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Revision as of 01:10, 31 October 2010 by 67.244.5.132 (talk) (→Season 11: 1992-93)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a List of episodes for the television sitcom Cheers that originally aired on NBC from September 30, 1982-May 20, 1993. Over the series run, 270 original episodes aired.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||||
| 1 | 22 | September 30, 1982 | March 31, 1983 | |||
| 2 | 22 | September 29, 1983 | May 10, 1984 | |||
| 3 | 25 | September 27, 1984 | May 9, 1985 | |||
| 4 | 26 | September 26, 1985 | May 15, 1986 | |||
| 5 | 26 | September 25, 1986 | May 7, 1987 | |||
| 6 | 25 | September 24, 1987 | May 5, 1988 | |||
| 7 | 22 | October 27, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | |||
| 8 | 26 | September 21, 1989 | May 3, 1990 | |||
| 9 | 26 | September 20, 1990 | May 2, 1991 | |||
| 10 | 25 | September 19, 1991 | May 14, 1992 | Includes double-length special episode An Old-Fashioned Wedding | ||
| 11 | 25 | September 24, 1992 | May 20, 1993 | Includes double-length special episode Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses and the triple-length series finale, One for the Road | ||
Season 1: 1982-83
- In addition to the normal episode run, a "lost scene" was aired only once on January 30, 1983, right before Super Bowl XVII.
- "Uncle Sam Malone" - an unaired, 9-minute short was produced for the US Department of Treasury to promote savings bonds.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) | |
| Diane and her fiancée Sumner Sloane enter Cheers for a drink. Unbeknownst to her, Sumner returns to his ex-wife, leaving Diane stranded and alone at the bar. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Sam's Women" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | October 7, 1982 (1982-10-07) | |
| 3 | 3 | "The Tortelli Tort" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | October 14, 1982 (1982-10-14) | |
| Carla attacks an insulting customer of Cheers and is forced to make a tough decision or risk Sam's bar. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Sam at Eleven" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | October 21, 1982 (1982-10-21) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Coach's Daughter" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | October 28, 1982 (1982-10-28) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Any Friend of Diane's" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 4, 1982 (1982-11-04) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Friends, Romans, Accountants" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 11, 1982 (1982-11-11) | |
| Norm wants to get in good with his boss and decides to throw the annual office party at Cheers. Little does he know, no one else is on board with his toga theme. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Truce or Consequences" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 18, 1982 (1982-11-18) | |
| 9 | 9 | "Coach Returns to Action" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | November 25, 1982 (1982-11-25) | |
| 10 | 10 | "Endless Slumper" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02) | |
| 11 | 11 | "One for the Book" | James Burrows | Katherine Green | December 9, 1982 (1982-12-09) | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 16, 1982 (1982-12-16) | |
| 13 | 13 | "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 6, 1983 (1983-01-06) | |
| 14 | 14 | "Let Me Count the Ways" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 13, 1983 (1983-01-13) | |
| 15 | 15 | "Father Knows Last" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 20, 1983 (1983-01-20) | |
| 16 | 16 | "The Boys in the Bar" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 27, 1983 (1983-01-27) | |
| 17 | 17 | "Diane's Perfect Date" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 10, 1983 (1983-02-10) | |
| Sam and Diane agree to set one another up on blind dates. Sam gets the impression that Diane will show up as his date and vice-versa. When Diane actually shows up with a date for him, he is forced to find a date for her on short notice, even if that person might be a murderer. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "No Contest" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17) | |
| Sam secretly enters Diane in a local cocktail waitressing contest. When she finds out, she is very unhappy although decides to stay in the contest to make a speech denouncing it... until the grand prize is revealed. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Pick a Con...Any Con" | James Burrows | David Angell | February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24) | |
| Coach befriends an older gentlemen at the bar and play card games for money quite frequently. After the gang realizes how much money Coach has actually lost, they decide the old man has been hustling him all along and call upon Harry "The Hat" to help him get his money back. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Someone Single, Someone Blue" | James Burrows | David Angell | March 3, 1983 (1983-03-03) | |
