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- THE GENI—AND GAYNS—OF PENNY MARSHALL AND "LAVERNE & SHIRLEY"UNRNEATH THE OVER-THE-TOP S TRAPPGS, THE SHOW WAS A REALISTIC TAKE ABOUT THE RT OF {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAVID TOSATDECEMBER 21, 2018/11:59 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2797PX;WIDTH:4190PX;}ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTYUNITED STATES - JULY 01: LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - "WHY DID THE FIREMAN..." 2/4/80 CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG)BY DAVID TOSATDECEMBER 21, 2018 / 11:59 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE GENI—AND GAYNS—OF PENNY MARSHALL AND \"LAVERNE & SHIRLEY\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-12-21T16:59:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-12-21T16:59:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAVID TOSAT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN PENNY MARSHALL PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 18, 2018, THERE WAS A LOT OF VERAGE OF HER ROLE AS LAVERNE DEFAZ, ONE HALF OF THE H TV DUO THAT WAS LAVERNE & SHIRLEY (THE OTHER BEG SHIRLEY FEENEY PLAYED BY CDY WILLIAMS), THE S THAT AIRED OM 1976 TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT MOST OF THAT VERAGE FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WAS JT HOW BRILLIANT THE SHOW WAS, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST FEW SEASONS. AIRG THE TIME OF ALL THE FAY AND THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, L&S MAY HAVE BEEN NSIRED TOO FLUFFY TO BE TAKEN SERLY: IT WAS A HAPPY DAYS SP-OFF THAT CLUD TWO WHACKY NEIGHBORS NAMED LENNY AND SQUIGGY AND LOTS OF PHYSIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GENI OF THE SHOW’S BEGNGS— LOST S FOOTG WHEN THE GALS MOVED TO CALIFORNIA A LATER SEASON—LAY MANY THGS, MOST SIGNIFINTLY THE TERACTNS BETWEEN S LEADS, TWO WONRFUL ACTRS WHO WERE DRAWN TO EACH OTHER’S IC STYLGS LIKE IRREPRSIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARSHALL WAS THE PHYSIL PERFORMER, BRASSY AND LOUD, WHO ULD BOWL WHILE HIGH JT AS EASILY AS SHE ULD SLI UNRNEATH A HOSPAL BED. WILLIAMS WAS PRIM AND PROPER, A MASTER AT QUICK TRANSNS AND CUTE-AS-BUTTON HATS, SWCHG OM AD-ON LGHTER TO ADPAN SERNS QUICKER THAN YOU ULD SHOUT OUT “SCHLEMIEL! SCHLIMAZEL” DURG THE OPENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THE SHOW SELF WAS GAY-RELATABLE AS HELL.ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/CONTRIBUTORUNITED STATES - JULY 01: LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - "TAKE TWO, THEY'RE SMALL" 11/22/79 JIMMY BISE, CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL, TOMMY MADN (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM LEFT: JIMMY BISE, CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL, TOMMY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAY BEFORE THE GOLN GIRLS DISHED OVER CHEEKE MIAMI, THIS SHOW SPOTLIGHTED TWO MISF WOMEN WHO LIVED A MILWKEE BASEMENT, WORKED AT A BREWERY, AND DREAMED OF FDG PRCE CHARMG TO TAKE THEM AWAY. THEY WERE TWO CRELLAS WH FOUR LEFT FEET. CONSIRG WAS SET THE 1950S AND BOTH WOMEN WEREN’T YET MARRIED, THEY PRACTILLY WERE OVER THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEHER CHARACTER WAS DOTED ON FOR HER LOOKS, NEHER HAD A LLEGE GREE, AND BOTH SPENT THEIR DAYS FIGHTG OFF THE “BIMBO” IMAGE THE POPULAR GIRLS WOULD ATTACH TO THEM—Y, THEY WERE SLUT-SHAMED BY MEAN MARRIED GIRLS SPE THE FACT THAT, TO THE BT OF OUR TV KNOWLEDGE, THEY DIDN’T {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY ALSO HAD CARME RAGA (EDDIE MEKKA), SHIRLEY’S SEXY ON-AND-OFF BOYIEND WHO WRTLED AND DANCED AND SANG, AND WHO WAS OFTEN SHIRTLS AND SAVG THE TWO GIRLS OM WHATEVER MAYHEM THEY'D {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF THE TWO, SHIRLEY WAS THE DREAMER, ALWAYS CERTA NO MATTER HOW MANY TIM DAT WENT SOUR (WHICH WAS PRETTY MUCH EVERY EPISO) THAT TOMORROW WOULD BRG THE GIRLS BETTER LUCK. AND, EVENTUALLY, A DOCTOR! LAVERNE WAS THE REALIST, HAPPY TO HOOK UP WH THE CUTT GUY AT THE PIZZA BOWL, AND—SAVE FOR HER BT IEND’S TERFERENCE—READY TO LET HER REPUTATN DROP WH HER POODLE SKIRT.ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTYUNITED STATES - JANUARY 28: LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY - OPENG TL - 1976, PENNY MARSHALL, CDY WILLIAMS, (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT UNLIKE MARSHALL HERSELF, LAVERNE RONATED WH LBIAN VIEWERS. THE CHARACTER WAS A TOMBOY WHO EXCELLED AT SPORTS AND SPOKE WH A THICK NEW YORK ACCENT AND KNEW HOW TO THROW A PUNCH—SOME OF THE FUNNIT EPISOS VOLVE HER SPARRG WH “BIG ROSIE” GREENBM (CAROL ITA WHE), FIGHTS THAT EVABLY END WH SHIRLEY LLG A TCE. SHE ULD HOLD HER OWN WH THE FONZ (HENRY WKLER, WHO MA OCSNAL GUT APPEARANC), AND HAD A ROCK' BODY ACCENTUATED BY TIGHT SWEATERS AND—WA, WHAT DID THAT SEWN-ON “L” REALLY STAND FOR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE ALL CLASSIC SS, ’S MON TO PLAY THE “WHICH CHARACTER ARE YOU?” WHEN WATCHG L&S. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO LEADS AND OTHER SHOWS’ CHARACTERS, HOWEVER, IS THAT WHEN YOU WATCH THEIR TERACTNS YOU WANT TO BE A BATN OF THEM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST OF WOULD LIKE TO BE SWEPT OFF OUR FEET BY THE PERFECT MAN WH THE PERFECT JOB WHO WILL TAKE TO THAT HOE WH THE WHE PICKET FENCE. MOST OF ALSO SEE A HOT GUY AND WANT TO SKIP THE K AND PEPSI FAVOR OF A GOOD TIME.ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTYUNITED STATES - JUNE 30: LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - "WHAT DO YOU DO WH A DNKEN SAILOR?" 10/18/79 CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAVERNE & SHIRLEY TOUCHED A IC NERVE BEE WAS ABOUT TE IENDSHIP AN OFTEN UNKD WORLD. THE IENDS DIDN’T HAVE FABULO HAIRSTYL AND AN APARTMENT THEY ULD NEVER ACTUALLY AFFORD—BUT GOD DID THAT BASEMENT LOOK ODDLY GLAMORO. THEY DIDN’T DRK ALL NIGHT NEW YORK CY AND STILL RETA THEIR PERFECT FIGUR OVER MUFFS AND MAN-TALK THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNRNEATH THE OVER-THE-TOP S TRAPPGS (THE EPISO “LAVERNE & SHIRLEY MEET FABIEN” IS SLAPSTICK PERFECTN), THE SHOW WAS A REALISTIC TAKE ABOUT THE RT OF , THOSE WHO AREN’T VED TO THE BT PARTI AND DON’T HAVE THE MOST MONEY AND AREN’T THE FIRST ON ASKED TO THE DANCE. THEY WERE REAL WOMEN LIVG AN UNCERTA TIME AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE WHO WATCHED ULD RELATE TO THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND BEE THEY WERE SO DAMN GOOD AT , WE ACHED FOR ALL THEIR DREAMS TO E {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO HONOR PENNY MARSHALL, LOGO IS AIRG A LAVERNE & SHIRLEY MARATHON 12-8PM ET THIS FRIDAY 12/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- PENNY MARSHALL WAS A LBIAN IN, EVEN IF SHE WASN’T GAY
THE GENI—AND GAYNS—OF PENNY MARSHALL AND "LAVERNE & SHIRLEY"UNRNEATH THE OVER-THE-TOP S TRAPPGS, THE SHOW WAS A REALISTIC TAKE ABOUT THE RT OF {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAVID TOSATDECEMBER 21, 2018/11:59 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2797PX;WIDTH:4190PX;}ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTYUNITED STATES - JULY 01: LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - "WHY DID THE FIREMAN..." 