Laverne & Shirley: The Eighth and Final Season

What can I say, what is Laverne and Shirley w/o Shirley? Not as good, but Penny Marshall did a heck of a job carrying the show almost entirely on her own w/o help from the rest of the cast. We rarely see Carmine or Lenny. The only character we do see a lot of is Squiggy and the ever annoying Rhonda. This a must have to complete your collection and while some episodes were just downright boring or stupid, this season managed to showcase the incredible acting talents of Penny Marshall. Many had me laughing harder than episodes that showcased Laverne & Shirley together! It's a shame she didn't go farther in acting, because she was a brilliant comedian. However, having seen her movies that she directed, I can say she is clearly a multi-talented woman and I would love to meet her someday. The major con was there was no real ending to this series. I believe they had to have some inkling it wasn't going to be renewed and could have found a better way to tidy up the ending. It felt nothing like a a last episode of neither a season, nor a series finale. I was certain there must be me one more episode on the disc, but to my dismay, nothing.

I was never a big fan of Laverne & Shirley, but I thought it was a funny show. I grew up more with Happy Days and remember the times when Laverne & Shirley guest starred on Happy Days. With that said, I had a huge crush on Carrie Fisher in the 80's. I thought she was so pretty and she had a great body! She also was a good actress in the roles she was offered. Carrie guest starred on am episode called "The Playboy Show" Laverne decides to tryout to be a bunny for Hugh Hefner. She meets Carrie at the audition and they have a very funny scene with Squiggy. Later on they audition for Hugh Hefner while wearing their bunny outfits. Penny Marshall actually looked pretty good, but Carrie Fisher looked incredible! I could not take mt eyes off of her the whole time she wore the bunny outfit! I thought Penny had some very funny moments. When Carrie knocks over the milk on the table, Penny cleans it up with her bunny tail! I thought she nailed that scene. It was so funny. With that said, Carrie Fisher steals this episode. The bunny suit she wears is more memorable to me than the slave outfit in Jedi, or the bra and slip in Under the Rainbow. The best part with Carrie in the bunny suit is near the end where she chases down Hef before he leaves. Her cute butt is bouncing up and and down for all to see. I am surprised that was allowed to be shown on tv at that time. Great Episode!

I am so in love with this series. So glad I was able to find on Amazon! Perfect quality!

I guess Shirley had to marry who she did.Her fling with Carmine was only P/T,but the manshe marriedwasa DOCTOR,and throughout theshow she wanted to marry one.Some say Laverne should have marriedLenny.The attraction was all 1 way-Lenny would gladlyhave done that,but,you may remember,Laverne found Lenny a turn-off anda jerk.Besides,Laverne marryinganybody wouldhaveworkedtochangeherpersonality-unlucky at love,but always going for thesingle guys would become a thing of the past.The show's STYLE is physical humor,so it needs a stooge.But a stooge can be anyone,as long as that person is onthe recieving end.L&S humor depended on that.The problem isn't assimple as some think.It's that the cast is filtering out,making less and less stooges available.Any half-decent writer should have seen that,because it couldhave beeneasily corrected.

Excellent discs and service

My favorite show ever!

This season completes my Laverne and Shirley collection. I thought that the final season could have had a better ending to the series but would recommend it to someone who likes comedy from the fifties and sixties.

Glad to finish the collection... however... the last two episodes are in the wrong order. The very last broadcast episode had Carmine going to broadway. In the DVD, they have Councilman DeFazio as the last episode. Other than that glaring error, glad to have.

DVD arrived in good time in excellent condition, the content of the product is just what I expected.Thank you

Laverne & ... Laverne. Can't believe they tried to do the show without Shirley.

I like this show and it's much easier & cheaper to buy it from Amazon.ca than to go to HMV.

This one is also a gift

nice!!