| 21 | 21 | "Showdown, Part 1" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24) | |
| Sam's brother Derek shows up to Cheers and instantly has everybody admiring his talents and accomplishments... including Diane. Sam immediately feels inferior to his brother, much like he used to when the two were growing up. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Showdown, Part 2" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | March 31, 1983 (1983-03-31) | |
| After taking a liking to Sam's brother, Diane ponders running away with him to Paris all while hoping Sam will beg her to stay. | ||||||
Season 2: 1983-84
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Power Play" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | September 29, 1983 (1983-09-29) | |
| 24 | 2 | "Little Sister Don't Cha" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | October 13, 1983 (1983-10-13) | |
| After Carla goes into labor, her sister is brought in to cover for her. Cliff begins to take a liking to her and his friends must find a way to tell him that she is not exactly a one-man woman. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Personal Business" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20) | |
| 26 | 4 | "Homicidal Ham" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | October 27, 1983 (1983-10-27) | |
| Diane's homicidal blind date Andy returns in search of help with his life, more specifically his acting career. Diane offers her help and Andy grows more attracted to her just before he catches her kissing Sam. Diane, who is to assist Andy in a strangulation scene, gets a more legitimate performance than expected. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Sumner's Return" | James Burrows | Michael J. Weithorn | November 3, 1983 (1983-11-03) | |
| Sumner Sloane, Diane's ex-fiancée, returns to Cheers in hopes to make amends with Diane. After agreeing to have dinner with Sumner and his wife, Diane brings Sam along and Mrs. Sloane is suddenly unable to attend. Little to Diane's knowledge but much to Sam's, Sumner is looking for a little more than a friendship with the woman he walked out on. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Affairs of the Heart" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | November 10, 1983 (1983-11-10) | |
| 29 | 7 | "Old Flames" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 17, 1983 (1983-11-17) | |
| 30 | 8 | "Manager Coach" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | November 24, 1983 (1983-11-24) | |
| 31 | 9 | "They Called Me Mayday" | James Burrows | David Angell | December 1, 1983 (1983-12-01) | |
| 32 | 10 | "How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Call You Back" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | December 8, 1983 (1983-12-08) | |
| 33 | 11 | "Just Three Friends" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15) | |
| 34 | 12 | "Where There's a Will..." | James Burrows | Nick Arnold | December 22, 1983 (1983-12-22) | |
| 35 | 13 | "Battle of the Exes" | James Burrows | Ken Estin and Sam Simon | January 5, 1984 (1984-01-05) | |
| Carla is furious when her ex-husband Nick invites her to his wedding. She accepts the invitation, bringing Sam along to pose as her steady in order to get back at Nick. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "No Help Wanted" | James Burrows | Max Tash | January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12) | |
| A struggling Norm is forced to wash dishes at Melville's when Diane makes the suggestion that Sam hire Norm as his new accountant. Sam however is reluctant to mix business with friends and it doesn't sit too well with Norm or the rest of the gang. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "And Coachie Makes Three" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19) | |
| 38 | 16 | "Cliff's Rocky Moment" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | January 26, 1984 (1984-01-26) | |
| 39 | 17 | "Fortune and Men's Weight" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | February 2, 1984 (1984-02-02) | |
| 40 | 18 | "Snow Job" | James Burrows | David Angell | February 9, 1984 (1984-02-09) | |
| 41 | 19 | "Coach Buries a Grudge" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 16, 1984 (1984-02-16) | |
| 42 | 20 | "Norman's Conquest" | James Burrows | Lissa Levin | February 23, 1984 (1984-02-23) | |
| 43 | 21 | "I'll Be Seeing You, Part 1" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03) | |
| 44 | 22 | "I'll Be Seeing You, Part 2" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | May 10, 1984 (1984-05-10) | |
Season 3: 1984-85
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Rebound, Part 1" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) |
| 46 | 2 | "Rebound, Part 2" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | October 4, 1984 (1984-10-04) |
| 47 | 3 | "I Call Your Name" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18) |
