Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman (29 Oct. 1992)

Because Gary's Olde Towne Tavern is advertising heavily, Sam and Rebecca decide to hire an ad company to write a jingle for the bar. As Rebecca has only $200 to spend on such, the ad ... See full summary »

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

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

Stars:

Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
John Mahoney	...	Sy Flembeck
Annie Golden	...	Margaret O'Keefe
Derek McGrath	...	Andy Schroeder
Cameron Watson	...	Ad Executive
Paul Willson	...	Paul Krapence
Tim Cunningham	...	Tim
Jack Kenny	...	Tom
Leland Orser	...	Mark

Storyline

Because Gary's Olde Towne Tavern is advertising heavily, Sam and Rebecca decide to hire an ad company to write a jingle for the bar. As Rebecca has only $200 to spend on such, the ad company foists Sy Flembeck, their resident hack writer, onto the Cheers account. Sy is not very creative or original. All his jingles are placed to the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm, and spell out the establishment's name in place of "E-I-E-I-O", even if there are more or less than five letters. But Sy's approach to jingles may actually have the desired if unintended effect of good advertisement. Meanwhile, Maggie O'Keefe has come back to Boston and wants to see Cliff. Once Cliff sees Maggie, he faints: she's very pregnant, supposedly with his child. However, Cliff doesn't believe that he is the father because... Cliff decides to marry Maggie anyway. Before Maggie decides what to do about Cliff's proposal, she has some additional news for Cliff about their past relationship.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1992 (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 from the song Do Not Forsake O' My Darling which was the theme song of he movie High Noon.

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Quotes

Sy Flembeck: Alright. The Cheers theme by Sy Flembeck. Beer and pretzels that's our game, C-H-E-R-S. If you don't come here that's a shame, C-H-E-R-S. With a C-C here and a C-C there...
Rebecca Howe: Whoa whoa whoa wait wait wait! What are you doing that's all wrong! First of all, "Cheers" is spelled with 2 E's. Second I paid you a lot of money to come up with an original tune.
Sy Flembeck: You don't need an original tune, you want something that will bore a hole through the public's little pea-brains.
Rebecca Howe: You are all hype and no ...
[...]

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Connections

References The Little Mermaid (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
(uncredited)
Revised lyrics by Ken Levine & David Isaacs
Performed by John Mahoney

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