Laverne & Shirley (season 3)

Laverne & Shirley (season 3)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) – May 30, 1978 (1978-05-30)
Season chronology

This is a list of episodes from the third season of Laverne & Shirley.

Broadcast history

The season aired Tuesdays at 8:30-9:00 pm (EST).^[1]^[2]

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
39	1	"Airport '59"	Alan Rafkin	Chris Thompson	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20)
The girls' first plane trip nearly turns disastrous until Laverne takes the controls.
40	2	"Tag Team Wrestling"	Alan Rafkin	Marc Sotkin	September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27)
Laverne wrestles with an Amazonian in tag-team wrestling for charity.
41	3	"The Pact"	Alan Rafkin	Yvette Weinberger & Mike Weinberger	October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04)
A spoiled playboy woos the girls, leading to a pact in which they swear to never let a guy come between them again.
42	4	"Robot Lawsuit"	Alan Rafkin	Judy Pioli	October 25, 1977 (1977-10-25)
A shyster persuades Laverne to sue a toy store where she was attacked by a robot.
43	5	"Laverne's Arranged Marriage"	Alan Rafkin	Emily Marshall	November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01)
Frank arranges for Laverne to marry a mozzarella tycoon's nephew.
44	6	"Cruise: Part 1"	Alan Rafkin	Chris Thompson	November 8, 1977 (1977-11-08)
The girls sell children's shoes to earn money for a cruise.
45	7	"Cruise: Part 2"	Alan Rafkin	Babaloo Mandel & Barry Lange	November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15)
An ensign woos Shirley on the cruise to the Great Lakes.
46	8	"Laverne and Shirley Meet Fabian"	Alan Rafkin	Paula A. Roth	November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)
Unable to obtain tickets to a Fabian concert, the girls pose as French waitresses in Fabian's hotel in hopes that they can meet the teen idol.
47	9	"The Stakeout"	Alan Rafkin	Barry Rubinowitz	November 29, 1977 (1977-11-29)
The FBI uses the girls' apartment to stake out counterfeiters, one of whom may be Carmine.
48	10	"Shirley's Operation"	Alan Rafkin	David W. Duclon	December 6, 1977 (1977-12-06)
Shirley is in the hospital for a minor operation and runs out in a panic, leading her friends - dressed up for a production of Alice in Wonderland - to track her down.
49	11	"Take My Plants, Please"	Alan Rafkin	Marc Sotkin	December 13, 1977 (1977-12-13)
When the girls are laid off again, they start a plant business that doesn't exactly blossom.
50	12	"New Years Eve 1959"	Alan Rafkin	Marc Sotkin	December 27, 1977 (1977-12-27)
On New Year's Eve, Laverne's date dumps her and Shirley comes down with a New Years Eve cold.
51	13	"The Mortician"	Alan Rafkin	Laura Levine	January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10)
Shirley is disturbed by a mortician's mordib interest in her health.
52	14	"The Horse Show"	Alan Rafkin	Judy Pioli	January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17)
Shirley rescues a horse from the glue factory and brings it home.
53	15	"The Slow Child"	Alan Rafkin	Dan E. Weisburd	January 24, 1978 (1978-01-24)
Edna leaves her disabled daughter in the girls' care, but the child disappears with Lenny.
54	16	"The Second Almost Annual Shotz Talent Show"	Alan Rafkin	Paula A. Roth	January 31, 1978 (1978-01-31)
The girls are put in charge of the talent show and face the task of finding a place for Mr. Shotz's talentless son.
55	17	"The Dentist"	Alan Rafkin	Babaloo Mandel	February 7, 1978 (1978-02-07)
Shirley's dim-witted dentist cousin tries to fix Laverne's sore tooth.
56	18	"Bus Stop"	Alan Rafkin	Barry Rubinowitz	February 14, 1978 (1978-02-14)
The girls take a bus to a city where they plan to rendezvous with students.
57	19	"The Driving Test"	Alan Rafkin	Chris Thompson	February 21, 1978 (1978-02-21)
Squiggy must pass a driving test in order to keep his job.
58	20	"The Obstacle Course"	Alan Rafkin	Arthur Silver	February 28, 1978 (1978-02-28)
Shirley goes through a police obstacle course in order to prove her mettle.
59	21	"The Debutante Ball"	Alan Rafkin	Paula A. Roth & Judy Pioli	May 9, 1978 (1978-05-09)
Lenny invites Laverne to a royal ball when he learns he's 89th in line to take the Polish throne.
60	22	"2001: A Comedy Odyssey"	Ray DeVally, Jr.	Chris Thompson & Marc Sotkin	May 16, 1978 (1978-05-16)
Laverne dreams that she and Shirley are in their 80s and still without significant others.
61	23	"The Dance Studio"	Ray DeVally, Jr.	Nicholas DeMarco	May 23, 1978 (1978-05-23)
The girls try to help Carmine get a loan for a dance studio.
62	24	"Breaking Up and Making Up"	Alan Rafkin	Phil Foster & Marion Zola	May 30, 1978 (1978-05-30)
Edna is visited by her ex-husband, which made Frank jealous. This causes for Frank and Edna to end their relationship. Will Laverne and Shirley get Frank and Edna back together? Or will Frank and Edna end up being sad and alone forever?

References

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1950s	50–51: Texaco Star Theater 51–52: Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts 52–53, 53–54, 54–55: I Love Lucy 55–56: The $64,000 Question 56–57: I Love Lucy 57–58, 58–59, 59–60: Gunsmoke

1960s	60–61: Gunsmoke 61–62: Wagon Train 62–63, 63–64: The Beverly Hillbillies (S1, S2) 64–65, 65–66, 66–67: Bonanza 67–68: The Andy Griffith Show (S8) 68–69, 69–70: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1970s	70–71: Marcus Welby, M.D. 71–72, 72–73, 73–74, 74–75, 75–76: All in the Family (S2, S3, S4, S5, S6) 76–77: Happy Days (S4) 77–78, 78–79: Laverne & Shirley (S3, S4) 79–80: 60 Minutes

1980s	80–81, 81–82: Dallas (S4, S5) 82–83: 60 Minutes 83–84: Dallas (S7) 84–85: Dynasty 85–86, 86–87, 87–88, 88–89: The Cosby Show (S2, S3, S4, S5) 89–90: Roseanne (S2)/The Cosby Show (S6)

1990s	90–91: Cheers (S9) 91–92, 92–93, 93–94: 60 Minutes 94–95: Seinfeld (S6) 95–96, 96–97: ER (S2, S3) 97–98: Seinfeld (S9) 98–99: ER (S5) 99–2000: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2000s	00–01: Survivor (S2-AO) 01–02: Friends (S8) 02–03, 03–04, 04–05,: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S3, S4, S5) 05–06, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 09–10: American Idol (S5, S6, S7, S8, S9)

2010s	10–11: American Idol (S10) 11-12: NBC Sunday Night Football 12-13: NCIS (S10) 13-14, 14-15, 15-16: NBC Sunday Night Football

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