History Main / CelebrityLie

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23096338 Wait, you're related to who now?]]'' sees Lila set up for one, claiming to Bustier's class that she's related to someone famous. She doesn't get the chance to say who, though, instead getting blindsided when the others start talking about the famous superheroes they're ''actually'' related to in response to her claims.

** This one backfires big-time on Lila in ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'', as the titular {{Nominal Hero}}ine is none other than [[RichBitch Chloé Bourgeois]]. Not only does Adrien instantly figure out that she's lying about being her friend (and is extra pissed off since Scar forces him to [[HypercompetentSidekick pull all the weight]] while ''she'' [[StealingTheCredit steals all the credit]] for protecting Paris), Chloé's so furious over her lies that she [[DisproportionateRetribution throws her into a fountain]],

* Children's book ''The Fib'' by actor George Layton -- apparently autobiographical -- tells the story of a young lad who claims that his uncle is famous footballer Bobby Charlton. He is correctly disbelieved, and then the real Bobby Charlton shows up to turn on the Christmas lights. His friends attempt to dob him in, only for Charlton to take it like a real sport and pretend that he is indeed the boy's uncle. Of course, he then gets into trouble because his mother doesn't believe he's late home because he's been having tea with Bobby Charlton and the Lord Mayor...

* {{Subverted}} in a strip from the British girls' comic ''ComicBook/{{Bunty}}''. A group of girls are unpleasant to a classmate whom they perceive as delusional because she makes wild, exaggerated claims about her life such as being the sister of a famous pop star. It turns out she really ''is'' his sister and the moral of the story was not to make cruel judgements about people.

** ''FanFic/LadyBugOut'' sees her claiming to have helped Ladybug set up the titular blog. When Marinette posts a video revealing her own involvement (carefully set up to preserve her SecretIdentity), Lila tries to claim that she [[ExactWords only ever said that Ladybug]] ''[[ExactWords asked]]'' [[ExactWords her to help]], not that she agreed.
** The PointOfDivergence of the AU fic ''FanFic/TheOneToMakeItStay'' is Rose learning from Prince Ali that he's never met Lila, much less worked with her like she claimed. This leads to Kitty Section rallying around Marinette as her allies, as well as revealing Lila's deception to the rest of their class, though [[CassandraTruth not everyone believes them]].
** A similar revelation to the above starts ''Fanfic/BurnTheWitchMiraculousLadybug'', with Rose ending up so pissed about the humiliation that Lila has brought upon her that she Akumatizes into "Witch Hunter", a RabbleRouser villain who wants to ''[[TorchesAndPitchforks lynch]]'' Lila, [[BurnTheWitch Spanish Inquisition-style]].

** This one backfires big-time on her in ''WebComic/ScarletLady'', because the titular holder of the Ladybug Miraculous isn't Marinette but instead is Chloe Bourgeois, who has gotten a ''[[AdaptationalVillainy major]]'' escalation in AlphaBitch rage. Not only does Adrien instantly figure out that Lila is lying about being S.L.'s friend (Scarlet Lady just [[HeroWithAnFInGood doesn't gives a damn about saving Paris]] and Adrien has had to [[HypercompetentSidekick pull all of the weight]]), but Chloe gets so pissed about it [[DisproportionateRetribution she assaults Lila in revenge.]]
** Lila tries this twice on the Japanese students in ''Fanfic/RaiseYourVoiceAgainstLiars'', only to get rebuked because they know more about the people she's talking about than she does. The first time, she claims that she's a former student of famous artist Ichiryuusai Madarame to Madarame's [[AbusiveParents much-abused former foster son and pupil]] Yusuke; the second time, she claims to a larger group of students that she's dating Kunikazu Okumura's son, not realizing his only child and daughter Haru is in earshot.

** [[ForWantOfANail The nail that kicks off]] ''FanFic/TheOneToMakeItStay'' is Rose learning from Prince Ali that he's never met Lila, much less worked with her like she claimed. This leads to Kitty Section rallying around Marinette as her allies, as well as revealing Lila's deception to the rest of their class, though [[CassandraTruth not everyone believes them]].

