When did Laverne and Shirley first air on television?

Laverne and Shirley first aired on ABC on January 27th, 1976. The show was created by Garry Marshall and starred Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as two friends living together and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The show ran for 8 seasons and 178 episodes and became one of the most beloved shows of the 1970s and 1980s. The show was consistently among the top 20 rated shows in the US for its entire run, and it has since become a classic of American television. Laverne and Shirley also spawned a spin-off show, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, which ran for one season in 1981. The show also spawned a feature film, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, in 1981. Laverne and Shirley remains one of the most beloved and popular sitcoms of all time, and it is still seen in syndication today.