"The Fire Show," Scene C

We remain in the girls' apartment, now "next day":

LAVERNE, SHIRLEY, EDNA AND FRANK ARE ON THE COUCH LISTENING TO TED LECTURE.  MRS. KOLCHECK FROM THE BUILDING IS ALSO THERE.  THERE IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BY THE COUCH.  LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY ARE ALL DOLLED UP.

TED

And rule number ten, never overload your electrical outlets.

EDNA

And rule number eleven, don't burn other people's buildings.

SHIRLEY

I'm sorry.

LAVERNE

But it's a great way to meet firemen.

EDNA

You want to meet firemen?  Get stuck in a tree.

SHIRLEY

Not necessarily, Mrs. Babish.  I once got stuck in a tree trying to save a kitty.  I was hoping a fireman would save me.  None showed up.  Just a bunch of little boys who looked up my dress.

That dialogue all got taken out.  The girls are on chairs, while Mrs. Kolcheck is on the couch with Edna and Frank.  The girls are, however, dolled up.

They added Laverne apologizing to her pop when she and Shirley cover him with foam from the extinguisher.

They dropped this after Frank exits:

EDNA

I'd better go with him.  I know he looks calm now, but any minute he's going to do something ugly to my building.

THERE'S A YELL OUTSIDE THE DOOR.  EDNA OPENS THE DOOR AND LOOKS OUT.

EDNA (CONT'D)

Frank, get that doormat out of your mouth.

EDNA EXITS.

After Ted says that sometimes "something magical happens between fireman and victim," Shirley originally observed, "Looked like making out to me," so Laverne told her, "Shut up."

The onscreen scene ends with Ted's exit line to Shirley, "Don't play with matches."  Here's how the scene, and act, continue a bit further in the script:

LAVERNE

I guess the shower paid off.

SHIRLEY

(TO LAVERNE) Well, you got him.  Never let it be said that Shirley Feeney is a bad loser.  (SHE STARTS TO CRY)

A few thoughts:

• Not for the first or last time, we lost some Edna dialogue, although it's of course not as interesting as the peeks at her love life.
• I don't know what to say about Shirley's "stuck in the tree" story, other than that's probably more than Ted or anyone wanted to know.
• This Shirley is also a poorer loser than the one in the filmed version, pointing out that Laverne and Ted are making out, and actually bursting into tears.
• The shower paid off, although not really comedically.
• Mrs. K doesn't get any lines.  She's just there so the girls aren't alone with Ted I guess, and so Shirley can suggest Ted practice with Mrs. K.