I watched Cheers from the very first episode, and the gag that told me it was going to be a great show was when Coach answered the phone, then said "Is there an Ernie Pantuso here?" Someone said, "That's you, Coach." "Speaking."
Wonderful.
And maybe the best throwaway joke in the whole series came when Sam and Diane were heading off to the office and Sam said, "We don't want to be bothered, Coach."
The classic response?
"Who does?"
Sorry, but Woody never compared. Coach was old and forgetful, Woody was young and dumb.
As for someone preferring Rebecca to Diane, I can't argue it, even though I preferred Diane. Both were necessary, because they could never have gotten 11 seasons out of one woman. But they got two lovely goodbyes out of Diane.
It was a great show, maybe one of the two or three best sitcoms ever, but shows that last that long don't get better as they get old.
Wonderful.
And maybe the best throwaway joke in the whole series came when Sam and Diane were heading off to the office and Sam said, "We don't want to be bothered, Coach."
The classic response?
"Who does?"
Sorry, but Woody never compared. Coach was old and forgetful, Woody was young and dumb.
As for someone preferring Rebecca to Diane, I can't argue it, even though I preferred Diane. Both were necessary, because they could never have gotten 11 seasons out of one woman. But they got two lovely goodbyes out of Diane.
It was a great show, maybe one of the two or three best sitcoms ever, but shows that last that long don't get better as they get old.