Airdate: 1/13/83
Marshall, a
computer whiz and MIT professor, knows with absolute certainty that the Celtics
will lose their next game; Sam and Coach are in a quandary as to whether they
should bet against Boston’s beloved basketball team. “We’ll be hated for the rest
of our lives,” Coach exclaims, then concludes, “Of course we’re not going to
live forever!”
Meanwhile,
Diane’s cat, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, has died, and her anguish surprises
everyone. One by one, Sam and the rest try to console her, but don’t truly
understand the meaning the pet had on her until she explains how it saved her
live during the turmoil of her parents’ separation. Sam embraces her, then
tries to kiss her, when she pushes him away, accusing him of not knowing how to
be close to a woman without involving sex (despite her similar inclinations).
Anachronistic
humor at the start of the show regarding Marshall’s computer know-how; funny to
see the 1982 conception of computers as instant “do-all” machines. So little of
Cheers is dated that it’s fun to see
the aspects that are.
Some pretty
heavy acting from Long, particularly when she hears the news about her cat. Another
show continuing the as-yet unrealized sexual chemistry between Sam and Diane;
Cold open: Diane
announces her “euphoria” over an Indian film festival; Coach thinks she means
cowboy flicks, and when Carla and the gang join in, the conversation goes
downhill fast, causing Diane to scream
Norm’s opener:
(Coach: What’s doing, Norm?) Well, science is seeking a cure for thirst, and I
happen to be the guinea pig.
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