Airdate: 2/27/86
“The Boston Boppers” is back
in town – a 60s dance show that Carla and Nick were regulars on, and perhaps
the two can make the magic happen again. Alas, their inability to get along
when not cutting a rug keeps them
from entering together, so Nick signs up with his wife, Loretta, and Carla with
Sam, who initially declines lest he be labeled too “graceful.” Come competition
time both couples get eliminated, but Nick protests, and asks his ex-wife to
dance to “Unchained Melody” to prove to everyone why they were once considered
king and queen of the dance floor. They win, and Carla celebrates, alone, back
at Cheers. Nick invites her and Loretta
to come to Hawaii with him; his answer comes in the form of a raw egg.
Fun, charming episode with a great highlight – the dance
contest, an “American Bandstand”-style show replete with corny emcee and great
rock ‘n roll music. Funniest fall on Cheers
thus far: when Carla’s original dance partner, a legendary hoofer, falls
down the stairs outside the Cheers front door. We do get to see him carried
away in a stretcher, but I think it would have been funnier for him to remain
anonymous.
Cold open: Woody wants some
pointers on how to converse with a woman from Diane, who drives him away with
boredom when she rambles ad infinitum about herself.
Norm’s opener: Woody: “How’s
life, Mr. Peterson?” Norm: “I look at it every once in a while when I’m on the
john.”
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