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Jon Hein: The Shows That Made Me
Jon Hein knows TV.
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Posted Thursday 12/02/21 at 1:47PM EST
Eddie Makka, who played Laverne & Shirley's Carmine “The Big Ragoo” Ragusa, dies at 69
Makka, who died last Saturday at his home in Newhall, California, starred on the ABC sitcom as Carmine “The Big...
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Posted Monday 2/01/21 at 10:36PM EST
Michael McKean pens a tribute to Laverne & Shirley co-star David Lander: "I wanted to tell you what it was like to encounter this unique man for the first time..."
"David L.
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Laverne & Shirley Premiered 45 Years Ago Today
On January 27, 1976, Laverne & Shirley began its eight season-run on ABC.
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Happy Days Premiered 47 Years Ago Today
On January 15, 1974, ABC premiered Garry Marshall's Happy Days, which managed to capitalize on the 1950s nostalgia of the...
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Remembering David Lander, TV's Squiggy from Laverne & Shirley
David Lander, who gained fame for playing Andrew "Squiggy" Squigman on the mega-popular Happy Days spin-off Laverne & Shirley, passed away...
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David Lander, Squiggy of Laverne & Shirley's Lenny & Squiggy, dies at 73
Lander died Friday in Los Angeles after secretly battling multiple sclerosis for 15 years.
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Posted Tuesday 11/17/20 at 1:04PM EST
Pluto TV adding The Love Boat, Family Ties, Mission: Impossible, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy
The ViacomCBS-owned streaming service is getting a batch of new classic shows from its corporate sibling CBS Television Distribution starting...
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ABC Pays Long-Overdue Tribute to the Man Who Saved Its Bacon
TV producers are a bigger deal these days than they were when I was growing up.
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Posted Wednesday 4/08/20 at 3:15PM EDT
Thomas L. Miller dies at 79: Legendary TV producer was behind Full House, Mork & Mindy, Family Matters, Happy Days and more iconic sitcoms
Miller's TV production companies, most famously Miller/Boyett Productions, were behind some of the most iconic sitcoms of the 1970s, 1980s...
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The Show Must Go On: 9 TV Series That Continued Without Their Stars
After Jeffrey Tambor was fired from his starring role on Transparent amid sexual misconduct allegations, it initially seemed like the...
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Posted Wednesday 1/02/19 at 10:27AM EST
Norman Gimbel, who wrote the lyrics to the Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley theme songs, dies at 91
Gimbel and his longtime collaborator Charles Fox were best known for their Grammy-winning hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song.
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Posted Wednesday 12/19/18 at 11:11PM EST
Michael McKean calls Penny Marshall "my friend, my coach, my comedy playmate"
After tweeting "I don't know what to say" upon learning of the death of his Laverne & Shirley co-star on...
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Posted Wednesday 12/19/18 at 1:28PM EST
Laverne & Shirley's Cindy Williams reacts to co-star Penny Marshall's death
"What an extraordinary loss," Williams said in a statement released to the Today show.
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As Laverne DeFazio on Laverne & Shirley, Penny Marshall picked up where Lucille Ball left off
It's pretty clear why Marshall, who died Monday at age 75, found success as a movie director following eight seasons...