* [[ZigZaggingTrope Played straight, subverted and then played straight again]] with Joey "The Lips" Fagan in ''Film/TheCommitments''. He claims to have been a session trumpeter who has played with all the greats including Elvis. The trope comes into play when Wilson Pickett comes to Dublin and Jimmy Rabbitte asks Joey if he can get him to play with the Commitments on stage (Joey having claimed with Wilson Pickett on a number of occasions). Joey claims to do so (we never see the meeting) but then Wilson Pickett never turns up to the Commitments' concert so Jimmy Rabbitte assumes that Joey was lying.....until later on as he's going home, he's stopped by the driver of a large limousine asking for directions to the club. Then later on Jimmy gets a postcard from Joey saying he's on tour with a musician...who died five years ago.

* ''Series/SmallWonder'' had a running gag with the Brindles' aunt Ida Mae, who continually claimed to know practically every celebrity on the planet, even to the point of giving them advice. She name-dropped constantly, and the Lawsons thought they had a chance to prove she was lying when they met Lyle Alzado and asked if he'd come over that night for a moment. Before Lyle shows up, they ask Ida Mae if she knows him, which of course, she claims to, saying that it was her idea for him to go into professional football. He wanted to be a ballet dancer. This story, like her others, is so ridiculous the family thinks they've got her dead to rights. Cue Alzado entering...only to shout "Ida Mae!" and run into her arms, proclaiming "If it weren't for this woman I'd be doing ''Swan Lake'' in a tutu!"
* A variation in ''Series/KenanAndKel'' - Kenan mistakenly thinks Sharla is going to the dance with some "special guy" (she means him) and lies saying he's taking R&B singer Tamia. Realising his mistake, he goes to a signing and eventually persuades Tamia to say yes. She is forced to cancel at the last minute - but Kenan has already left for the dance so she tells Sharla instead.
* ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'' had a spin-off episode where Dennis Savage tries to impress his friends by tracking down the musician Maverick Sabre and asking him to perform at the Savages' party. Dennis really has met Maverick before, but no one will believe him, and it's a race against time to find Maverick before the party.
* Occurred in the final episode of ''Series/WhatsHappening,'' with Rerun pretending to know Sammy Davis, Jr., and then later being pressed to have him appear for a performance at a teen center.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor is often prone to this, depending on the incarnation. He's a time-traveler, though, so at least ''some'' of them are likely true.
* ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' back-half special ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'' has her trying to put this over on the audience, even as it quickly becomes clear that the Tinseltown stars she's trying to get on camera for interviews are ''not'' dear friends of hers, reaching a low point when an angry Creator/JustineBateman backs her into a pool (Gonzo told her agent she was going to be interviewed by Barbara Walters). Just after she knocks on the door of the final "friend", Creator/DudleyMoore, Piggy finally breaks down and cries as she admits to the audience that she's been fibbing because she wanted to live up to their expectations...and for a moment doesn't realize that Moore has not only stepped outside but is thrilled to see her, as he's a huge fan of hers. She promptly cheers up after that!
* ''Series/Girls5eva'': As part of her MockMillionaire act Wickie pretended to be friends with the Dalai Lama.
* ''Series/{{Acapulco}}'': Played for laughs with the chatty bartender, Beto, who is introduced as a guy who has thousands of anecdotes about celebrities...some of which are true.
-->'''Beto''': My friend Creator/MarlonBrando makes the same joke about me.

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* An unusual variation appears in ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'', where in an attempt to help impress Ro's one-time foster family, Zeta takes on the appearance of fictional celebrity Adam Heat... without telling her beforehand. This goes awry on a variety of levels: Zeta gets roped into a ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' rehearsal, stalling them. Undesirable publicity follows. Then, when the real Adam appears appears in a live interview at the same time, [[InspectorJavert Agent Bennet]] comes knocking...

