Achilles Hill (10 Jan. 1991)

Sam is continuing his battle with upstairs neighbor and the landlord of his pool room and washrooms, John Allen Hill. Sam feels like he needs to do something really to bug Hill. Just then, ... See full summary »

Director:

Andy Ackerman

Writers:

Glen Charles (creator), Les Charles (creator),

Stars:

Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ted Danson	...	Sam Malone
Kirstie Alley	...	Rebecca Howe
Rhea Perlman	...	Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger	...	Cliff Clavin
Woody Harrelson	...	Woody Boyd
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Frasier Crane
George Wendt	...	Norm Peterson
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane
Keene Curtis	...	John Allen Hill
Valerie Mahaffey	...	Valerie Hill
Eric Christmas	...	Father Barry

Storyline

Sam is continuing his battle with upstairs neighbor and the landlord of his pool room and washrooms, John Allen Hill. Sam feels like he needs to do something really to bug Hill. Just then, Sam meets Hills' daughter, Valerie. Sam is not exactly the type of man she usually goes out with, nor is she Sam's type, but he asks her out solely to get under Hill's skin. Having dinner at Melville's, Sam starts to make the moves on Valerie in plain view of Hill. Hill initially feigns disinterest, but ultimately breaks down in tears, telling Sam that he'll give Sam anything if Sam stops seeing Valerie. From this statement, Sam gets his pool room and washrooms rent free, and he gets his parking space back. Immediately, Sam drops Valerie, right in the middle of dinner. Valerie takes Sam rebuke graciously. But immediately after that, Sam decides he wants Valerie back if only because he can't have her, and Valerie still seems interested in Sam, but obviously they will have to keep their relationship a...

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1991 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a parody of the Achilles Heel which defines the weakness of an individual and is based on the story of Achilles that is described in Homer's Iliad.

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Goofs

Sam says to Valerie: "Maybe we could go up to the Cape for the weekend." The reference is obviously to Cape Cod and, "the Cape" is quite definitely south of Boston. So, anyone based in (and familiar with) Boston would never say "up to the Cape" . . . the operative word would be "down" to the Cape.

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Quotes

[Valerie, who Sam has never met, has come down from Melville's to talk to Sam about a check he made out to John Allen "You Stink" Hill as rent for the pool room]
Valerie Hill: Excuse me. Are you Mr. Malone?
Sam Malone: Yeah.
Valerie Hill: Well, there seems to be a problem with this check.
Sam Malone: Oh, what, I just made a joke name up, big deal. All he has to do is make sure he endorses it John I Stink Hill.
Valerie Hill: No, Mr. Malone. You made it out for too much. You added an extra zero.
Sam Malone: [apologetically] Wow. Oh, well, thank you very much. It's... I'm ...
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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

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