| 48 | 4 | "Fairy Tales Can Come True" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | October 25, 1984 (1984-10-25) |
| 49 | 5 | "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) |
| 50 | 6 | "Coach in Love, Part 1" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 8, 1984 (1984-11-08) |
| 51 | 7 | "Coach in Love, Part 2" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 15, 1984 (1984-11-15) |
| 52 | 8 | "Diane Meets Mom" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | November 22, 1984 (1984-11-22) |
| 53 | 9 | "An American Family" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | November 29, 1984 (1984-11-29) |
| 54 | 10 | "Diane's Allergy" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 6, 1984 (1984-12-06) |
| 55 | 11 | "Peterson Crusoe" | James Burrows | David Angell | December 13, 1984 (1984-12-13) |
| 56 | 12 | "A Ditch in Time" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | December 20, 1984 (1984-12-20) |
| 57 | 13 | "Whodunit?" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 3, 1985 (1985-01-03) |
| 58 | 14 | "The Heart Is a Lonely Snipe Hunter" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 10, 1985 (1985-01-10) |
| 59 | 15 | "King of the Hill" | James Burrows | Elliot Shoenman | January 24, 1985 (1985-01-24) |
| 60 | 16 | "Teacher's Pet" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 31, 1985 (1985-01-31) |
| 61 | 17 | "The Mail Goes to Jail" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 7, 1985 (1985-02-07) |
| 62 | 18 | "Bar Bet" | James Burrows | Jim Parker | February 14, 1985 (1985-02-14) |
| 63 | 19 | "Behind Every Great Man" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 21, 1985 (1985-02-21) |
| 64 | 20 | "If Ever I Would Leave You" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 28, 1985 (1985-02-28) |
| 65 | 21 | "The Executive's Executioner" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | March 7, 1985 (1985-03-07) |
| 66 | 22 | "Cheerio, Cheers" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | April 11, 1985 (1985-04-11) |
| 67 | 23 | "The Bartender's Tale" | James Burrows | Sam Simon | April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18) |
| 68 | 24 | "The Belles of St. Clete's" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | May 2, 1985 (1985-05-02) |
| 69 | 25 | "Rescue Me" | James Burrows | Ken Estin | May 9, 1985 (1985-05-09) |
Season 4: 1985-86
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 1 | "Birth, Death, Love and Rice" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | September 26, 1985 (1985-09-26) |
| 71 | 2 | "Woody Goes Belly Up" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | October 3, 1985 (1985-10-03) |
| 72 | 3 | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | James Burrows | Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser | October 17, 1985 (1985-10-17) |
| 73 | 4 | "The Groom Wore Clearasil" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | October 24, 1985 (1985-10-24) |
| 74 | 5 | "Diane's Nightmare" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | October 31, 1985 (1985-10-31) |
| 75 | 6 | "I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07) |
| 76 | 7 | "2 Good to Be 4 Real" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | November 14, 1985 (1985-11-14) |
| 77 | 8 | "Love Thy Neighbor" | James Burrows | David Angell | November 21, 1985 (1985-11-21) |
| 78 | 9 | "From Beer to Eternity" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | November 28, 1985 (1985-11-28) |
| 79 | 10 | "The Barstoolie" | James Burrows | Andy Cowan and David S. Williger | December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05) |
| 80 | 11 | "Don Juan Is Hell" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 12, 1985 (1985-12-12) |
| 81 | 12 | "Fools and Their Money" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | December 19, 1985 (1985-12-19) |
| 82 | 13 | "Take My Shirt...Please?" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | January 9, 1986 (1986-01-09) |
| 83 | 14 | "Suspicion" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 16, 1986 (1986-01-16) |
| 84 | 15 | "The Triangle" | James Burrows | Susan Seeger | January 23, 1986 (1986-01-23) |
| 85 | 16 | "Cliffie's Big Score" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | January 30, 1986 (1986-01-30) |
| 86 | 17 | "Second Time Around" | Thomas Lofaro | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) |
| 87 | 18 | "The Peterson Principle" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | February 13, 1986 (1986-02-13) |
| 88 | 19 | "Dark Imaginings" | James Burrows | David Angell | February 20, 1986 (1986-02-20) |
| 89 | 20 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | February 27, 1986 (1986-02-27) |
| 90 | 21 | "Fear Is My Co-Pilot" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkeller | March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13) |
| 91 | 22 | "Diane Chambers Day" | James Burrows | Kimberly Hill | March 20, 1986 (1986-03-20) |
