina.

[@patrickt.7683]

Wasn't Bruce Burger on this show?

[@lindaszatkowski321]

May she rest in peace

[@SquiggyGirlForever]

There were a handful of season 8 episodes i actually liked including the one that featured Lenny, Squiggy, Frank & Carmine in the desert. You can see Michael break character with a laugh at what David/Squiggy said & then recover quickly. Its not an obvious character break as the line Dsvid said was funny. He had evidently changed his line without telling Michael.

[@michaelboyce9373]

Garry chose Penny as a natural

[@aurora6636]

Where people hard of hearing in the 70's? The cast of Laverne and Shirley do nothing but scream at each other.

[@clarissamoll666]

S t f u

[@LarryGonzalez00]

Before Beavis and Butthead there was Lenny and Squiggy. David and Michael were the best.

[@lisapage9317]

Michael McKean(Lenny) is the only one still around.

[@realofficialauthenticymrasgt]

Yuh yuh