Airdate: 1/9/86
Sam is persuaded to donate
his Red Sox jersey to be auctioned off on a PBS fundraiser, but time elapses
with no pledges, until Diane (volunteering as an operator) secretly puts one in
herself. Sam is grateful but
convinced it can sell if given another shot, so back up on the block it goes,
again with no offers. This time, Sam buys it back, disguising his voice as an
old lady’s, but when Diane inadvertently kicks him when he’s down, he puts it
back up. It looks like it’s headed for “Mr. Bobo’s Table” when anonymous buyer
steps in – he comes to Cheers to have his new purchase autographed, only to
reveal he took the item to put it out of its misery!
Sam’s halcyon days and his
futile attempts to bring them back are the topics here. Insecurely believing
that his star has not yet faded, he grasps for anything he can to prove he’s
still a Beantown legend. Fun to watch the jersey get put up again and again
(and again), but was secretly hoping we’d get to see Mr. Bobo, the chimp, pull
a number out of the coconut to give the shirt away. I suppose mercy prevails.
Subplot: Norm’s efforts to
get an accounting gig for couple running a dairy farm fall flat, not even
rescued by siccing Cliff on them to talk their ears off.
Cold open: Diane is resentful
she doesn’t get the choral welcome that greets Norm every day. When she gives
Cheers crowd a second chance, they yell, “Norm!” As lame as it sounds.
Norm’s opener: Woody: “How’s
life, Mr. Peterson?” Norm: “I’m waiting for the movie.”
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