Paul Willson Movies

While Cheers is being rebuilt after the fire in the previous episode, Carla takes a temporary job at another bar, one where she is expected to keep her mouth shut and be as nice as pie. The regular gang gravitates to the new place, only to enjoy the ambience so much that they may never return to Cheers. Meanwhile, newlyweds Woody (Woody Harrelson) and Kelly (Jackie Swanson) discover that although they're both Lutherans, they still have to tangle with some serious religious differences. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

One year before he was reunited with Cheers regular Kelsey Grammer on Frasier, John Mahoney guest starred on Grammer's earlier series as Sy Flembeck, a hack songwriter hired by Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) to compose a jingle for Cheers. As for the main plot of this episode, a pregnant Maggie (Annie Golden) returns and insists that Cliff (John Ratzenberger) is her baby's father. Meanwhile, mercurial ex-convict Andy (Derek McGrath) pops up at the bar, looking for the long-departed Diane Chambers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Although it's his duty as a husband and father, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) balks at the notion of making out his will. Meanwhile, back at the Big Conception, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) is convinced that Sam (Ted Danson) is entirely to blame for her non-pregnant status. What is needed is a trip to Rebecca's fertility specialist -- something that Sam (and Sam's macho ego) would sooner do without. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In their ongoing efforts to conceive a child, Sam (Ted Danson) and Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) spend a night at a no-tell hotel. Despite the fact that they don't really love one another, the couple has determined that this will be The Night. But a round of bizarre dreams about the future -- and their future offspring -- give our hero and heroine a bad case of second thoughts. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Determined to get even with snooty landlord John Hill (Keene Curtis) once and for all, Sam (Ted Danson) pulls out his secret weapon of mass destruction by unleashing Carla (Rhea Perlman) on the hapless Hill. Things don't work out quite as planned, however, when Carla falls in love with the shiny-domed landlord. Meanwhile, Cliff (John Ratzenberger, who also directed this episode) tries to overcome his fear of four-legged locomotion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Halloween sparks yet another war of practical jokes between the gang at Cheers and the folks at Gary's Olde Towne Tap. Sam (Ted Danson) has come up with a particularly nasty prank, guaranteed to scare anyone -- especially Gary (Robert Desiderio) -- out of a year's life. Unfortunately, the scheme backfires when it appears that Sam has brought about Gary's untimely demise. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Caught up in one of the many trivia games at Cheer, Kevin McHale of the Boston Celtics begins obsessing over the number of bolts in the floor of the Boston Garden. The result: McHale goes into a ruinous slump, compelling the Cheers gang to come to the rescue. Meanwhile, Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) adopts a "new look" that gives a whole new meaning to the word "retro." In addition to Kevin McHale, his wife Lynn McHale and Celtics announcer Glenn Ordway appear as themselves. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

There's a rumor afloat that Cliff (John Ratzenberger) has been chosen as one of the judges for the Miss Boston Barmaid contest. With a Mazda Miyata as first prize, Carla (Rhea Perlman) swallows her pride and makes nice with Cliff. Meanwhile, Norm (George Wendt) speeds up the painting of Rebecca's (Kirstie Alley) office in spectacular fashion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sam (Ted Danson) is unprepared for the adventure awaiting him when he agrees to babysit for the son of Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth). Meanwhile, Woody (Woody Harrelson) frets and fusses when wide-eyed Kelly (Jackie Swanson) goes to work at Cheers as part of a school project. Twin children Christopher and Kevin Graves make their first joint appearance as little Frederick Crane. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hoping to find their "inner masculine selves" (or is it "inner hairy selves"?), the guys at Cheers join Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) on a cross-country odyssey of self-discovery. Unfortunately, the boys are literally stopped in their tracks, somewhere in the middle of the desert. Back in Boston, the girls at Cheers are fascinated by the new temporary bartender, Carla's cousin Frankie (Anthony Addabbo). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

It had to happen: Cliff (John Ratzenberger) finally introduces his mother (Frances Sternhagen) to his mixed-up girlfriend, Margaret (Annie Golden). Stranger than fiction, Mom takes an immediate liking to Margaret, even unto proposing to the girl on Cliff's behalf. Meanwhile, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) tries to expedite the baby-conception process by ordering Sam (Ted Danson) to don frozen fertility underwear. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the adoption agency, along comes this sequel to the 1990 comedy hit Problem Child. Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his sociopathically unruly son Junior (Michael Oliver) move out of town after Ben and his wife split up. Ben discovers that his new city is overrun with divorced women looking for husbands, and Lawanda Dumore (Laraine Newman) soon sets her predatory sights on Ben. However, Lawanda doesn't care for Junior (not difficult to understand) and intends to ship him off to boarding school as soon as she and Ben tie the knot. Junior gets wind of her plans and does all in his power to scuttle them. Meanwhile, Junior finds a new playmate -- Trixie (Ivyann Schwan), a girl even more obnoxious than himself, who is the daughter of Annie (Amy Yasbeck), the school's nurse, who also has her eye on Ben. Oddly enough, Amy Yasbeck also appeared in the original Problem Child as Flo, the wife that Ben divorced in this picture. Yasbeck and Ritter married in real life in 1999. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide