"The Tenants Are Revolting," Scene A

On February 13, 1979, exactly a month before "The Tenants Are Revolting" aired, its Rev. Shooting Script came in.  As ever, there were changes.

We begin in the "girls' apartment - day."  For some reason, in the script it's Laverne's nylons rather than a towel that is frozen stiff.  Also, the girls were supposed to be in "bathing suits and knee socks," rather than halter tops, shorts, and knee socks.  Shirley holding Laverne's hands was not in the script.

Almost a page was dropped at the end of the scene, after the boys exit:

THE GIRLS GO TO THE DOOR.

LAVERNE

Okay, I'll tell the whole first floor, and you can tell the second floor.

SHIRLEY

Oh, not the second floor.  Mrs. Kolcheck's up there, and she hates me.

LAVERNE

No, she doesn't.

SHIRLEY

Then how come yesterday she tried to drop a water balloon on me?

LAVERNE

It was a little joke.

SHIRLEY

It was frozen.

Then Laverne shrugs and they exit.

A couple thoughts:

• Did the censors disapprove of the swimsuits or did Penny and Cindy object?  We would see them in swimsuits in a later scene, so maybe it was decided to save those outfits for then.
• I'm always puzzled by how many people and apartments are in this building.  There seem to be more than usual in this episode, which I may get back to later.
• Mrs. Kolcheck had recently appeared in "The Fire Show" and didn't seem to dislike Shirley there, but perhaps this is a recent development.