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(1985)

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8/10
Fools and Their Money (#4.12)
ComedyFan201014 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
The gang enjoys watching the football games on Sunday. And Woody decides to place a bet with all the money he has which is $1000. To protect him Sam doesn't place this bet, but as it turns out Woody was right and would have won $10000. Now Sam has to explain it to Woody who actually takes it very well.

Woody is an absolutely sweet character. And seeing him yell this time was not something one is used to, but it was a greatly done storyline that not only made me laugh but also feel bad for everyone involved. And it was sweet to hear all the mentioning of Coach, they even used his trick at the end how not to be mad.

And it was also very Funny to see Frasier criticize Diane's language skills.
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9/10
Woody on Fire
Hitchcoc19 August 2019
Woody has a knack for picking football games, so when he wins the bar pool three weeks in a row, it is suggested that he bet with a bookie. Going against all advice, he bets everything he has, a thousand dollars. What happens next is really funny, both from Woody's sweet being and Sam's intense guilt. There is a subplot with Frazier and Diane, but it seems distracting.
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7/10
Sam tries his best, still screws up
dgplatt-6012126 May 2024
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.
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