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Laverne and Shirley Theme Song by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox

Laverne and Shirley Theme Song Lyrics

Laverne and Shirley Theme Song

Written by: Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox

Performed by: Cyndi Grecco

Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983)

Penny Marshall: Laverne DeFazio

Cindy Williams: Shirley Feeney

David L. Lander: Andrew “Squiggy” Squiggman

Michael McKean: Leonard “Lenny” Kosnowski

Eddie Mekka: Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa

Phil Foster: Frank DeFazio

Betty Garrett: Edna Babish

Making Our Dreams Come True (Excerpt)
Give us any chance, we’ll take it
Read us any rule, we’ll break it
We’re gonna make our dreams come true
Doin’ it our way …

Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983)

The Complete Series

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Laverne & Shirley

Starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams

Laverne & Shirley, a spin-off of the popular sitcom Happy Days, aired on ABC from 1976 to 1983. The girls were roommates who had jobs as bottlecappers at a Milwaukee brewery. By the second season Laverne & Shirley was the most-watched television show in America, with ratings that surpassed those of Happy Days.

Both shows were produced at Paramount Television—Happy Days on Stage 19 and Laverne & Shirley on Stage 20. Garry Marshall (brother of star Penny Marshall) was the creator of both shows.

The characters Laverne and Shirley were introduced to viewers as friends of “The Fonz,” Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli. This of course was the very popular character played by Henry Winkler on Happy Days. Not surprisingly, characters from Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley made occasional guest appearances on each other’s shows.

The theme song from the series, Making Our Dreams Come True, was released as a single and became a top 30 hit in 1976.

Garry Marshall
There’s no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.

Laverne & Shirley Cast

Michael McKean, Penny Marshall, David L. Lander, Cindy Williams

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From Season 3: Airport ’59
Shirley: Laverne, I’m telling you, flying is safer than driving! Nobody has ever crashed into a cloud!
Laverne: Yeah, well nobody ever fell 40,000 feet from a DeSoto, either.

Ultimate TV Themes

93 Songs From Your Favorite Shows (Hal Leonard Books)

The Hal Leonard Corporation was founded in 1947 and has become the largest print music publisher in the world, representing some of the greatest artists and songwriters of all time. Hal Leonard Books are popular with musicians as well as music lovers. The book includes theme songs from several popular classic TV shows including Laverne & Shirley.

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Penny Marshall
I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.

Laverne & Shirley Sing

Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams

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Laverne and Shirley Theme Song

Laverne and Shirley Theme Song

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
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Love American Style Theme Song by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin

Love American Style Theme Song Lyrics

Love American Style Theme Song

Written by: Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin

Performed by: The Cowsills (Season One)

Love, American Style (1969-1974)

Frequent Players: Stuart Margolin, Barbara Minkus, Michael Callan, William Callaway, Mary Grover, Tracy Reed, E.J. Peaker, Warren Berlinger, Buzz Cooper, Lynne Marta, Naomi Stevens, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Davis, Jo Anne Worley, Carol Wayne, Richard Gautier, Judy Carne, Alice Ghostley, Lou Jacobi, Marlyn Mason, Larry Storch, Henry Gibson, Rich Little

Love, American Style Theme Song (Excerpt)
Love, American Style
Truer than the Red, White and Blue
Love, American Style
That’s me and you …

Love, American Style (1969)

The Ornate Brass Bed was Featured in Many Episodes

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Love, American Style

That’s Me and You

Love, American Style was produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974.

Each week the one-hour comedy presented unrelated stories of romance, featuring different characters and locations. The show’s stable of regular players was supplemented by guest appearances from other popular actors of the time. One common element was a large and ornate brass bed, which served as a prop in many of the episodes.

The show had a hip music score, provided by Charles Fox who co-wrote the show’s theme song with Arnold Margolin. Popular character actor Stuart Margolin (brother of Arnold) was a regular on the show, appearing in 29 episodes.

Family Band: The Cowsills Story

A Film by Louise Palanker

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Television Sitcom Rewrites, American Style
Famed executive producer Garry Marshall often remarked that Love, American Style was where failed sitcom pilots went to die. If a producer couldn’t find a network interested in his pilot, he’d sell the script to Aaron Spelling who would extract the funniest bits to use on Love, American Style.

Stuart Margolin

Love, American Style (1969)

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Stuart Margolin
I’m a character actor. Many times if a character actor does his job particularly well, you don’t even notice him.

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Love, American Style Theme Song

Love, American Style Theme Song

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Love and Happy Days
In February 1972 an episode titled ‘Love and Happy Days’ inspired Garry Marshall’s hit show Happy Days which debuted in 1974. Cast members Ron Howard, Anson Williams and Marion Ross all appeared in the episode, which impressed ABC network executives enough to request a pilot.

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