Home Is the Sailor (Cheers) surprised when Carla Tortelli tells him she is pregnant (incorporated by actress Rhea Perlman's real-life pregnancy). Sam Malone then returns to the bar after his attempt to sail around the world failed at the first hurdle when his sailboat ran ashore in the Caribbean. Though Cheers has new management, Woody Boyd and Carla are still employed at the bar, but they're now required to wear uniforms, much to their chagrin. Sam then also needs a job, but the bar already has two bartenders, Woody and a new employee, Wayne. Diane Chambers' attempts at writing her novel are said to have
Fear of Flying (The Simpsons) time in the episode for Grammer, who already had a recurring role on "The Simpsons" as Sideshow Bob, to voice Frasier Crane. Ted Danson guest starred as Sam, Woody Harrelson as Woody, Rhea Perlman as Carla, John Ratzenberger as Cliff, and George Wendt as Norm. Homer enters the Cheers bar in a scene which is a parody of a typical episode of the comedy series "Cheers". All of the speaking characters are voiced by the actors who played them in "Cheers". Ironically, Frasier Crane remains silent despite being played by "The Simpsons" veteran Kelsey Grammer, the voice of Sideshow Bob.