Please Mr. Postman

While all of the main characters devolved into caricatures by the end of the series, Cliff is probably the worst. By this point he had gone from the lovable (?) "resident Know-It-All" to the guy at the bar everyone avoided.

So what sort of woman would be attracted to Cliff? We find out here. Annie Golden is a nice enough actress (and an even better singer) but Maggie O'Keefe is just weird, and not in a good way. That Maggie will reappear in three more episodes shows how bad the writing has gotten.

The other plot yet again involves Sam being a creep. There are some funny bits (Frasier describing "erotic triggers" and getting distracted) but it's more of Sam not taking a hint.

(The central gag around "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" is ruined in syndication by replacing the song, and for no good reason: they ended up using it again in later episodes!)

Cliff is annoyed that he has to do a training session for a young new postal worker. She is a cute little clone of Cliff. After he gets her trained she comes on to him, kissing him in the bar. Soon, they have an encounter in a motel, but because she is such a rule follower, she is beset with guilt. Cliff must struggle with his fear of getting fired and going with her. The whole episode is just pretty ridiculous.

CORRECTION: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" was in fact the original song that aired to melt Rebecca's knees. It was changed to "Unchained Melody" in syndication. 2 stars for this move. Episode was funny as it originally aired.