Bar Bet (14 Feb. 1985)

Sam has to find a woman named Jacqueline Bisset and marry her so that he can win a bet he made when he was off the wagon and keep the bar.

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

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

Stars:

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Nicholas Colasanto

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Ted Danson	...	Sam Malone
Shelley Long	...	Diane Chambers
Nicholas Colasanto	...	Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso (credit only)
Rhea Perlman	...	Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger	...	Cliff Clavin
George Wendt	...	Norm Peterson
Michael Richards	...	Eddie Gordon
Laurie Walters	...	Jacqueline Bisset
Thomas Babson	...	Tom Sherry (as Thomas W. Babson)
Dean Dittman	...	Harrison Fiedler
Al Rosen	...	Al

Storyline

An old friend of Sam's, Eddie Gordon, comes to the bar. "Friend" is probably too strong a word as Sam can't remember who he is. He is indeed not a friend, but someone who bet Sam, while Sam was on a drunken spree a year ago, that Sam would marry Jacqueline Bisset within a year or turn over the bar to him. Eddie has come to collect on his bet, which was written on a piece of paper signed by Sam. Sam has until the end of the day tomorrow to marry Jacqueline Bisset or perhaps lose the bar. Sam doesn't know what to do, and even he admits that he wouldn't be able to woo Jacqueline Bisset enough in one day to marry him. Carla comes up with a bizarre idea: the bet does not state that Sam has to marry THE Jacqueline Bisset, and supposes that there must be another Jacqueline Bisset somewhere in the U.S.; get her under the Sammy spell, get a quickie wedding and a quickie annulment. The gang comb through telephone books from all over the U.S. looking for a Jacqueline Bisset. They eventually find...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 1985 (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:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sam Malone: Hush, hush, hush. I'm thinking.
Diane Chambers: Someone note the date and the time.

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Connections

References The Cherry Orchard (1962)

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