"Why Did the Fireman...?", Scene C

We get a new set, the "fire station - night."  Laverne was supposed to be wearing a fireman's helmet.  Her original opening line was "Don't rub him [the Dalmatian] so hard.  You're takin' the spots off. Down, Spot.  Spot, sit!  Please?"

In the script, after Laverne says she and Randy were "just washin' the dog," and Shirley says of course they were, there was this little exchange:

CARMINE

Shirl and I play little games too.  (TO SHIRLEY) You know, it's been a long time since we played "the bad boy who stays after school".

SHIRLEY

(COVERING) Carmine don't please, they'll take you seriously.

Also, in the script there was this:

SHIRLEY

Carmine and I are going home now.  (WINKING) Randy wants to ask you a very important questions [sic].  Understand?  Randy?  Question?

LAVERNE

Shirl.  You got something in your eye....

The boys' costumes are described as "their version of firemen."

In the script, Randy tells Laverne, "These last two months with you have been the happiest of my life.  We get along real good together, we have a lot in common."  Onscreen, their time together is fantastic, he loves and needs her, and he thinks they're perfect together.

When the boys slide down the pole, Squiggy was supposed to be on Lenny's shoulders.  In the script, Lenny's reaction to Laverne's "I love you" was a simple "Oh, Laverne," which was elaborated (my guess is by McKean) to "Oh, Laverne, why didn't you never—?"

A few thoughts:

• We get another hint here that Carmine and Shirley's love life may not be as innocent as she pretends.
• And speaking of hints, Shirley drops more here about the proposal than she would onscreen.
• Randy's filmed proposal is stronger and more romantic.  The scripted proposal sounds like a good argument to keep going steady.  
• However, I'm not sure how much Laverne actually has in common with any version of Randy.  Yes, she's clearly nuts about the guy, but in his three scenes do we really get a sense that this is who she should marry?  Don't get me wrong, Randy is better than the majority of the men we'd see her date, but it would've been nice to get a two-parter at a minimum and glimpse something from those missing two months.