January 19, 1982
B-
Bob Howard's only L & S script, while not a classic, is entertaining and surprisingly thought-provoking. Laverne's new boyfriend, Jeffrey (29-year-old Jeff Goldblum, looking gorgeous of course), hosts tours of international visitors, so she tells him she speaks seven languages. Shirley disapproves but then finds she is herself a phony when the cute man that Jeffrey fixes her up with turns out to be a furrier. The girls discuss how they lie about themselves for men and, while not exactly a feminist conversation, it does throw new light on the scheming they've done to get guys. (Although obviously Laverne lying about Shirley's impending death was a lot worse.) Note that Goldblum, as always, puts more into an ordinary role than is required, including a very long smooch with Penny M. (About thirty seconds according to Youtube.)
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