A too good to be true, inexpensive vacation to "Near" Mexico, proves to be just so when the girls get a room with a wall missing. Plus many other deceptive practices foisted on them and other guests by the hotel's deceitful owner.
With a movie about to be filmed in Milwaukee, the excited girls try out for parts and land the leading roles. Of course, they are not so thrilled when they get the real scoop on the film and their parts.
A visit to a local beatnik coffeehouse does not impress Laverne much, but Shirley's enamored of the culture and soon is dressing, speaking, and acting like a beatnik herself. Can Laverne sway her friend back from the lure of the beat scene?
A power company clerk is mean when the girls complain of bogus charges on their bill. So they stage a protest and chain themselves to the company's new computer. However, a far angrier customer has an even more explosive protest in mind.
In need of better and faster income, Carmine compromises his principles and becomes a debt collector for a local loan shark. The girls find out and do all possible to save him and return him to his lovable self.
While on a train heading to Canada, the girls end up in the middle of espionage and murder. After an injured man comes to them warning, "Beware of the bald man", he dies. Who is the bald man and will the girls escape certain danger?
Laverne sees Shirley is missing, Lenny and Squiggy attempt a rescue, and no bald man on the train is above suspicion. Laverne realizes she needs to 'out' the villain and confront him. Will Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, and Squiggy survive?
Being in the army reserves puts the girls to the test when Sgt. Plout takes them on a survival test. Far from the comforts of home. Their lone competitor is a soldier, who feels girls couldn't possibly 'rough it' or defeat him.
Squiggy is a sleepwalker. Not just walking, but seemingly awake he becomes "The Duke Of Squigman", and Lenny must protect him then. It's decided, Squig needs a therapist to find the deeper reasons for his subconscious persona.
Laverne's distant Italian cousin, Antonio, comes to the U.S. seeking his fortune. Trouble is, he's not good at many things, getting fired from his first job. Will the girls help him grin and bear it and find his place in his new land?
Lenny and Squiggy inherit a run-down diner from Lenny's deceased Uncle Lazlo. Their ideas about food service bring no business, so they hand it over to the girls. The ladies spark success but could get burned by their own ambitions.
To help Laverne fight a phobia of doing things alone, Shirley comes up with the idea of Laverne dining alone for a full evening in a Chinese Restaurant. Hopefully the owner and the entertainment will help her forget her solitude.
The girls (and all others in the bottle-capping department) are cut loose by Shotz. They've been replaced by a machine. With nothing to lose, they decide to join Frank and Edna in Burbank, CA and say goodbye to Milwaukee.
Lenny and Squiggy drive the girls to Burbank in an old ice cream truck. The girls enter and set up their new apt. Soon, they meet their new neighbors and are quickly shaken up in California ways. Will they adapt or head on back?
The girls find out about auditions for a new Troy Donahue film. Upon arrival, it turns out the studio's seeking stunt women. The girls go for it, only to discover Troy's not in their scene. Is there still hope to meet their movie idol?
Shirley's working, Laverne isn't; Shirley's paying all the bills. Also Cowboy Bill's is opening and Sonny and Laverne were to do a stunt. He gets hurt so it's Shirley who ends up throwing knives at Laverne. Is she really "this" mad at her?
The girls land a full time job working in Bardwell's department store, gift wrapping. First task? Wrap boxes of candy. Laverne eats some, unaware they contain Rum. She ends up out of it and Shirley's in a panic. Will their new boss give them the toss?
The girls fail to get on The Dating Game, but Lenny and Squiggy (somehow) get chosen by host Jim Lange. The boys turn the show upside down with their crazy antics and answers. Can they still rate winning a date?
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