Laverne & Shirley What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor? (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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Laverne & Shirley

What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor? (Season 5, Episode 5)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Shirley's sailor brother returns but he's not the Brother Shirley remembers. He's developed a drinking problem. He denies he's an alcoholic & just likes to have fun but Shirley's determined to bust him out from the bottle.

Director

Joel Zwick

Writers

Garry Marshall (created by) (as Garry K. Marshall) | Lowell Ganz (created by) | Mark Rothman (created by) | Chris Thompson (written by) | Gary H. Miller (written by)

Producers

Robert L. Boyett | Chris Thompson

Cinematographer

William Norton

Editor

Robert James Kern

Casting Director

Bobby Hoffman

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 18, 1979

Release date

Oct 18, 1979 (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 Edna Babish See fewer	On the Town (1949)
Michael McKean Lenny Kosnowski Lenny Kosnowski See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
David L. Lander Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Phil Foster Frank DeFazio Frank DeFazio See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Eddie Mekka Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Ed Begley Jr. Robert 'Bobby' Feeney Robert 'Bobby' Feeney See fewer	A Mighty Wind (2003)
Lynne Marie Stewart Barbara Tedesco Barbara Tedesco See fewer	The Running Man (1987)
Julie Parrish Frisco Frisco See fewer	Mannix (1967)
Dennis Haysbert Shore Patrolman Shore Patrolman See fewer	Far from Heaven (2002)