An old WW1 soldier reserves a room to meet with his old buddies. But it turns out he may be the only one left in his group. A young guy, waiting to enter a monastery decides the bar is his last hurrah before giving up his worldly being. That's the setup. Also, Diane is doing a Jack London, writing down pity comments made in the bar. Soon, Sam is trying too hard to come up with something for the book. Actually, some of his things are really good, but they are not spontaneous. Nicely put together episode.
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One for the Book (#1.11)
ComedyFan20102 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
It is a special night with some special guests in the bar. First, there is an old guy who came for his WW1 reunion, only as it turns out this time he is the only one left. And the other guy is entering monastery the next day, but the drinks he has make him believe that he wants to be a regular guy.
A good episode with a lot of sweet and fun moments, and both categories are very well balanced. While one feels a lot for the old soldier one just can't stop laughing when Norm tries to make him feel better by saying that "maybe they never really liked you". And the story of the future monk is very special and funny as well including the time with the "piano miracle".
A good episode with a lot of sweet and fun moments, and both categories are very well balanced. While one feels a lot for the old soldier one just can't stop laughing when Norm tries to make him feel better by saying that "maybe they never really liked you". And the story of the future monk is very special and funny as well including the time with the "piano miracle".
Norm is right: a great bar story.
dgplatt-6012118 January 2024
Many of the first season episodes of Cheers start with the classic setup of "Guy/Gal Walks Into A Bar..." In this case, it's two very different guys, and everything flows from there.
An eagle-eyed viewer pointed out in the trivia column, this episode was likely filmed early in the season, and it feels almost like an alternate pilot. Diane's pretentious attempt to find the poetry of the Common People could have come right after the first episode, and it's still funny here.
The two outsiders bring there own subplots, and it's all used for funny interactions with the regulars. Ian Wolfe (a TV veteran) is great as the old doughboy Buzz Crowder, while Boyd Boswell is capable as the would-be monk Kevin. As Norm says, it's a great "bar story," and while it doesn't really amount to much it's fun to watch. Which, if you think about it, is what the show is all about.
An eagle-eyed viewer pointed out in the trivia column, this episode was likely filmed early in the season, and it feels almost like an alternate pilot. Diane's pretentious attempt to find the poetry of the Common People could have come right after the first episode, and it's still funny here.
The two outsiders bring there own subplots, and it's all used for funny interactions with the regulars. Ian Wolfe (a TV veteran) is great as the old doughboy Buzz Crowder, while Boyd Boswell is capable as the would-be monk Kevin. As Norm says, it's a great "bar story," and while it doesn't really amount to much it's fun to watch. Which, if you think about it, is what the show is all about.
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