"Playing Hookey," Scene D

It's the "girls' apartment - a short while later."  Amusingly, when Laverne and Shirley dance together, they say, "Dig to China.  Dig to China," I think a nod to "Excuse MMICI."

This was left out:

BOB

... (HE STEPS ON SHIRLEY'S FOOT.  SHE SITS ON COUCH, HOLDING FOOT)  I'm sorry.

SHIRLEY

It's all right.

BOB

No, get even.  Kick me.

SHIRLEY

Really?

BOB

Yeah.

SHE KICKS HIM.

BOB

I never thought you'd do that.

SHIRLEY

But you said --

LAVERNE LOOKS AT WINE BOTTLE.  IT'S EMPTY.

LAVERNE

I have a big announcement to make.

SHIRLEY CLAPS.

LAVERNE (CONT'D)

Ernest and Julio are gone.

SHE SHOWS EMPTY BOTTLE.

In the script, Laverne kisses Ernie on the cheek, rather than the full-on mouth kiss we see onscreen.

The last two and a half pages were split off to form the tag.  Laverne saying that Shirley is her best friend replaced this bit:

SHIRLEY GOES TO COUCH AND STARTS PUTTING JERGENS LOTION ON HER WRISTS.

LAVERNE

Shirl... maybe they had just forgotten the money.

BOB

I'm sorry.  Really.  But I will have to take the money back.  It's from the Police Picnic Fund.  Without this there's no cole slaw.

The other changes in the scene are pretty minor though.

Thoughts:

• The part with Shirley kicking Bob is a bit odd.
• I wonder whose idea it was to have Laverne make out with an undercover cop.
• Shirley immediately applying lotion to her chafed wrists feels very her.
• Next time, the omitted tag....