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Cheers· Season 1

Cheers — Season 1

All 22 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    September 30, 1982 · 30m

    Give Me a Ring Sometime8.1

    Stuffy & sophisticated Diane Chambers is dumped by her fiance in a blue collar Boston bar where she meets baseball star-turned-bar owner Sam Malone.

  2. 02

    October 7, 1982 · 30m

    Sam's Women7.3

    Diane's teasing about the airheaded women Sam dates sends him looking for a date of a higher cerebral plane. Also, an old customer insists he must see the former owner to discuss his personal problems.

  3. 03

    October 14, 1982 · 30m

    The Tortelli Tort7.3

    Carla's fiery temper almost costs Sam the bar when she attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan. Diane offers to help by suggesting Carla seek anger management.

  4. 04

    October 21, 1982 · 30m

    Sam at Eleven7.0

    Sam realizes how much he misses his former sports celebrity status when a local newscaster asks to interview him again.

  5. 05

    October 28, 1982 · 30m

    Coach's Daughter7.4

    Coach's daughter brings the obnoxious lout she plans to marry to meet her father.

  6. 06

    November 4, 1982 · 30m

    Any Friend of Diane's7.8

    Diane becomes upset when Sam hits on an old friend of hers who's on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.

  7. 07

    November 11, 1982 · 30m

    Friends, Romans, Accountants7.0

    Norm tries to make points with the boss by planning the annual office party at Cheers and arranging for Diane to be the old man's "date."

  8. 08

    November 18, 1982 · 30m

    Truce or Consequences7.3

    Diane and Carla decide to bury the hatchet over after-work drinks, which lead to a startling confession from Carla about her youngest child.

  9. 09

    November 25, 1982 · 30m

    Coach Returns to Action7.3

    Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor.

  10. 10

    December 2, 1982 · 30m

    Endless Slumper7.7

    Sam gets a phone call from an old baseball friend, Rick Walker, who has been having a lousy season. He wonders what he should do, and Sam tries to help but can't think of what to do. He suggests getting a lucky charm, and Coach says that Sam used to have one. It turns out Sam still does - a bottle cap, which he says he found. Sam lends Rick the cap and Rick's performance improves greatly - whilst Sam goes through a period of very bad luck. When Sam find out that Rick lost the bottle cap, he gets depressed, as Diane finds out that it was in fact the cap off the last bottle of beer Sam ever drank.

  11. 11

    December 9, 1982 · 30m

    One for the Book7.1

    Two unlikely customers enter the bar: One is an 80+ year old who is the only arrival for his WWI squad's reunion, and the other is an awkward virgin looking for a night of drinking and fun before he becomes a monk.

  12. 12

    December 16, 1982 · 30m

    The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One7.3

    An Englishman visits Cheers and tells tale tales of being a WWII spy.

  13. 13

    January 6, 1983 · 30m

    Now Pitching, Sam Malone7.0

    Sam lets the sexy appeal of an agent and the glamour of the public spotlight lure him into being a TV pitchman.

  14. 14

    January 13, 1983 · 30m

    Let Me Count the Ways7.7

    Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies, but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice.

  15. 15

    January 20, 1983 · 30m

    Father Knows Last7.3

    Carla reveals she's pregnant but fools another man into thinking he's the father.

  16. 16

    January 27, 1983 · 30m

    The Boys in the Bar7.3

    Cheers' regulars fear the place may become a gay hangout after an old friend and teammate of Sam's reveals his homosexuality in a tell-all book.

  17. 17

    February 10, 1983 · 30m

    Diane's Perfect Date7.0

    Sam and Diane dare each other to find the other's perfect date, but Sam's last minute choice doesn't quite measure up.

  18. 18

    February 17, 1983 · 30m

    No Contest8.0

    Sam enters Diane in the annual Miss Boston Barmaid contest.

  19. 19

    February 24, 1983 · 30m

    Pick a Con ... Any Con7.4

    Sam enlists Harry the conman to help fleece a card shark who cheated Coach out of a lot of money.

  20. 20

    March 3, 1983 · 30m

    Someone Single, Someone Blue7.5

    Diane's mother turns up at Cheers with the news that Diane must marry before the next day or her mother will lose her share of Diane's father's estate.

  21. 21

    March 24, 1983 · 30m

    Showdown7.5

    Sam becomes jealous when his impressive older brother Derek drops by the bar and charms everyone including a smitten Diane.

  22. 22

    March 31, 1983 · 30m

    Showdown7.8

    Diane's fascination with Sam's older brother brings their long simmering relationship to a boil when the sibling asks Diane to go to Paris with him..

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