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"What an extraordinary loss," Cindy Williams said about her late Laverne and Shirley costar Penny Marshall

Cindy Williams as 'Shirley Feeney' in Lavern & Shirley (1976-83, ABC)

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Today, many of them are considered classics; 30 years ago, shows like ''M*A*S*H,'' ''Happy Days,'' and ''Three's Company'' were still in their prime(time). Revisit the most highly rated shows from 30 years ago.

Co-stars were bitter rivals off-screen, but grew closer in their later years

A guide listing the titles AND air dates for episodes of the TV series Laverne & Shirley.

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While TV may have a bit more work to do in depicting strong, independent women, there’s been a lot of progress since the early decades of television when lead actors were predominately white males and any woman who did appear was vacuuming in pearls. Here are ten shows with female lead actors that helped break that televised glass ceiling during the 1970s and 80s, and paved the way for Buffy Summers, Rizzoli and Isles, and the whole cast of OITNB.