TV Guide: James Burrows

Listing: Showdown

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 26 01:00 AM HALMRK In Part 1 of a two-parter, Sam's successful, intelligent and thoroughly charming brother Derek (George Ball) visits and soon spirits Diane off to Nantucket. Debbie: Deborah Shelton. Alan: Alan Koss. Paul: Paul Vaughn.

Listing: Someone Single, Someone Blue

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 02:30 AM HALMRK Diane's wealthy mother (Glynis Johns) shows up the day before her daughter's birthday with news that Diane must marry immediately or Mom becomes a pauper. After considering a list of prospective mates, Diane proposes a “strictly business” union with Sam. Boggs: Duncan Ross. Fiedler: Dean Dittman.

Listing: Pick a Con...Any Con

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 02:00 AM HALMRK Sam decides it takes a thief to catch a thief and enlists Harry the Hat (Harry Anderson) to recover money Coach lost to a cardsharp (Reid Shelton). The barkeep sets up a friendly little after-hours poker game and bankrolls Harry, who, it soon becomes apparent, may be in over his head.

Listing: No Contest

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 01:30 AM HALMRK Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill drops by---but luckily is gone when Sam tells Diane she's entered in the Miss Boston Barmaid contest. However, the Speaker does get an earful from an out-of-work Norm, who rails about a “do-nothing” Congress, saying, “this bozo” (referring to O'Neill) could probably be a better congressman.

Listing: Diane's Perfect Date

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 20 01:00 AM HALMRK On a dare, Sam and Diane set each other up with the perfect date. While Diane shows up with her attractive friend, Sam arrives alone and must pay a bar customer (Derek McGrath)---a real ladykiller---to be Diane's escort. Gretchen: Gretchen Corbett. Walter: Douglas Sheehan.

Listing: The Boys in the Bar

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:30:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 02:30 AM HALMRK Sam's ex-teammate (Alan Autry) comes out in his autobiography, and Sam's regulars fear that the bar will become a gay hangout. Harry: Harry Anderson. Larry: John Furey. Richard: Michael Kearns. Fred: Kenneth Tigar. Bob: Lee Ryan. Photographer: Wesley Thompson.

Listing: Let Me Count the Ways

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:30:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 01:30 AM HALMRK Diane is devastated by the death of her family cat, but she gets no solace from Sam and his customers who are engrossed in a Celtics game on TV. But when Sam's attempt to share in her grief almost leads to a passionate moment, she accuses him of exploiting the situation. Marshall: Mark King. Jack: Jack Knight.

Listing: Now Pitching, Sam Malone

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Sun Oct 19 01:00 AM HALMRK A TV-commercial agent (Barbara Babcock) takes Sam as a client---a position requiring more work behind her hotel-room door than in front of the camera. Baseball great Luis Tiant appears as himself. Tibor: Rick Hill. Paul: Paul Vaughn.

Listing: Gary Gets His Stuff Back

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:30:00 -0400

Wed Oct 15 08:30 PM CBS Gary wants Allison to return his pool table and threatens to show off some racy photos she once gave to him if she refuses.

Listing: The One with the Prom Video

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 02:00 PM TBS Monica brings some things home from her parents' house, including a prom video; Rachel tells Ross that she doesn't think it will work out between them. Jack: Elliott Gould. Judy: Christina Pickles. Monica: Courteney Cox. Chandler: Matthew Perry. Joey: Matt LeBlanc. Phoebe: Lisa Kudrow.

Listing: Spy Who Came In for a Cold One

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 02:30 AM HALMRK A suave Englishman (Ellis Rabb) walks into the bar, orders a drink, makes a pass at Carla, then lets slip that he's a secret agent whose exploits make James Bond look like a double-o-zero. All his tall tales, however, make Diane suspicious. Carla: Rhea Perlman. Sam: Ted Danson. Diane: Shelley Long. Norm: George Wendt.

Listing: One for the Book

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 02:00 AM HALMRK A timid young man (Boyd Bodwell) about to enter a monastery comes into the bar for a last night of frivolity and discovers a passion for the pleasures of the flesh; and the back room welcomes a reunion of WWI veterans, but only one former doughboy (Ian Wolfe) shows up.

Listing: Endless Slumper

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:30:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 01:30 AM HALMRK Sam suffers a streak of bad luck when he lends his lucky bottle cap to a slumping Red Sox pitcher (Christopher McDonald). Ted Danson, Shelley Long. Miss Gilder: Anne Haney.

Listing: Coach Returns to Action

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Mon Oct 13 01:00 AM HALMRK The only thing standing between Coach and romance with a new neighbor (Murphy Cross) is Sam, who has romantic plans of his own for the lady. So Coach goes to great pains to keep Sam from “sweeping the girl of my dreams off her feet.” Tour Guide: Bill Wiley. Little Girl: Julia Hendler.