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The Best Episodes of Laverne & Shirley Season 4

Every episode of Laverne & Shirley Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Laverne & Shirley Season 4!

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Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 1 - Festival (1)
    8.2/10(105 votes)

    #1 - Festival (1)

    S4:E1

    The girls go to New York to visit all of Laverne's relatives and to attend the Italian festival. Laverne's Grandmother, Frank's mother takes a liking to Squiggy and treats him like a son.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 2 - Festival (2)
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #2 - Festival (2)

    S4:E2

    Frank tries to win the climbing the greased pole contest so he can win a trip to Italy for his mother.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 3 - Playing the Roxy
    8.7/10(115 votes)

    #3 - Playing the Roxy

    S4:E3

    Laverne comes out the bedroom wearing only her slip and reading a magazine about a stripper named Roxy's adentures. It turns out that Shirley has read the article and when Laverne is about to go outside to collect the mail, Shirley gives Laverne a telling off for wearing only her slip outside. So she goes to collect the mail. Lenny and Squiggy appear wearing their new lodge hats, The Order Of The Bass, and then tell Laverne that Shirley is taking a nap outstide at the bottom of the stairs. Shirley has fallen and hit her head and now thinks she is Roxy from the magazine. She then shows a complete change in her persoanlity as she practices bumps and grinds. Carmine thinks he'll have more luck with Roxy and chats her up just as Laverne tells him to leave. Later when Shirley/Roxy is all alone, Lenny and Squiggy arrive and try to get Roxy to strip. She says she will if it's at a mens club and she gets paid, so they arrange for her to strip at their lodge's big party. Laverne comes home late

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Stephen Nathan

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  4. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 4 - The Robbery
    8.3/10(103 votes)

    #4 - The Robbery

    S4:E4

    Out for kicks, Laverne teams up with a tough guy who commits a crime. Laverne's date with Jake of the Purple Fiends goes sour when he robs a grocery store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 5 - The Quiz Show
    8.8/10(121 votes)

    #5 - The Quiz Show

    S4:E5

    The gang attend ""Be Silly For Dollars"". Carmine got the tickets & wanted to be a contestant. Shecky the host comes to the audience to select contestants. He first picks Lenny & Squiggy who aren't too interested. Then as he's about to select Carmine, Laverne & Shirley start jumping up & down & he selects them instead. On the game show, Lenny & Squiggy appear first. They answer a hard stumper correctly & model Irma comes out displaying a salami they won. Shecky tempts them with living room furniture, but they decide to take the salami! Laverne & Shirley appear next. They miss the question & have to do a silly stunt. They had two minutes to dress each other blindfoldedly which they succussfully do. Irma tells them they won a trip to Appliance Street! Shecky tells them they could either take the oven or appliance potpourri. After squabbling & arguing, the lucky buzzer sounds! Shecky invites them back next week. At home, Laverne's father wants them to wear some silly clothing pr

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 6 - Laverne and Shirley Go to Night School
    8.2/10(115 votes)

    #6 - Laverne and Shirley Go to Night School

    S4:E6

    Shirley wants to become a medical assistant, and wants reluctant Laverne to go to night school with her.

    Director:Lowell Ganz
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 7 - Date with Eraserhead
    8.3/10(105 votes)

    #7 - Date with Eraserhead

    S4:E7

    Shirley has a blind date with Eraserhead and it isn't quite what she had in mind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 8 - The Bully Show
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    #8 - The Bully Show

    S4:E8

    Lenny and Squiggy are forced to make a date between Laverne and their foreman. After fighting feelings of guilt since they know that the guy is a real jerk, they come to Laverne's rescue just in time.

    Director:Dennis Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 9 - A Visit to the Cemetery
    8.2/10(106 votes)

    #9 - A Visit to the Cemetery

    S4:E9

    Laverne comes to accept the death of her mother and visits her grave for the first time.

    Director:Dennis Klein
    Writer:David W. Duclon

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  10. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 10 - Chorus Line
    7.8/10(105 votes)

    #10 - Chorus Line

    S4:E10

    Laverne dreams of going to Broadway when she auditions for West Side Story in Chicago.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 11 - Laverne and Shirley Move In
    8.4/10(109 votes)

    #11 - Laverne and Shirley Move In

    S4:E11

    Shirley recalls how she and Laverne first moved in together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 12 - Dinner for Four
    8.6/10(111 votes)

    #12 - Dinner for Four

    S4:E12

    The girls meet two guys in Frank's Pizzabowl. When they get chatting, the girls think that the guys are inviting them for dinner at their posh flat, but in reality all the guys want is to hire them to be maids for the evening to them and their posh girlfriends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 13 - It's a Dog's Life
    8.3/10(108 votes)