| 92 | 23 | "Relief Bartender" | James Burrows | Miriam Trogdon | March 27, 1986 (1986-03-27) |
| 93 | 24 | "Strange Bedfellows, Part 1" | James Burrows | David Angell | May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01) |
| 94 | 25 | "Strange Bedfellows, Part 2" | James Burrows | David Angell | May 8, 1986 (1986-05-08) |
| 95 | 26 | "Strange Bedfellows, Part 3" | James Burrows | David Angell | May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15) |
Season 5: 1986-87
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 1 | "The Proposal" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25) |
| 97 | 2 | "The Cape Cad" | James Burrows | Andy Cowan and David S. Williger | October 2, 1986 (1986-10-02) |
| 98 | 3 | "Money Dearest" | James Burrows | Janet Leahy | October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09) |
| 99 | 4 | "Abnormal Psychology" | James Burrows | Janet Leahy | October 16, 1986 (1986-10-16) |
| 100 | 5 | "House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick" | James Burrows | David Angell | October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30) |
| 101 | 6 | "Tan 'n' Wash" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06) |
| 102 | 7 | "Young Dr. Weinstein" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | November 13, 1986 (1986-11-13) |
| 103 | 8 | "Knights of the Scimitar" | James Burrows | Jeff Abugov | November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20) |
| 104 | 9 | "Thanksgiving Orphans" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27) |
| 105 | 10 | "Everyone Imitates Art" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04) |
| 106 | 11 | "The Book of Samuel" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11) |
| 107 | 12 | "Dance, Diane, Dance" | James Burrows | Jeff Abugov | December 18, 1986 (1986-12-18) |
| 108 | 13 | "Chambers vs. Malone" | James Burrows | David Angell | January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08) |
| 109 | 14 | "Diamond Sam" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 15, 1987 (1987-01-15) |
| 110 | 15 | "Spellbound" | James Burrows | Kimberly Hill | January 22, 1987 (1987-01-22) |
| 111 | 16 | "Never Love a Goalie, Part 1" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 29, 1987 (1987-01-29) |
| 112 | 17 | "Never Love a Goalie, Part 2" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 5, 1987 (1987-02-05) |
| 113 | 18 | "One Last Fling" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12) |
| 114 | 19 | "Dog Bites Cliff" | James Burrows | Joanne Pagliaro | February 19, 1987 (1987-02-19) |
| 115 | 20 | "Dinner at Eight-ish" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | February 26, 1987 (1987-02-26) |
| 116 | 21 | "Simon Says" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | March 5, 1987 (1987-03-05) |
| 117 | 22 | "The Godfather, Part III" | James Burrows | Chris Cluess and Stuart Kreisman | March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) |
| 118 | 23 | "Norm's First Hurrah" | Thomas Lofaro | Andy Cowan and David S. Williger | March 26, 1987 (1987-03-26) |
| 119 | 24 | "Cheers: The Motion Picture" | Tim Berry | Phoef Sutton | April 2, 1987 (1987-04-02) |
| 120 | 25 | "A House Is Not a Home" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | April 30, 1987 (1987-04-30) |
| 121 | 26 | "I Do and Adieu" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) |
Season 6: 1987-88
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 1 | "Home Is the Sailor" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24) |
| 123 | 2 | ""I" on Sports" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01) |
| 124 | 3 | "Little Carla, Happy at Last, Part 1" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | October 15, 1987 (1987-10-15) |
| 125 | 4 | "Little Carla, Happy at Last, Part 2" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | October 22, 1987 (1987-10-22) |
| 126 | 5 | "The Crane Mutiny" | James Burrows | David Angell | October 29, 1987 (1987-10-29) |
| 127 | 6 | "Paint Your Office" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05) |
| 128 | 7 | "The Last Angry Mailman" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12) |
| 129 | 8 | "Bidding on the Boys" | Thomas Lofaro | David Lloyd | November 19, 1987 (1987-11-19) |
| 130 | 9 | "Pudd'n head Boyd" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26) |
| 131 | 10 | "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03) |
| 132 | 11 | "My Fair Clavin" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 10, 1987 (1987-12-10) |
| 133 | 12 | "Christmas Cheers" | James Burrows and Thomas Lofaro | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | December 17, 1987 (1987-12-17) |
| 134 | 13 | "Woody for Hire meets Norman of the Apes" | Tim Berry | Phoef Sutton | January 7, 1988 (1988-01-07) |
| 135 | 14 | "And God Created Woodman" | John Ratzenberger | Jeffrey Duteil | January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) |
