What happens when Laverne's latest roommate turns out to be Three's Company's Cindy Snow?
Written by: Scott McClenny
Part 1
Scene 1:The girls' Burbank apartment.
The living room is filled with balloons and a WELCOME HOME SHIRLEY AND WALTER banner.
Laverne is in the kitchen stirring up the batter to the Welcome Home Cake she is trying to make when there is a knock at the door.
Laverne(runs and opens the door with a flourish):Welcome Home Shirl!(stares at Cindy)Hey you're not Shirley Feeney,who are ya,and what ya doin' here?
Cindy(absently places suitcase on Laverne's left foot):I'm your new roommate..Cindy Snow.
Laverne(winching slightly):My new whatsits?
Cindy:Roommate.(notices suitcase)Gee,sorry about that.
Laverne:That's ok.(hops on right foot)Would you like to take your suitcase to the bedroom and get settled in?
Cindy:Sure.(Looks around)Where is it?
Laverne(points):Upstairs.
Cindy:Cool..just like in The Beverly Hillbillies!
Cindy follows Laverne as she hopsteps upstairs and settles in.
End Scene One
Scene 2:The apartment later that night.
The gang(except Edna)are all there celebrating Shirley and Walter's return to the States.
Laverne introduces Cindy to everyone.
Shirley:Tell us Cindy how'd you find the apartment?
Cindy:In an ad in the paper.I was looking for an apartment and there was this ad..and here I am!
Rhonda:Rhonda's happy that you answered her ad...(stops suddenlike and becomes quiet as a church mouse at this point).
Laverne(staring at Rhonda):You mean you put an ad in the paper for a roommate for me without asking MY permission?!
Rhonda:Well...after the last time..Rhonda thought...
Shirley(Concilitary voice):Girls,girls,let's not fight over who put an ad in the paper..let's just be thankful that someone as sweet and wonderful as Cindy answered it.
Carmine:Here!Here!
Lenny:I only wish she'd had shown up at our doorstep!
(Laverne punches him in the shoulder.)
Lenny:Ow...what I say?
(Before Laverne can think of a rejoiner the timer in the oven goes off.)
Frank:What's that?
Laverne:The Welcome Home Cake I baked for Shirl and Walter.
Frank(surprised):You baked a cake?
Shirley: You know very well that Laverne's quite a capable cook Mr. DeFazio.
Frank:Pizza..Yes..Cake..I'm not so sure of.
(Laverne rises to get up but Cindy stops her)
Cindy: Why don't you stay here and talk with your friends,and I'll go get the cake.
Laverne:Gee,thanks!
(Cindy goes in the kitchen and the others continue to talk. When she comes out she is having trouble keeping the cake balanced.There is a cord on the carpet and she trips over it and the cake ends up flying out of her hands and ends up dumped all over Carmine and Squiggy.)
Cindy: Gosh..I'm terribly sorry.
Carmine:These things happen to the best of us Cindy.(Wipes frosting out of shirt with napkin)
Squiggy: Too bad it was my favorite kinda cake too!
End Scene two
End Part One
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