Cheers (TV Series) Bar Bet (1985) User Reviews

Bar Bet (#3.18)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 11 May 2014]

One day a guy comes to the bar and turns out that he was somebody who made a bet with Sam that if Sam doesn't marry a woman named Jacqueline Bisset he will lose his bar. Sam finds another Jacqueline Bisset and convinces her to marry him. But at the end he doesn't have to, because they make an arrangement with the guy.

The best about this episode is to see Michael Richards. This was even before his Kramer days, so it is really fun to see him on screen so young.

The story itself is alright too. I liked the character of Jacqueline, the final scene was pretty funny.

Now Coach wasn't there. I guess this is it, I know the actor died some time in 1985....Will miss Coach!

Matrimony Phony

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 17 August 2019]

Sam finds out from Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) that he had made a bet that if he didn't marry Jacqueline Bisset, he would hand over the bar to the guy. So the race is on to find a woman with that name and marry her. It's totally unbelievable but, after all, this is a sitcom. Sam lives to fight another day.

Another Wedding?

[dgplatt-60121 · 8/10 · 24 March 2024]

A Guy Walks Into The Bar, and while he recognizes Sam, Sam doesn't recognize him. Turn out he's Eddie Gordon (Michael Richards, in between Fridays and Seinfeld), a drinking buddy from Sam's last epic bender.

Eddie reminds Sam of a wager they made: Sam has to marry Jacqueline Bissett or else Eddie owns Cheers. The race is on to find somebody - anybody - named Jacqueline Bissett so Sam can win the bet.

This is a decent episode but nothing special. Richards makes for a suitably sleazy "villain," and the interaction with the other Jacqueline Bissett and the gang is pretty funny. However, the loss of Nicholas Colasanto is felt here. Since Colasanto had already filmed scenes for Diane's departure later in the season, they had to explain his absence here. The reason here isn't particularly inventive, but it's definitely true to the character.