Airdate: 3/31/88
The Cheers gang celebrates two years since beating Gary’s
Old Towne Tavern at bowling, but the rivalry between the two pubs is just about
to get started. Gary steals the bowling trophy and breaks it, Sam and Carla get
back at him with champagne served in dribble glasses, Gary sends two rat
exterminators over, clearing the place out, and then later places sheep in
Rebecca’s office. The back-and-forth continues until Cheers gets their
comeuppance: interrupting a big game at Gary’s with a cultural appreciation of
female authors, hosted by Cliff and Norm. Gary admits he’s been gotten good, so
he has Wade Bogs, famous Red Sox third-baseman, come over to sign autographs.
Of course, the Cheers gang doesn’t believe it’s him, so they chase him out and
steal his pants. His wallet proves it is him, and, as Frasier notes, Gary has
achieved the perfect prank – getting them to get themselves.
The juvenilia continues, although in this case it’s pretty
funny, even if it does borrow from the classic “Joker Is Wild” episode of M*A*S*H. This appears to be the first
“Bar Wars” in a series that continues until the series finale, so we can look
forward to more volleys and return-volleys, college frat style. Not much more
to say here, except that the show’s class does appears to have gone the way of
Shelley Long.
Cold open: Cliff question’s Carla’s husbands fidelity just
before he goes off on an extended ice show tour. Carla assures him he’s wrong;
in face, the movie she and Eddie will see is Fatal Attraction.
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