Evan Drake was a recurring character on the television series Cheers, portrayed by Tom Skerritt. Appearing as Rebecca Howe's boss when she was first introduced in 1987, it was revealed that she had an unrequited crush on him for years before she started working at Cheers, and she wanted desperately to impress him enough so he would notice her on a romantic level. Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... Tom Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor, born in Detroit, Michigan. ... A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who is not a main character, but appears from time to time during the series run. ... Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... Tom Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor, born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Rebecca Howe was a character in the long-running NBC sitcom, Cheers, played by Kirstie Alley. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired. ...

Rebecca became increasingly neurotic around Mr. Drake, and she found herself having to explain herself out of ridiculous situations. For example, Drake made her hire a young woman as a waitress, and Rebecca assumed she was his mistress. After confronting her and hitting her across the face, it was revealed that the woman was Drake's daughter, not his lover. She explained away the punch with a phony "nerve disorder" diagnosis. Another time, when Norm was hired to paint his bedroom, Rebecca came along to see "where he sleeps," in a vain effort to be closer to him. When Drake came back unexpectedly from a business trip, Rebecca was forced to stay in the closet while he slept. When trying to escape, she only got as far as his bed, where she had to roll under and stay captive yet another time. She was finally freed after she climbed out a window when Norm persuaded a delirious Drake to "let [him] carry a rich man across the lawn in his pajamas." A neurosis, in psychoanalytic theory, is an ineffectual coping strategy that Sigmund Freud suggested was caused by emotions from past experience overwhelming or interfering with present experience. ... Mistress is the feminine form of the word master. ... Hillary Norman Norm Peterson was a character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by George Wendt. ...

Rebecca never got to tell Drake how she felt, as he left for a job in Japan with his new lover. She did, however, drive his limousine to the airport and wrap it around a 7-11 when she was blinded with jealousy (she had seen him make out with his companion). 2006 Cadillac DTS Presidential Limousine A limousine (or limo) is a long luxury car, traditionally black in color. ... 7-Eleven is an international conglomerate which operates the largest chain of convenience stores in twenty countries including: the United States, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. ...