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spoon_shaped_spoon t1_j6kztc8 wrote

Laverne and Shirley was one of the Happy Days spinoffs along with Joanie loves Chachi and Mork and Mindy. But it was my favorite Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

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tfresca t1_j6lqc16 wrote

They are all spinoff of Love American Style

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klui t1_j6lw2nq wrote

TIL.

Loved when Laverne and Shirley were introduced on Happy Days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjKqP-974kY

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fungobat t1_j6mrguo wrote

Those jokes went way over my head when I was 7.

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Thromkai t1_j6my7cu wrote

Well now Kristen Schaal just gives me Marshall as Laverne vibes sometimes.

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DonRicardo1958 t1_j6mmgw4 wrote

Yes, there was an episode, called “love and the happy days“. The Cunningham‘s bought the first TV on the block, I think.

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Blackash99 t1_j6mwlpg wrote

Spin off or just an introduction?

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patronizingperv t1_j6mx3lu wrote

Right. Love American Style was just a collection of different sketches, so idk if spinoff is exactly the right word.

See also: The Simpsons (The Tracey Ullman Show)

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minnick27 t1_j6mxwcp wrote

It was created as its own show and the pilot went unsold so they used it for an episode of Love, American Style. So I'd say introduction is more appropriate

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tfresca t1_j6myxbv wrote

I think spin off is more accurate as if it hadn't been a hit as an episode they wouldn't have gotten a show. You could call it a backdoor pilot.

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minnick27 t1_j6nw7dy wrote

I don't know if the episode was a hit or not. It aired almost 2 full years before the series aired. I think it was the success of American Graffiti that had them say "we own this show that's similar in tone and stars the same guy."

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flibbitydoo2 t1_j6ntw5w wrote

I remember watching that pilot on Love American Style on a Friday when I was a young kid. I think it was a year or two before Happy Days actually premiered.

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