Trivia: The portrait of Geronimo hanging in the bar was a tribute to Nicholas Colasanto after he died. The portrait originally hung in his dressing room.
Trivia: When they were deciding on what sport the character Sam Malone would play they originally chose football but ultimately decided baseball would work better.
One for the Road (3) - S11-E28
Trivia: The last line ever in this series was, "Sorry, we're closed."
Give Me a Ring Sometime - S1-E1
Trivia: The very first line on the show was "How about a beer, chief?".
One Happy Chappy in a Sappy Serape (2) - S7-E4
Trivia: Translation of Pepe's joke - Sam: What's up, Pepe? Pepe: My underwear. That water is really cold.
Give Me a Ring Sometime - S1-E1
Trivia: An elderly lady can be seen among the bar patrons. She was a character named "Mrs. Littlefield" who was an opinionated spinster. She originally was to be a recurring character but her lines were deleted from the episode and the character was dropped.
Give Me a Ring Sometime - S1-E1
Trivia: In the pilot, everyone sitting around the bar tries to consider what was the "sweatiest movie of all time." The actors throw out suggestions and Cliff suggests "Body Heat." One of the supporting actors in that movie was Ted Danson.
Answer: The show never intended for an actress to play Vera, with the one exception being when her character appeared in the "Thanksgiving Orphans" episode, though her face was completely obscured by a pie thrown in her face. There's been online discussion on different sites about which actress could have played Vera, but it was only opinions. There's no reference to or evidence of Glenn Close having filmed a scene.
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