Laverne & Shirley/Awesome

In Laverne and Shirley, Shirley's boss promotes her to beer tester in hopes of getting her drunk and having his way with her. When it doesn't work, he tries to rape her and Laverne shows up with Carmine Ragusa, aka the Big Ragoo. The boss threatens the Big Ragoo with firing him; the Big Ragoo informs him that he doesn't work there. When the boss says he's going to leave, the Big Ragoo says that he'll help him out. When the boss asks why he needs help, Ragusa answers "I have the feeling you're going to fall down a couple flights of stairs." You don't piss off the Big Ragoo.
- His awesomeness was not limited to Laverne and Shirley. In the Happy Days episode "Joanie's Weird Boyfriend", Joanie tries to join local gang the Red Devils, but when Richie finds out that her initiation will involve necking with all eight male Red Devils, he confronts them at the school gym before they can begin the initiation. When they point out their superior numbers, Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph come out of lockers (though Ralph's locker seems to stick, or he's holding it closed) as backup. But when that's not enough to intimidate the gang, the Big Ragoo comes out, and together he and Fonzie deliver a mulekick to the Red Devils.

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