Episode cast overview: | |||
Ted Danson | ... | Sam Malone | |
Shelley Long | ... | Diane Chambers | |
Nicholas Colasanto | ... | Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso | |
Rhea Perlman | ... | Carla Tortelli | |
George Wendt | ... | Norm Peterson | |
Ellis Rabb | ... | Eric Finch | |
Jack Knight | ... | Jack | |
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Bob Evan Collins | ... | Chauffeur (as Robert Evan Collins) |
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Kurt Woodruff | ... | Sailor (as Kurtis Woodruff) |
John Ratzenberger | ... | Cliff |
A mysterious man named Eric Finch walks into the bar one evening. He has the persona of James Bond, and does let it slip that he is indeed a spy. Diane doesn't believe his story. Sam reminds her that the bar is a place to escape from reality and if Eric wants to spin this story, real or not, there is no harm. Despite Sam's advice, Diane keeps pressing Eric, and he finally does admit that he has indeed been lying to everyone. This admission deflates everyone in the bar, including Diane, since he was only trying to escape from his hum-drum life. The next "story" he tells hits a little closer to Diane's sensibilities, and thus she falls under his tales. However, is it the truth? Will the next story he tells be the truth? Will anything he says be the truth? Written by Huggo
A Britisher comes in wearing a stylish garb, remindful of the movies of the forties. He bends the ears of the patrons and convinces them he is a spy. Except for Diane. She reveals the truth but crushes him a cruel way. Soon he returns and she is devastated by her insensitivity. He then convinces her he is a poet. Of course, he falls for this. Back and forth. Back and forth. Nicely done episode.