Sam and Diane are tired of Coach being a third wheel and interrupting their alone time, so they set him up on a date.Sam and Diane are tired of Coach being a third wheel and interrupting their alone time, so they set him up on a date.Sam and Diane are tired of Coach being a third wheel and interrupting their alone time, so they set him up on a date.
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Joey Banks
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
John Demy
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Suke-Chang Eggit
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Gary F. Griffith
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Dawn Grisheau
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Fritz Hess
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Norm Krasner
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Joseph Paz
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis episode aired on Nicolas Colasanto (Coach)'s 60th birthday.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, Cliff and Norm fail to be able to talk to two females. Cliff is wearing his red mail jacket without the patch that reads 'letter carrier'. When the show returns after the first commercial break, Cliff's jacket now has the 'letter carrier' patch on it.
- Quotes
[Sam is in Diane's apartment. There's a knock on the door]
Sam Malone: Who's there?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso: Me. Who's there?
Sam Malone: Coach?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso: No. I'm Coach.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cheers: Last Call! (1993)
- SoundtracksWhere Everybody Knows Your Name
Written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy
Performed by Gary Portnoy
Featured review
Pure Coach
Ernie Pantusso is a man of simple pleasures. He loves nothing more than watching a ball game or movie (MITCHUM!) with his buddies. As well, except for an occasional loss of temper he doesn't have a malicious bone in his body. This makes him an ideal friend, but a lousy wingman.
Sam and Diane are getting into a serious phase of their relationship, but Coach keeps finding reasons to butt in. It's another Sitcom 101 plot, but as with everything else the Cheers crew does it so damn well.
The show kicks off with a bizarre cold opening involving Norm and Cliff that continues into the episode proper. Then there's the Abbott-and-Costello inspired interplay when Coach knocks on Sam's door. The funniest bit is when the whole bar tries to figure out the name of Coach's crush at the bank DIANE: *that's* my friend). Norm declining to enter the bar until Sam and Diane shout "NORM" ("Norman"). Sam and Diane trying to deflect blame/credit for fixing Coach up with Katherine. This could have been a rote episode, but instead it's an all timer.
Sam and Diane are getting into a serious phase of their relationship, but Coach keeps finding reasons to butt in. It's another Sitcom 101 plot, but as with everything else the Cheers crew does it so damn well.
The show kicks off with a bizarre cold opening involving Norm and Cliff that continues into the episode proper. Then there's the Abbott-and-Costello inspired interplay when Coach knocks on Sam's door. The funniest bit is when the whole bar tries to figure out the name of Coach's crush at the bank DIANE: *that's* my friend). Norm declining to enter the bar until Sam and Diane shout "NORM" ("Norman"). Sam and Diane trying to deflect blame/credit for fixing Coach up with Katherine. This could have been a rote episode, but instead it's an all timer.
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