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The Fan Favorite Award: Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983)
First presenter Katie Couric established the template for the evening: a brief tribute to the honorees ("They were the original Two Broke Girls -- like Lucy and Ethel before them, Laverne and Shirley were a classic pairing right from the start"), then a kaleidoscopic collage of clips, then the reunion of the cast members as they grabbed their barbeque grill-shaped awards.
Best acceptance speech: Cindy "Shirley" Williams ("When we were doing the show we'd all say to each other if it doesn't make us laugh during rehearsal then it's not going to make the audience laugh.") Less convincing was Penny "Laverne" Marshall's suggestion that working on a huge, many-seasoned hit was some sort of hard-scrabble existence.
(AP)
