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"A House is Not a Home" is the second Christmas-themed episode of the NBC sitcom Cheers, produced and aired as the twenty-fifth episode of the its fifth season.

Synopsis

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Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased.

As Sam and Diane prepare for their (then-upcoming) wedding, they find their dream house, at first merely arguing over things such as Sam's like and Diane's disdain for the famous 'Dogs Playing Poker' painting. But as they start to finalize the purchase, the older couple now set to vacate the home remember the many happy times there, especially the holidays. Seeing their children and grandchildren also bemoaning no more Christmases in that house proves too much for Diane, who feels the house can never be theirs until this family is given one last Christmas in that home. An exasperated Sam relents, even dressing up as Santa for the kids, despite the unseasonably warm weather. Diane exults as the family enjoys all their usual holiday festivities. When one of the family members expresses regret that they won't see another Easter there, Diane immediately begins to suggest their next holiday there, at which point Sam draws the line. Refusing to wear a bunny suit and expressing some terms that thankfully go over the kids' heads, Sam asserts that the house is now theirs, and politely asks the family to go. Oddly, the family suddenly is more excited about the older couple's new condominium and runs off happy. Diane feels both liberated and aroused by Sam's assertion of dominion over their new home, even asking him to keep the Santa suit on as they make for their new bedroom. The moment is put off very briefly as a frustrated Diane removed the painting of the dogs playing poker from the bedroom.

Cast

Actor/actress	Character
Ted Danson	Sam Malone
Shelley Long	Diane Chambers
Rhea Perlman	Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger	Cliff Clavin
Woody Harrelson	Woody Boyd
Kelsey Grammer	Dr. Frasier Crane
George Wendt	Norm Peterson
Billie Bird	Lillian Miller
Douglas Seale	Bert Miller
Stephanie Walski	Naomi
Marc Smollin	David
Stefanie Mason	Annie
Lou Bonacki	Man
Penny Krompier	Mom
Al Rosen (uncredited)	Himself (Al)

Availability

The episode was made available on the Cheers: The Complete Fifth Season DVD set, released by CBS DVD through Paramount Home Entertainment on May 17, 2005. CBS Home Entertainment (through Paramount) re-released the episode on the Cheers: The Complete Series DVD set on May 5, 2015.

External link

"A House is Not a Home" at the Internet Movie Database

Remember the Night • Christmas in July • Holiday Inn • Going My Way • Stalag 17 • White Christmas • We're No Angels • Trading Places • Young Sherlock Holmes • A Very Brady Christmas • We're No Angels (1989) • The Kid Who Loved Christmas • All I Want for Christmas • In Search of Santa [International] • Office Christmas Party [N.A.] • Daddy's Home 2

Television episodes
Happy Days and related shows	"Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" • "Richie Branches Out" • "Christmas Time" • "White Christmas" • "All I Want for Christmas" • "Oh Hear The Angels' Voices" • "O Come All Ye Bums" • "Christmas Show"
**Cheers and Frasier**	"The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One" • "A House Is Not a Home" • "Christmas Cheers" • "Love Me, Love My Car" • "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" • "Frasier Grinch" • "Perspectives on Christmas" • "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" • "The Fight Before Christmas" • "Mary Christmas" • "We Two Kings" • "High Holidays" • "Reindeer Games
Other shows	"The Voice of Christmas" • "A Full House for Christmas" • "Get Me Through the Holidays" • "A Christmas Story" • "A Keaton Christmas Carol" • "Miracle in Columbus" • "A Christmas Story" • "A Terminal Christmas" • "The Customer's Usually Right" • "Happy Holidays" • "Insanity Claus" • "Twas the Heist Before Christmas" • "All About Christmas Eve" • "Christmas" • "Have Yourself a Married Little Christmas" • "Here Comes Santa Claus" • "A Class Act Christmas" • "X-Mas" • "Everybody Hates Christmas" • "Christmas!" • "Everybody Hates Kris" • "Santa Baby • "Everybody Loves Whom?" • "It's a Miserable Life" • "Mojo No Mo" • "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Venice?"

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 ==Synopsis==
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 Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased.
 As Sam and Diane prepare for their (then-upcoming) wedding, they find their dream house, at first merely arguing over things such as Sam's like and Diane's disdain for the famous 'Dogs Playing Poker' painting. But as they start to finalize the purchase, the older couple now set to vacate the home remember the many happy times there, especially the holidays. Seeing their children and grandchildren also bemoaning no more Christmases in that house proves too much for Diane, who feels the house can never be theirs until this family is given one last Christmas in that home. An exasperated Sam relents, even dressing up as Santa for the kids, despite the unseasonably warm weather. Diane exults as the family enjoys all their usual holiday festivities. When one of the family members expresses regret that they won't see another Easter there, Diane immediately begins to suggest their next holiday there, at which point Sam draws the line. Refusing to wear a bunny suit and expressing some terms that thankfully go over the kids' heads, Sam asserts that the house is now theirs, and politely asks the family to go. Oddly, the family suddenly is more excited about the older couple's new condominium and runs off happy. Diane feels both liberated and aroused by Sam's assertion of dominion over their new home, even asking him to keep the Santa suit on as they make for their new bedroom. The moment is put off very briefly as a frustrated Diane removed the painting of the dogs playing poker from the bedroom.
+==Cast==
+{|class=wikitable
+!Actor/actress!!Character
+|-
+|Ted Danson||Sam Malone
+|-
+|Shelley Long||Diane Chambers
+|-
+|Rhea Perlman||Carla Tortelli
+|-
+|John Ratzenberger||Cliff Clavin
+|-
+|Woody Harrelson||Woody Boyd
+|-
+|Kelsey Grammer||Dr. Frasier Crane
+|-
+|George Wendt||Norm Peterson
+|-
+|Billie Bird||Lillian Miller
+|-
+|Douglas Seale||Bert Miller
+|-
+|Stephanie Walski||Naomi
+|-
+|Marc Smollin||David
+|-
+|Stefanie Mason||Annie
+|-
+|Lou Bonacki||Man
+|-
+|Penny Krompier||Mom
+|-
+|Al Rosen {{s|(uncredited)}}||''Himself'' (Al)
+|}
+==Availability==
+The episode was made available on the ''Cheers: The Complete Fifth Season'' DVD set, released by CBS DVD through {{w|Paramount Home Entertainment}} on May 17, 2005. {{W|CBS Home Entertainment}} (through Paramount) re-released the episode on the ''Cheers: The Complete Series'' DVD set on May 5, 2015.
+==External link==
+*{{Imdb episode|0539680}}
 ==See also==
-* "[[The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One]]"
+*"[[The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One]]"
-* "[[Christmas Cheers]]"
+*"[[Christmas Cheers]]"
-* "[[Love Me, Love My Car]]"
+*"[[Love Me, Love My Car]]"
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:House is Not a Home, A}}
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Originally aired on NBC]]
 [[Category:1987 releases]]
+[[Category:Paramount Pictures]]