LAVERNE & SHIRLEY: CALL ME A TAXI (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about two young working women, following their humorous adventures from the 1950s through the 1960s.
In this episode, Laverne informs Shirley that their section at the brewery has been laid off for three weeks. Edna tells them that she understands if they are subsequently late with the rent. The girls fume when Lenny and Squiggy give Edna their rent in advance, as they have been getting extra hours. At Frank's pizza parlor, Rosie openly taunts the girls about their currently unemployed status. Carmine then hears about taxi dancer openings at a local dive where staffers earn ten cents per dance. Laverne and Shirley apply for jobs, even though dancer Charmayne threatens them with a knife if they steal any of her customers.
The girls are immediately approached by a pair of lotharios who give them a workout on the floor. However, the rest of the customers fail to request dances. Laverne and Shirley then try to make themselves appear sexier. The ruse works, leaving the twosome exhausted from the successful results. After Lenny and Squiggy make an appearance, disguised as big game hunters, Frank shows up and reads the riot act to the girls. He then offers them jobs at his pizza parlor to assist Mary. There, they get even with the ever-truculent Rosie for her earlier behavior. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 30, 1999 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:63520
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1976-1983
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Thomas L. Miller … Executive Producer
- Edward K. Milkis … Executive Producer
- Garry K. Marshall … Executive Producer, Created by
- Monica Johnson … Producer
- Eric Cohen … Producer
- Tony Marshall … Producer
- Jeffrey Ganz … Associate Producer
- Alan Myerson … Director
- Lowell Ganz … Created by
- Mark Rothman … Created by
- Deborah Leschin … Writer
- Paula A. Roth … Writer
- Frank Comstock … Music by
- Charles Fox … Theme Music by
- Norman Gimbel … Lyrics
- Penny Marshall … Cast, Laverne De Fazio
- Cindy Williams … Cast, Shirley Feeney
- Betty Garrett … Cast, Edna Babish
- David Lander … Cast, Squiggy Squiggman
- Michael McKean … Cast, Lenny Kosnowski
- Phil Foster … Cast, Frank DeFazio
- Eddie Mekka … Cast, Carmine Ragusa
- Carole Ita White … Cast, Rosie Greenbaum
- Julie Payne … Cast, Charmayne
- Frances Peach … Cast, Mary
- Peter Elbling … Cast, Dancer
- Larry Hankin … Cast, Dancer
- Rose Michtom … Cast, Ticket Woman