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl", Courtney's father Doug promises teacher Ms. [=LaBonz=] that if the school performs his daughter's proposed musical adaptation of ''Film/WorkingGirl'', he can get Music/CarlySimon to attend. At the show, [=LaBonz=] sits next to Simon's reserved seat while wearing a T-shirt reading "You're Still Vain Tour '85". The performance comes to a halt near the end and Simon still has not shown up while Doug makes various excuses for her tardiness. When it becomes obvious the whole thing was a lie just to ensure putting on his daughter's show, [=LaBonz=] confronts him and says "You probably think this slap is about you." (referencing Simon's hit song "You're So Vain") before slapping him in the face. After this, a re-written musical is performed [[spoiler:and Simon shows up in time for the curtain call, and sings with the cast during the episode's credits. Simon voiced herself for this appearance.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In one episode Lisa becomes popular when Bart tells everyone that she is best friends with a Series/{{Hannah Montana}} {{Expy}}. Lisa plays along with the lie but eventually has to come clean.
** Another episode of this has Gary Coleman pretend to be talking to the President of the United States on a telephone that isn't plugged in -- while there's no one to his knowledge actually around, meaning that he's essentially performing a CelebrityLie on himself. He'd previously been having an imaginary argument with the employee of a Chinese restaurant through said unplugged phone, again with no knowledge that anyone was there.
* A played-with variation occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E8SupermansPal Superman's Pal]]"; Jimmy's reputation as "Superman's Pal" isn't due to him, but to Angela Chen and her willingness to QuoteMine for a good story; he's originally embarrassed and only starts going along with it later when he realizes the perks of the reputation. Then, at the end, Superman reveals he ''does'' see Jimmy as a close friend (although perhaps not quite as much as Angela implied).

* Jetta from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' is a wannabe BritishRockstar who lies about her celebrity status in America. She eventually becomes an actual celebrity by joining The Misfits but she constantly tells her bandmates about how she's friends with the queen and is wealthy. It isn't until several episodes later that her lie is exposed, after she almost weasels Pizzazz out of a million dollars. As an extra joke, Jetta's Cockney accent betrays her lies however her friends are too ignorant to notice and think [[IAmVeryBritish all British accents are posh-sounding]].
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the boys become talent agents and decide to pretend to publicly receive a phone call from a famous person to increase their credibility. Unfortunately, Cartman decides to get calls from UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln and [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken Colonel Sanders.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "My Morning Straitjacket" has Stan become a fan of the band My Morning Jacket, and he and Roger eventually manage to find their way onto their tour bus. Stan tries to ingratiate himself by making up a story about partying with famous musicians. Unfortunately, the musicians he chooses are "Tina Jivestrong" and "the black guy from Music/TheBeatles", and he and Roger are summarily kicked off the bus.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', many of [[ConsummateLiar Lila's]] lies involve knowing famous celebrities (for example, she claims famous rock star Jagged Stone wrote a song about her). The problems start when she lies that she knows Ladybug, which is eventually exposed as a lie to the guy she's trying to woo and leads to her [[BrainwashedAndCrazy getting akumatized.]]

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* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzin%27_for_Blue_Jean Jazzin' for Blue Jean]]'': Music/DavidBowie plays a man who tries to impress a woman by claiming (falsely) to be friends with a rock star she seems interested in, who is also played by David Bowie. [[spoiler:Turns out that she and the rock star knew each other -- ''as lovers'' -- all along.]]
* The 1965 beach movie ''The Girls on the Beach'' has a bunch of guys trying to impress sorority sisters by promising to get [[Music/TheBeatles the Fab Four]] to perform at their fundraising concert (apparently, Music/TheBeachBoys and Music/LesleyGore, who perform in the film, weren't good enough). When the girls uncover the lie just before the concert, they dress up and go on stage as "The Beatles", which surprisingly goes over well with the audience.

* In ''Film/BigNight'', celebrity chef Gusteau claims to know Louis Prima and offers to send him to a party evening to boost Primo and Secondo's publicity. Whether he really knows Prima is unknown; [[spoiler: either way, he doesn't show]].

