Laverne & Shirley The Beatnik Show (Season 5, Episode 16)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Laverne & Shirley

The Beatnik Show (Season 5, Episode 16)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A visit to a local beatnik coffeehouse does not impress Laverne much, but Shirley's enamored of the culture and soon is dressing, speaking, and acting like a beatnik herself. Can Laverne sway her friend back from the lure of the beat scene?

Director

Joel Zwick

Writers

Garry Marshall (created by) (as Garry K. Marshall) | Lowell Ganz (created by) | Mark Rothman (created by) | Al Aidekman (written by)

Producers

Robert L. Boyett | David W. Duclon | Ron Leavitt

Composer

Howard Pearl

Cinematographer

William Norton

Editor

Daniel P. Hanley (as Dan Hanley)

Casting Director

Bobby Hoffman

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 21, 1980

Release date

Jan 21, 1980 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Penny Marshall Laverne DeFazio Laverne DeFazio See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Cindy Williams Shirley Feeney Shirley Feeney See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Betty Garrett Edna Babish DeFazio Edna Babish DeFazio See fewer	On the Town (1949)
David L. Lander Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Michael McKean Lenny Kosnowski Lenny Kosnowski See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Phil Foster Frank DeFazio Frank DeFazio See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Doug Cox The Birthday Boy The Birthday Boy See fewer	Carrie (1976)
Art Garfunkel The Mighty Oak The Mighty Oak See fewer	Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Paul Kreppel Rafael Rafael See fewer	It's a Living (1980)
Sarah Lilly Waitress Waitress See fewer	Failure to Launch (2006)
Shelly Lipkin Poet Poet See fewer	Mean Creek (2004)