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AKA · 10-20-2003, 04:03 PM

How many times was Coach referenced on the series after he passed away (not counting the 200th episode special)? I can only think of three - "Birth, Death, Love and Rice" and "The Last Picture Show" immediately come to mind, but there's also the end of "One For The Road," where Sam straightens out the picture of Geronimo, then heads into the dark hall.

Are there any others?

MaydayMalonesGirl · 10-20-2003, 04:08 PM

In the episode "Fools and Their Money" Sam says that he was just trying to look out for Woody like Coach had looked out for him, and that was why he didn't place the football bet.

There was one other time when someone had come into the bar and thought that Woody was Coach's son or something

I don't remember which episode that was from, though.

DianeChambers87 · 10-20-2003, 05:19 PM

Sam: I was just trying to look out for you like coach looked out for me...it worked just as well which scares the hell out of me.

in "Thanksgiving Orphans" they toast to Coach

Brian Damage · 10-20-2003, 05:25 PM

Thanksgiving Orphans was the only one I could think of.

AKA · 10-20-2003, 05:41 PM

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Originally posted by MaydayMalonesGirl
There was one other time when someone had come into the bar and thought that Woody was Coach's son or something I don't remember which episode that was from, though.

That's "The Last Picture Show" from season eleven.

cheers freak · 10-20-2003, 05:54 PM

He is mentioned by Sam in "PITCH IT AGAIN, SAM" from Season 9.

barwars · 10-20-2003, 08:38 PM

One of my only complaints about Cheers is that they just blew off the character of Coach, and Nicholas Calosanto.

Maxamillion · 10-21-2003, 03:33 PM

Well it is interesting about Coach. I remember reading an article in the back of the New York Times following his death. The article dealt with the fact that Coach was homosexual and the true cause of his death was aids. The report mentioned that he used to run around with Rock Hudson. I couldnt believe this and I could never find anything else on this article. I smelled a coverup. So I investigated further by talking to people at NBC but it seemed that everybody was pretty hush about the true cause of his death. NBC would never really discuss it. They would neither "deny or confrim" the information.

MaydayMalonesGirl · 10-21-2003, 03:56 PM

Nick Colasanto? Aids?

Whoa, I never heard anything like that. I always heard he had died of some kind of heart problem. Wow. But who knows if that's true. I guess we'll never know....

DianeChambers87 · 10-21-2003, 04:26 PM

was he married?

Well you know what..now that I think about it, NONE of the cast members ever say how he died they always say "Nicki was very sick"

Maxamillion · 10-21-2003, 04:31 PM

Yes there was definately more to his death than meets the eye. Details are pretty shadey. It was the early 80's and this type of stuff was kinda swept under the rug at the time. Nowadays the freaking media would have discovered everything.

DianeChambers87 · 10-21-2003, 04:51 PM

That's true, the first real public celebrity death from aids was that of Queen's front man Freddie Mercury in 1991. He had kept his sickness a secret for several years, and announced it at a press conference in that year. He died a couple of days later, and it was still a shock to the entire world.

AKA · 10-22-2003, 03:51 AM

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Originally posted by DianeChambers87
That's true, the first real public celebrity death from aids was that of Queen's front man Freddie Mercury in 1991.

Actually, that would probably be Rock Hudson in 1985.

DianeChambers87 · 10-22-2003, 05:56 AM

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Originally posted by AKA
Actually, that would probably be Rock Hudson in 1985.

oh yea, that's true

theTHRILL · 10-22-2003, 07:55 AM

Maxamillion, I thought I remembered reading the same thing about Coach, but since I wasn't sure I was afraid to post it for fear of a backlash. I don't really blame the cast and producers from covering it up though because of people's prejudices back then. It was virtually unheard of for something like that to happen.

10-20-2003, 04:03 PM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Post-Nick Colasanto Coach references How many times was Coach referenced on the series after he passed away (not counting the 200th episode special)? I can only think of three - "Birth, Death, Love and Rice" and "The Last Picture Show" immediately come to mind, but there's also the end of "One For The Road," where Sam straightens out the picture of Geronimo, then heads into the dark hall. Are there any others?

10-20-2003, 04:08 PM	#2
MaydayMalonesGirl ACID! POLICEHHHH! Forum Star Join Date: Apr 24, 2003 Location: in a van down by the river. Posts: 18,393	In the episode "Fools and Their Money" Sam says that he was just trying to look out for Woody like Coach had looked out for him, and that was why he didn't place the football bet. There was one other time when someone had come into the bar and thought that Woody was Coach's son or something I don't remember which episode that was from, though.
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DianeChambers87 Elizabeth B. Malone Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 16, 2003 Location: Swampland USA Posts: 5,178	Sam: I was just trying to look out for you like coach looked out for me...it worked just as well which scares the hell out of me. in "Thanksgiving Orphans" they toast to Coach
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DianeChambers87 Elizabeth B. Malone Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 16, 2003 Location: Swampland USA Posts: 5,178	That's true, the first real public celebrity death from aids was that of Queen's front man Freddie Mercury in 1991. He had kept his sickness a secret for several years, and announced it at a press conference in that year. He died a couple of days later, and it was still a shock to the entire world. Attached Images

10-20-2003, 05:25 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Thanksgiving Orphans was the only one I could think of.

10-20-2003, 08:38 PM	#7
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	One of my only complaints about Cheers is that they just blew off the character of Coach, and Nicholas Calosanto.

10-21-2003, 03:33 PM	#8
Maxamillion Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 07, 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 79	Well it is interesting about Coach. I remember reading an article in the back of the New York Times following his death. The article dealt with the fact that Coach was homosexual and the true cause of his death was aids. The report mentioned that he used to run around with Rock Hudson. I couldnt believe this and I could never find anything else on this article. I smelled a coverup. So I investigated further by talking to people at NBC but it seemed that everybody was pretty hush about the true cause of his death. NBC would never really discuss it. They would neither "deny or confrim" the information.

10-21-2003, 03:56 PM	#9
MaydayMalonesGirl ACID! POLICEHHHH! Forum Star Join Date: Apr 24, 2003 Location: in a van down by the river. Posts: 18,393	Nick Colasanto? Aids? Whoa, I never heard anything like that. I always heard he had died of some kind of heart problem. Wow. But who knows if that's true. I guess we'll never know....

10-21-2003, 04:26 PM	#10
DianeChambers87 Elizabeth B. Malone Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 16, 2003 Location: Swampland USA Posts: 5,178	was he married? Well you know what..now that I think about it, NONE of the cast members ever say how he died they always say "Nicki was very sick"

10-21-2003, 04:31 PM	#11
Maxamillion Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 07, 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 79	Yes there was definately more to his death than meets the eye. Details are pretty shadey. It was the early 80's and this type of stuff was kinda swept under the rug at the time. Nowadays the freaking media would have discovered everything.

10-22-2003, 07:55 AM	#15
theTHRILL Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 74	Maxamillion, I thought I remembered reading the same thing about Coach, but since I wasn't sure I was afraid to post it for fear of a backlash. I don't really blame the cast and producers from covering it up though because of people's prejudices back then. It was virtually unheard of for something like that to happen.