garry marshall. >> odd couple to tv. penny played jack klugman's secretary. in the reboot he served as a consultant and stole the show playing matthew perry's dad. >> hello, son. >> i can only imagine how honored you all are to be doing this tribute episode. >> he was always around pitching jokes at every table read. he helped design the sets. we just listened to everything he said. >> sorry for your loss. >> thank you. >> he's in there? >> in the episode after oscar's dad passes away, he and felix go on a road trip to scatter his ashes. along the way, they meet many tv icons. >> oscar, oscar. your dad was the sweetest guy. gave me my first job. babysitting you. >> cindy told me she was shocked when she learned in july that garry was gone. >> penny called me, and she said, garry's sick. i think he's dying. and i didn't believe her. i thought it was a joke. then he night he passed. someone brought me this picture of penny, me, and garry and henry, and i just burst out crying because it was like he's not here. >> hello, mr. snazzy. >> his loss also devastated t

episode to honor the late garry marshall and so nice to remember him and while i was on set with them i got cindy to reveal secrets about her hit show 40 years after its premiere. >> one, two, three, four -- >> that famous opening was an idea of garry. he said, penny, teach cindy that little dance you did on the way to school with your chums. me said, action! i didn the up and down, schlameal, shlamazel. and the second take, he said that's good. we're out of here. >> laverne and shirley's very ffrst tv appearance was when they guest starred on the show as fonzi and richie's dates. >> when he first offered the show penny and i were writing together and he called the office and said i've got theso e twcharacters on "happy days" who date the fleet. >> so, shirl, what do you think of this kid? you've been with worst. >> he's nice and a tie, too. >> their ownnseries ran from 1976 to 1983. the two were roommates who worked inna milwaukee brewery, but shirley didn't sound like a midwestern gal in the beginning. >> if you watch the first 13 episodes which i refuse to watch now, i've got this