On This Day: May 10, 1983 - Final Episode of Laverne and Shirley Airs

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On This Day: May 10, 1983 - Final Episode of Laverne and Shirley Airs.

On this day May 10, 1983, the final episode of Laverne and Shirley aired, closing out a successful eight season run with a total of 178 episodes. The sitcom followed the lives of two blue collar best friends working at a Milwaukee brewery, and later in Burbank, California. Its mix of slapstick comedy and heartfelt friendship made it one of the biggest TV hits of the late 70s.

Laverne and Shirley was the number 1 show in America in both 1978 and 1979 and became a cultural staple with its...

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