Laverne & Shirley

*Laverne & Shirley*
Laverne & Shirley
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Garry Marshall; Lowell Ganz; Mark Rothman;
Starring	Penny Marshall; Cindy Williams; Michael McKean; David Lander; Eddie Mekka; Phil Foster; Betty Garrett; Leslie Easterbrook;
Theme music composer	Norman Gimbel (lyrics); Charles Fox;
Opening theme	"Making Our Dreams Come True", performed by Cyndi Grecco
Composers	John Beal; Frank Comstock; Charles Fox; Jack Hayes;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	178 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Garry Marshall; Thomas L. Miller; Edward K. Milkis;
Producers	Mark Rothman; Lowell Ganz;
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Henderson Productions; Miller-Milkis Productions (seasons 1–6); Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions (seasons 7–8); Paramount Television;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 27, 1976 –; May 10, 1983
Related
	Love, American Style; Happy Days; Blansky's Beauties; Mork & Mindy; Out of the Blue; Laverne & Shirley in the Army; Joanie Loves Chachi;

Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s to early 1960s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the sixth season onwards, the series' setting changed to mid-1960s Burbank, California.

Michael McKean and David Lander co-star as their friends and neighbors Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman, respectively; along with Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa, Phil Foster as Laverne's father Frank DeFazio, and Betty Garrett as the girls' landlady Edna Babish.

Featuring regular physical comedy, Laverne & Shirley became the most-watched American television program by its third and fourth season. It received six Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination.