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- In "One for the Road," the regulars of Cheers gather together for one last hurrah before the bar closes its doors for good (for the viewers anyway). The episode is full of hilarious one-liners and classic moments, as the characters reminisce about their time at the bar and say their goodbyes.
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Plot. The episode begins with Frasier writing a political speech for Woody, who has trouble doing it himself. Rebecca accidentally rejects Don Santry's (Tom Berenger) [a] proposal because she is too excited to accept it, causing him to break up with her.
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One For The Road is the feature-length two-part series finale and the twenty-fifth and final episode of Season 11 of the NBC series Cheers. The episode featured a special appearance by Shelley Long, who reprised the role of Diane Chambers, and she was the cast member for the show's first 5 seasons (1982-1987).
One of the most viewed series finales in TV history, it was 98 minutes long, including commercials, three times the normal length; the 271st episode and the 25th episode of the eleventh season of Cheers. It first aired on NBC on Thursday, May 20, 1993, to an audience of approximately 42.4 million households, making it the second-highest-rated serie...
Woody Boyd is elected Boston councilman and gives Norm Peterson a job. Cliff receives a promotion at the post office. Diane is seen by the Cheers staff and patrons winning a televised award, for writing a TV movie. Although her book's manuscript was rejected by publishers, it was perfect for a made-for-TV movie, prompting her to stay in Los Angeles in hopes of even greater success. At night, Diane calls Sam at Cheers' to thank him for the congratulatory telegram he sent.
Both Diane and Sam pretend to be married to impress the other, while eating dinner at Melville's. Sam involves Rebecca as his "wife", however Rebecca's boy-friend, plumber Don, interrupts their dinner to propose, foiling Sam's charade. When Rebecca and Don leave, Reed's partner, Kevin (Anthony Heald), arrives to confront Reed for "cheating" on him with Diane, exposing Diane's "marriage" as nonexistent. Back at the bar, Sam and Diane come to terms about having no family of their own. Diane admits to Sam that she failed to return to him in six months, as promised in the 5th season finale episode I Do, Adieu (1987).
Sam and Diane walk in and announce their engagement, but his friends disapprove. Disgusted with their disapproval and years without a family, Sam exits the bar with Diane. In the plane, Sam and Diane begin to reconsider their decisions to be together again. As the flight is delayed and returns to the airport, the pair decide to amicably part ways. Diane boards another flight for Los Angeles, while Sam returns to Cheers. When Sam returns, Rebecca joyfully announces that Don has been offered a good job with the Boston Sewer Department and leaves in excitement for their honeymoon.
The pre-closing credits scene at the end shows Norm staying behind, and he admits that he knew Sam would return to Boston for his "one true love", saying, "You'll always come back to her." After Norm leaves, a man (Bob Broder) knocks on the entrance door, but Sam replies, "Sorry, we're closed". In the original broadcast, after the closing credits, the text read "Thanks for having us over on all those Thursday nights" with the show's logo on it.
PRODUCTION NOTES
Three hundred people attended the filming of the finale in Paramount Studios' Stage 25 in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 31, 1993, from 7:20 PM to 2:15 AM. Due to Shelley Long's commitment to the short-lived CBS sitcom, Good Advice, the finale's bar-scene ending was filmed without her, on Wednesday, April 7, 1993, after the penultimate episode "The Guy Can't Help It" was completely filmed on the same day. However, the ending was concealed from the general public, especially the studio audience, until the original airing.
One for the Road: Directed by James Burrows. With Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger. Woody embarks on his new life as City Councilman. Norm embarks on his new life as civil servant as Woody pulled some strings to get him an accounting job at City Hall.
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- Comedy, Drama
- James Burrows
- 1993-05-20
What is One for the Road (Cheers)? One for the Road is the final episode of the American television series Cheers.
Cheers. In one of the last shots Sam straightens a photograph of Geronimo on the back wall. This is an homage to the late Nicholas Colasanto, who played "Coach" Ernie Pantusso from 1982-1985. The picture held special meaning to Colasanto who hung it in his dressing room.
"One for the Road" is the 25th and last episode of the eleventh season of Cheers. It is also the series finale, the 271st and last episode of one of the most popular and successful American sitcoms of all time.
May 20, 2018 · “One for the Road” is a finale of change and moving past the comforts of this bar. Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) is about to be engaged. Woody (Woody Harrelson) is running for public office. Cliff...