* In ''The Fabulous Five'' book ''The Bragging War'', Beth claims to know visiting rock star Trevor Morgan. Egged on by the disbelief of her rival, she claims to not only know him, but to have been personally invited to his upcoming concert. She manages to sneak into his hotel dressed up as a Native American (knowing this will get his attention thanks to his interest in the topic) and finagle front row tickets to the concert for her and her friends.
* Creator/JamesHerriot met a farm labourer who claimed, despite the sarcastic derision of his mates, to know ''lots'' of famous people. Herriot reluctantly agrees to go with him to a Yorkshire county cricket match where the unpreposessing farmhand claims to know the star players. There is no sign of recognition of him on their part and Herriot is steeling himself for the fact he will very soon witness humiliation on the part of the Walter Mitty farmhand, as he is brought down by reality. As the players leave the field at the end of play, an England international star, the Ian Botham or the Freddie Flintoff of the day, does a double-take and stops, exclaiming "Walter! how are you? sorry I didn't see you sitting there or I'd have said hello earlier..." and rushes over to shake hands with Herriot's companion. Several other players also recognise Walter....

%%* Appeared repeatedly on ''Series/ILoveLucy''.

* Likewise the ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' episode that takes place in Washington, where Lou can't convince Mary that he knows important politicians. She refuses to believe that Gerry Ford left his pipe in Lou's hotel room, even after Betty Ford (playing herself) calls to inquire about it.
-->'''Betty Ford:''' Hello Mary, this is Betty Ford.\\
'''Mary Richards:''' Hi, Betty. This is Mary -- Queen of Scots!
* ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' did a variation on this. A local offers to secure the services of his distant cousin, a musician named Reginald Dwight (the real name of Elton John), for a town event. The vicar assumes this Reginald Dwight to actually be Elton John, only to discover at the last moment that he is simply an accordion player with the same name. In this case, it is not so much a celebrity lie as a celebrity mistake, as the person making the claim did not actually know. This may have been inspired by a similar [[http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/clapton.asp urban legend]] reputing that Music/EricClapton had offered to play guitar for a local church, only to be declined by an unknowing vicar who advised him to practice more first.
* ''Series/FullHouse'' had a subplot where the band Music/{{REM}} is booked for a bar, but it turns out it's three old ladies -- Rebecca, Esther, and Martha.
* ''[[Series/ImAlanPartridge I'm Still Alan Partridge]]'' had Alan claim to his girlfriend that he knew Bono, lead singer of U2. After a row, she insisted he take her to Bono's house, so Alan takes her to a stately home and arranges for a man to turn up in dark glasses speaking in a fake Irish accent, which backfires quite badly.
* Subverted in ''Series/SisterSister'', where not only does Roger know Batman (from the group Immature/IMX) because he is related to him, he gets him to come. Of course, [[StrongFamilyResemblance since Batman looks just like Roger]] (and Marques Houston plays both), no one believes him until the very end of the episode.
* On one episode of ''Series/TheWeirdAlShow'', Al claims to know John Tesh and promises his friends that Tesh will perform in his cave. He then attempts to pull off an elaborate sales scam to raise enough money to hire Tesh for said performance. When the scam falls through and people come in to return the product, one of the people turns out to be John Tesh himself. Al doesn't recognize him.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''
** In "The Wink," Kramer, in order to get back a priceless birthday card he accidentally sold, promises a young sick boy that Yankees player Paul O'Neill will hit two home runs for him.
** George saying that he is "very good friends with Keith Hernandez" as part of a scam. Although Jerry had spent the past two episodes as Keith's friend, and George's scheme only failed because Jerry and Keith had an argument.
** George was fond of bragging that the previous owner of his car was Creator/JonVoight. This was technically true in that it belonged to someone with that name, but it wasn't the famous actor, as he wanted people to believe.
* ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'' twists this. Mio, the villain, claims that Usagi knows IdolSinger Minako and can get her to perform for the class, while telling Usagi that she'll take care of it. In reality, she's actually plotting to make Usagi miserable and lonely, intending for Minako never to show up. Minako, being Sailor Venus, is suspicious of Mio, finds out the plot and shows up.
* ''Series/{{Wings}}'': In an attempt to get Alex to go out with him, Brian tells her that he knows Clint Black and has several misadventures trying to meet him before Helen finally convinces the country singer to pretend to be an old friend of his. Afterward, Alex tells Brian that she had been sure he was lying and that the fact that Brian would have gone to such absurd lengths to impress her made her consider going out with him, however when she found out he actually ''did'' know him, it completely took the air out of it.

