Airdate:
10/15/87
The prodigal
goalie hath returneth: Eddie LeBee, the father of Carla’s unborn child, greets
her at Cheers with a proposal – make that the
proposal, and she immediately says yes. Everyone at the bar, including
Rebecca, is busy making wedding plans, but it’s not so easy for the bride and
groom, who are about as superstitious as a couple can be. When the two see each
other before the wedding, Eddie intentionally starts doing everything he can to
invite bad luck on purpose, hoping to rid himself once and for all of
superstition, but Carla fears the worst. Perhaps she’s right: first her son and
girlfriend need to a place to live, then he rejects his new stepfather
outright. But the worst kick in the pants of all is next – Eddie’s mom – who
takes one look at Carla and curses her out, in French. Eddie runs after her,
then returns, to announce that the wedding’s off.
The Carla/Eddie
story thread takes center stage here, potentially concluding the saga which
began last season. No huge laughs here, but Eddie’s mom provides some merriment
when she mistakes Rebecca for Carla, even after she is corrected. Reminds me of
the Taxi episode about Simka and
Latka’s marriage.
BTW: Anyone
notice that Cheers is now down a waitress, as no one has replaced Diane? Maybe
the sit-down crowd is smaller these days.
Cold open: Sam
uses Rebecca’s office for his female correspondence – when she hangs up on one
of them, Sam chides her for costing him a “roll in the hay.” “I’ll owe you
one,” she responds. “You’re on!” he promises.
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