Laverne & Shirley — 1976-1983 · 8 seasons · 178 eps

★ 7.0

Laverne & Shirley

1976-1983 8 seasons 178 episodes

★ 7.0 (9,629 votes) Bottom 30%

Best friends, roommates, and polar opposites, Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work together at the Shotz Brewery in Milwaukee and keep each other's spirits up at home.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

E1

7.7

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

E2

7.8

8.3

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.9

8.2

8.0

E3

7.8

7.7

8.1

8.7

8.5

8.0

7.9

6.9

E4

7.6

8.1

8.0

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.4

6.8

E5

7.3

8.1

7.6

8.8

8.0

8.2

8.4

7.8

E6

7.5

8.1

7.9

8.2

8.7

8.3

8.1

7.4

E7

7.7

8.2

8.0

8.3

8.7

7.9

8.1

6.9

E8

7.2

8.7

8.8

7.7

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.3

E9

7.5

7.9

8.0

8.2

8.1

7.6

7.5

6.8

E10

7.9

7.9

8.5

7.8

8.1

7.6

8.3

7.0

E11

7.9

8.1

8.0

8.4

8.7

7.9

8.0

7.2

E12

7.7

7.6

8.4

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.1

7.1

E13

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

7.8

7.2

E14

8.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

9.0

7.8

8.1

7.2

E15

8.0

8.4

8.6

8.1

8.6

8.9

7.5

7.2

E16

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.2

8.9

8.4

7.2

E17

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.8

8.1

8.3

6.6

E18

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.8

7.8

8.6

7.3

E19

8.8

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.2

7.8

7.5

E20

8.1

8.0

8.7

8.9

8.1

7.9

7.1

E21

8.6

8.5

8.1

8.9

8.3

7.6

7.3

E22

8.4

8.3

8.5

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.0

E23

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

E24

8.1

8.4

8.3

E25

8.8

E26

8.5

Avg

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.5

8.1

8.0

7.2

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.0

S5E14 Not Quite South of the Border

#2

S5E20 8.9

Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 1

#3

S5E21 8.9

Murder on the Moose Jaw Express: Part 2

4. S6E15 "The Bardwell Caper: Part 1" 8.9
5. S6E16 "The Bardwell Caper: Part 2" 8.9
6. S2E19 "Hi Neighbor, Book 2" 8.8
7. S3E8 "Laverne & Shirley Meet Fabian" 8.8
8. S4E5 "The Quiz Show" 8.8
9. S5E17 "The Right to Light" 8.8
10. S5E18 "Why Did the Fireman..." 8.8

📉 Bottom Episodes

#178

S8E17 6.6

The Ghost Story

177. S8E9 "Of Mice and Men" 6.8
176. S8E4 "Lost in Spacesuits" 6.8
175. S8E7 "Death Row: Part 2" 6.9
174. S8E3 "The Note" 6.9

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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87 Standouts

3 Infamous

71 Hidden Gems

17 Forgettable

Top Standout: S5E14 Not Quite South of the Border

Most Infamous: S1E8 One Flew Over Milwaukee

Best Hidden Gem: S6E15 The Bardwell Caper: Part 1

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

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