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Take Two, They're Small

Episode Name/Number:  Take Two, They're Small  (Episode 5.11)

Original Air Date:  November 22, 1979

Summary:  Lenny & Squiggy help fix the girls up with two “dream dates” via their computer dating service (FYI, this is no match.com...). The girls are in for a surprise though when it turns out their dates are little people.




Guest Stars:  Bruce Kimmel as the organist
Best Quote: “Boy, you just ride that rubber raft right down to filth town, don’t you?”          -Shirley
Most Touching Moment/Quote:  Laverne and Shirley sticking up for their dates at the roller rink
Funniest Moment:  Laverne's date continually frisking her...
Squiggy Hello:  “It gets you all puffy and bloated!" -Shirley  "Hello!" -Squiggy
Featured Songs:  "Chances Are" by Johnny Mathis, as the girls wind down their evening with Lance & Brent
Strangest Moment:  Lenny and Squiggy inventing a computer dating service... in the 60’s?!?  Plus, Lenny’s amazing impersonation of “The Lonely Man” AND “The Lonely Woman” certainly qualifies as bizarre, to say the least.
Best Insult:  “Bottlecappers...” -Claudette  “That’s right, that’s us!” -Laverne  “I always wondered why they didnt just get monkeys to do that job.” -Claudette
Saddest Moment:  When the girls nearly bail on their dates: "Listen girls, you suddenly get a stomachache or a headache. We understand. It wouldn’t be the first time" -Brent
Fun Tidbit: According to Lenny & Squiggy, there are exactly 826 "
Shirleys" in Milwaukee

Episode in One Ridiculous Picture:























Star Rating:  3/5
Verdict:  The whole "little people" storyline feels a bit cheap at times, but Lenny and Squiggy's computer dating service is pure genius.

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Cindy Williams on Laverne and Shirley.
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