Laverne & Shirley: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Laverne & Shirley Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Festival (1)
Sep 5, 1978
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
Festival (2)
Sep 12, 1978
Frank tries to win the climbing the greased pole contest so he can win a trip to Italy for his mother.
Playing the Roxy
Sep 19, 1978
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
The Robbery
Sep 26, 1978
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.
The Quiz Show
Oct 10, 1978
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
Laverne and Shirley Go to Night School
Oct 17, 1978
Shirley wants to become a medical assistant, and wants reluctant Laverne to go to night school with her.
Date with Eraserhead
Oct 24, 1978
Shirley has a blind date with Eraserhead and it isn't quite what she had in mind.
The Bully Show
Oct 31, 1978
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
A Visit to the Cemetery
Nov 14, 1978
Laverne comes to accept the death of her mother and visits her grave for the first time.
Chorus Line
Nov 21, 1978
Laverne dreams of going to Broadway when she auditions for West Side Story in Chicago.
Laverne and Shirley Move In
Nov 28, 1978
Shirley recalls how she and Laverne first moved in together.
Dinner for Four
Dec 5, 1978
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 wan
It's a Dog's Life
Dec 12, 1978
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 do
Oh, Come All Ye Bums
Dec 19, 1978
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 t
Who's Papa?
Jan 16, 1979
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
The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show
Jan 30, 1979
In the third annual Shotz talent show, Laverne and Shirley perform as human puppets.
Supermarket Sweep
Feb 6, 1979
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
Lenny's Crush
Feb 13, 1979
Lenny falls in love with Laverne after misunderstanding what she told him.
Fire Show
Feb 20, 1979
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
Squiggy in Love
Feb 27, 1979
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
The Feminine Mistake
Mar 6, 1979
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.
The Tenants Are Revolting
Mar 13, 1979
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.
Spy in My Beer
May 8, 1979
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
Shirley and the Older Man
May 15, 1979
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.