Markie Post is quite gorgeous. She plays Diane's oldest friend. But Diane's intense jealousy soon kicks in. Of course, Diane can't admit how childish she is acting. The scene at dinner is hilarious. There are a couple of other funny things, both involving the Coach. He is keeping a huge, vicious dog in Sam's office. Also, there is a hilarious bit having to do with the Coach's nickname.
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Just Three Friends (#2.11)
ComedyFan20107 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Diane's best friend since grade school, Heather, moves to town and comes to meet her at the bar. Sam thinks she is hitting on him, Diane first doesn't believe it but when Carla pretends that it is true she starts get worried. And at the dinner when the three of them eat together she gets mad at Heather, but it all ends well.
A good episode. First of all I like how they made it at the end that Heather had no bad intentions. Nice to see a female friendship not ed because of a man.
And of course a lot of laughter. Coach was at his best as always with the dog and his nicknames.
A good episode. First of all I like how they made it at the end that Heather had no bad intentions. Nice to see a female friendship not ed because of a man.
And of course a lot of laughter. Coach was at his best as always with the dog and his nicknames.
More boilerplate S & D
dgplatt-601217 March 2024
SAM: I've eaten through worse than this.
Viewers who complained that second season Cheers was in danger of becoming the Sam & Diane Show could point to this one as a key example. It's funny, but it's also spinning its wheels with the notion that our lovers are hot for each other but completely wrong for each other.
Markie Post (a year away from joining the cast of Night Court) plays Diane's old friend Heather. It's not exactly a perfect match - Heather seems too down-to-Earth to have been friends with snooty Diane - but that's beside the point. The main problem is that Heather is clearly attracted to Sam. Sam, being a major Babe Hound, is keyed into this right away, while Diane only comes to realize this when Carla fills her in.
It's a familiar dance - conflict is introduced, Diane blows up at Sam, followed by a tentative reconciliation. It's getting a bit old, but in the new year they'll move on to other things.
The subplot involves Coach getting a big dog to protect the bar, and it illustrates an interesting point: animals are funnier when heard but not seen. The image of "The Beast" conjured by a few sound effects is funnier than actually showing said pooch would have been.
Viewers who complained that second season Cheers was in danger of becoming the Sam & Diane Show could point to this one as a key example. It's funny, but it's also spinning its wheels with the notion that our lovers are hot for each other but completely wrong for each other.
Markie Post (a year away from joining the cast of Night Court) plays Diane's old friend Heather. It's not exactly a perfect match - Heather seems too down-to-Earth to have been friends with snooty Diane - but that's beside the point. The main problem is that Heather is clearly attracted to Sam. Sam, being a major Babe Hound, is keyed into this right away, while Diane only comes to realize this when Carla fills her in.
It's a familiar dance - conflict is introduced, Diane blows up at Sam, followed by a tentative reconciliation. It's getting a bit old, but in the new year they'll move on to other things.
The subplot involves Coach getting a big dog to protect the bar, and it illustrates an interesting point: animals are funnier when heard but not seen. The image of "The Beast" conjured by a few sound effects is funnier than actually showing said pooch would have been.
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