Laverne (Penny Marshall) had good legs and was more athletic. Shirley (Cindy Williams) wasn't bad, either, but was more prim and proper. Of that era, I wanted Joyce DeWitt (Janet of "Three's Company") SO badly! She had the best body on TV, bar none.
In 2001, Smithers appeared on Entertainment Tonight specifically to quash the rumor that Barbra Streisand had stolen actor James Brolin away from her. She said she and Brolin had broken up years before Brolin met Streisand.