Woody Interruptus

"Woody Interruptus"
	Cheers episode
Episode no.	Season 9; Episode 12
Directed by	James Burrows
Written by	Dan Staley and Rob Long
Original air date	December 13, 1990
Guest actors
	Jackie Swanson as Kelly; Michael Keenan as Dr. Eckworth; Douglas MacHugh as Night Manager; Anthony Cistaro as Henrí; Paul Willson as Paul; Tony DiBenedetto as Tony
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure"	Next →; "Honor Thy Mother"
	Cheers (season 9); List of Cheers episodes

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Woody Interruptus is the twelfth episode of Cheers 's ninth season. It first aired on NBC in the United States on December 13, 1990.^[1] In the episode, Kelly returns from France with a male friend who says he's going to steal her from Woody. Woody deals with this by deciding to sleep with Kelly. This episode earned its director James Burrows accolades for Best Directing in 1991 and gained high viewership at its first airing.

Plot

Kelly (Jackie Swanson) and Henrí (Anthony Cistaro) return from France. Henrí swears to Woody (Woody Harrelson) that he is attempting to steal Kelly from Woody. Woody becomes angry, while Kelly often passes his attempts as jokes. When Woody becomes worried about losing her to Henrí, Sam (Ted Danson) suggests a motel to improve Woody and Kelly's relationship. Therefore, Woody takes Kelly out to a cheap motel for their evening together, but Carla (Rhea Perlman) arrives to stop them from doing it in the motel. Carla tells them that making out in a cheap motel is a bad idea, that she got pregnant when she was sixteen in the same motel, and that their love is too precious to do the moment immediately. Then the couple decide to save their moment for the right time, so they leave, while Carla brings in and then tries to seduce Henrí.

Meanwhile, Cliff tells his friends that he plans to freeze his head after death, but they mock him and his plans. Therefore, Cliff and Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) pull a prank on bar patrons by bringing a box of apparently a frozen head, which turn out to be only a microcassette. At the end, Norm and Paul pull a prank on Cliff by pretending to walk themselves decapitated.

Reception

The episode earned director James Burrows a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1991^[2] as well as a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series at the Directors Guild of America Awards 1990.^[3]

The episode placed first in the Nielsen Media Research Ratings for the week. It drew 22.6 million viewers and a 36 share, which placed it ahead of second-place finisher 60 Minutes, which had 20.6 million viewers and a 36 share.^[4]

References

↑ Bjorklund 1993, p. 415. "Season Nine: 1990-91."
↑ Bjorklund 1993, p. 462. "Emmy Nominations and Awards."
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General

Bjorklund, Dennis A. Cheers TV Show: A Comprehensive Reference. Praetorian Publishing, 1993. Another edition: Toasting Cheers (ISBN 978-0899509624).

External links

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[bjork415-1] Bjorklund 1993, p. 415. "Season Nine: 1990-91."

[bjork462-2] Bjorklund 1993, p. 462. "Emmy Nominations and Awards."

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