Sam's good intentions backfire on him when he doesn't place a risky $1,000 bet for Woody with his bookie, only to have Woody win his bet.Sam's good intentions backfire on him when he doesn't place a risky $1,000 bet for Woody with his bookie, only to have Woody win his bet.Sam's good intentions backfire on him when he doesn't place a risky $1,000 bet for Woody with his bookie, only to have Woody win his bet.
Lee Allen
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Jeffrey P. Baggett
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Terry Caldwell
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Joan Carey
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Joe Cole
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
James Davison
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Bruce Dobos
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Cheryl Dooley
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaul Willson's first appearance as Paul, although he appeared in two previous episodes as characters with different names.
- GoofsWoody picked three long-shots but only got 10x his money in winnings. The 'long-shots' at 10/1 each would give him a million. For 10k the odds would have to be something like 3/1, 2/1 and 3/2 which aren't long-shots at all.
- Quotes
Diane Chambers: Woody, I want to speak metaphysically.
Woody Boyd: And you need money for the language lessons, no problem.
- SoundtracksHome on the Range
(uncredited)
Music by Daniel E. Kelley
Lyrics by Brewster M. Higley
Performed by Ted Danson & Woody Harrelson with the episode cast
Featured review
Sam tries his best, still screws up
As James Burrows once explained, if Coach was the befuddled father figure of the show, Woody is the naive kid of the group. In this episode Sam tries to step in the role of big brother and still manages to mess it up.
Woody has been killing it in the weekly football pool, and the gang talks him into doing a parlay with a bookie. Woody wants to bet $1000 (his life savings) while Sam tries to talk him out of it. Of course, Woody wins, and Sam reveals to Diane that he didn't make the bet.
This is yet another bar episode, and while the plot isn't particularly complicated, it provides nuance to Sam and Woody's friendship. Diane has a couple funny moments where she tries to help Sam do the right thing:
SAM: While I'm at it, why don't I just tell him that I meant to bet on all on all winning teams since 1975.
DIANE: Can you do that?
The ending (no spoilers) reveals a new aspect of Sam's personality, or rather his shallowness (" We're talking about my car, Woody!"), and concludes in a truly bizarre way. The only subplot - involving Frasier's pedantic corrections of Diane's grammar - isn't anything special, but it's fun to have the Doc around.
Woody has been killing it in the weekly football pool, and the gang talks him into doing a parlay with a bookie. Woody wants to bet $1000 (his life savings) while Sam tries to talk him out of it. Of course, Woody wins, and Sam reveals to Diane that he didn't make the bet.
This is yet another bar episode, and while the plot isn't particularly complicated, it provides nuance to Sam and Woody's friendship. Diane has a couple funny moments where she tries to help Sam do the right thing:
SAM: While I'm at it, why don't I just tell him that I meant to bet on all on all winning teams since 1975.
DIANE: Can you do that?
The ending (no spoilers) reveals a new aspect of Sam's personality, or rather his shallowness (" We're talking about my car, Woody!"), and concludes in a truly bizarre way. The only subplot - involving Frasier's pedantic corrections of Diane's grammar - isn't anything special, but it's fun to have the Doc around.
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