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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 4

11 Seasons

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Sep 26, 1985

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Episode 1 • Sep 26, 1985 • 30 m

Birth, Death, Love and Rice

Episode 2 • Oct 3, 1985 • 30 m

Woody Goes Belly Up

Episode 3 • Oct 17, 1985 • 30 m

Someday My Prince Will Come

Through a strange twist of fate, Diane meets a cultured, intelligent man who appears to be perfect for her. But she eventually wants to dump him because she thinks he's not attractive enough for her.

Episode 4 • Oct 24, 1985 • 30 m

The Groom Wore Clearasil

Sam accidentally convinces Carla's son Anthony to get married, Cliff is convinced that he's grown a potato that looks like Richard Nixon, and Diane blows her opportunity to get a part-time position at the university.

Episode 5 • Oct 31, 1985 • 30 m

Diane's Nightmare

Diane dreams that "Andy Andy" has escaped form a mental institution and is coming to kill her. But when she wakes from her nightmare, "Andy Andy" shows up at the bar to ask a favor.

Episode 6 • Nov 7, 1985 • 30 m

I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday

Sam loans Diane $500 to buy a book autographed by Ernest Hemingway. She later gives the book to Sam as collateral until she pays back the loan, but Sam accidentally destroys it.

Episode 7 • Nov 14, 1985 • 30 m

2 Good 2 Be 4 Real

The guys at the bar feel sorry for Carla because nobody has responded to her newspaper singles ad. So they start sending her romantic responses from a fictional airline pilot.

Episode 8 • Nov 21, 1985 • 30 m

Love Thy Neighbor

Norm's neighbor tells him that she suspects that Vera is having an affair with her husband, and Sam must apologize for degrading Diane on a call-in radio show.

Episode 9 • Nov 28, 1985 • 30 m

From Beer to Eternity

After suffering a humiliating loss to Gary's Olde Town Tavern in softball, the gang at Cheers challenges their rivals to a bowling tournament.

Episode 10 • Dec 5, 1985 • 30 m

The Bar Stoolie

Cliff bonds with his long-lost father until he learns the real reason why he came back to see him. Meanwhile, Sam suspects that Diane intentionally sabotaged his date with a smart, cultured woman.

Episode 11 • Dec 12, 1985 • 30 m

Don Juan Is Hell

Diane uses Sam as a case study for a paper in her Human Sexuality class, but she paints an unflattering picture of him. Meanwhile, Woody challenges Carla to a sports trivia contest, and Cliff grows a unique squash.

Episode 12 • Dec 19, 1985 • 30 m

Fools and Their Money

Sam's good intentions backfire on him when he doesn't place a risky $1,000 bet for Woody with his bookie, only to have Woody win his bet.

Episode 13 • Jan 9, 1986 • 30 m

Take My Shirt... Please?

Sam donates his old Red Sox jersey for a public television auction, but is humiliated when nobody bids on it.

Episode 14 • Jan 16, 1986 • 30 m

Suspicion

Diane plays a prank on the guys in the bar, but she becomes paranoid as she waits for their inevitable payback.

Episode 15 • Jan 23, 1986 • 30 m

The Triangle

Episode 16 • Jan 30, 1986 • 30 m

Cliffie's Big Score

Diane rejects Cliff's request to be his date for the postman's ball, so he asks Carla, who will go with him--for a price. But what will he do when Diane reconsiders and decides to go with him?

Episode 17 • Feb 6, 1986 • 30 m

Second Time Around

Sam sets up Frasier with one of his young bimbos. The day after their first date, Frasier announces that they are getting married--today.

Episode 18 • Feb 13, 1986 • 30 m

The Peterson Principle

Norm is up for a promotion at work when he finds out that his competitor is having an affair with their boss' wife. Will he use this helpful bit of information to guarantee that he gets the job?

Episode 19 • Feb 20, 1986 • 30 m

Dark Imaginings

Sam suffers a hernia while trying to prove that he's not getting too old.

Episode 20 • Feb 27, 1986 • 30 m

Save the Last Dance for Me

Carla turns to Sam as a partner to go up against Nick and Loretta in a dance competition.

Episode 21 • Mar 13, 1986 • 30 m

Fear Is My Co-Pilot

Sam and Diane have a harrowing near-death experience as passengers on a plane flown by one of Diane's ex-lovers.

Episode 22 • Mar 20, 1986 • 30 m

Diane Chambers Day

The guys at the bar feel guilty for constantly teasing Diane and not inviting her to their gatherings, so they try to make up by taking her to her favorite opera.

Episode 23 • Mar 27, 1986 • 30 m

Relief Bartender

Sam hires a new bartender and appoints himself as host/manager of Cheers. But when his new strategy goes belly-up and he is forced to return to the bar, somebody has to be fired.

Episode 24 • May 1, 1986 • 30 m

Strange Bedfellows: Part 1

Sam begins dating a city Councilwoman who is running for reelection, but Diane is convinced that she is just using him and will dump him after she is reelected.

Episode 25 • May 8, 1986 • 30 m

Strange Bedfellows: Part 2

Councilwoman Eldridge tells Sam to fire Diane because she's insecure about having one of Sam's former lovers working at the bar. However, Diane accidentally overhears the conversation and tries to beat him to the punch.

Episode 26 • May 15, 1986 • 30 m

Strange Bedfellows: Part 3

Councilwoman Eldridge presses Sam for a marriage proposal, but Sam remains noncommittal. She then dumps Sam after he and Diane create a scene at her press conference. The incident leads Sam to a proposal--but to whom?

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Aug 18, 2023

drlowdon

Following the passing of Coach, many fans were worried that the show might lose its edge, but fortunately the addition of Woody Harrelson (what ever happened to him aye?) as Woody Boyd more than helped fill the void and makes season four arguably the strongest in the shows entire run.

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