Airdate:
12/11/86
Sam’s out of town for a few days, so he delegates authority to Woody. Thingsaren’t too bright for the not-so-bright barkeep these days, however, as he has just received a Dear John letter from his back-home sweetheart, Beth, who happens to be in town with her fiancée before departing for their wedding. Woody desperately wants to look like he’s got a girlfriend to keep Beth from pitying him, so he steals Sam’s little black book and arranges a date with one of his four star… cleaning ladies. The double date works for a while, but Woody fesses up to his once beloved that he’s still single, and the two reconcile their feelings over the separation. Forlorn and heartbroken, he’s still compassionate enough to keep a coffee date with Desiree – the cleaning lady.
Charming,
well-balanced episode revolving primarily around Woody, and features,
presumably, the last appearance of Beth (Amanda Wyss). This one really does
show Woody Harrelson’s comic timing – his funniest scene is the one where he
reads the letter, admitting it’s not “one of her better ones.” Sometimes I
think being the simpleton character in a sitcom is harder, since you have
stricter parameters within which to move. The archetype for this type of role
was of course Edith Bunker – but certainly Woody Boyd belongs in the top 5!
Second funniest scene: the Cheers employees all devise different ways of
determining who gets to run the bar.
Cold open: Friasier
notes the similarities between his job and that of a bartender, and envies
Woody’s ability to listen – or not!
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