Laverne & Shirley Defective Ballet (Season 8, Episode 12)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Laverne & Shirley

Defective Ballet (Season 8, Episode 12)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Two Russian ballet dancers (one a twin for Squiggy) try to defect to the U.S. The KGB mistakes Squig for the dancer and threaten his life. It's up to Laverne and a handsome male ballet dancer to rescue him and help the other two escape.

Director

Tom Trbovich

Writers

Garry Marshall (created by) (as Garry K. Marshall) | Lowell Ganz (created by) | Mark Rothman (created by) | Nick LeRose (written by)

Producers

Robert L. Boyett | Jeff Melman

Composers

Dan Foliart | Howard Pearl

Cinematographer

Edward E. Nugent

Casting Directors

Martha Brown (as Michael Brown) | Bobby Hoffman

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 11, 1983

Release date

Jan 11, 1983 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Penny Marshall Laverne DeFazio Laverne DeFazio See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
David L. Lander Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman See fewer	Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Victor Barbee Ivan Ivan See fewer	Hart to Hart (1979)
John Brent Shasta Shasta See fewer	Catch-22 (1970)
Wendy Cutler Viviana Viviana See fewer	Fallen (1998)
Louis Welch Clarke Montana Clarke Montana See fewer	The Car (1977)
Paul Willson Kovitch Kovitch See fewer	Office Space (1999)