| 136 | 15 | "Tale of Two Cuties" | Michael Zinberg | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | January 21, 1988 (1988-01-21) |
| 137 | 16 | "Yacht of Fools" | Thomas Lofaro | Phoef Sutton | February 4, 1988 (1988-02-04) |
| 138 | 17 | "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 11, 1988 (1988-02-11) |
| 139 | 18 | "Let Sleeping Drakes Lie" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) |
| 140 | 19 | "Airport V" | George Wendt | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 25, 1988 (1988-02-25) |
| 141 | 20 | "The Sam in the Gray Flannel Suit" | Tim Berry | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | March 3, 1988 (1988-03-03) |
| 142 | 21 | "Our Hourly Bread" | Andy Ackerman | Susan Herring | March 10, 1988 (1988-03-10) |
| 143 | 22 | "Slumber Party Massacred" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | March 24, 1988 (1988-03-24) |
| 144 | 23 | "Bar Wars" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | March 31, 1988 (1988-03-31) |
| 145 | 24 | "The Big Kiss-Off" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | April 28, 1988 (1988-04-28) |
| 146 | 25 | "Backseat Becky, Up Front" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | May 5, 1988 (1988-05-05) |
Season 7: 1988-89
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 1 | "How to Recede in Business" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | October 27, 1988 (1988-10-27) |
| 148 | 2 | "Swear to God" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03) |
| 149 | 3 | "Executive Sweet" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10) |
| 150 | 4 | "One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17) |
| 151 | 5 | "Those Lips, Those Ice" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24) |
| 152 | 6 | "Norm, Is That You?" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) |
| 153 | 7 | "How to Win Friends and Electrocute People" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15) |
| 154 | 8 | "Jumping Jerks" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | December 22, 1988 (1988-12-22) |
| 155 | 9 | "Send in the Crane" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) |
| 156 | 10 | "Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12) |
| 157 | 11 | "Adventures in Housesitting" | James Burrows | Patricia Niedzialek and Cecile Alch | January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) |
| 158 | 12 | "Please Mr. Postman" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | February 2, 1989 (1989-02-02) |
| 159 | 13 | "Golden Boyd" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | February 9, 1989 (1989-02-09) |
| 160 | 14 | "I Kid You Not" | James Burrows | Red Burton | February 16, 1989 (1989-02-16) |
| 161 | 15 | "Don't Paint Your Chickens" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 23, 1989 (1989-02-23) |
| 162 | 16 | "The Cranemakers" | Andy Ackerman | Phoef Sutton | March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02) |
| 163 | 17 | "Hot Rocks" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | March 16, 1989 (1989-03-16) |
| 164 | 18 | "What's Up, Doc?" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30) |
| 165 | 19 | "The Gift of the Woodi" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06) |
| 166 | 20 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | April 13, 1989 (1989-04-13) |
| 167 | 21 | "Sisterly Love" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | April 27, 1989 (1989-04-27) |
| 168 | 22 | "The Visiting Lecher" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04) |
Season 8: 1989-90
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 1 | "The Improbable Dream, Part 1" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | September 21, 1989 (1989-09-21) |
| 170 | 2 | "The Improbable Dream, Part 2" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28) |
| 171 | 3 | "A Bar Is Born" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | October 12, 1989 (1989-10-12) |
| 172 | 4 | "How to Marry a Mailman" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | October 19, 1989 (1989-10-19) |
| 173 | 5 | "The Two Faces of Norm" | Andy Ackerman | Eugene B. Stein | October 26, 1989 (1989-10-26) |
| 174 | 6 | "The Stork Brings a Crane" | Andy Ackerman | David Lloyd | November 2, 1989 (1989-11-02) |
| 175 | 7 | "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 9, 1989 (1989-11-09) |
| 176 | 8 | "For Real Men Only" | James Burrows | David Pollock and Elias Davis | November 16, 1989 (1989-11-16) |
| 177 | 9 | "Two Girls for Every Boyd" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | November 23, 1989 (1989-11-23) |
| 178 | 10 | "The Art of the Steal" | James Burrows | Sue Herring | November 30, 1989 (1989-11-30) |
| 179 | 11 | "Feeble Attraction" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | December 7, 1989 (1989-12-07) |
| 180 | 12 | "Sam Ahoy" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14) |
| 181 | 13 | "Sammy and the Professor" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) |
| 182 | 14 | "What Is… Cliff Clavin?" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | January 18, 1990 (1990-01-18) |
