Watched: May 30, 2012 -
First scene of the entire show is an underage kid trying to get a beer from Sam. It actually works alright, as the kid hams it up to a spectacular degree.
The episode really gets going when Diane walks in with a goober (Actually, Sam prefers to call him "Goofy") professor named Sumner Sloane whom she is about to marry that night in Barbados. They have decided they will get married on a whim, only he wants Diane to have his grandmother’s wedding ring. He leaves her at the bar to get back his grandmother’s ring from his ex-wife. Sam and Diane’s sexual tension starts pretty much immediately. Norm gets a “NORM!” on his very first trip into the bar. Cliff Claven is sitting on the opposite side of the bar from Norm. (Norm sits in his usual seat.)
Lots of sports talk in this one centered around coach who thinks the Patriots drafting a linebacker is terrible, then good, then terrible, then good…he just adapts the opinion of the last person he speaks with.
Carla is still a work in progress as a character as she seems very apologetic over being a few minutes late…later on as the character develops there is NO WAY Carla would apologize for anything. Interesting to see these characters before they really get established later on.
The main story of the show has Diane getting ditched, as Sumner goes back to his ex-wife. Feeling sorry for her, Sam offers her a job as a waitress which she initially thinks she's too good for, because...well, she's Diane. When she perfectly remembers an order given to Sam, she decides to take the job at Cheers since she has no other prospects.
The show is a bit formulaic, which you’d expect from a pilot. Still, you can see the seeds of a classic show already starting to bloom.
Best line from the episode:
Coach: (Announcing to the entire bar with his hand over the phone) “Phone call for Ernie Pantuso!”
Sam: “That’s you, Coach”
Coach: (Goes right back to the phone) “Speaking!”
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