One for the Road

Season 11, Episode 25, Aired
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The gang finally finds out what has happened to Diane Chambers when they see her winning an award on television. Sam calls Diane to congratulate her and ends up inviting her back to Boston where they reunite one last time. Meanwhile, Don the plumber pops the question to Rebecca and gets an unexpected answer.moreless
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  • Not a horrible wrap-up but squandering a lot of potential, especially given the length of the episode. Feels empty to me.

    5.5
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    By Mac-Ale, Dec 21, 2009 Report Abuse
    The ending of the main story line for "Cheers", not a large number of resolutions or clever insertions.

    When "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" set a standard for the "great finale", tons of shows later rushed into the fray to be "significant" at their close. The "Cheers" installment falls a little short for me.

    To me, it's a little too bad as I really liked this program as a high mark for ensemble comedy. In the final analysis, too much happens early here, and not enough happens late. Diane is back, but the scenes on the airplane are pat, the "voices" heard over the intercom echo something fans have heard and heard and heard before. Rebecca could have been a great wild card in this story, but she is packed off with a new fiance without much treatment. But to me, where the episode is most weak is the final 20 minutes - despite some mediocre wrap-ups, a LOT of time is spent on Cliff's "history is made by men in comfortable shoes" bit, not terrible but not much of a final send-off all-in-all. If Norm, Carla, Cliff, Frasier, and Sam are really smoking cigars and wondering about the meaning of life - there could have been something more on the mark to wind it up.

    Sam's final closing words, "we're closed" is pretty appropriate, but in a lot of ways this installment closed far earlier.moreless

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  • Good ending...not great. I was glad to see Sam make the right choice, and the last minutes with Norm and Sam are a perfect way to end it.... "Sorry, we're closed"moreless

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    By mrmagoo693, Jun 22, 2009 Report Abuse
    Great show, and a satisfactory ending for a great show.... The last couple minutes with Norm and Sam really impressed me as a way to send off a show... with Norms piece of advice really hitting home with Sam. It for the most part tied up loose ends, but we are still wondering what happens to Sam, but thats the way the writers intended it to be. "Sorry, we're closed." pricelessmoreless

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  • THE BEST FINALE OF ANY TV SERIES EVER!

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    By gbvfan13, May 08, 2007 Report Abuse
    This series finale was all anyone could ever expect from a television sitcom. Diane returns, Rebecca finally finds her man (in a plumber), Norm gets a job, Cliff gets a promotion, and the series ends in the most fantastic of all fashions. This episode had me laughing until I cried, then crying because the show I've most adored was ending. I have never (nor will ever love) a show as I have 'Cheers.' This finale had anything and everything anyone could have ever expected from a show. The scene, at the end, when the main character from the cast were all sitting around and talking about 'the meaning of life' is incomparable. Without a doubt, the most wonderful series finale in the history of television.moreless

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    By chet1210, Feb 03, 2006 Report Abuse
    This was an interesting show from the beginning to end, I use to watch it on reruns on WPIX (Channel 11, New York City), with all the other repeats. I liked this show because it really wasnt like your typical bar. Although I never did the bar scene (I heard horror stories), if more bars (hole in the wall style) bars existed, I might do something like that. I think the Simpsons (Moes Tavern) resembles something like Cheers, but we really dont know who Homer could relate to. Norm maybe?moreless

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  • If you want to end a show as great as cheers was then this is the way to end it.

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    By ricky_retardo00, Aug 07, 2005 Report Abuse
    The show starts with the bar watching an award show and there they see Diane Chambers reciving an award. After seeing her Sam sends her a card congratulating her and after it is reveald that they both lied about being married they get back together. After saying to the regulars that the bar is not there home he gets on a plane and it is reveled that sam does not want to leave the bar and says goodbye to Diane and goes back to cheers where first rebecca goes on her honeymoon and the rest of the bar share's in a smoke with Sam one by one the regulars leave the bar after each one disscuses the meaning of life that leads to Norm say that the meaning of life is love and telling sam that you will always come back to your true love as he leaves the bar and doesn't finish his drink another man comes towards the bar as Sam walk into the back and says "sorry were closed" and walks away. The whole episode closed up all the holes like what became of Diane and opened up the spin of Fraiser. This was the best episode of any of the 270 episodesmoreless

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    • This is Shelley Long's first appearance in character as Diane Chambers since May 7, 1987 when she left to write her book. Shelley appeared in the 200th episode celebration, but not in character. Edit
    • The uncredited man who knocks on the door and to whom Sam delivers the classic last line "Sorry, we're closed." is James Burrows, one of the show's creators. Edit
    • Just before Diane walks into the bar for the first time, Woody is seen in the background toward the area Steve and Alan sit with Sam and Carla in the forground. The next shot, when Diane walks in and no one notices her, Woody is up front standing very still dirictly behind Sam. When Diane says "Hello everyone", Woody is immediately back to where he was when the scene started. Edit

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    • The series finale was filmed on March 31, 1993. Edit
    • This episode is shown in 3 parts during syndication. Edit
    • This is the only episode to feature both Diane and Rebecca. Edit

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    • Sam: You know I think you should go home, wake Vera, and do whatever comes naturally. Norm: Wake her up so she can watch me eat a bucket of Buffalo Wings? Edit
    • Norm: It doesn't matter what you love. Could be a person, could be a thing - as long as you love it totally, completely, and without judgement. Edit
    • Sam: Well, at least I didn't fly across the country to make an ass out of myself. Diane: Why bother when you do it so brilliantly right here? Edit

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    • Sam: And you just brought along your one-man Warren Commission there, huh?
      The U.S. Commission to Report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, set up Nov. 29, 1963 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, is commonly known as "The Warren Commission". This is because it was chaired by Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States. Investigation began Dec. 3, 1963, and the final report was issued on Sept. 24, 1964. The report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald , acted alone in the shooting from the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository Building in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. The commission's findings have always been derided as a "cover-up" by many people. Edit
    • Rebecca: I shoot for Donald Trump - and I end up with Ed Norton.
      Ed Norton, played by Art Carney, was the sewer worker friend of Ralph Kramden, played by Jackie Gleason, in the classic 1950's sitcom, "The Honeymooners". When Sam says, "See ya, Trixie", to Rebecca as she leaves, the reference is to Norton's wife, Trixie, played by Joyce Randolph. Edit

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