The Show Where Sam Shows Up

[1] It features a special guest appearance by Ted Danson as Sam Malone, a recovering sex addict, bartender and ex-baseball player.

After his term in the Boston city council was over, Woody Boyd became a bartender again and he and his wife, Kelly Gaines-Boyd, have a son who against all odds is smart.

[3][note 2] Frasier explains the inconsistency, indicating that he had had an ugly argument with Martin at the time, which motivated him into making up the "dead scientist father" story.

Frasier assures Sam that he has wedding jitters and that he is ready to leave his old empty sex life behind in favor of a committed relationship.

At the café, Sam introduces his fiancée Sheila (Téa Leoni) to Frasier, who is horrified to recognize her as a woman he slept with three months ago.

[6] John Martin, a syndicate writer from The New York Times, found Sam's interaction with characters of Frasier brilliant, especially Daphne Moon.

[9] Ginny Holbert from Chicago Sun-Times rated this episode, three and a half stars out of four, as well, and called it a must for Cheers fans and trivia buffs who wanted inconsistencies of Frasier's family background "[cleared] up".

[1] Frazier Moore from The Associated Press called Sam's appearance a ratings ploy as well, but a must-see for a Cheers fan and any other viewer who lacks interest on the show Frasier.

Some liked Sam's interaction with Frasier's family but found a romantic story and its scenes between Ted Danson and Téa Leoni poorly executed.