Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom television series that played for 8 seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley starred Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the sixth season onwards, the series' setting changed to mid-1960s Burbank, California. Michael McKean and David Lander co-starred as their friends and neighbors Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman, respectively; along with Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa, Phil Foster as Laverne's father Frank DeFazio, and Betty Garrett as the girls' landlord Edna Babish. Featuring regular physical comedy, Laverne & Shirley became the most-watched American television program by its third season; in total, it received six Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination. - opening intro. The series is a spin-off from Happy Days, as the two lead characters were introduced on that series as acquaintances of Fonzie (Henry Winkler). The characters were originally "two girls who date the fleet", but for family hour, they had to be changed and mellowed down, which, in Cindy Williams' opinion, gave the show more depth.[6] Set in roughly the same period, the timeline started in approximately 1958, when the series began, through 1967, when the series ended. As with Happy Days, it was made by Paramount Television, created by Garry Marshall (along with Lowell Ganz and Mark Rothman) and executive produced by Garry Marshall, Edward K. Milkis, and Thomas L. Miller from Miller-Boyett Productions. According to Michael Eisner, Cindy Williams had refused to do the Laverne & Shirley spin-off, so her role was recast with Liberty Williams (no relation), and a seven-minute screen test was filmed. Between that afternoon shoot and the evening, Cindy Williams was eventually talked into doing the role and she re-filmed the scene that night with Penny Marshall, who became her co-star in the series. Executives wanted to see both versions, but Eisner hid the first reel of film in a closet of the building and said at the screening that the film from the first shoot had got lost, so they only watched the performance of Cindy Williams with Penny Marshall.[7] Characters Laverne Marie DeFazio (Penny Marshall) is known for being a tough-talking tomboy. She grew up in Brooklyn, with her Italian immigrant parents. Laverne's parents moved to Milwaukee, where her mother died. Laverne works alongside best friend and roommate Shirley. Milk and Pepsi is Laverne's favorite drink. Her trademark is the script letter "L" monogrammed on her shirts and sweaters, an idea Marshall got from seeing a vintage sweater in the wardrobe department with an initial sewn in the upper left corner, something that would help the audience remember that she is Laverne.[11] She is the only character to appear in all 178 episodes of the series. Shirley Wilhelmina Feeney (Cindy Williams) is the perky, positive one. She also tends to be meek, while Laverne is more outspoken. She later becomes a huge fan of teen-idol Fabian. Her overbearing mother Lily (Pat Carroll) expects more from Shirley than she can give. Shirley is sensitive and tends to overreact. When she tries to hold back a laugh, she bites her knuckle on her index finger. Shirley works at Shotz brewery with Laverne. She has a special relationship with her stuffed cat Boo Boo Kitty, a name Williams gave the toy after forgetting a line in rehearsal, and was the name of her mother's cat.[12] Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski (Michael McKean) is a lovable goofball greaser who pesters Laverne and Shirley, along with his best friend and roommate Squiggy, both of whom live upstairs from Laverne and Shirley's lower-level apartment. Lenny works as a truck driver at the Shotz brewery. Lenny says that, while he is not completely sure, he thinks his last name is Polish for "Help, there's a hog in my kitchen". More info and episode guide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverne_%26_Shirley #ClassicTV #HsppyDays #1970s #TV ABC ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk81BEIhvCY

The Cedar Tree was a television serial that ran from 1976 to 1979 on ITV in the United Kingdom. It involved the story of the upper class Bourne family before the turn of the Second World War. The main setting is Larkfield Manor, the family home set in Herefordshire, in the grounds of which is the cedar tree. The Cedar Tree was made by Associated Television Productions (ATV) and recorded at their studios at Elstree. Two established cast members were the veteran actress Joyce Carey and Susan Skipper, who played one of the Bourne family's daughters. Two other noted actors involved were Philip Latham as Commander Bourne, and Cyril Luckham, as Charles Ashley, the benevolent grandfather. The first two series were shown on ITV in the afternoon in a thirty-minute twice weekly format, the final series was given an evening prime time slot and the episodes were extended to sixty minutes, and in a bizarre bit of casting Jack Watling who had been playing Captain Julian Palmer, an old friend of the Bourne family, in series 2, took over the role of Arthur Bourne in series 3. Cast Joyce Carey – Lady Alice Bourne, widowed mother of Arthur and Phyllis Philip Latham – Commander Arthur Bourne (series' 1 & 2) Susan Engel – Helen Bourne, Arthur's wife Sally Osborne – Elizabeth Bourne, eldest daughter of Arthur & Helen Bourne Jennifer Lonsdale – Anne Bourne, middle daughter of Arthur & Helen Bourne Susan Skipper – Victoria Bourne, youngest daughter of Arthur & Helen Bourne Kate Coleridge – Phyllis Bourne, Arthur's sister Cyril Luckham – Charles Ashley, father of Arthur's wife Helen Gary Raymond – Jack Poole Carol Royle – Laura Collins, friend of Victoria Jean Taylor Smith – Nanny Peter Hill – Gates, the Bourne's chauffeur and general help Ruth Holden – Mrs. Gates, the Bourne's housekeeper Shaun Scott – Jim Tapper, assistant to Gates Alan Browning series 1 & 2/Richard Thorp series 3 – Geoffrey Cartland Lillias Walker – Rosemary Cartland John Oxley – Peter Cartland Tom Chatto – Parsons, the Cartland's butler John Hug – Gwylym Meredith-Jones Joan Newell – Winifred Hedges Patrick Ryecart/Steven Pacey – Klaus Von Heynig Nigel Havers – Rex Burton-Smith Jack Watling – Captain Julian Palmer (series 2) / Commander Arthur Bourne (series 3) Rosemary Nicols – Angela Scott, magazine reporter Michael Macowan – Doctor Cropper Pamela Mandell – Miss Pringle, owner of the Copper Kettle tearooms Richard Vernon – Lord Evelyn Forbes, old flame of Lady Alice Bourne Peter Egan – Ralph Marsh ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHp9AnbZ4k