Laverne & Shirley 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. Details Casts Season Lists Title Laverne & Shirley Genres Comedy Family First Air Date 1976-01-27 Last Air Date 1983-05-10 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 25 Minutes Total Season(s) 8 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 178 Runtime 25 Production Companies Henderson Productions, Miller-Milkis Productions, Paramount Television Penny Marshall Laverne DeFazio Cindy Williams Shirley Feeney David L. Lander Squiggy Michael McKean Lenny Phil Foster Frank DeFazio Eddie Mekka Carmine Ragusa Leslie Easterbrook Rhonda Lee Season 1 15 Episodes 1976-01-27 Season 2 23 Episodes 1976-09-28 Season 3 24 Episodes 1977-09-20 Season 4 24 Episodes 1978-09-05 Season 5 26 Episodes 1979-09-13 Season 6 22 Episodes 1980-11-18 Season 7 22 Episodes 1981-10-13 Season 8 22 Episodes 1982-09-28