the LAVERNE & SHIRLEY place
a tribute to milwaukee's best bottlecappers
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.
Take Two, They're Small