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Same sneaks a picture of Diane in the application for the Miss Boston Barmaid contest, and she becomes a finalist. Her feminist views cause her to use this as a platform to denounce the contest. But, as is often the case, things aren't quite so simple. Average offering with a few pretty good laughs.

Of Senate fatso Tip O'Neill who the bar lusts after. Years later, John "Flipflop" Kerry would walk inside the bar where everybody knows their name, and half the country can't stand it. Otherwise a decent episode with suspense, like anything concerning a contest, in this case, best waitress, and written by Rhea Perlman's sister. Fitting since it deals with a waitress... but it's Diane here. Proving she's a good, unbias writer for the show.

The 1980s isn't exactly known as a high point for feminism. During the Reagan years women were sold the idea that they could succeed on their own without concerning themselves too much about sexism, systemic or otherwise.

By 1983 "Women's Lib" was associated with bra burning and unshaven legs. While Diane may seem like the ultimate girly girl, she's also proud of her intelligence, so she still retains the spirit of Gloria Steinem, at least in this episode.

Again, this is boilerplate sitcom material done well. Will Diane Chambers, Humanist take a stand against the demeaning Miss Boston Barmaid contest? Or will she succumb to materialism? What do you think?

This episode got a ratings boost by featuring a cold opening with Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, then the second most powerful person in Washington. It made sense to have a cameo from the most famous Massachusetts politician not named Kennedy, and O'Neill plays himself capably.