* ''Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien'' had a recurring skit where they would have a person walk across the set, stating that this person was some lesser-known public figure (usually a scientist or politician). Conan would then ask bandleader Max Weinberg if he was familiar with this person, and Max would respond by usually either saying that he has been following their work for years, or that they go way back and were childhood friends. Conan would then reveal that the person who just appeared on the set was actually an actor that they cast in order to fool Max, and an "ASS" stamp would be graphically super-imposed over his face.

* ''Series/TheSteveHarveyShow'':
** Played with: Steve meets Michael Jordan (who doesn't appear in the episode) after a fender-bender and convinces him to speak at the school's entrepreneur day event. Regina does not believe Steve at first but a call to the school from the insurance company convinces her and she is thrilled. Later, Michael Jordan cancels his appearance, leaving Steve to tell Regina the bad news. He couldn't bring himself to disappoint her so he hires an MJ look-alike to come to the school. HilarityEnsues when the agency sends ''Music/MichaelJackson'' instead.
** Sara did this a lot during the first season. She constantly lied to her classmates that she knew certain celebrities like George Clooney, Will Smith, and Wesley Snipes. This usually prompted everyone to tell her to shut up.

* In one episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Creator/JonLovitz's Pathological Liar character was trying to pick up Jerry Hall in a bar, with increasingly absurd lies ranging from being a Senator, inventing Rock'n'Roll, to knowing Mick Jagger. Mick Jagger then walks in to pick up his girlfriend, and [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/85/85jliar.phtml uses Lovitz as his excuse for not coming home some nights]].
* ''Series/{{MASH}}'':
** Subverted in the episode "Major Topper". In a bragging and name-dropping contest, Charles Winchester claims to have had dinner with Creator/AudreyHepburn, despite never having seen any of her movies. Hawkeye and B.J. refuse to believe him, until Charles produces a photograph (which is never shown to the viewers) to prove the veracity of his tale.
** Played straight in "Bombshells", when Hawkeye and Charles start a rumor that Creator/MarilynMonroe is going to visit the 4077th, and it snowballs until even Colonel Potter believes it and arranges a welcome ceremony for her.

* On ''Series/TheWayansBros'', Busta Rhymes is in town for a concert and Dee's church needs $3,000 to stave off foreclosure due to Shawn and Marlon losing the money because they got arrested for scalping tickets to said concert. At that point they meet Busta and try to get him to remember them from their school days. He says that he does and that's because they insulted his girlfriend who is now his wife. He refuses to help them. Later, they raise money for Dee's church by lying that Busta will do a benefit concert. Marlon hijacks Busta's limo and takes him and his crew to the church instead of the airport. Busta's angry at first, but when Marlon and Shawn apologize to him, he agrees to do the benefit and Dee's church is saved.

* ''Series/SilverSpoons'': Alfonso claims to know Michael Jackson, and when called on it he hires a Jackson look-alike to show up. Everybody is convinced but he ends up telling the truth.
* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': Woody has an extra role on ''Series/SpenserForHire'' and claims to have become good friends with its star Creator/RobertUrich. Nobody believes him, but it's true as shown in TheStinger of the episode.
* ''Buffalo Bill'': Bill hires a Burt Reynolds look-alike to do a pop in on his local talk show, pretending it's his good friend the real Reynolds.
* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'': In another effort to impress Bailey, Cody tells her that he is friends with Series/HannahMontana and can get them tickets for the concert she was going to hold. Subverted because he actually does know Hannah (they met at the Tipton when they were younger) but Hannah doesn't remember Cody. Cody does everything he could to win the tickets for him and Bailey and when he fails, he tells the truth to Bailey but she is touched that Cody was willing to go through so much trouble for her. Then, Hannah and Lola skip by and Hannah finally remembers Cody (Woody getting cake all over Cody's shirt helped) and gives them tickets and backstage passes. Cody and Bailey then have a RelationshipUpgrade (prompting a hilarious BrickJoke from the beginning of the season).
* Also used on ''Brooklyn Bridge'' -- the grandfather claims to have played ball with Gil Hodges. When they run into Gil Hodges, he plays along with the story so the grandfather doesn't lose face with his grandkid. He's called a ''mensch'' for it.

