I Do, Adieu (7 May 1987)

Sumner Sloan, Diane's ex-fiancé and old English professor, tells her that he submitted one of her old unfinished novels to an editor at a publishing house, the editor who sees promise in it... See full summary »

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

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

Stars:

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ted Danson	...	Sam Malone
Shelley Long	...	Diane Chambers
Rhea Perlman	...	Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger	...	Cliff Clavin
Woody Harrelson	...	Woody Boyd
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Frasier Crane
George Wendt	...	Norm Peterson
Michael McGuire	...	Prof. Sumner Sloan
Walter Addison	...	Justice of the Peace
Steve Giannelli	...	Steve

Storyline

Sumner Sloan, Diane's ex-fiancé and old English professor, tells her that he submitted one of her old unfinished novels to an editor at a publishing house, the editor who sees promise in it and sees the possibility of it being published. Diane hasn't yet finished it, in fact she hasn't written anything since she started working at Cheers. Sam secretly overhears their conversation, and thinks that their impending wedding may be holding Diane back in her writing career, something she's always wanted. Sam and Diane discuss her writing career in relation to their marriage, they both feeling that in the immediate future only of the two will happen. Each has his/her own feeling of what should happen, each being so steadfast in their view to an extreme. Sam's perspective is based on a daydream he has about himself and Diane in old age together, she having forgone her writing career. When push comes to shove, one of the two makes a unilateral decision for the two of them, that person who has ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 May 1987 (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 musical "I Do! I Do!" with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt based on the Jan de Hartog play "The Fourposter". The original Broadway production of "I Do! I Do!" opened at the 46th Street Theater on December 5, 1966 with Mary Martin and Robert Preston, ran for 560 performances and was nominated for the 1967 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score.

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Quotes

Prof. Sumner Sloan: Sam's bludgeoned all the spirit out of you and dragged you back down to his level.
Diane Chambers: No one was dragged, Sumner. Sam and I walked arm in arm to his level.

User Reviews

A Return To Episode 1

I was so relieved that this episode happened that I cheered when it ended. Shelly's Longs Diane had long ago worn out her welcome for me as the longer she was on this show, the more of an idiot her character had become. She was making all blond Liberal women look like well, a blonde joke. Her phony intellect had been here since the show started.

This was a good finale for her. It helped breath fresh air into the show the next year. This is the show which allowed this series to continue. In fact, you already knew that Diane was not smart enough to succeed by leaving Cheers, but you really could feel that it had to happen. This was the right time for it.

Granted they will being her back in the series finale, and when they do you will find out had badly her leaving has failed. This one is funny and a little sentimental just the same. It paved the way not just for Ted Dansen to get better but for other characters on the show to grow their characters as well. Getting Diane out of the way is the best thing that happened for Cheers.