The King of Beers 

A slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She ... See full summary »

Director:

John Ratzenberger

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 (credit only)
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Frasier Crane
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Dr. Lilith Sternin
George Wendt	...	Norm Peterson
Cliff Bemis	...	Mike
Cameron Thor	...	Marketing Analyst
Paul Willson	...	Paul Krapence
Joe Costanza	...	Ray
Bradford English	...	Chuck
William Long Jr.	...	Mr. Hoffmeyer
Mirron E. Willis	...	Delivery Man

Storyline

A slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She sees her losing streak on the machine as a metaphor of her life. Feeling sorry for her, Sam has the machine rigged to pay out to Rebecca to make her feel better. That act doesn't quite come out as planned. Fortunes seem to be on the upswing for Norm. A stint on a beer tasting survey panel parlays itself into a paid position at the brewery as a quality taste tester. Norm is in seventh heaven and doesn't even feel the need to get paid for such work. The position is on a trial probation basis and Mike, Norm's supervisor, assures Norm that he has the job permanently despite having an interview with the company president, Mr. Hoffmeyer, which is just a formality. The formality may not be quite so when loser Rebecca gets indirectly involved. But Rebecca's slot machine experience and Norm's interview show ...

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Plot Keywords:

slot machine | brewery | illegal gambling | market research | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1992 (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

Norm Peterson says he is 43 in this episode, corresponding to actor George Wendt's age when the episode was shot.

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Goofs

When Frasier plays the slot machine, he hits the jackpot with three bunches of cherries. In the next shot, the reels on the slot machine have changed position.

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Quotes

Norm Peterson: Listen, if you don't mind, right now I've been tasting beer all morning, OK, so I'm just going to take a break, change my clothes and go over to Cheers and hoist a few.
Mike: [laughing] Whoa. You're kidding, right?
Norm Peterson: Yeah. These clothes'll be fine.

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Connections

References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

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Soundtracks

This Old Man
(uncredited)
Performed by George Wendt

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