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* To establish that the lead character is an excellent sitcom writer in the Creator/TomArnold vehicle ''The Jackie Thomas Show'', he mentions he was a writer on ''Cheers''. That gives him instant cred.

* Woody's role as an understudy for Moses in a community theater play and [[TheCasanova Sam's]] vow to God to abstain from sex [[https://youtu.be/zUfGAyK7uaU?t=374 unexpectedly collide in hilarious fashion]] in "Swear to God": Sam, [[ExtremeLibido frustrated with keeping said vow]], is about to break it (despite [[RaisedCatholic Carla's]] warnings about angering the Supreme Being) and dares God to do something about it. Cue Woody entering dressed as Moses....

* Woody's role as an understudy for Moses in a community theater play and [[TheCasanova Sam's]] vow to God to abstain from sex unexpectedly collide in hilarious fashion in "Swear to God": Sam, [[ExtremeLibido frustrated with keeping said vow]], is about to break it (despite [[RaisedCatholic Carla's]] warnings about angering the Supreme Being) and dares God to do something about it. Cue Woody entering dressed as Moses....

* Woody's role as Moses in a community theater play and Sam's vow to God to abstain from sex unexpectedly collide in hilarious fashion in "Swear to God": Sam, frustrated with keeping said vow, is about to break it and dares God to do something about it. Cue Woody entering dressed as Moses....

-->'''Sam:''' [[SarcasmMode Come on, what's he gonna do]], [[TemptingFate reach down from the clouds and snatch me up?]]

* Woody's role as Moses in a community theater play and Sam's vow to God to abstain from sex unexpectedly collide in hilarious fashion in "Swear to God": Sam, frustrated with keeping said vow, is about to break it and dares God to come down and reprimand him in person. Cue Woody entering dressed as Moses....

---> '''Diane:''' ''(Fiery Look at Gary)'' [[YourMother Your MAMMA!]] ''(Grins)''\\
''(BIG cheer from the rest of the gang!)''

-->'''Diane:''' The fat, braying ass would. ''(oh, snap!)''

--> '''Sam:''' ''Where'' are you going...? ''(Diane stops; turns to him as he rises)'' Y'know, you're not gonna get off that easy--y'know, you're gonna ''pay'' for what you put me through.\\

* Diane's moment in Season 4's "Cliffie's Big Score", where she walks into the bar in a glamorous and sexy evening dress, [[HelloNurse to the delight of]] ''all'' the guys in the bar. Diane girlishly ''revels'' in the admiration--understandably; she's the "popular gal" for the night!
--> '''Sam:''' ''(Straightening up as she heads over)'' Good heavens. ''Whoa''!
--> '''Woody:''' Miss Chambers, you look ''beautiful''!
--> '''Diane:''' Oh, thank you, Woody!
--> '''Sam:''' ''(Leaning back again; admiringly)'' Doesn't she?

* Diane Chambers, ''[[UnderestimatingBadassery of all people]]'', stuns all silent with a Crowning Moment Of Awesome, when [[YouGoGirl she saves the day bowling against Gary's Olde Towne Tavern]]--defending the honor of her sorority in the process. And while we're at it, [[BadassAdorable she tops it all off with a sweet moment of]] SophisticatedAsHell:
--> '''Diane:''' ''(Fiery Look at Gary)'' [[YourMother Your MAMMA!]] ''(Grins)''
--> ''(BIG cheer from the rest of the gang!)''

-->'''Diane:''' Excuse me, but you’ve ''obviously'' come here to belittle my friends. Why, I can only speculate--[[CompensatingForSomething perhaps you're compensating for some physical shortcoming]], I don't know.... But it’s ''tragic'' that you place such ''stock'' in some--[[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication silly competition!]] What of higher attainments?--What of ''loftier'' pursuits?--What of ''art''...and ''philosophy''? What of ''music''?
-->'''Gary:''' ''(Shrugs)'' [[InsufferableGenius I graduated magna cum laude in American Literature from Princeton.]]
-->'''Diane:''' ''(Sweet smile)'' [[BadassBoast Oh? Couldn't make summa?]]

* The Cheers gang finally winning the feud with Gary in ''Bar Wars VII'' during the final season.

--->'''Harry''': (is uncorking a bottle of campaign) No, I didn't. ''Gary'' did. [[TooDumbToLive He's the one hired the bulldozer.]] Me? [[HalfTruth I'm just an interested land developer, who's gonna... come up a little short on funds...]] Say about a ''million bucks'' short...
*** And then you get the capper, with Gary's [[OhCrap discovery]]:
---->'''Gary''': ([[AwfulTruth screams bloody murder]])
---->'''Harry''': [[BondOneLiner Excuse me, I believe that's the sound of my check bouncing.]] (ducks under the bar)
* Sam, in the first season episode "The Boys in the Bar", when the regulars are trying to pressure him into ejecting two suspected homosexuals by threatening to find another bar.
-->'''Sam:''' Hey, listen, those guys are staying. Anyone else wants to leave, that's fine.
-->'''Norm:''' Okay, Sam, you know what kind of bar this could turn into?
-->'''Sam:''' It's not going to turn into the kind of bar that I have to throw people out of.
** Diane's reaction: "[[PrepositionsAreNotToEndSentencesWith That's the noblest preposition you've ever dangled.]]"
*** The conclusion is also a CMOA, in which Diane reveals that the two men the gang hustled out of ''Cheers'' were not gay, and that the two gay men she said were in the bar were still there, and had a ball watching the gang behave like morons the entire time. She says as she walks away, "Isn't that right, guys?", and two of the regulars kiss Norm on the cheek.