    #13 - It's a Dog's Life

    S4:E13

    Shirley handcuffs herself to a homeless dog at the pound to protest the scheduled death of the dog. Carmine comes to the rescue in the end by finding homes for all the abandoned dogs as he gives a free dance lesson to anyone who'll adopt a dog.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 14 - Oh, Come All Ye Bums
    7.8/10(132 votes)

    #14 - Oh, Come All Ye Bums

    S4:E14

    Laverne and Shirley are decorating their Christmas tree, when a bum called Rags knocks at the door and tells Laverne and Shirley that he's bringing 36 of his bum friends with him to Frank's annual Hobo Christmas Dinner at the Pizzabowl. Next we see Lenny and Squiggy dressed as an elf and a fairy working in a department store as Santa's helpers. They're being pestered by an obnoxious little boy. Frank DeFazio whose taken the job of Santa Claus, comes in to help raise money to pay for the Hobo's dinner. The Pizzabowl has been doing bad business and he can't afford to pay for the dinner this year, hence the Santa job. Laverne and Shirley comes in after having fought a large crowd over Christmas bargains. When they see Lenny and Squiggy they burst out laughing and they pull the brat away from Squiggy who has him in a choke hold. The rumpus causes the department stores manager to come out and when he sees the commotion, he fires Frank as Santa. Laverne recognizes her father's loud voice and

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Stephen Nathan

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  15. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 15 - Who's Papa?
    8.1/10(102 votes)

    #15 - Who's Papa?

    S4:E15

    Shirley finds it odd that she is small and brunette when everybody else in her family is tall and blonde, so she takes it on herself to find out if she's adopted or not. In the end, she get a speech from Laverne about ""does it really matter if you're adopted or not, when you're current family loves you"". Needless to say when Shirley opens the hospital medical records, she finds out that she's not adopted after all.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 16 - The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #16 - The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show

    S4:E16

    In the third annual Shotz talent show, Laverne and Shirley perform as human puppets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen Nathan

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  17. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 17 - Supermarket Sweep
    8.6/10(123 votes)

    #17 - Supermarket Sweep

    S4:E17

    Laverne wins three minutes of free shopping and everyne want something. Everybody wants something all right: Lenny and Squiggy are constantly telling them to get Bosco, Carmine is out taking orders from the neighborhood. When the day comes, due to the girls' greed all they end up with is one measly item each.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  18. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 18 - Lenny's Crush
    8.5/10(105 votes)

    #18 - Lenny's Crush

    S4:E18

    Lenny falls in love with Laverne after misunderstanding what she told him.

    Director:Carl Gottlieb
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 19 - Fire Show
    8.4/10(106 votes)

    #19 - Fire Show

    S4:E19

    One of the firemen who comes to put out the fire in their apartment falls for Laverne. Unfortunately, Shirley falls for him too which leads to the girls' friendship being tested to the limits.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 20 - Squiggy in Love
    8.7/10(104 votes)

    #20 - Squiggy in Love

    S4:E20

    Laverne and Shirley try to help Squiggy by pointing out to him that his latest great looking girlfriend is just using him to help move into and decorate her flat. When they finally confront Squiggy with the news, he tells them he knows he's being used but what chance does a guy like him have with a beautiful girl like that. Of course he does the right thing thanks to his friends and tells the golddigger to get lost.

    Director:Penny Marshall
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 21 - The Feminine Mistake
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #21 - The Feminine Mistake

    S4:E21

    Laverne asks Shirley if she can make her more feminine to impress Joey. This leads to Laverne acting 'froo-froo' and doing impressions of a southern belle.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 22 - The Tenants Are Revolting
    8.5/10(103 votes)

    #22 - The Tenants Are Revolting

    S4:E22

    The girls believe they are doing a good deed by calling in a building inspector to make repairs, until Mrs. Babish is given a deadline to fix it or pay a fine.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 23 - Spy in My Beer
    8.2/10(104 votes)

    #23 - Spy in My Beer

    S4:E23

    No one believes Laverne saw an industrial spy in the brewery. So she takes it upon herself to prove everyone wrong. She drags Shirley back to the brewery late that evening and they lie in wait for the spy. Both girls after arguing with each other end up soaking wet in a huge vat of beer. When the spy appears the girls confront him. Moments later, the security guard comes in and the girls try to convince the guard about the spy. The spy spins a tale to the guard who is now unconvinced so Laverne pulls of his trousers revealling the stolen microfilm in his sock suspenders.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Laverne & Shirley Season 4 Episode 24 - Shirley and the Older Man
    8.4/10(107 votes)

    #24 - Shirley and the Older Man

    S4:E24

    Shirley's friendship with a rich older man is resented by Carmine, who is jealous, and the man's daughter is suspicious of Shirley's intentions.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Festival (1)" is the best rated episode of "Laverne & Shirley" season 4. It scored 8.2/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by Alan Myerson and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/5/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Festival (2)".