This was one of the first episodes I can remember in which the patrons of the bar are the driving force behind the story, rather than the tension between Sam and Diane, or the story of one particular secondary character. When a man leaves a will bequeathing $100,000 to the people at Cheers, everybody goes mad. What follows reminds you of It's A Mad, Mad World. For once other patrons beside the usual ones get to play a role in the plot.
This is where you realise the show could grow beyond the romantic comedy it was set out to be. As it would become clear in the later seasons, Cheers worked quite well as an ensemble comedy. Good casting, wonderful writing and purposeful direction made that possible. It's a pity that the last act returned to a classic/tired Sam-Diane clash.moreless
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Sam lets a dying man tend bar just for fun, but the man leaves the bar patrons $100,000 in a paper napkin will.
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GUEST STAR
George GaynesMalcolm Kramer
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GUEST STAR
Tim CunninghamGreg
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Elizabeth HillFemale Customer #1
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Rhea Perlman
Carla Lozupone Tortelli LeBec
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George Wendt
Hilary Norman "Norm" Peterson
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Ted Danson
Sam "Mayday" Malone
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Shelley Long
Diane Chambers
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Nicholas Colasanto
Ernie "Coach" Pantusso
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John Ratzenberger
Clifford C "Cliff" Clavin, Jr
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Diane: You have sunk so low you would need a ladder to kiss a snake's hinney.
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Sam: This isn't an IOU. It's a bunch of writing I don't understand. That's what this is. Diane: Is it in a foreign tongue, Sam? Sam: No, it's English. Diane: In your case that qualifies.
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Sam: You know this might be none of my business but have you thought about getting a second opinion? Doctors do make mistakes. Malcolm: Every doctor I've been to has given me the same diagnosis and I've been to 12 leading specialists. Sam: Maybe you'd get better news if you went to a quack.
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Guy: You must have a high threshold for pain. Coach: I don't know the meaning of the word. Guy: Pretty tough guy there, huh. Norm: No, no he doesn't know what threshold means.
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Diane: How do you cheer someone up who's got six months to live? Sam: I'll tell him I've got five.
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Lady: How do you do that without burning your hand? Sam: I don't.
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Diane: [to Sam] You are a SAND FLEA!
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Cheers quality in the later years
03/30/1219
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Cast a Cheers Movie
03/30/126
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Long version of the theme song.
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other characters from Cheers that would be good spinoffs
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Frasier
03/30/1219
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One for the Road, Part 3
S 11 : Ep 28
(23:27)
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One for the Road, Part 2
S 11 : Ep 27
(23:27)
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One for the Road
S 11 : Ep 27
Aired 5/20/93
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The Guy Can't Help It
S 11 : Ep 25
Aired 5/13/93
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