| 183 | 15 | "Finally!, Part 1" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 25, 1990 (1990-01-25) |
| 184 | 16 | "Finally!, Part 2" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 1, 1990 (1990-02-01) |
| 185 | 17 | "Woody or Won't He" | Andy Ackerman | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) |
| 186 | 18 | "Severe Crane Damage" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | February 15, 1990 (1990-02-15) |
| 187 | 19 | "Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby" | Andy Ackerman | Phoef Sutton | February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22) |
| 188 | 20 | "50-50 Carla" | James Burrows | David Lloyd | March 8, 1990 (1990-03-08) |
| 189 | 21 | "Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | March 15, 1990 (1990-03-15) |
| 190 | 22 | "Loverboyd" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | March 29, 1990 (1990-03-29) |
| 191 | 23 | "The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12) |
| 192 | 24 | "Mr. Otis Regrets" | Andy Ackerman | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | April 19, 1990 (1990-04-19) |
| 193 | 25 | "Cry Hard" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | April 26, 1990 (1990-04-26) |
| 194 | 26 | "Cry Harder" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03) |
Season 9: 1990-91
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| 195 | 1 | "Love Is a Really, Really, Perfectly Okay Thing" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20) | |
| After Sam and Rebecca spend the night together, it turns out to be harder to brag about it than originally thought. | ||||||
| 196 | 2 | "Cheers Fouls Out" | James Burrows | Larry Balmagia | September 27, 1990 (1990-09-27) | |
| In an attempt to beat Gary's Olde Towne Tavern in an annual employee basketball game, Cheers acquires Boston Celtic Kevin McHale by insisting the game is for charity. | ||||||
| 197 | 3 | "Rebecca Redux" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton, Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04) | |
| Sam hires a new manager that everyone takes a liking to, while Rebecca accepts a new job that is slightly less-than-perfect. | ||||||
| 198 | 4 | "Where Nobody Knows Your Name" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | October 11, 1990 (1990-10-11) | |
| Rebecca becomes upset when one of Robin's past lovers claims to be having an affair with him. | ||||||
| 199 | 5 | "Ma Always Liked You Best" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | October 18, 1990 (1990-10-18) | |
| Cliff's mom begins to take a liking to Woody, much to Cliff's chagrin. Meanwhile, Norm gets caught in one of the bar's windows. | ||||||
| 200 | 6 | "Grease" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25) | |
| Norm attempts to save the Hungry Heifer after it makes the decision to close its doors. | ||||||
| 201 | 7 | "Breaking In Is Hard to Do" | Andy Ackerman | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 1, 1990 (1990-11-01) | |
| Frasier and Lilith debate over who should stay home and take care of Frederick. Carla helps Rebecca sneak into prison to visit Robin in attempts to seduce him. | ||||||
| 202 | 8 | "Cheers 200th Anniversary Special" (double-length episode) | James Burrows and Andy Ackerman | Phoef Sutton, Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 8, 1990 (1990-11-08) | |
| A special recap of the first 199 episodes of Cheers, hosted by John McLaughlin, includes discussions with the cast, writers and directors of the series. | ||||||
| 203 | 9 | "Bad Neighbor Sam" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 15, 1990 (1990-11-15) | |
| The new owner of Melville's restaurant, John Hill, turns out to be a stickler for the rules. After Sam prevents Melville's customers from using the staircase between Cheers and the restaurant, Hill has Sam's car towed and then locks the pool room and toilets behind a brick wall until Sam agrees to pay rent for them. | ||||||
| 204 | 10 | "Veggie-Boyd" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | November 22, 1990 (1990-11-22) | |
| Woody is nervous about being able to act the part of a bartender in a commercial while Cliff is upset because of the attention that new trivia napkins in the bar are getting. When Woody discovers that he hates the product that he endorsed in the commercial, it's up to Frasier to help him. | ||||||
| 205 | 11 | "Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | December 6, 1990 (1990-12-06) | |
| Woody discovers the shopping channel and becomes hooked. Norm and Cliff go too far when they start a fight between Sam and Frasier. | ||||||
| 206 | 12 | "Woody Interruptus" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | December 13, 1990 (1990-12-13) | |
| Cliff gets back at the gang after they scoff at his decision to have his head cryonically frozen when he dies. Kelly returns from France witha male friend who says he's going to steal her from Woody. Woody deals with this by deciding to sleep with Kelly. | ||||||
