Strange Bedfellows: Part 2 (8 May 1986)

Councilwoman Eldridge tells Sam to fire Diane because she's insecure about having one of Sam's former lovers working at the bar. However, Diane accidentally overhears the conversation and tries to beat him to the punch.

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
George Wendt	...	Norm Peterson
Kate Mulgrew	...	Janet Eldridge
Max Wright	...	Jim Fleener
Gary Hart	...	Himself (as Senator Gary Hart)
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Frasier Crane

Storyline

Janet's civic election win has long occurred, and Sam and Janet are still dating. Outwardly, Diane should be relieved as her spoken fear was that Janet was just using Sam to score political points during the election. But Frasier calls Diane out on her true motivations, that being her romantic feelings for Sam. He also says that he does not see a future for Sam and Janet. On top of this, Diane overhears Sam admit to Janet that his longest relationship ever was with Diane, to which Janet responds that Sam should let her go professionally and thus personally. So Diane thinks she's going to beat him to the punch, and decides to resign before he can fire her. As she does so, she reneges as she feels she's giving Sam an easy out, betting him that he doesn't have the guts to fire her. As Sam and Diane argue about what to do about their professional relationship, there is always the underlying issue of their associated personal relationship. Meanwhile, Norm is having some issues at home, not...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 1986 (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

House Speaker (and US Congressman from MA) Tip O'Neill, Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis, and US Senator from Massachussetts John Kerry all made appearances on the show. In addition, members of the Kennedy family made a joint cameo.

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Quotes

Sam Malone: Hey Senator.
Gary Hart: Hi Sam. You left your coat in my car last night.
[hands Sam his coat]
Sam Malone: Oh, that's sweet of you to bring it by. Thank you.
Gary Hart: Oh, it's the least I could do for a Trivial Pursuit partner. By the way, thanks for your help with those sports questions.
Sam Malone: Oh well, that's, that's my strong point. Thank you for helping me with everything else.
Gary Hart: That's my strong point.

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