Airdate: 3/31/83
The job Norm got
from Derek is a fizzle, Coach’s Spanish doesn’t land him a new coaching job,
and Diane has mixed feelings about going away with Derek to Paris – because she
wants to be with Sam. All this serves as a prelude to the “Showdown” between
Sam and Diane in the poolroom. After acknowledging this could be the start of
something, Dane proceeds to critique Sam’s lack of romantic spontaneity,
escalating into a full-fledged sparring match where the rules of attraction are
hindered only by their aversion to each other. The episode ends with an
insult-incited kiss, tempered coolly, once again, by Diane carping about Sam.
Sexual
chemistry? Let’s talk St. Elmo’s fire! Second act of this episode is almost
exclusively the aforementioned mono-a-mono, with dialogue that is as witty as
it is… well, normal. Haven’t we all been through the nonsense that is the
bickering between two fools in love? Writers (and show creators) Glen and Les
Charles know it al too well, and they distill it, effervescently, in this
30-minute package of sheer comedic bliss. Bravo to all involved, and, now with
Sam and Diane ostensibly a couple, on to season 2!
Cold open: a
repeat of Cheers 1.5: the scene after
the midpoint commercial break: a janitor who works with mutant viruses at a
biology lab stops by Cheers for a beer, and after he leaves, everyone partakes
in a ballet of cleaning fluids and wipes, all clocking in at 13 seconds!
Norm’s opener:
(Coach: How you doin’, Norm?) On top of the world – some dismal spot in
Greenland.
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