| 207 | 13 | "Honor Thy Mother" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | January 3, 1991 (1991-01-03) | |
| Carla refuses to carry out the family tradition of naming one of her children after grandparents, as it would result in her son becoming Benito Mussolini. Woody gets Cheers featured in a free coupon booklet, with John Hill taking advantage of it by "buying" a round of drinks for everyone in the bar, using the coupons to pay. | ||||||
| 208 | 14 | "Achilles Hill" | Andy Ackerman | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 10, 1991 (1991-01-10) | |
| Woody finds a foosball table that Carla believes is evil and brings it into the bar. Sam begins dating Hill's daughter to get back at Hill. | ||||||
| 209 | 15 | "The Days of Wine and Neuroses" | James Burrows | Brian Pollack and Mert Rich | January 24, 1991 (1991-01-24) | |
| Robin Colcord proposes to Rebecca shortly before he is released from prison but Rebecca responds by getting drunk because she has doubts. Frasier becomes obsessed with the Karaoke machine that is replacing the jukebox while it is away being repaired. | ||||||
| 210 | 16 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | January 31, 1991 (1991-01-31) | |
| On the morning of her wedding, Rebecca seems to have forgotten her doubts and decides to go ahead with the wedding. After she finally realizes that she only loved Robin for his money he leaves, with $6 million that he had hidden in a money belt that was attached to the underside of Rebecca's desk drawer. | ||||||
| 211 | 17 | "I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face" | Andy Ackerman | Dan Staley and Rob Long | February 7, 1991 (1991-02-07) | |
| Two days after the aborted wedding, Rebecca is still locked in Cheers' office. She leaves town but later returns. When she does, Sam thinks she's coming back to say she loves him. | ||||||
| 212 | 18 | "Sam Time Next Year" | James Burrows | Larry Balmagia | February 14, 1991 (1991-02-14) | |
| Sam has a date with an old valentine, played by Barbara Feldon, but throws his back out when he slips down the stairs outside Cheers. | ||||||
| 213 | 19 | "Crash of the Titans" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | February 21, 1991 (1991-02-21) | |
| Sam and Rebecca both try to buy the bar's pool room and toilets from John Hill. | ||||||
| 214 | 20 | "It's a Wonderful Wife" | James Burrows | Sue Herring | February 28, 1991 (1991-02-28) | |
| Vera is fired and Rebecca gets her a job as the hat check girl at Melville's so Norm decides to look for a new bar. | ||||||
| 215 | 21 | "Cheers Has Chili" | Andy Ackerman | Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton | March 14, 1991 (1991-03-14) | |
| While Sam is away, Rebecca turns the pool room into a tea room, much to Sam's annoyance. He makes a deal with Rebecca; if she can't make $500 in one day from the tea room, he'll get the pool room back. It looks like Sam will get the pool room back, until Rebecca starts selling chili made by Woody. | ||||||
| 216 | 22 | "Carla Loves Clavin" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) | |
| The "Miss Boston Barmaid" contest is being held at Cheers and Sam is upset because the rules have changed. Carla enters as the prize is a new car. She wonders if her effort is worth it when she finds that Cliff Clavin is one of the judges. Meanwhile, Rebecca hires Norm to paint Sam's office. | ||||||
| 217 | 23 | "Pitch It Again, Sam" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28) | |
| Sam is invited to pitch to an old nemesis at Yankee Stadium. Meanwhile, Woody finds a dog and becomes attached to it. | ||||||
| 218 | 24 | "Rat Girl" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | April 4, 1991 (1991-04-04) | |
| Sam strikes out with a girl who apparently prefers Paul to him, Rebecca goes on a healthy eating kick and Lilith has an unhealthy obsession with her dead lab rat, "Whitey". | ||||||
| 219 | 25 | "Home Malone" | Andy Ackerman | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25) | |
| Kelly needs a job so Rebecca lets her work in the bar. Sam baby-sits Frasier and Lilith's son Frederick, which is not as easy as it seems. | ||||||
| 220 | 26 | "Uncle Sam Wants You" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02) | |
| Sam becomes obsessed with Frederick and starts to wonder if it's time he became a father. | ||||||
Season 10: 1991-92
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| 221 | 1 | "Baby Balk" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19) | |
| Sam and Rebecca decide to have a baby but each get advice from Frasier and Lilith that kills the mood. | ||||||
| 222 | 2 | "Get Your Kicks on Route 666" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | September 26, 1991 (1991-09-26) | |
| Sam, Frasier, Cliff and Norm attempt to take a cross-country road trip. Meanwhile, back at the bar, Rebecca and Lilith ogle Carla's nephew. | ||||||
| 223 | 3 | "Madame LaCarla" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | October 3, 1991 (1991-10-03) | |