2/4/80 CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG)BY DAVID TOSATDECEMBER 21, 2018 / 11:59 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE GENI—AND GAYNS—OF PENNY MARSHALL AND \"LAVERNE & SHIRLEY\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-12-21T16:59:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-12-21T16:59:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAVID TOSAT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN PENNY MARSHALL PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 18, 2018, THERE WAS A LOT OF VERAGE OF HER ROLE AS LAVERNE DEFAZ, ONE HALF OF THE H TV DUO THAT WAS LAVERNE & SHIRLEY (THE OTHER BEG SHIRLEY FEENEY PLAYED BY CDY WILLIAMS), THE S THAT AIRED OM 1976 TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT MOST OF THAT VERAGE FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WAS JT HOW BRILLIANT THE SHOW WAS, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST FEW SEASONS. AIRG THE TIME OF ALL THE FAY AND THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, L&S MAY HAVE BEEN NSIRED TOO FLUFFY TO BE TAKEN SERLY: IT WAS A HAPPY DAYS SP-OFF THAT CLUD TWO WHACKY NEIGHBORS NAMED LENNY AND SQUIGGY AND LOTS OF PHYSIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GENI OF THE SHOW’S BEGNGS— LOST S FOOTG WHEN THE GALS MOVED TO CALIFORNIA A LATER SEASON—LAY MANY THGS, MOST SIGNIFINTLY THE TERACTNS BETWEEN S LEADS, TWO WONRFUL ACTRS WHO WERE DRAWN TO EACH OTHER’S IC STYLGS LIKE IRREPRSIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARSHALL WAS THE PHYSIL PERFORMER, BRASSY AND LOUD, WHO ULD BOWL WHILE HIGH JT AS EASILY AS SHE ULD SLI UNRNEATH A HOSPAL BED. WILLIAMS WAS PRIM AND PROPER, A MASTER AT QUICK TRANSNS AND CUTE-AS-BUTTON HATS, SWCHG OM AD-ON LGHTER TO ADPAN SERNS QUICKER THAN YOU ULD SHOUT OUT “SCHLEMIEL! SCHLIMAZEL” DURG THE OPENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THE SHOW SELF WAS GAY-RELATABLE AS HELL.ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/CONTRIBUTORUNITED STATES - JULY 01: LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - "TAKE TWO, THEY'RE SMALL" 11/22/79 JIMMY BISE, CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL, TOMMY MADN (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM LEFT: JIMMY BISE, CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL, TOMMY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WAY BEFORE THE GOLN GIRLS DISHED OVER CHEEKE MIAMI, THIS SHOW SPOTLIGHTED TWO MISF WOMEN WHO LIVED A MILWKEE BASEMENT, WORKED AT A BREWERY, AND DREAMED OF FDG PRCE CHARMG TO TAKE THEM AWAY. THEY WERE TWO CRELLAS WH FOUR LEFT FEET. CONSIRG WAS SET THE 1950S AND BOTH WOMEN WEREN’T YET MARRIED, THEY PRACTILLY WERE OVER THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEHER CHARACTER WAS DOTED ON FOR HER LOOKS, NEHER HAD A LLEGE GREE, AND BOTH SPENT THEIR DAYS FIGHTG OFF THE “BIMBO” IMAGE THE POPULAR GIRLS WOULD ATTACH TO THEM—Y, THEY WERE SLUT-SHAMED BY MEAN MARRIED GIRLS SPE THE FACT THAT, TO THE BT OF OUR TV KNOWLEDGE, THEY DIDN’T {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY ALSO HAD CARME RAGA (EDDIE MEKKA), SHIRLEY’S SEXY ON-AND-OFF BOYIEND WHO WRTLED AND DANCED AND SANG, AND WHO WAS OFTEN SHIRTLS AND SAVG THE TWO GIRLS OM WHATEVER MAYHEM THEY'D {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF THE TWO, SHIRLEY WAS THE DREAMER, ALWAYS CERTA NO MATTER HOW MANY TIM DAT WENT SOUR (WHICH WAS PRETTY MUCH EVERY EPISO) THAT TOMORROW WOULD BRG THE GIRLS BETTER LUCK. AND, EVENTUALLY, A DOCTOR! LAVERNE WAS THE REALIST, HAPPY TO HOOK UP WH THE CUTT GUY AT THE PIZZA BOWL, AND—SAVE FOR HER BT IEND’S TERFERENCE—READY TO LET HER REPUTATN DROP WH HER POODLE SKIRT.ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTYUNITED STATES - JANUARY 28: LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY - OPENG TL - 1976, PENNY MARSHALL, CDY WILLIAMS, (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT UNLIKE MARSHALL HERSELF, LAVERNE RONATED WH LBIAN VIEWERS. THE CHARACTER WAS A TOMBOY WHO EXCELLED AT SPORTS AND SPOKE WH A THICK NEW YORK ACCENT AND KNEW HOW TO THROW A PUNCH—SOME OF THE FUNNIT EPISOS VOLVE HER SPARRG WH “BIG ROSIE” GREENBM (CAROL ITA WHE), FIGHTS THAT EVABLY END WH SHIRLEY LLG A TCE. SHE ULD HOLD HER OWN WH THE FONZ (HENRY WKLER, WHO MA OCSNAL GUT APPEARANC), AND HAD A ROCK' BODY ACCENTUATED BY TIGHT SWEATERS AND—WA, WHAT DID THAT SEWN-ON “L” REALLY STAND FOR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIKE ALL CLASSIC SS, ’S MON TO PLAY THE “WHICH CHARACTER ARE YOU?” WHEN WATCHG L&S. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO LEADS AND OTHER SHOWS’ CHARACTERS, HOWEVER, IS THAT WHEN YOU WATCH THEIR TERACTNS YOU WANT TO BE A BATN OF THEM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST OF WOULD LIKE TO BE SWEPT OFF OUR FEET BY THE PERFECT MAN WH THE PERFECT JOB WHO WILL TAKE TO THAT HOE WH THE WHE PICKET FENCE. MOST OF ALSO SEE A HOT GUY AND WANT TO SKIP THE K AND PEPSI FAVOR OF A GOOD TIME.ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTYUNITED STATES - JUNE 30: LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - "WHAT DO YOU DO WH A DNKEN SAILOR?" 10/18/79 CDY WILLIAMS, PENNY MARSHALL (PHOTO BY ABC PHOTO ARCHIV/ABC VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAVERNE & SHIRLEY TOUCHED A IC NERVE BEE WAS ABOUT TE IENDSHIP AN OFTEN UNKD WORLD. THE IENDS DIDN’T HAVE FABULO HAIRSTYL AND AN APARTMENT THEY ULD NEVER ACTUALLY AFFORD—BUT GOD DID THAT BASEMENT LOOK ODDLY GLAMORO. THEY DIDN’T DRK ALL NIGHT NEW YORK CY AND STILL RETA THEIR PERFECT FIGUR OVER MUFFS AND MAN-TALK THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNRNEATH THE OVER-THE-TOP S TRAPPGS (THE EPISO “LAVERNE & SHIRLEY MEET FABIEN” IS SLAPSTICK PERFECTN), THE SHOW WAS A REALISTIC TAKE ABOUT THE RT OF , THOSE WHO AREN’T VED TO THE BT PARTI AND DON’T HAVE THE MOST MONEY AND AREN’T THE FIRST ON ASKED TO THE DANCE. THEY WERE REAL WOMEN LIVG AN UNCERTA TIME AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE WHO WATCHED ULD RELATE TO THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND BEE THEY WERE SO DAMN GOOD AT , WE ACHED FOR ALL THEIR DREAMS TO E {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO HONOR PENNY MARSHALL, LOGO IS AIRG A LAVERNE & SHIRLEY MARATHON 12-8PM ET THIS FRIDAY 12/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
While Jim Parsons never flat-out nied his sexualy, he admted to The Hollywood Reporter 2020 that he was "sred enough to make [his] missn not to talk about , " as he thought news of him beg gay "might e trouble" for the succs of The Big Bang Theory.
PENNY MARSHALL WAS A LBIAN IN, EVEN IF SHE WASN’T GAY
Neverthels, a role 2011's Broadway n of The Normal Heart, a show about gay men dyg durg the AIDS crisis, seemed to shake his fens. In a 2012 terview wh The New York Tim, he matter-of-factly revealed he was gay and a 10-year relatnship.
Schlimazel” durg the openg the show self was gay-relatable as left: Jimmy Bise, Cdy Williams, Penny Marshall, Tommy before The Goln Girls dished over cheeke Miami, this show spotlighted two misf women who lived a Milwkee basement, worked at a brewery, and dreamed of fdg Prce Charmg to take them away. Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, and Tom Hanks joed now openly gay actrs Rosie O’Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, and Anne Ramsay the beloved femist story. Openly gay 9-to-5 filmmaker Patricia Rnick also remembered Marshall, rellg a fun double birthday party she shared wh Carrie Fisher.