Laverne & Shirley in the Army
Encyclopedia
Laverne & Shirley in the Army is a 1981 Hanna-Barbera
cartoon series
based on the TV show Laverne & Shirley
, with the title characters voiced by Penny Marshall
and Cindy Williams
. The show aired on Saturday morning
s for one season of 13 episodes on ABC
. (The words "In the Army" did not appear in the show's title cards.)
The show was a spin-off of Laverne and Shirley, which was itself a spin-off of Happy Days
, which was itself a spin-off of Love, American Style
. The show is, therefore, a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off.
and the TV series of the same name
, as well as a two-part Laverne & Shirley episode, "You're In The Army Now," that aired on November 15, 1979 — best friends Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney are enlisted in the U.S. Army and often get involved in clandestine escapades with their immediate superior, an anthropomorphic pig
named Sgt. Squealy (voiced by Ron Palillo
) who is always threatening to report them to his superior, Sgt. Turnbuckle (voiced by Kenneth Mars
). All usually turns out well for the girls.
The characters of this show also appeared in the subsequent series The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
.
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
cartoon series
Cartoon series
A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same characters and a basic theme...
based on the TV show Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from January 26, 1976, to May 10, 1983...
, with the title characters voiced by Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall is an American actress, producer and director.After playing several small roles for television, she was cast as Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley...
and Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams
Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams is an American actress best known for starring in the television situation-comedy series Laverne & Shirley, in the role of "Shirley Feeney", and for her role as Laurie Henderson in the classic film American Graffiti.-Early life:Williams was born in Van Nuys,...
. The show aired on Saturday morning
Saturday Morning
-Album credits:*All tracks produced by Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.*Executive Producer/Concept: Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.*Engineered by Peter McCabe and Larry Fergusson....
s for one season of 13 episodes on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. (The words "In the Army" did not appear in the show's title cards.)
The show was a spin-off of Laverne and Shirley, which was itself a spin-off of Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
, which was itself a spin-off of Love, American Style
Love, American Style
Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974...
. The show is, therefore, a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off.
Plot
In this series — which is partly inspired by the movie Private BenjaminPrivate Benjamin
Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn. The film was one of the biggest box office hits of 1980, and also spawned a short-lived television series. The film is ranked 82 on the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest Movies" poll, and 59 on Bravo's "100 Funniest...
and the TV series of the same name
Private Benjamin (TV series)
Private Benjamin is an American sitcom based on the movie of the same name. The show aired on CBS from April 6, 1981, to January 10, 1983. Eileen Brennan, who reprised her role from the film, won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her work on the series....
, as well as a two-part Laverne & Shirley episode, "You're In The Army Now," that aired on November 15, 1979 — best friends Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney are enlisted in the U.S. Army and often get involved in clandestine escapades with their immediate superior, an anthropomorphic pig
Pig
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
named Sgt. Squealy (voiced by Ron Palillo
Ron Palillo
Ronald Gabriel "Ron" Palillo is an American television and film actor, perhaps best known for his role as high school student Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on the ABC sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, which aired from 1975 to 1979....
) who is always threatening to report them to his superior, Sgt. Turnbuckle (voiced by Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein...
). All usually turns out well for the girls.
The characters of this show also appeared in the subsequent series The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour is a 1982 cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears Productions, featuring animated versions of characters from Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days...
.
Episode titles
| Prod. code |
Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| LS-01 | Invasion of the Booby Hatchers | 1981 October 10 |
| LS-02 | Jungle Jumpers | 1981 October 17 |
| LS-03 | Naval Fluff | 1981 October 24 |
| LS-04 | April Fools In Paris | 1981 October 31 |
| LS-05 | I Only Have Ice For You | 1981 November 7 |
| LS-06 | When the Moon Comes Over the Werewolf | 1981 November 14 |
| LS-07 | Bigfoot | 1981 November 21 |
| LS-08 | Two Mini Cooks | 1981 November 28 |
| LS-09 | Super Wacs | 1981 December 5 |
| LS-10 | Meanie Genie | 1981 December 12 |
| LS-11 | Tokyo-Ho-Ho | 1981 December 19 |
| LS-12 | The Dark Knight | |
| LS-13 | Super Duper Trooper | 1982 January 2 |
External links
- Laverne & Shirley in the Army at Toonarific.com
- The opening sequence on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....