| When Carla's psychic decides to retire, she selects Carla to succeed her. After receiving a bad review, Woody begins to doubt his acting abilities. | ||||||
| 224 | 4 | "The Norm Who Came to Dinner" | Tom Moore | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | October 10, 1991 (1991-10-10) | |
| Lilith and Frasier must deal with Norm as a house guest when he is injured painting their living room. | ||||||
| 225 | 5 | "Ma's Little Maggie" | James Burrows | Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark | October 17, 1991 (1991-10-17) | |
| Cliff must confront his mother on being overbearing after she proposes to his girlfriend when his Ma feels it is time. | ||||||
| 226 | 6 | "Unplanned Parenthood" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | October 24, 1991 (1991-10-24) | |
| Sam and Rebecca decide to babysit all of Carla's children in an effort to test their parenting skills. Meanwhile, Cliff helps Woody make a video to introduce Kelly to his family. | ||||||
| 227 | 7 | "Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | October 31, 1991 (1991-10-31) | |
| The Cheers crew prepares for their annual Halloween prank war with Gary's Old Town Tavern. This time Sam may have gone a little too far. | ||||||
| 228 | 8 | "Where Have All the Floorboards Gone?" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | November 7, 1991 (1991-11-07) | |
| 229 | 9 | "Head Over Hill" | John Ratzenberger | Dan Staley and Rob Long | November 14, 1991 (1991-11-14) | |
| After getting on Sam's nerves over the use of Melville's dumpsters, John Allen Hill is to be humiliated by Carla at the request of Sam. Much to everyone's surprise, including her own, Carla ends up sleeping with Hill instead. | ||||||
| 230 | 10 | "A Fine French Whine" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | November 21, 1991 (1991-11-21) | |
| 231 | 11 | "I'm Okay, You're Defective" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | December 5, 1991 (1991-12-05) | |
| 232 | 12 | "Go Make" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 12, 1991 (1991-12-12) | |
| 233 | 13 | "Don't Shoot...I'm Only the Psychiatrist" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | January 2, 1992 (1992-01-02) | |
| 234 | 14 | "No Rest for the Woody" | James Burrows | Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark | January 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) | |
| 235 | 15 | "My Son, the Father" | James Burrows | Dan Staley and Rob Long | January 16, 1992 (1992-01-16) | |
| 236 | 16 | "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | January 30, 1992 (1992-01-30) | |
| 237 | 17 | "A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff" | James Burrows | Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson | February 6, 1992 (1992-02-06) | |
| 238 | 18 | "License to Hill" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 13, 1992 (1992-02-13) | |
| 239 | 19 | "Rich Man, Wood Man" | James Burrows | Daniel Palladino | February 20, 1992 (1992-02-20) | |
| 240 | 20 | "Smotherly Love" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | February 27, 1992 (1992-02-27) | |
| 241 | 21 | "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" | James Burrows | Kathy Ann Stumpe | March 26, 1992 (1992-03-26) | |
| 242 | 22 | "Rebecca's Lover...Not" | James Burrows | Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark | April 26, 1992 (1992-04-26) | |
| Rebecca's old high school flame returns to see her and believes he might be there to reignite the spark they once shared, all while completely dodging every tell-tale sign that he isn't exactly who she thinks he is. | ||||||
| 243 | 23 | "Bar Wars VI: This Time It's for Real" | Rick Beren | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | April 30, 1992 (1992-04-30) | |
| Gary has sold his bar to a suspicious new owner whom the gang at Cheers decide to haze. It appears that they're in way over their heads when it is learned who the new owner really is and must now deal with potential consequences. | ||||||
| 244 | 24 | "Heeeeere's...Cliffy!" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | May 7, 1992 (1992-05-07) | |
| Cliff purchases tickets to see "The Tonight Show" after believing the joke he sent to the writers was accepted and will appear on-air. | ||||||
| 245 | 25 | "An Old-Fashioned Wedding" (double-length episode) | James Burrows | David Lloyd | May 14, 1992 (1992-05-14) | |
| The time has come for Woody and Kelly to wed, despite Carla's predictions that the event will be disastrous, which may very well be the case. | ||||||
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References
- Levine (February 6, 2010). "My Super Bowl tradition: The lost CHEERS". Retrieved April 5, 2010.
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- General references
- "Cheers episode guide". TV Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- "Cheers: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
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