A common version seen in children's media (and countless real-life playground tall tales) is the kid who claims that his father or uncle works for a famous video game company, and that he can get them cheat codes, a beta build of their latest game, or some other swag.

** In "Mrs. George Devereaux", Dorothy says that she met Sonny Bono and Lyle Waggoner and they both fell for and were fighting for her, but as she was HollywoodDateless, no one believes her. While she was telling the truth, the episode turns out to be a BizarroEpisode that was AllJustADream.

Usually takes the form "Of course I know [famous person]. We grew up/went to school/served in the military/shared a cell in a Turkish prison together. I can certainly get tickets/backstage passes/an interview/other difficult or impossible favor for you, no problem."

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FatherOfThePride'' Larry the Lion claims to know Donkey from ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' in order to impress his son's classmates. A ZanyScheme ensues (involving kidnapping what turns out to be Donkey's stunt double), before Donkey decides to play along. It should be noted that in this case, Larry actually tries to get help from the "real celebrity" much ''earlier'' than the usual examples of this trope. However, Donkey keeps adamantly refusing. The only reason Donkey eventually decides to help is because [[spoiler: he walks in on Larry's son's classmates laughing at him...which causes Donkey to have a painful flashback to ''his own'' foalhood days of his classmates laughing at him, so Donkey sympathizes with Larry's son enough to play along.]]

* ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' back-half special ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'' has her trying to put this over on the audience, even as it quickly becomes clear that the Tinseltown stars she's trying to get on camera for interviews are ''not'' dear friends of hers, reaching a low point when an angry Creator/JustineBateman backs her into a pool (Gonzo told her agent she was going to be interviewed by Barbara Walters). Just after she knocks on the door of the final "friend", Creator/DudleyMoore, Piggy finally breaks down and has a CryCute as she admits to the audience that she's been fibbing because she wanted to live up to their expectations...and for a moment doesn't realize that Moore has not only stepped outside but is thrilled to see her, as he's a huge fan of hers. She promptly cheers up after that!

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the boys become talent agents and decide to pretend to publicly receive a phone call from a famous person to increase their credibility. Unfortunately, Cartman decides to get calls from UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln and Colonel Sanders.

-->'''Al''': Like remember when I told you I knew Creator/PaulieShore (Paulie Shore)\\

Contrast HistoryWithCelebrity, when the shared history with a famous person is apparently legitimate. Not to be confused with CelebrityIsOverrated. For cases where a character wrongly ''thinks'' this is the case because the claimant is "uncool" or "not respectable", see LoserFriendPuzzlesOutsiders.

* ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' back-half special ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'' has her trying to put this over on the audience, even as it quickly becomes clear that the Tinseltown stars she's trying to get on camera for interviews are ''not'' dear friends of hers, reaching a low point when an angry Justine Bateman backs her into a pool (Gonzo told her agent she was going to be interviewed by Barbara Walters). Just after she knocks on the door of the final "friend", Creator/DudleyMoore, Piggy finally breaks down and has a CryCute as she admits to the audience that she's been fibbing because she wanted to live up to their expectations...and for a moment doesn't realize that Moore has not only stepped outside but is thrilled to see her, as he's a huge fan of hers. She promptly cheers up after that!

* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': Woody has an extra role on ''Series/SpenserForHire'' and claims to have become good friends with its star Robert Urich. Nobody believes him, but it's true as shown in TheStinger of the episode.