"Fire Show"February 20, 1979
B-
This episode, written by Jeff Franklin (his first of thirteen), is not the more famous episode where Laverne dates a fireman played by Ted Danson, but rather one where the girls compete for a cute firefighter, who seems to stand Laverne up, so she goes on a platonic date with Carmine, which the boys misunderstand, so Shirley goes out with the firefighter, and then there's competitive makeouts, interrupted briefly by Anne Ramsey. Besides some Laverne/Carmine obviously, and the reveal that, according to Shirley anyway, she's allowed to date other men and Carmine is allowed to date ugly women (which implies she definitely doesn't see Laverne as ugly), Lenny and Squiggy try to help Laverne deal with being stood up, and Lenny tickles her a lot.
Rose Michtom returns as Mrs. Kolcheck. Note that although the previous episode was set in the spring, this one is so cold that Laverne tries to thaw out Carmine with a hug that makes Shirley suspicious.
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