Episode Name/Number:  The Right to Light  (Episode 5.17)

Original Air Date:  January 28, 1980

Summary:  The girls' power gets shut off when they don't pay their bill,  so they go down to the Electric company to put up a fight. When the company still isn't willing to turn their power back on, stating that the girls never paid their bill, Laverne and Shirley chain themselves together in the office in protest... but, as luck would have it, there also happens to be a bomb there. Yikes.

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Guest Stars:  Raymond Singer at Charles McClean

Best Quote:  "C’mon, Lord! Open up those pearly gates, ‘cause Laverne and I are going to be coming through at high velocity speed!" -Shirley
Most Touching Moment/Quote:  The girls offering to give dance lessons to the guys.
Funniest Moment:  Laverne trying to chew through the chain to free herself and Shirley.
Squiggy Hello:  "And we’ll get to use our new dance record! It’s got the Monkey on one side and the Jerk on the other." -Laverne   "Hello!" -Squiggy
Featured Songs:  Shirley singing "Nobody Know the Trouble I’ve Seen" in what she believes to be their final moments.
Strangest Moment:  The boys’ first attempt at dancing ("That is sooo scary." -Laverne)
Best Insult:  "Are you getting fat?" -Carmine, when trying to chain the girls together
Saddest Moment:  The girls thinking they are going to die and Shirley praying in what she thinks are their last few moments.
Fun Tidbit:  Placing a stamp upside down on a letter apparently means ‘I love you’ (at least according to Shirley...)
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Star Rating:  3.5/5

Verdict:  Almost the whole episode takes place in Milwaukee Gas & Electric, and pretty much plays out in real-time, for better or for worse. It’s not the best season five episode, but there are definitely laughs to be had here.​