Lurlene Moss

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Lurlene Moss
Portrayed by	Jana Arnold
Character Information
Gender	Female
Age	30 ("You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not")
Birthday	1959
Family Members
Spouse Unnamed husband
Romances
Spouses Unnamed husband
Production Information
Appears In	Empty Nest
Debuts in	"You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not" (Empty Nest, 1989)
Final Appearance	"The Man That Got Away" (Empty Nest, 1991)
Episode Count	3

Lurlene Moss is a recurring character in the 1988 NBC sitcom Empty Nest. She is the best friend of Laverne Todd, hailing from the small town of Hickory, Arkansas.

Lurlene appeared in three episodes of Empty Nest. She is portrayed by Jana Arnold.

Personality and Characteristics

Lurlene is Laverne’s countrified best friend who comes to visit a few times and talks to Laverne on the phone often. She’s not very wordy and not nearly as outspoken as Laverne. Her complete argument against putting a traffic light at Hickory's biggest intersection was simply "We don't need it." Moreover, an invitation to her wedding simply read "I'm getting married" and nothing else.

In one visit, Lurlene accuses Laverne of being citified but later sees that it’s the fault of “the citified dandy” she works for.

Biography

Background

Lurlene was born in 1959 in the small town of Hickory, Arkansas. She was best friends with Laverne Higgby. The two of them had many inside jokes, including one about walking a woodchuck.

After Laverne moved away from Hickory, Lurlene kept in contact with her and the two exchanged regular phone calls.

Relationships

Laverne Todd

To be added.

Harry Weston

To be added.

Quotes

“Dear Laverne,
I'm getting married.
- Lurlene”

— Laverne invites Lurlene to her wedding; "My Sister, My Friend" (1989)

Appearances

Empty Nest (1988 - 1995)

Season 1
1. "Pilot":	Absent	12. "Full Nest":	Absent
2. "The Check Isn't in The Mail":	Absent	13. "Here's A Howdy-Do":	Absent
3. "Barbara Gets A Shot":	Absent	14."Strange Bedfellows":	Absent
4. "Fatal Attraction":	Absent	15. "Tears of a Clown":	Absent
5. "Father of the Bride":	Absent	16. "Blame It on the Moon":	Absent
6. "Harry's Vacation":	Absent	17. "Dumped":	Absent
7. "Tinker to Evers to Tucson":	Absent	18. "The More Things Change":	Absent
8. "What's a Father to Do?":	Absent	19. "Man of the Year":	Absent
9. "Harry's Friend":	Absent	20. "Cyrano de Weston":	Absent
10. "Libby's Gift":	Absent	21. "My Sister, My Friend":	Mentioned
11. "The First Time, Again":	Absent	22. "A Life in the Day":	Absent

Season 2
1. "Settling":	Absent	13. "Harry's Choice":	Absent
2. "Harry Snubs Laverne":	Absent	14. "Complainin' in the Rain":	Absent
3. "On The Interpretation of Dreams":	Absent	15."M.D., P.O.V.":	Mentioned
4. "Between a Cop and a Hard Place":	Absent	16. "Everything But Love":	Appears
5. "Just You And My Kid":	Absent	17. "Timing":	Absent
6. "Rambo of Neiman Marcus":	Absent	18. "It Happened Two Nights, Four Costume Changes":	Absent
7. "You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not":	Debut	19. "Love Is Blind":	Absent
8. "The R.N. Who Came to Dinner":	Absent	20. "Goodbye, Mr. Dietz":	Absent
9. "Green Eggs and Harry":	Absent	21. "Lessons":	Absent
10. "Overdue for a Job":	Absent	22. "Take My Mom, Please":	Absent
11. "A Christmas Story":	Absent	23. "Did You Ever See a Dream Dying?":	Absent
12. "Change of Heart":	Absent	24. "Still Growing After All These Years":	Absent

Season 3
1. "A Flaw is Born":	Absent	13. "A Shot in the Dark":	Absent
2. "Harry's Excellent Adventure":	Absent	14. "Sucking Up Is Hard to Do":	Absent
3. "There's No Accounting":	Absent	15."The Man That Got Away":	Appears
4. "Barbara the Mom":	Absent	16. "The Mentor":	Absent
5. "The Tortoise and The Harry":	Absent	17. "The Dog That Knew Too Much":	Absent
6. "Mad About the Boy":	Absent	18. "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?":	Absent
7. "Honey, I Shrunk Laverne":	Absent	19. "All About Harry":	Absent
8. "The Boy Next Door":	Absent	20. "Drive, He Said":	Absent
9. "A Family Affair":	Absent	21. "The Last Temptation of Laverne":	Absent
10. "Someone to Watch Over Me":	Absent	22. "What's Eating You?":	Absent
11. "Harry Knows Best":	Absent	23. "The Cruise":	Absent
12. "Whenever I Feel Afraid":	Absent	24. "The Way We Are":	Absent

Season 4
1. "50 Million Men and a Baby":	Absent	13. "The Son of a Preacherman":	Absent
2. "Almost Like Being in Love":	Absent	14. "Ex-Appeal":	Absent
3. "Her Cheatin' Heart":	Absent	15. "The Great Escape":	Absent
4. "Food for Thought":	Absent	16."The Mismatchmaker":	Absent
5. "Harry's Got a Gun":	Absent	17. "The Return of Aunt Susan":	Absent
6. "The Dreyfuss Affair":	Absent	18. "The Unimportance of Being Charley":	Absent
7. "Country Weston":	Absent	19. "Sayonara":	Absent
8. "Windy":	Absent	20. "Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde":	Absent
9. "Talk, Talk, Talk":	Absent	21. "Charley for President":	Absent
10. "Lonely Are the Brave]]":	Absent	22. "Good Neighbor Harry":	Absent
11. "If You Knew Andy Like I Know...":	Absent	23. "Final Analysis":	Absent
12. "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble...:	Absent	24. "Roots":	Mentioned