Did they ever get married ? - Laverne & Shirley (1976) Discussion

[–] tiff_lisatony7 19 years ago

Shirley married Walter Meaney in CA then Cindy Williams left the show b/c she was pregnant in 1982! Laverne never married

Tiff

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[–] MyDarkStar 19 years ago

heh, didn't know that.

thanks !

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[–] tiff_lisatony7 19 years ago

No problema! Happy Thanksgiving y'all! :) T
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[–] ExplorerDS6789 13 years ago

"Shirley married Walter Meaney in CA then Cindy Williams left the show b/c she was pregnant in 1982! Laverne never married"

That episode aired two nights ago, and it was HORRIBLE. Why didn't they introduce this Walter character sooner? I mean, this wasn't some minor character getting married, this was Shirley, one of the main characters who was right there from the beginning! Such a character getting married is a big deal, so it can't be some schlub they throw in at the last minute. Plus, did they think having him wrapped in a body cast to blatantly prove that they couldn't cast a decent actor for this character was all that funny? Did they do it because on M*A*S*H when Margaret got married, her groom had his legs in casts? It was stupid then and it was stupid here.

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[–] ExplorerDS6789 13 years ago

They already act like a married couple anyway.

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[–] MyDarkStar 12 years ago

They probably put the character at the last second because Cindy Williams told them she was pregnant and leaving out of the blue.

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[–] Actorman-5 18 years ago

If I remember correctly, in the short "episode" they did as part of the reunion special, they implied that Laverne had been married several times. The premise was the two of them on some kind of game show and the announcer introduced them as Shirley Feeney-Meaney and Laverne DeFazio-Something-Something-Something. I don't remember the specific names, but there were three or four names tacked on after DeFazio. Very funny!

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[–] MyDarkStar 18 years ago

Why would she keep the names of her ex-husbands ?

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[–] ritamilo 16 years ago

Hi Actorman - they were supposedly auditioning for "Survivor." Shirley was divorced and yes, Laverne was married a number of times and also had several children.

"...truth against the world..." - attributed to Boudicca of the Iceni

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[–] hbksbabygirl95 16 years ago

I don't know why but I wanted Shirley with Carmine =D

"We all go a little mad sometimes."-Billy Loomis-SCREAM

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[–] ritamilo 16 years ago

A lot of people did; it seemed so right when they lived in Milwaukee. But the show jumped the shark when they moved to California and Carmine seemed to be more of a buffoon and not the "Big Ragoo" as he was in Milwaukee.

"...truth against the world..." - attributed to Boudicca of the Iceni

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[–] MyDarkStar 13 years ago

ha - so true.

Milwaukee = ultra cool dude ; maybe even considered a "man of the town" with his dancing skills

California = dufus who was totally out of his element

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[–] Joe_Free_Market 13 years ago

They never married men. They were "partners."

"Never answer a question with a question" -Proverbs 1:23

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[–] jefgg 12 years ago

Maybe Laverne & Shirley moved to California hoping to get married. Notthattheresanythingwrongwiththat. Same sex marriage would not become legal in California until many years later. It would not have been the first anachronism on the show.

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[–] jefgg 11 years ago

A couple of English musicians played by Peter Noone and Eric Idle wanted to marry Laverne and Shirley to become American citizens in the "I Do, I Do" episode.

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