ANTON!

The technical explanation I had heard before although obviously not in as much detail.  But what impressed me most was his discussion on how thematically the show-even from the beginning-was setting us up for Tony to get capped in front of his family.  It really changed how I had previously seen the show in pure…

Some "Stage 5" awesomeness if I can convince you:
-Curutola's great final performance as Johnny Sack and his great chemistry with Sydney Pollack
-His death scene surrounded by his family when Ginny gives him the cigarette.
-Sack's conversation with his brother and law about his legacy.
-The totally hysterical scene where…

Wow…"Stage 5" was bad?  I just don't get some of the hate for 6A and 6B.  I think its the greatest season of any drama ever.  Everything is important. The only thing that could be excised is the Vito stuff but I didn't even mind most of that.  I think the Finnerty stuff is the key of the whole season and ultimately…

"Sure thing Joe Mayo"

Sure, the show lost some depth and dramatic punch in the later seasons but you have to admit that all the rivals you mention led to some hysterical episodes.  I still think the Season with the Robin Colcord arc is the funniest season (I didn't say best, but the funniest) in the shows history.  The episode where Sam…

They did not even visit him in the hospital when he had his appendix taken out:

As a long time Cheers obsessive, I thought "Cliff's Rocky Moment" was one of the show's best.  I saw the episode in my youth in its early days of syndication and it struck a cord.  To me it just really taps into a lot of the primal fear of most men: that we will be perceived as "wussy" who can't stand up for himself. …

Anton!

Anton!

Yeah, but Diane does something even worse in the third season.  SPOILERS.  Diane and Frasier have a minor argument in the midst of their very serious relationship.  Sam then plans a long weekend (I believe in Vermont) with a female companion but somehow Diane thinks Sam is preparing the weekend for her.  She then…

I agree with you about this episode and its certainly an episode that you wouldn't see later on.  By contrast, in the final season there is a similarly themed episode that is done in a completely different and more farcical way:  Robin Colcord returns and is now poor but the gang believes he left another one of his…

Minor spoilers:

Thanks for giving David Angell some props in the review.  He became one of the great creative forces behind Cheers and was really loved and respected in the industry. David and his wife were on the first plane that crashed into North Tower on September 11th (ironically on a plane coming from Boston's Logan's…

Boy those Galations! When will they learn? 

Wad,

SPOILERS: It goes something like this:

Holy crap that episode was funny.

Don't forget that Cliff has a condition called "hysterical blindness" that effects him whenever he has a chance of sex.  

Great recap of perhaps two of the top 20 episodes in Cheers history.
 
I saw an interview with either the Charles Brothers or James Burrows (can't remember which one) on the Emmy legends website where this episode was discussed.  They had originally intended to cast an actor for Sam's brother but in the end just didn't…