Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey 

It's the annual St. Patrick's Day battle of sales between Cheers and Gary's Olde Towne Tavern. Not only does Cheers lose the battle of the hi-jinx with an unsuspecting Woody taking the ... See full summary »

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

Glen Charles (created by), Les Charles (created by)

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
Harry Anderson	...	Harry 'The Hat' Gittes
Robert Desiderio	...	Gary
Paul Willson	...	Paul Krapence
Maurice Roëves	...	Sean
Jayson Kane	...	Watch Salesman

Storyline

It's the annual St. Patrick's Day battle of sales between Cheers and Gary's Olde Towne Tavern. Not only does Cheers lose the battle of the hi-jinx with an unsuspecting Woody taking the brunt of the battle, Cheers also loses the sales bet. Sam has finally had as much as he can take not only with the loss once again to Gary's but performing the most humiliating task he and the guys have had to endure due to the loss. Sam threatens Gary and decides to pull out one of the biggest guns he knows: Harry the Hat. Sam asks Harry to devise and execute the ultimate plan to beat Gary. Harry refuses. Despite Carla's assertion to take matters into her own hands, Sam finally gives up permanently to Gary. When Sam goes over to Gary's to wave the final white flag, he witnesses in horror what he believes is Carla's master plan. But what he witnesses is part of a deal Gary made with Rutherford Cunningham, who Sam knows better by another name.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final appearances of Harry Anderson as "Harry the Hat", and of Gary and his Old Town Tavern and the rivalry between that bar and the Cheers bar.

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Goofs

Demolishing a building in any city, like all construction, requires a permit. It is not possible to complete all the legal requirements and obtain such a permit in only one day, and by the time Gary would have done that, he would have long figured out Harry was a con artist.

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Quotes

Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: Face it, you're a bunch of losers. It's nothing to be ashamed of. It's your nature, you know. It's the way God made you. You're part of his master plan. If it weren't for you guys, how would we know who the winners were?

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Everywhere I Looked Was Death, Death, Death
(uncredited)
Performed by Maurice Roëves & his Irish band

User Reviews

Harry the Hat Returns

Harry Anderson's character returns one last time as Gary challenges Cheers on St. Patrick's day. This time the stakes are really high and a price is paid, But there is a twist to this one that is worth the wait. Anyway, things are really amped up this time and it is obvious this was the las season.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1993 (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