Backdoor Pilots

Richie Cunningham meets Laverne and Shirley, Fonzie prowls the supermarket, and the Golden Girls are sidelined by Rita Moreno in their own season finale! We're talking Backdoor pilots and the spinoffs they launched! Today we're watching: 

• Happy Days S3 E10 "A Date with Fonzie" 
• Laverne & Shirley S1 E1 "The Society Party" 
• Golden Girls S2 E26 "Empty Nests" 
• Empty Nest S1 E1 "Pilot"