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Bar Wars

‘Bar Wars’

Season 6, Episode 23 -  Aired March 31, 1988

As the gang at Cheers celebrate two years since their victory over Gary's Olde Towne Tavern in bowling, they notice their trophy has been stolen, setting off a tit-for-tat series of pranks.

Quote from Norm

Carla: Hold it. Hold it! Where is the trophy? Who moved it? Oh, come on. It's got to be around here somewhere.
Sam: Hey, now listen, this is not funny. Where is the trophy?
Norm: Wa-hay-hay hait a minute. This smacks of Gary.
Steve: Hey, you mean he had a spy in here?
Cliff: Yeah, hey, that's right. Who was that guy at the end of the bar drinking imported beer?
Norm: Mm-hmm. Very suspicious. You know none of us can afford that stuff.

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Quote from Rebecca

Rebecca: That's it! I do not want this thing getting out of hand. If this bar becomes a high school locker room, my patronage, other than the Bowery Boys, will disappear.

Quote from Carla

Carla: It's Al. Hey, Al, why aren't you at Cheers?
Al: Holy mackerel, this isn't Cheers?

Quote from Sam

Carla: [laughs] Gary, Gary, I think maybe you ought to keep that back window locked. You know, people could sneak in here and steal some of this fine crystal.
Sam: Come, my little vandal, our job here is done.
Gary: You know what gets me about this, Malone? It's how weenie this stunt was. This is the best you could come up with? I am embarrassed, all right. Not for me, but for you.
Man: That's pretty small.
Sam: Oh, yeah?
Carla: I told you we should have fixed his brakes.
Sam: No, no. You think I'm humiliated? I'm not humiliated.
Al: Pretty weenie.
Sam: Now I'm humiliated.

Quote from Norm

Norm: [all laughing] Mess with us, huh? Wait till he finds the prune juice in his Kahlua.
Cliff: Yeah, what about the sneezing powder in the ventilation system, huh? That was the coup de ville, huh?
Tim: Yeah, Gary's messed around with the wrong guys. [all agreeing]
Norm: I wish I was there to see the stupid looks on their faces, you know?
[As Norm, Cliff and the guys sit down on their stools, they can barely see over the bar]

Quote from Rebecca

Sam: How could you do that?
Rebecca: How could I do what?
Sam: After all that's happened around here, you can go on a date with that rat? [patrons start to flee again]
Rebecca: Would you please not say that word?

Quote from Carla

Sam: Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. It's all taken care of here. [whistles] You all set?
Carla: Yep. Tool box, check. Coaxial cable, check. VCR, check. Tape. Check.
Sam: Good luck, babe.
Rebecca: Carla? Carla? Carla? You're not going to do anything illegal, are you?
Carla: What makes you say that?
[Carla pulls down her balaclava]

Quote from Frasier

Sam: Oh, I'm sorry I'm late, guys. I had a rough night. I was out showing Gary's steady chick the time of her life. [laughs] Whoo. Did I miss anything?
Carla: No, no, just an average day. We refilled the pretzel bowls, played a little darts, pantsed Wade Boggs, watched a little TV.
Sam: Wait, you did what?
Carla: Oh, man, we thought it was another one of Gary's tricks. So that's who was running out there in his underwear in traffic.
Frasier: You know, you see Gary has pulled off the greatest, most ingenious trick of them all. He's gotten us to get ourselves.
Cliff: Frasier's right. We can't top this. Gary's beaten us.
Frasier: You know, it's really rather Machiavellian.

Quote from Rebecca

Rebecca: Good evening, everyone. You'll be glad to know I decided to take your advice and become more dynamic. I have just left a seminar that has changed my life. In a few short hours, I have become the essence of self assertiveness.
Sam: Five.
All: Four, three, two, one! [cheering]
Rebecca: What's going on here? What's going on? Hey, I run this place. What's happening? [cheering continues] [whistles]
Norm: Yeah!
Rebecca: If somebody doesn't tell me what's going on, I am gonna start crying.
Sam: Aw, we're sorry. Uh, we didn't know you were here.

Quote from Sam

Sam: [rings bell] Hear ye, hear ye. It's time for the ceremonial call to Gary's! The call!
All: The call! The call!
Sam: All right.
Norm: Yeah!
Sam: [on the phone] Hello, Gary. It's Sam Malone. Yeah, I was just calling to say hi, see how you're doing. No. You know, for the life of me, I- I can't think of what brought you to mind. No, wait a minute, may- Maybe it was because two years ago tonight, we waxed your heinie in bowling!
All: Yeah!
Sam: No, no. Oh, the poor sap is begging for a rematch. No. No, no. I'm sorry, Gary, no. No, there'll be no rematch. The moment of victory is frozen in time. That's right. Gar- Hello? Gary? [laughs] The guy is such a poor loser. Drinks on the house!

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