Tag: Laverne & Shirley

• RIP Penny Marshall ~ Actor, producer, and director best known for her role as Laverne DeFazio on TV’s “Laverne & Shirley” (1976-83), a role she created on “Happy Days” (1975-79) created by her brother, Garry Marshall. The relationship between Laverne and Shirley (Cindy Williams) was often compared to that of Lucy and Ethel. That was…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 18, 2018

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  Circus of the Stars II, Eden Court, Garry Marshall, Happy Days, I love lucy, Laverne & Shirley, Laverne DeFazio, Lucille Ball, Lucy & Ethel, Penny Marshall, The Diner, The Lucy Show, tv

• THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY

  Lucille Ball’s outrageous stunts have inspired other shows to get laughs from the same unlikely situations. These are some of my favorite Lucy inspirations (in no particular order)… WILL & GRACE (1998-2006 and 2016+) “Who’s Your Daddy?” (S9;E2 ~ October 5, 2017)Starring Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullalley (Karen) inspired by “The Lucy Show”“Lucy and Viv Put…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 23, 2018

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  Al Lewis, Bungle Abbey, Car 54 Where Are You?, Charlie Callas, Cindy Williams, Desi Arnaz, Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Fred Gwynn, Gino Conforti, Graham Jarvis, Green Acres, I love lucy, Joe E. Ross, Laverne & Shirley, Lucille Ball, Melissa McCarthy, Men Are Messy, Mike & Molly, Penny Marshall, Peter Palmer, Swoosie Kurtz, The Diner, The Freezer, The Handcuffs, The Lucy Show, The Munsters, The Tour, Vivian Vance, William Frawley