Coach's long time friend dies and Diane has the idea of getting a memorial service to him in honour of the people who really were close to him. What Diane doesn't know is that this so called friend, repeatedly made advances on Coach's wife, and when he finds out he's furious. What it's really great about this episode is really Colasanto perfomance, he makes this show so fresh. I believe Coach to be the best character, and that was great piece of acting by the actor when he is giving the eulogy at the memorial, you can feel the pain in his voice, and when some characters like Diane start to cry, I believe the actors were really welling up. Great ending as well, Diane has a lovely singing voice and it's never been used in a better way. 8/10 ******** Peter Shelby
4 Reviews
Honoring the Dead!?
Hitchcoc14 August 2019
When an old teammate of Coach's dies, Coach returns from the funeral, saddened, of course. Diane gets the idea to have a memorial service at the bar. What Coach didn't know, but found out, is this guy was the worst kind of philanderer, making moves on Coach's late wife. The humor comes from Ernie's insane use of language in dealing with this startling discovery.
Coach Buries a Grudge (#2.19)
ComedyFan20109 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
A good friend of Coach has died and he is preparing a memorial for him. Only while he is doing it he finds out that this friends made a pass on his wife. This makes him mad and Sam and Diane are trying to convince him to forgive his friend. He doesn't want to until he hold his speech, but then he finds out he was not the only one the deceased friend has betrayed.
Well the episode has good parts. Mainly Coach who is always great and the more of him there is the better. Also the speech he made made me cry a bit.
But the ending was all too confusing, I feel they should have just left it simple without adding all that confusion at the end.
Well the episode has good parts. Mainly Coach who is always great and the more of him there is the better. Also the speech he made made me cry a bit.
But the ending was all too confusing, I feel they should have just left it simple without adding all that confusion at the end.
Another Odd Episode
dgplatt-6012110 March 2024
It's hard to tell what exactly the writers were trying to do with this episode. Did they want to recapture the sentimental tone of The Coach's Daughter? Or was this an attempt to show that Sam, while a cad, had his limits (even he wouldn't hit on a friend's wife)? Whatever the case, this one has a weird tone and a very jarring ending.
Coach is trying to come up with a eulogy for his old teammate T-Bone (the photo is actually Red Sox legend Jimmie Foxx with a moustache), whom Sam hated. It turns out T-Bone made a pass at Coach's wife, and Coach accidentally finds out.
There are a couple of funny bits: Diane tries to help Coach write T-Bone's eulogy but becomes more and more disgusted; Sam role-plays as T-Bone but Coach fusses over the details of T-Bone's voice. But the tone is off and the ending is something entirely out of left field. This one just doesn't work.
Coach is trying to come up with a eulogy for his old teammate T-Bone (the photo is actually Red Sox legend Jimmie Foxx with a moustache), whom Sam hated. It turns out T-Bone made a pass at Coach's wife, and Coach accidentally finds out.
There are a couple of funny bits: Diane tries to help Coach write T-Bone's eulogy but becomes more and more disgusted; Sam role-plays as T-Bone but Coach fusses over the details of T-Bone's voice. But the tone is off and the ending is something entirely out of left field. This one just doesn't work.
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