Episode Name/Number:  Born Too Late (Episode 6.9)

Original Air Date:  January 27, 1981

Summary:  Lenny & Squiggy return from their first-ever experience at a silent movie, and proceed to imagine a number of different silent film scenarios based on the movies they just watched - culminating with them adjusting their recent efforts to woo a girl by adopting some of the silent film techniques they learned. Yup, brace yourself for… a mostly-silent, mostly-black-and-white episode of Laverne & Shirley.

 

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Guest Stars:  Sarah Kennedy as "Attractive Girl"

Best Quote:  "I really wish we’d lived back when nobody talked. We’d never run out of things to say." -Lenny
Most Touching Moment/Quote:  Frank’s child-like excitement after being invited to the ball game.

Funnie st Moment: Lenny drinking the secret potion and transforming into Squiggy in the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hekyll skit

Squiggy Hello:  "Just the way the customers like them… lean and greasy." -Edna  "Hello!" -Squiggy; Plus, we also get a silent "hello!" from Squiggy during the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hekyll skit.

Featured Songs:  "Surf City" by Jan & Dean, "California Girls" by the Beach Boys, and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles (in the original episode version of course... DVD music cuts be damned!)
Strangest Moment:  Lenny licking Squiggy’s boot from top to bottom in the "Eric von Squigheim Takes a Wife" skit
Best Insult:  "Shirley, I know he’s sexy, but keep your hands off of him…" -Edna, referring to Frank
Saddest Moment:  Shirley finding out the truth about baseballs: "You mean to tell me that the ball in a ball game is made from a pony?!?"
Fun Tidbit:  Apparently Cowboy Bills just has pairs of cream pies lying around, waiting for a dual-pie-in-the-face moment.

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Star Rating:  2/5
Verdict:  This is not a typical L&S episode by any stretch, so expectations should be set accordingly when going in to watch this one. As an L&S episode, it’s not the greatest, but as a showcase for the comedic awesomeness of Michael McKean and David L. Lander… I can respect it.