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	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	The episode includes a notable dialogue:
	:Woody: What do YOU think about premarital sex, Mister P?
	:] (]): Well, Wood, there's an old saying, you know, uh..."Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" Then of course you, uh, you get married, and you wake up one day and realize "Oh my GOD, I've MARRIED a COW!"<ref>{{cite book\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hKbxOW2ONGEC&lpg=PA213&ots=eKQK4WeZvb&dq=%22Cheers%22%20%22France%22%20Kelly%20Woody&pg=PA383#v=onepage&q=milk%20cow&f=false\|page=383\|title=Toasting Cheers: An Episode Guide to the 1982-1993 Comedy Series, with Cast Biographies and Character Profiles\|author=Bjorklund, Dennis A.\|isbn=0899509622\|publisher=]\|page=383\|year=1997\|chapter=Season Nine: 1990–91}}</ref>

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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It has been suggested that this article be merged into List of Cheers episodes. (Discuss) Proposed since April 2012.

Television episode

"Woody Interruptus"

Woody Interruptus is the twelfth episode of Cheers 's ninth season. It first aired on NBC in the United States on December 13, 1990. In the episode, Kelly returns from France with a male friend who says he's going to steal her from Woody. Woody deals with this by deciding to sleep with Kelly. The episode was both a commercial and critical success, garnering both high ratings and awards for the best directed episode of season.

Plot

Kelly (Jackie Swanson) and Henrí (Anthony Cistaro) returns from France. Woody (Woody Harrelson) worries that he would lose Kelly to Henrí. Therefore, Woody takes Kelly out to a motel for their evening together until Carla (Rhea Perlman) arrives to improve their relationship. However, things go not according to plan. Meanwhile, Cliff (John Ratzenberger) plans to freeze his head after death.

Reception

The episode earned director James Burrows a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1991 as well as a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series at the Directors Guild of America Awards 1990.

The episode placed first in the Nielsen Media Research Ratings for the week. It drew 22.6 million viewers and a 36 share, which placed it ahead of second place finisher 60 Minutes, which had 20.6 million viewers and a 36 share.

References

Bjorklund 1993, p. 415. "Season Nine: 1990-91."
Bjorklund 1993, p. 462. "Emmy Nominations and Awards."
"DGA Awards History". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
Margulies, Lee (1990-12-19). "More Cheers for 'Cheers'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-04-26.

General

Bjorklund, Dennis A. Cheers TV Show: A Comprehensive Reference. Praetorian Publishing, 1993. Another edition: Toasting Cheers (ISBN 978-0899509624).

External links

"Woody Interruptus" at IMDb
Woody Interruptus at TV.com

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
1950s	Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
1960s	Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960) Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961) Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962) John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963) Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964) No Award (1965) William Asher for Bewitched (1966) James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967) Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968) Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
1970s	Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970) Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971) John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972) Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973) Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974) Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975) Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976) Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977) Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978) Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
1980s	James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980) James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981) Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982) James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983) Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984) Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985) Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986) Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988) Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
1990s	Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990) James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991) Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992) Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993) James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994) David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995) Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996) David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997) Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998) Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
2000s	Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000) Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001) Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002) Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003) Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005) Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006) Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007) Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008) Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
2010s	Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010) Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011) Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012) Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013) Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014) Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015) Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016) Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017) Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018) Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)
2020s	Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020) Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021) MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022) Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023) Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2024)

v t e Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
1971–2000	John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971) Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (MASH) (1972) Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973) Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974) Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975) Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976) Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977) Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978) Charles S. Dubin for "Period of Adjustment" (1979) Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980) Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981) Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982) James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983) Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984) Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985) Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986) Will Mackenzie for "A, My Name is Alex" (1987) Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years) (1988) Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989) James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990) Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991) Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992) James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993) David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994) Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995) Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996) Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997) Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night*) (1998) Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999) James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)
2001–present	Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001) Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002) Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003) Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004) Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005) Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006) Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007) Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008) Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009) Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010) Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011) Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012) Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013) Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014) Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015) Becky Martin for "Inauguration" (2016) Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Chicklet" (2017) Bill Hader for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (2018) Bill Hader for "ronny/lily" (2019) Susanna Fogel for "In Case of Emergency" (2020) Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021) Bill Hader for "710N" (2022) Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2023)

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series

1971–2000

John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971)
Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (M*A*S*H) (1972)
Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973)
Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974)
Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975)
Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976)
Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977)
Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978)
Charles S. Dubin for "Period of Adjustment" (1979)
Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980)
Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981)
Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982)
James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983)
Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984)
Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985)
Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986)
Will Mackenzie for "A, My Name is Alex" (1987)
Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years) (1988)
Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989)
James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990)
Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991)
Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992)
James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993)
David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994)
Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995)
Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996)
Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997)
Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1998)
Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999)
James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)

2001–present

Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002)
Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003)
Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004)
Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005)
Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006)
Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007)
Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008)
Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009)
Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010)
Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011)
Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012)
Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013)
Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014)
Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015)
Becky Martin for "Inauguration" (2016)
Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Chicklet" (2017)
Bill Hader for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (2018)
Bill Hader for "ronny/lily" (2019)
Susanna Fogel for "In Case of Emergency" (2020)
Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
Bill Hader for "710N" (2022)
Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2023)

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Characters	Sam Malone Diane Chambers Coach Ernie Pantusso Carla Tortelli Norm Peterson Cliff Clavin Frasier Crane Woody Boyd Lilith Sternin Rebecca Howe
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