Cheers, Vol. 8 - I'll Be Seeing You Parts 1 & 2 (1982)

Sam & Diane are off again at the end of Season 2

Volume 8 in the "Cheers" collection offers us both parts of "I'll Be Seeing You," the final pair of episodes from the show's second season (Original Airdates: 05/03 & 10/84). In the first part, Diane becomes furious when she learns Sam has been named one of the ten most eligible bachelors in Boston. To get back in Diane's good graces, Sam decides to have a portrait painted of her. Cliff advises him to hire Phillip Semenko (Christopher Lloyd in a wonderful guest spot). Of course, Sam cannot stand Semenko, but the artist is intrigued by Diane's "tortured soul" and insists on doing the painting anyway. In the second part, Sam forbids Diane to have her portrait done by Semenko, but she goes ahead and does it anyway. The episode/season concludes with Sam and Diane having a horrible fight (including the nose pulling depicted on the cover). In the end Diane walks out the door promising never to come back. Sam is left alone with the painting and when he looks at it all he can say is, "Wow." A very nice moment. Both of these episodes (#43 and #44 for those keeping count) were written by the Charles brothers and directed by James Burroughs. May 13, 2001

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