"Hi, Neighbors - Book II," Scene H

It's back to the "girls' apt - later that night."  Here is the tag in its entirety:

THE FOURSOME IS COMING THROUGH THE DOOR. 

LENNY

(FINISHING A STORY) So, I look up, and sure enough my pants were on the ceiling.

THEY ALL LAUGH.  LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY TAKE THEIR COATS OFF, THROW THEM ON THE BOOKCASE, CROSS TO THE COUCH, AND SIT DOWN.  LENNY AND SQUIGGY REMAIN ON THE LANDING.  THERE'S A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

SHIRLEY

Don't just stand there.  C'mon in.

SQUIGGY

You mean you want us to come in?

LAVERNE

Sure.  Come over here and sit down.

SQUIGGY

What's the catch?

LAVERNE

There is no catch.  Whenever we have dates we like, we always invite them in.

THE BOYS CROSS TO THE COUCH AND STAND NEAR IT.

LENNY

You really had a good time?

LAVERNE

Yeah.  It was kinda fun in its own way.

SHIRLEY

If it wasn't for you guys, we might never have gotten to La Fondue.

LENNY

We only take our most favorite girls to places like that.

SHIRLEY

That's so sweet.

LAVERNE

You know it's funny.  Here we've known each other all these years -- and this is the first time we've been anywhere together voluntarily.

SQUIGGY

Since we all had such a good time, we should do this again next week.

SHIRLEY

That sounds nice.  But next time, I won't order lobster.

SQUIGGY

I'm not talkin' about La Fondue.  I'm talkin' about the Godzilla Film Festival!

LENNY

Yeah.  Eighteen straight hours of monsters in Tohoscope.

LAVERNE

Maybe we shouldn't rush into this, fellas.  You'll spoil us with all this attention.

LENNY

Yeah.  Maybe you're right.

SQUIGGY

We gotta play the field.  (TURNING TO LENNY) C'mon, Len, let's get movin' I gotta get outa this monkey suit  (BACK TO GIRLS) Me and Lenny are officially endin' this date.

THEY TURN TO LEAVE.  LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER FOR A BEAT.  THEY RISE AND CROSS TO THE BOYS.

SHIRLEY

Hey, guys, haven't you forgotten something?

LENNY

Oh, no.  You girls been too nice for just to try to get somethin' off ya.

LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY CROSS TO THE GUYS AND KISS THEM.

Thoughts:

• The only parts that made it in were the Godzilla festival and bits of dialogue, like Lenny's line about not trying to get anything off the girls.
• You know you want more of Lenny's "pants on ceiling" story.
• Onscreen, the scene begins with the friendly ease of the foursome on the couch, rather than the boys being surprisingly hesitant as in this version.
• As with Squiggy being reluctant to go on the double date, the girls have to coax him, and now Lenny.  They seem sincere about the boys being "dates they like."
• And, oh, my heart, when Lenny calls them their "most favorite girls"!
• Laverne acknowledges that this is the first time they've gone anywhere voluntarily with the boys.  Eventually, that will not be unusual.
• Onscreen, the girls definitely don't consider going out with the boys again, while here they're tempted, until Godzilla rears his ugly head.
• Onscreen, the boys wouldn't be so quick to leave.  And the girls would be more hesitant to kiss them.
• We don't know how any of them would react to the kiss in this version.  But it is interesting that here, the girls have to woo the boys more, a very different dynamic.  I think the final product is better, but there's a charm and fascination to this Frankenstein of a script.