"Take Two, They're Small," Scenes B and C

Now we're at the "girls' apartment - evening":
 

LAVERNE IS STRUGGLING TO GET HER SKATES ON.  SHE IS HUNCHING ALONG THE FLOOR BACK AND FORTH.  SHIRLEY IS WATCHING.

SHIRLEY

Whatever are you doing?

LAVERNE

I'm trying to get these skates on.  Shirl, I think my feet are getting bigger.  By the time I'm thirty, that'll be my shoe size.

SHIRLEY

Hey, don't worry.  If your skates don't fit.  You can rent some tomorrow night at the new rink.

This was exchanged for a voiceover of Shirley saying they'll have fun at the roller rink, at an unspecified time.

For some reason, in the script there are 872 Shirleys in Milwaukee, rather than the 827 of the filming.  (Maybe somebody switched digits.)  They left out Squiggy saying "aww" at the death of "Old Shirley."    And when Squiggy asks if Lenovac has a date for Laverne, the "computer asks, "Which Laverne?"  Squiggy replies, "Desperate Laverne."

The cost of the date is only "one buck" in the script, which became $3 by filming.  (Inflation?)  When the boys exit, Squiggy says that Lenovac is "grieving for 'Old Shirley.' "

Shirley is a lot more excited for and jealous of Laverne going out with a doctor in the filmed version than in the script.

Carmine greeting Shirley with a big smooch was added, as was her Shirley Shimmy a little later.  Squiggy's closing line was of course changed from "That'll be one buck" to "That'll be three bucks."

The next scene is in the same place, but "Saturday night":

LAVERNE IS IN THE KITCHEN.  SHE IS READING A BOOK AND POURING FROM A BOTTLE INTO A PITCHER ON THE COUNTER.

LAVERNE

'Pour gin into a pitcher of ice.'  (SHE DOES: READING) 'And stir....

LAVERNE STIRS VIGOROUSLY.  SHE TURNS THE PAGE IN THE BOOK.

LAVERNE (CONT'D)

...gently.'

LAVERNE TRIES TO REPAIR WHAT SHE'S DONE BY STICKING HER HAND IN THE PITCHER AND STOPPING THE ICE CUBES FROM MOVING.

LAVERNE (CONT'D)

(READING) 'Pour the Martinis into glasses and adorn with small green olives.'  'Adorn,' I like that.  Adorn.  Adorn.

LAVERNE POURS THE DRINKS INTO GLASSES.

LAVERNE (CONT'D)

We don't got any olives.  Adorn.  (THINKING) Small green olives.

LAVERNE LOOKS AROUND THE KITCHEN AND SPOTS THE BOWL OF ARTIFICIAL FRUIT.  SHE PICKS TWO RUBBER GRAPES AND PUTS THEM IN THE GLASSES.

LAVERNE (CONT'D)

How about small rubber grapes?  Adorn.

This was replaced by Laverne in voiceover telling Shirley about making martinis.  Otherwise, Scene C is intact, and that's it for Act One.

It's interesting that both scenes previously had openings with Laverne and physical humor.  I don't think there's any great loss with either, or the running joke about "Old Shirley."  So far, this script is mostly just "not bad."