'''Rebecca:''' Don't let them get to you, Cliff. I took that medication and the risk of side effects is very overrated.
-->'''Cliff:''' Oh, yeah, Rebecca? How long ago did you take it?
-->'''Rebecca:''' About twenty years ago; back when I was a little boy.

--> '''Sam:''' ''Where'' are you going...? ''(Diane stops; turns to him as he rises)'' Y'know, you're not gonna get off that easy--y'know, you're gonna ''pay'' for what you put me through.
--> '''Diane:''' ...What do you mean...?\\
'''Sam:''' I proposed to you...you said "yes". Now they can stop me from ''killing'' you...but they can't stop me from marrying you.
--> ''(Pause. Diane stares at him. Sam smiles, beckoning with his finger.)''\\

* in ''Cliff's Rocky Moment'' Cliff keeps getting pushed around by a guy who doesn't like his know-it-all tendencies. He challenges Cliff to a fight, and Cliff tries to bluff him by claiming to know karate, which no one believes but Diane. In the end the guy gives Cliff the choice to admit he's a coward and walk away, and he does...only to return to the bar after the man has left with a 2x4 and a brick. He demonstrates what he could have done to the man by kicking through the board with his bare foot, and shattering the brick with his head, impressing everyone. Then he privately admits to Diane that he's never taken a karate lesson in his life and would like a ride to the hospital. Even if he didn't know what he was doing, the mere fact that he didn't smash his skull open and cripple his foot is impressive.

** Made funnier by Diane turning, grabbing one of the drinks on her tray and gulping it down.

** And the triumphant return of [[ConMan Harry the Hat]], still on the top of his game after a ten-year absence. Cheers wins the feud because Harry tricks Gary into [[spoiler:''having his bar demolished.'']]

-->'''Cliff:''' I see you all looking at my chestal area; stop it! I don't have breasts!
-->'''Rebecca:''' Don't let them get to you, Cliff. I took that medication and the risk of side effects is very overrated.

--> '''Diane:''' ...What do you mean...?
--> '''Sam:''' I proposed to you...you said "yes". Now they can stop me from ''killing'' you...but they can't stop me from marrying you.
--> ''(Pause. Diane stares at him. Sam smiles, beckoning with his finger.)''
--> '''Diane:''' ''(Running to him)'' '''[[TearsOfJoy Oh, SAM!]]'''
--> ''(BIG hug--long applause from the StudioAudience!)''
** May also double as a [[HeartwarmingMoments Moment of Heartwarming]].

** Adding to it is the reason WHY he got the bar back: Robin Colchord had been using Rebecca in order to get info on her company. When Sam went with her to rat him outto Jim Mongomery, the head of her company. Robin shows up, manipulates Rebecca into dropping the case and smugly shreds the evidence. Sam then finds out Rebecca is about to take the fall for everything and tells Jim the truth, which leads to Robin getting arrested.. and gets the bar as a reward for his selfless efforts.

---->'''Norm:''' ''(pointing at the regular on his right)'' Better than Vera.[[note]][[http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cheers-episode-we-wrote-that-is-now.html [[http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cheers-episode-we-wrote-that-is-now.html That line]] was a ThrowItIn by George Wendt.[[/note]]

---->'''Norm:''' ''(pointing at the regular on his right)'' Better than Vera.[[http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cheers-episode-we-wrote-that-is-now.html [[http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cheers-episode-we-wrote-that-is-now.html That line]] was a ThrowItIn by George Wendt.[[/note]]

---->'''Norm:''' ''(pointing at the regular on his right)'' Better than Vera.

--> '''Frasier:''' I KNOW!--''I KNOW!!!'' ''({{Beat}})'' [[GenreSavvy Now you’re gonna deny it!]] Even though [[EveryoneCanSeeIt it’s LUDICROUSLY obvious to EVERYONE around you,]] [[TrueLoveIsBoring you two will go on pretending that it’s not true]] [[ManChild because you’re]] [[DramaQueen emotional INFANTS!]] You’re in a living ''hell''! [[SlapSlapKiss You love each other. And you hate each other.]] [[BelligerentSexualTension And you hate yourselves for loving each other]]--''well'', my dear friends, I want no ''part'' of it! It’s time I just picked up my life where I left off. It’s time to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. So I’ll get out of here now, so you can just get on with your...''denial fest''. ''(Storms out)''