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SummarySam (Ted Danson), a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. Somewhat snobby, beautiful and intelligent Diane (Shelley Long) -- forced to become a waitress when her fiance jilts her -- constantly bickers with Sam. Eventually, they fall in love. Several wacky characters make the bar their home-away-from-ho... Read More

Created By:James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles

❮ Cheers

Season 3

11 Seasons

Season Premiere:

Sep 27, 1984

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Episode 1 • Sep 27, 1984 • 30 m

Rebound: Part 1

Sam falls off the wagon and Diane has a nervous breakdown after the breakup. But after she's cured, Diane returns to Cheers to recommend her psychiatrist--Dr. Frasier Crane--to help Sam. But she doesn't say that she's involved with him.

Episode 2 • Oct 4, 1984 • 30 m

Rebound: Part 2

Diane tells Sam that she's seeing Frasier. Then, they both confess that they no longer have feelings for each other, even though both suspect the other is lying. And since the feelings are supposedly gone, Diane takes her job back.

Episode 3 • Oct 18, 1984 • 30 m

I Call Your Name

Frasier tells Sam that the girlfriend of one his "clients" called out another man's name in bed, but Sam knows he's talking about Diane. Meanwhile, Cliff is afraid to tell a burly colleague that he's the fellow mailman who got him fired.

Episode 4 • Oct 25, 1984 • 30 m

Fairy Tales Can Come True

Cliff meets the woman of his dreams at the bar on Halloween night but is afraid of meeting her when he's not in costume, and Sam and Diane have their first non-romantic outing together after the breakup.

Episode 5 • Nov 1, 1984 • 30 m

Sam Turns the Other Cheek

Sam accidentally shoots himself in the rear end after a confrontation with a jealous husband, but he changes the story when he tells it to the bar to make himself look like a hero.

Episode 6 • Nov 8, 1984 • 30 m

Coach in Love: Part 1

Coach falls in love and gets engaged. But when his fiancée wins the lottery, her feelings toward him take an unexpected turn.

Episode 7 • Nov 15, 1984 • 30 m

Coach in Love: Part 2

Coach's fiancée calls off the wedding and dumps him. But he's convinced that it's not over and that she will come back to him on their wedding day.

Episode 8 • Nov 22, 1984 • 30 m

Diane Meets Mom

Diane tries to make a good impression on Frasier's mother. But after their first meeting, Frasier's mother warns Diane that if she continues to see Frasier, that she will kill her.

Episode 9 • Nov 29, 1984 • 30 m

An American Family

Carla tries to stand up to Nick when he demands custody of their first-born son, which means not giving in to his surprisingly irresistible charm.

Episode 10 • Dec 6, 1984 • 30 m

Diane's Allergy

Diane develops an allergy believing it's Frasier's dog after they move in together, but Sam and Frasier know her allergies are psychosomatic. Meanwhile, the guys at the bar shower Carla with a series of gag birthday gifts.

Episode 11 • Dec 13, 1984 • 30 m

Peterson Crusoe

After a health scare, Norm gives up his old life and says he's moving to Bora Bora. However, he chickens out at the last minute and hides out in Sam's office. Meanwhile, Carla becomes depressed after losing a tip wager with Diane.

Episode 12 • Dec 20, 1984 • 30 m

A Ditch in Time

Diane warns Sam not to go out with a friend she met at the mental hospital because she has obsessive issues with men. But Sam doesn't heed the warning, and puts himself in a situation that he's afraid to get out of.

Episode 13 • Jan 3, 1985 • 30 m

Whodunit?

Much to Frasier's horror, his psychiatry mentor becomes involved with Carla and asks her to marry him. But she doesn't want to, even though she has just found out that she is pregnant with his baby.

Episode 14 • Jan 10, 1985 • 30 m

The Heart Is a Lonely Snipehunter

Diane gets mad at the guys when she finds out that they took Frasier on a "snipe hunt." But she also doesn't want them to tell Frasier that they played a trick on him.

Episode 15 • Jan 24, 1985 • 30 m

King of the Hill

After his shameful performance in a charity softball game against a team of Playboy Playmates, Diane confronts Sam about his over-competitive nature.

Episode 16 • Jan 31, 1985 • 30 m

Teacher's Pet

Sam gets Coach's help to help him pass a geography class and get his high school diploma. But he eventually finds an easier way to pass the course.

Episode 17 • Feb 7, 1985 • 30 m

The Mail Goes to Jail

Norm gets in trouble with the law after he helps Cliff out by finishing his mail route, and Cliff hangs him out to dry. Meanwhile, Diane gets stuck underneath the bar while trying to check the heating system.

Episode 18 • Feb 14, 1985 • 30 m

Bar Bet

Sam has to find a woman named Jacqueline Bisset and marry her so that he can win a bet he made when he was off the wagon and keep the bar.

Episode 19 • Feb 21, 1985 • 24 m

Behind Every Great Man

Sam makes plans for a romantic getaway with a local journalist. But Diane overhears parts of his conversations and jumps to the incorrect conclusion that he is making plans to spend the weekend with her.

Episode 20 • Feb 28, 1985 • 30 m

If Ever I Would Leave You

After Loretta dumps Nick, he performs odd jobs around the bar for Sam in an effort to try to win Carla back.

Episode 21 • Mar 7, 1985 • 30 m

The Executive's Executioner

Norm gets a promotion as a "corporate killer," but he's not sure that he can handle being the guy at the office who fires people.

Episode 22 • Apr 11, 1985 • 30 m

Cheerio, Cheers

Diane announces that she is leaving Cheers forever to go to Europe with Frasier.

Episode 23 • Apr 18, 1985 • 30 m

The Bartender's Tale

Sam hires a waitress that Carla considers to be a perfect replacement for Diane: she's smart, talented and charming, and Sam doesn't want to sleep with her. But then her sexy daughter shows up at the bar and potentially ruins everything.

Episode 24 • May 2, 1985 • 30 m

The Belles of St. Clete's

Carla believes that one of her customers is her old evil Catholic school principal, and she wants to get revenge on her. Meanwhile, Cliff claims to be receiving love letters from a woman he met on his Florida vacation.

Episode 25 • May 9, 1985 • 30 m

Rescue Me

Diane calls Sam to tell him that she is marrying Frasier tomorrow, and Sam flies to Italy at the last minute to stop the wedding.

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Aug 18, 2023

drlowdon

With the introduction of Frasier Crane, Cheers continued its winning run of producing consistently funny, and at times moving, comedy. The only downside was the off-screen death of Nicholas Colsanto who played Coach, and the strange way the show failed to really properly acknowledge it.

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