Cheers (TV Series) Strange Bedfellows: Part 1 (1986) User Reviews

Strange Bedfellows: Part 1 (#4.24)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 19 May 2014]

Diane and Sam have some issues after their day in the opera. Also a politician comes to Cheers to answer some questions. She is a conservative that works against normal people in benefit of big corporations. Sam goes on a date with her. Diane and Frasier help her opponent in the run but she wins. Diane is also sure that she is using Sam for her benefit.

This is the beginning of the 3 episode finale and as it looks it will be pretty intense.

I like how it is developing and it seems as if at the end of the season Sam and Diane will end up together.

Sam Hits the Campaign Trail

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 21 August 2019]

Kate Mulgrew is a councilwoman who visits the bar to do a brief press conference. Sam is very attracted to her and is soon involved. Diane suspects that Sam is being used and will be tossed aside in the end. The episode is more serious than most and we will be seeing two more before the season ends.

Things are getting serious

[dgplatt-60121 · 8/10 · 17 June 2024]

With the last three episodes Sam and Diane's character arcs converge, and sparks fly. Diane has spent the last few months wondering whether she really fits in at the bar, while Sam is realizing he's no longer the stud he once was and he may need to get serious about his relationships.

In the previous seasons, it was a romantic rival for Sam who was causing static. Here, it's Diane who has to face the competition. In this case the competition is pretty fierce. Janet Eldridge is not another bimbo for Sam to bed, she's bright and, more importantly, she can read Diane like a book. As with Lana in Now Pitching: Sam Malone, Diane is most concerned that Janet is using Sam and will dump him after she's done with him. Is this projection on Diane's part? Impossible to say, but Janet gives a stunning monologue that suggests she's sincere (and neatly encapsulates Sam's appeal as a character.)

It's still funny, in particular Frasier's sad attempt to get close to Diane by supporting Janet's opponent ("who the hell is James Fleener?")