"Not Quite South of the Border" script, Scene A

From the Revised Shooting Script, November 20, 1979.  Note that Squiggy's name is given as "Andrew Squigmann" on the cast list page, the first time I've noticed that misspelling in canon.  Hm, it's that way for "Dance Studio," "We're in the Army Now," and "The Fourth Annual Shotz Talent Show," but not "Debutante Ball," where it is one G and one N.  So is it something that started in late Season Three?  Yes, we will definitely revisit this for "The Duke of Squigman," but no wonder I can never remember how to spell it.  (Lenny would also have last-name spelling issues, later on, but so far it seems to be consistently "Kosnowski" in Seasons Three and Five.)

Anyway, Scene A starts, as almost every L & S script must, in the girls' apartment, this time at night.  In the script, Frank has his arm around Edna as they sit on the couch, but in the episode they aren't touching, and she's flipping through a magazine.  The dialogue is the same though, although we missed out on the stage direction "Frank raises his eyebrows suggestively."

They omitted Edna saying that the girls will be knockouts in the bikinis they just bought.  Also, the girls were supposed to "tackle" the boys for going through the luggage, rather than Shirley sort of wrestling Squiggy and Laverne sort of giving Lenny what looks like (sorry for the politically incorrect term) Indian burns.  Squiggy's line (my favorite line in the script) "Unhand me, woman.  There are countries where such behavior would require you to bear my child" became "Unhand me, woman.  There are countries in this universe where you could be forced to bear my child for such behavior."  Shirley's "You make me sick" was added. 

In the episode, Laverne has the boys carry the suitcases out to the car.  We lost all this after Squiggy tells Lenny that women use garter belts to hold up their shoes:

LENNY RONNIES.  LAVERNE CROSSES TO HIM AND GRABS THE GARTER BELT, THEN PUSHES THE BOYS TOWARDS THE DOOR.

LAVERNE

Out.  You ain't coming with us.

SQUIGGY

Dear God please don't let me cry. 

LENNY

We'll just hide in our own suitcases.  You can unpack us when you get home.

SQUIGGY

If we're still talking to you.

THE BOYS ARE GONE.  A CAR HORN HONKS O.S.

LAVERNE

That's my pop.  We've gotta get packed.

THE GIRLS BEGIN PACKING.

SHIRLEY

Laverne, have you seen my near Mexican serape?

LAVERNE

(GUILTY) I, uh... it's sorta... uh...

SHIRLEY

Okay, fess up.

LAVERNE

I left it in the clothes dryer a little too long.

SHIRLEY

How little?

LAVERNE TAKES IT OUT OF HER SUITCASE.  IT IS THE SIZE OF A NAPKIN.  SHIRLEY IS APPALLED.

LAVERNE

This little.  (THEY ARGUE)  It'll make a good napkin.  Except for the holde.  [I assume that's a typo for "hole."]

The scene ends with them arguing and packing.

Both versions of the scene work, and the writing by Deborah Leschin and Susan Seeger seems to be off to a good start.  So how did this turn into an episode that I'd give a C to?  Perhaps later scenes will provide clues....