Airdate: 5/8/86
Sam’s hobnobbing with a who’s
who of anyone important in Boston, and now that the election’s over, Eldridge
feels validated in her claim that she was not
using Sam to win it. But she also tells Sam that she suspects he and Diane
still have feelings, and advises him to fire her both to eliminate these
longings and to nudge her into a better job for which she is more highly
qualified. Diane secretly overhears all of this, and so she goes into Cheers the
next day ready – she presents to her boss a 5-page, typed resignation
preemptive to his expected firing of her. After a volley of takebacks and
do-overs, she departs the bar… for good?
Part 2 of the epic fourth
season finale boils up the central conflict, and with a great cliffhanger. Best
scene involves Sam explaining to Eldgridge why he and Diane dated so long –
with Diane listening to all of it, reacting painfully to every word –
nonverbally. Second best scene: Diane finally asks Frasier’s forgiveness for
jilting him – the two share a scotch together, mourning their respective
heartbreaks. Subplot involving Vera’s sexpot sister staying with she and Norm
is worth a chuckle.
Cold open: Diane decries
Sam’s fawning stargazing now that he’s the toast of the town, until she just
misses Gary Hart and acts just as obsequious. (Hart is the second politico to
guest on Cheers, after Tip O’Neil.
Norm’s opener: Woody: “What’s
going down, Mr. P?” Norm: “My cheeks on the barstool.” Second: Woody: “Hey, Mr.
P, can I pour you a beer?” Norm: “Okay, but make sure you stop me at 1. Make
that 1:30.”
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