An attractive but spooky woman comes into the bar and Sam Immediately gets the hots for her. The thing is that Diane knew her from their being in the same institution together. The woman is obsessive over men and soon Sam is involved in a dangerous situation. It's a well crafted episode. Kane is really good.
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A middling Sam & Diane episode
dgplatt-6012119 March 2024
There's nothing particularly wrong with this episode, but it's one of the weaker ones from Season Three. It's basically a retread of Any Friend Of Diane's with a twist: instead of a depressed intellectual, Diane's friend is prone to obsessive romantic attachments.
There's very little new ground broken here, and frankly Amanda (Taxi veteran Carol Kane) doesn't seem like Sam's usual type. Even the subplot (Norm's quest for a baby name) is a non starter - although "Sonar is a beautiful name" is an all time Coach line. The final scene - where Diane comes up with a novel way to get Amanda to give up on Sam - redeems things a bit, but this is a dull episode.
There's very little new ground broken here, and frankly Amanda (Taxi veteran Carol Kane) doesn't seem like Sam's usual type. Even the subplot (Norm's quest for a baby name) is a non starter - although "Sonar is a beautiful name" is an all time Coach line. The final scene - where Diane comes up with a novel way to get Amanda to give up on Sam - redeems things a bit, but this is a dull episode.
A Ditch in Time (#3.12)
ComedyFan201010 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Sam meets a woman named Amanda in the bar and arranges a date with her turns out that she is a friend of Diane and Diane is not happy that Sam goes out with her. But not because of why Sam thinks. Turns out she met Amanda in the institution and her problem is that she is obsessive with men. Sam tries to find a way to get out but it works out only when Diane tells Amanda that he is the guy she was talking about in group therapy.
Great episode. Loved the idea. Carol Cane also did a great job as Amanda, good performance so creepy ad yet funny. Besides that we also have the great dialogue between Sam and Diane at the end where she tells him what bothered her.
Great episode. Loved the idea. Carol Cane also did a great job as Amanda, good performance so creepy ad yet funny. Besides that we also have the great dialogue between Sam and Diane at the end where she tells him what bothered her.
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