Cheers (TV Series) Money Dearest (1986) User Reviews

Money Dearest (#5.3)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 20 May 2014]

A rich guy is coming to the bar and Cliff has a great idea to hook him up with his mother. Soon the two announce their wedding. But the guy says that since Cliff's mother is the first one to love him for him and not his money he will donate money to charity. Cliff throws him a great bachelor party but at the end of it the guy dies.

I liked this episode. I like cliff's character and it is always nice to see his stories. It was great to meet his mother who is as lovely as Cliff with all her blabbering about trivia that I liked about her as much as him. And it was so sweet to see him worrying for his mother at the end. He sure is a good son.

Another Failed Plan

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 22 August 2019]

When Cliff finds out that an elderly rich man is enjoying Cheers, he decides to introduce him to his mother. Cliff figures he will eventually cash in. It starts to work out when the old guy falls for Mom. Sam lets the cheapskate Cliff use the bar after hours for a bachelor party. What ensues shows that Cliff is not the luckiest guy in the world.

Cliff Craven

[dgplatt-60121 · 6/10 · 24 June 2024]

Once again a rich guy is the life of the party. "Fitzie" is a nice enough guy, but he seems to be a retread of Eric Finch/Thomas Hilliard III or Malcolm Kramer. The real problem with this episode is Cliff. While he's arguably doing something good (finding someone for his dear lonely mother), he's doing it for the wrong reasons. For the first (but not last) time a bar-only episode feels like it's missing something.

This is, of course, the first appearance of Frances Sternhagen as Ma Clavin. Having someone play a character who has been mentioned but unseen is a risky move, but Sternhagen brings a patrician stuffiness that works. The character will become more annoying in later episodes, but then again, so will everybody else...