"Big Ragu" Carmine (Eddie Mekka) has always yearned for an opportunity to strut his stuff as a "tough guy"--and to make some extra cash in the bargain. Now, it seems, he has been handed a golden opportunity; Carmine has accepted a job as a collector for a shady loan shark named Waldo (Billy Sands). Appalled at the prospect of Carmine making his living by breaking bones, Laverne (
Penny Marshall) and Shirley (
Cindy Williams) do everything in their power to dissuade him from this questionable career move. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide