" One for the Road " is the last episode of the American television series Cheers . It was the 271 episode of the series and the 25th episode of the eleventh season of the show. It was first aired on NBC on Thursday, May 20, 1993, for an audience of approximately 42.4 million households in the 98-minute version, making it the second highest all-time series behind the final series of M * A * S * H ​​â € <â € < and the highest episode of the 1992-1993 television season in the United States. The 98-minute version was re-broadcast on Sunday, May 23, 1993, and an edited 90 minute version aired on Thursday, August 19, 1993.
In this episode, Shelley Long repeats the role of Diane Chambers, a character reunited with her ongoing ex-boyfriend, Sam Malone, after six years of separation. Rebecca Howe continues her relationship with Don Santry plumber. Frasier Crane helped Woody Boyd write Woody's political speech. Norm Peterson who is underemployed wants a job. Cliff Clavin wants to be promoted by the Post Office.
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Sinopsis
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The Cheers series follows luck and relationships between groups of Boston residents who meet regularly at "Cheers", their local bar. Sam Malone (Ted Danson), a female lady, former baseball player, and bartender, and Diane Chambers (Shelley Long), a graduate student, and a cocktail waiter, had a fine relationship during the first five seasons of the program. (1982-1987) until Diane left Boston to pursue a writing career at the end of season five, "I Do, Adieu" (1987). This is Shelley Long's last appearance as Diane Chambers. Six years after the fifth season of the final, the storyline of Sam and Diane is raised with a special guest appearance by Shelley Long and then concluded during the third part of this last episode.
During the eleven seasons there are many transformations before the finale. Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson), another bartender at Cheers, married Kelly Gaines (Jackie Swanson) socialite, was expecting a child with him, and had run for the board of Boston City Council. Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) has been through husband and dating and is currently a single mother. Norm Peterson (George Wendt) is still half unemployed. Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) is still a postal carrier who lives with his mother. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith Sternin (Bebe Neuwirth) face marital problems, including Lilith's affair with another man. After a failed relationship with the rich in the past, bar managers Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley) and plumber Don Santry (Tom Berenger) began dating one another in the previous episode, "The Guy Can not Help It" (1993). Meanwhile, Sam faces his sexual addiction and begins attending group therapy.
The episode runs for 98 minutes, including the ad, when it was originally aired. The episode was re-broadcasted on August 19, 1993, but was trimmed to 90 minutes. In syndicated and online reruns, this episode is divided into three parts, but the DVD release has the original version and is not cropped.
Plot
This episode begins with Frasier writing a political speech to Woody, who has trouble doing it on his own. Rebecca rejected Don Santry's plot proposal (Tom Berenger) accidentally because she was too eager to accept it, causing her to break up with her. Sam struggles with his sex addiction and wants to avoid watching Kim Alexis on television. Diane Chambers, making her first appearance in the series after six years, appeared on television, receiving an award for the fabulous writing of a television movie, surprising Sam. Diane summoned Sam at the bar to thank her for the telegram congratulations she had sent earlier. Diane accepts Sam's invitation to return to Boston, but Sam reveals to Norm that she doubts her confirmation.
The next day, Cliff wants to be promoted by the head of the postal department, Marty Feldman, who often hires his own relatives rather than hard-working hard-working employees, such as Cliff. Frasier failed to correct Woody's grammar. Norm begged Woody to hire her as a city accountant. Rebecca arrived an emotional mess in the same dress she wore the day before. Then Diane arrives with her "husband" Reed (Mark Harelik), surprising Sam. Sam uses Rebecca, who mourns for losing her love, as his pretending wife. At Melville's restaurant, when the Don comes in and reappears, Rebecca finally accepts in front of the others, destroying Sam's play. After Rebecca and Don leave, Reed's partner, Kevin (Anthony Heald) arrives to confront him for "cheating" with Diane, who is clearly not married. Now alone at the table, after Kevin and Don leave, Sam and Diane come up with the fact that they have no family of their own. Diane admits to Sam that she broke her promise to return to her after six months in the episode "I Do, Adieu" (1987). In fact, his manuscript was rejected by publishers but later became a television movie that prompted him to stay in Los Angeles for six years in search of greater success. When Diane says goodbye to Sam and is about to leave, she stops him and assures him that they must rekindle their relationship for the past.
The next day Woody gave Norm a job with the city. Rebecca marries Don but silently regrets it, feeling he's too good for her. Cliff was promoted to assistant post assistant after giving a gift to Marty. Sam and Diane enter and announce their engagement. His friends disagree. Having enough of their disapproval, and going away for years without family, Sam leaves the bar with Diane. On the plane, they begin to reconsider their decision to be together again. Due to delayed flights, they returned to the airport terminal and peacefully agreed to split up. Diane went to Los Angeles, and Sam went back to Cheers to see his friends again. While Sam and his gang celebrate the reunion, Rebecca announces happily that Don has a job with the sewer department and leaves excitedly with tickets for their honeymoon trip. After the rest of the gang heads back, Norm stays behind and tells Sam that he knows he's going back to Boston for "one true love", saying: "You'll always come back to him." After Norm goes, someone (Bob Broder) knocks on the door. Sam replied, "Sorry, we're closing," then walks and straightens Geronimo's image in honor of Coach Ernie Pantusso hanging on the back wall, and then out into the corridor to the pool room. (In the original broadcast, after the closing credits, the text reads, "Thank you for getting us all on Thursday night." With the show logo that appears.)
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Cast
Production
Three hundred people attended the final shoot at Paramount Studios' Stage 25 in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 31, 1993, from 7:20 Ã, p.m. up to 2:15 Ã, a.m. Due to Shelley Long's commitment to the CBS sitcom CBS, the end of the final scene, where the main character of the series gathered as their respective character, was shot without her on Wednesday, April 7, 1993, after the second episode from the back , "The Guy Can not Help It", was filmed entirely on the same day. However, the ending was hidden from the general public and studio audience until the first episode aired. Before a special guest appearance in this episode, Shelley Long reprise as Diane Chambers was rumored in 1989 when she performed with Ted Danson in the premiere of one of her films, Cousins. A spokesman for Paramount Television denied this rumor. Long emerged as himself for the 200th special episode in 1990, hosted by John McLaughlin, along with the cast members who were still alive at the time.
US President Bill Clinton was invited to be part of the closing, but declined the offer. Brandon Tartikoff, former NBC executive and former head of Paramount Studios, and Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau appear at the end as an extra bar with no extras. Bob Broder, the show-making agent, also made an unqualified appearance in the final moments of the show as "the guy" told by Sam that the bar was closed.
Promotions
The last episode was massively promoted, including in the media, before it premiered. NBC executives expect a rating of 65 of percent of total television households. Sources on Madison Avenue estimate the Nielsen 33-40 rating and 50-70 share; which is expected to get a rating of 37-38 and section 60. Every 30 seconds an ad for the original broadcast costs $ 650,000; the total number of ads served on the original broadcast is 25 to 30.
NBC and its affiliates, such as KNBC, promote the final broadcast for several weeks until the original broadcast of network news programs, such as Dateline NBC and Today . KTLA, a Los Angeles station that replays Cheers in syndication, plays a variation of the event theme song, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", during the week before the end. Entertainment Tonight shows the reel of Cheers blooper in the same week. Rating episode Season 11 (1992-1993) flourished in the weeks before the final.
Between 1-4 April 1993, the Times Center for People's Focus and the Press (now Pew Research Center) surveyed 1,011 people by telephone. Sam Malone was voted favorite with 26% and has a 15% chance of spin-off. To answer the question of who to marry, 21% chose Diane Chambers, 19% chose Rebecca Howe, 48% chose Sam to remain single, and 12% had no opinion on the matter. Woody Boyd was voted favorites with 18% and had a 12% chance of a spin-off, and Norm Peterson was selected by 14% and 10% possibility of a spinoff.
Newspapers count down to Cheers finale in different ways. The Washington Post covers the background of the event. The Star Tribune publishes stories relating to Cheers, including one about locals playing trivia games that reward performances and characters like Cliff and Norm; Sam Malone's fictional future is discussed. The Deseret News asks its readers to submit their own final fantasy ends before broadcast.
Reception
Critical review
Reviews from this episode when the broadcast was originally mixed. John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called the episode "too long and unusual" and considered the length of "miscalculation." However, O'Connor wrote, "Things do not really change, but almost." Tony Scott of Daily Variety praised the paper, but he found the suffix "too long" and described the last 30 minutes as "staggering." John Carman of the San Francisco Chronicle liked the cover "and" choked on the end "; Nevertheless, he found the special performance of Shelley Long's guests "disappointing" - his "funny pill" "passed" their expiration date. "Ann Hodges of The Houston Chronicle " found the conclusion fit "but not sad about the series cancellation.One of the letters in The Post-Standard shows the episode omitted mentioned Coach Ernie Pantusso , one of the original Ceria characters who died in 1985, and expressed disgust over this, even though Geronimo's image was shown at the end to commemorate the Coach.
Reviews in recent years are mostly positive. In 1998, AJ Jacobs of Entertainment Weekly rated this final B, calling it "a satisfying evening drink" and "sharply written by [Charles brothers]", with his last moments "classy as a flute of Cold Cristal. "In 2006, Ron Geraci, author of The Bachelor Chronicles: A Dating Memoir, called it" raw and moving "and" significant. " In 2007, Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly referred to it as one of the "Five Best (pre- Sopranos ) Series Finales." In 2007, Douglas Durden of The Richmond Times-Dispatch called it the fifth most favorite television final of all time. In 2009, A.V. Club ranked it no. 3 on "10 American TV Series with End of Satisfaction" in book Inventory . In 2010, Sharon Knolle from The Huffington Post was relieved to see that the end-of-the-scenes romance between Sam and Diane ended rather than conclude with their marriage. That same year, Oliver Miller of The Huffington Post was heartbroken by Sam and Diane on the "absurd double-gut-punch break-up protracted" screen in the episode. Claire Suddath from Time magazine called it one of the last ten "anticipatives" ever. In 2011, the finale was ranked fifth in TV Guide Network, The Unforgettable TV Finalist . In 2014, IGN ranked sixth out of ten episodes of Cheers .
Ratings
This episode aired on NBC on May 20, 1993, at 9:22 pm. instead of 9:30, regular time for Cheers , because the episode is scheduled to run 98 minutes. The overall Nielsen rating is 45.5 (about 42.4 million households), 64 or 62 share, and the number of American viewers is 80 million or 93 million. Broadcasts in 29 major markets resulted in 46.7 Nielsen's overnight ratings (22 million households) and 62 stocks. In the Los Angeles area, the finale scored a rating of 44.5 for (KNBC); in Minneapolis-St. Paul market (KARE), ranked 54.8 and 72 share; in New York City (WNBC), ranked 45.6; in the Hartford-New Haven (WVIT) area, ranked 48 and 63 share; and in Boston (WBZ-TV), series settings', ranked 54.1.
Retrospective program, Cheers: Last Call! , hosted by Bob Costas, paid homage to 11 years Cheers and aired at 9:00 pm. before 9: 22 late night. It received a rating of 39.6 overall (36.9 million households); Los Angeles ratings are 40.0.
The final closing on Sunday, May 23, 1993, from 7:22 Ã, p.m. until 9:00 p.m. ET with Nielsen rating of 10.0. Cheers: Last Call! , which ran from 7:00 Ã, p.m. up to 7:22 Ã, p.m. ET has a rating of 7.4. Final reran again on Thursday, August 19, 1993, in 90 minute format starting at 8:00 Ã, p.m. at 9:30 pm and received a rating of 9.4.
Accolades
At the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards (1993), Robert Bramwell won the Extraordinary Achievement in Editing for a Series (Multi-Camera Production). Shelley Long lost the Extraordinary Guest Actress in the Serial Comedy for Tracey Ullman ( Love and War ). Tom Berenger lost the Extraordinary Guest Actor in the Comedy Series to David Clennon ( Dream On ). James Burrows loses Extraordinary Individual Achievement in Directed in Comedy Series to Betty Thomas ( Dream On )
Aftermath
Before and after the Ceria production has ended, the players have moved to another stage of their career. Shelley Long appeared on the CBS show Good Advice before this episode, and resumed her work there. Ted Danson appeared on Made in America , which opened in theaters as soon as the episode aired. Kirstie Alley participated in the movie Look Who's Talking Now .
Woody Harrelson appears in Indecent Proposals , with Demi Moore and Robert Redford already appearing in theaters, and appearing in Oliver Stone Natural Born Killers . George Wendt appeared in a drama outside Broadway. John Ratzenberger appeared on Fox's Locals . Rhea Perlman took a "break" from acting for a while. Kelsey Grammer soon appeared as Frasier Crane at the Frasier spin-off in Seattle, hosting a new radio show with only the occasional appearance of Lilith Sternin or their son Frederick for 11 years running. However, Frasier will eventually return to Boston to visit, along with his brother Niles and Martin's father (played by David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney, respectively).
Prior to the premiere of this series, more than five hundred people, including Cheers players (except Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, and Bebe Neuwirth)) and politicians such as William M. Bulger and the past State Gov. William Weld, participated in the afternoon celebrations at Beacon Street near Bull & amp; Finch Pub in Boston, to celebrate the end of the series. After the episode airs, the remaining players appear live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at Bull & amp; Finch Pub. According to host Jay Leno, the cast is so drunk that they are not aware that they are being interviewed directly.
In 1997, a copy of this episode script was contributed by George Wendt to the Handel and Haydn Society, a Boston music institution. It contains the signatures of eight cast members, including Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson, and George Wendt. On February 15, 1997, it was stolen from the Boston Four Seasons Hotel. The high bid for it on a benefit auction is $ 1,000 before being stolen. About a week later, the stolen script, in a manila envelope, was left in a church; The community then takes it back. In March 1997, the signed copy of the signed episode was sold to the Bull and Finch Pub (now Cheers Beacon Hill) for $ 10,000.
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References
Bibliography
Further reading
- Ariano, Tara, and Sarah D. Bunting. Television without Pity: 752 Things We Like Hate (and Hate to Love) About TV . Philadelphia: Book Quirk, 2006. Print. ISBN 978-1-59474-117-3.
- Bark, Ed. "'Cheers' more closely gives upgrades to Channel 5." The Dallas Morning News May 29, 1993. Web. January 9, 2012. The document ID number is 0ED3D38C34E6DF2B. (subscription required)
- Bonko, Larry. "The Best and the Worst on TV in 1993." The Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, Virginia] December 27, 1993. Print. (subscription required)
- Hein, John. Skip Shark: When Good Things Become Bad . Ed TV. New York: Plume, 2003. Print. ISBNÃ, 0-452-28410-4.
- Holbert, Ginny. "Leans's 'Frontline' Is Too Heavy in Politics." Chicago Sun-Times May 25, 1993: 35. Print. (subscription required)
- Hated, Bill. "Cute Dreams for Your Own Promoter." Rocky Mountain News May 19, 1993. Print. (subscription required)
- Kepnes, Caroline. "One For The Way." Entertainment Weekly May 25, 2001. Web. February 2, 2012 & lt; http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,256448,00.html>.
- Lazare, Lewis. "Move,` M * A * S * H ​​â € <'. " Chicago Sun-Times February 9, 2010: 16. Print. (subscription required)
- Mink, Eric. "'Cheers' Alright, Leno Show Fiasco." St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 24, 1993, Five Star ed.: 5D. Print. The ID number for the Web version is [[2]]. (subscription required)
- Stevenson, Jennifer L. "3 Cheers//Hype, hype, hurray! It's over! Series: Entertainment - TV." St. Petersburg Times Petersburg, Florida] May 21, 1993, City ed.: 5B. Print. (subscription required)
- "Though the television cheers ended tonight, the real-life version of this bar will be the second family for many people." Fort Worth Star-Telegram May 20, 1993. Print. (subscription required)
- "Loving 'Cheers" and loving work. "
[Minneapolis] May 22, 1993. Print. (subscription required) - "The WTMJ-TV news 'Cheers' gets intoxicating." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 24, 1993. Web. January 15, 2012. (subscription required) Document ID number is 0EB827D3BA3592DF.
External links
- One for the Road on IMDb
- "One for the Way" on TV.com
- "One for the Road" at Paley Center for Media
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