Laverne is your basic plain-Jane with an attitude. She is outspoken and lacking formal education, though she is pretty street-wise. Laverne is a bit of a hot-head, too, but that's her natural defense mechanism. More than anything, she wants not to be a "bimbo," and to find some nice guy who will take her away from her workaday existence as a bottle-capper at Shotz Brewery. She is Shirley's oldest and best friend, and there is nothing she wouldn't do for her (except, maybe, stop drinking milk and Pepsi).