Rick Walker, a
Boston Red Soxxer, stops by Cheers for help in getting out of a baseball slump.
Sam gives the man his lucky bottle cap, but just as good luck helps the player
end his slump, bad luck befalls Sam. He’s a nervous wreck, and can’t seem to do
anything anymore, and when Diane inquires about his condition, he confesses
that the bottle cap keeps him from drinking. Worse yet, he discovers that Rick
lost the lucky cap in Kansas City – and he almost takes a drink before gets
another cap, and his self-confidence back.
Scene where Sam
almost falls off the wagon is clearly one of the series’ highlights; as is
Diane’s Three’s Company-esque misunderstanding of what Rick wants from her to
cure his slump. Guest star Christopher MacDonald, playing Rick Walker, has
acted in dozens of movies and TV shows, but might be most known for his role in
Thelma and Louise.
Cold open: Carla
interviews a prospective tutor for her kids; her only test: can she punch
someone in the face? Norm’s opener: A thirsty guy walks into a bar – you finish
it.
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