Laverne & Shirley: Season 5

"Laverne & Shirley" regardless of which season I've been viewing, always makes me laugh-out-loud with each episode. The antics the girls get into, the situations which arise, and the comedic expertise of all the cast involved, makes this a most memorable, hilarious and enjoyable season one can watch over and over. I feel this is the kind of television comedy we sorely lack in today's programming, so I enjoy going "back in time" and reliving some of these classics.Both Laverne and Shirley, along with Carmine, Laverne's dad, Frank, Lenny and Squiggy, and all the other loveable characters that made this series such a success have the wonderful bond of friendship and love that underscores their various funny capers yet bonds these characters to make them each so very likeable. Each cast member is so talented and unique in their own way of comedic expression that one can't help but love them each individually. Despite all the various antics everyone gets into, they all are rooted with a strong sense of caring and love for one another - giving definitely a wonderful sense of being even in a comedy series such as this. There is a message, if even in a comedic way, that there are more important things in the world than what the outer issues appear to be. One such episode comes to mind from this particular season: the girls are chosen to spend a weekend at something like ROTC training, where they compete with the men's group to prove that females are also strong in combat and can handle themselves as well as the guys. In the end, when the girls end up saving the life of an opposing male recruit (who won't, of course, recognize that they lost the race because of saving him) they, although in their hilariously funny way, show that it's better to have lost the race of who's better/faster/longer able to exist in the cold wilderness when it means they gave up the race to save the life of an injured man. Vicki Lawrence does a fantastically funny presentation in the role of their sergeant.Laverne & Shirley is a hilarious yet feel-good series. Sure wish there were more shows today like it!

This is by far the best year for the series. Laverne and Shirley had fallen from the Neilson Ratings top 5 shows only because ABC with all of its "intelligence" decided to move it to Thursdays to allow a show called Angie to have the spot after Happy Days on Tuesday nights. The late 70s and early 80s were a big time for networks to shuffle series in order to compete. Most of the time it never worked. Remember the series Taxi was moved to two different time slots on ABC then it moved to another network? Needless to say Laverne & Shirley was moved back to Tuesdays but in terms of ratings numbers it never recovered. For this season it did remain in the top 30. It's a shame because this season was when it fully hit its stride. The Diner- "Dead Lazlo's Place" with "Betty please pick up your hash blacks!" and "Murder on the Moosejaw Express" with "We're knife targets for a bald guy" and "Frank and Edna's Wedding" - In an African American Baptist Church are the three quintessential L & S episodes.Laverne and Shirley was a huge hit for ABC yet I believe it was looked down upon by Hollywood. It never won a single Emmy award for acting or writing yet the public loved the show and it was number 1 for two seasons prior to this one. This is the season just before they moved to Hollywood which was when the series "jumped the shark" and spiraled downward with lackluster writing and Cindy Williams suing and leaving the series. Then they just let it fade away. The last episode of this huge hit centered on Carmine becoming a working actor/dancer. A forgetful end to a wonderfully funny television show that centered on two independent women navigating through life after high school. I see how shows like Friends- Monica in the fat suit, Three's Company- the physical comedy, and other shows borrowed from Laverne and Shirley which set a standard. I miss the family hour of television. I miss shows like Laverne and Shirley. I'll buy this dvd set for my kids to enjoy. Thanks for reading.

By far the best season. I love this show. I was a teen when it was on and would die if i couldnt watch it. Moosejaw was Great. Dead Lazlo's place was great. But I love the two part army episode. Vicki Lawrence is perfect in it. But I hate that episode when they go to make an army training film. Shirley likes that tall blond guy who she is matched up with and he says "I'm gay." Hello. This is suppose to be the late 50's early 60's. Gay didnt mean that back then. Plus no one would just come out and say it back then, in the late 50's early 60's. Even the late 70's it was kind of taboo. Look at all the flack SOAP got. A horrible attempt to be PC. And before ya bash me. I am gay.

This was for me, the final episodes of the funny ones where the girls are employed at Shotz Brewery. My children had never seen the shows, so I started collecting them from season one. This is the last of MY collection because the show goes down hill from here with the sixth season. Carmine, Lennie and Squiggy and the girls in their humorous poverty and hilarious everyday struggles makes Laverne and Shirley a show that unlifts the common person. It encourages us to "laugh at ourselves".

This is the best season of them all with the Moosejaw two parter-my favorite. And many, many more. I was just thinking 3 days ago if they were going to release this and bam my dream came true!Only 3 left-the California years not my favorite but would buy them all. This series was so clean and fun.Sell the last three seasons! This one took too long but I am grateful!10 out of 10.

DVD arrived in good time in excellent condition, the content of the product is just what I expected.Thank you

good old days, wish will come back, but these treaures are great remionders of what amazon library has to offer

Brings back the childhood memories. A great show that is so much better than tv today! enjoyed by kids and adults both.

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as much as I love this show, was very disappointed to open the case and the dvd holder is broken. Other than that the product is perfect