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Cheers· Season 4

Cheers — Season 4

All 26 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    September 26, 1985 · 30m

    Birth, Death, Love and Rice7.8

    After the sad passing away of Coach, Sam hires a new bartender in Woody Boyd, Coach's pen pal who has moved to Boston. Frasier arrives back from Europe with the news that Diane left him at the altar for six months of decadent living across Europe and is now seeking renewal in a Boston monastery.

  2. 02

    October 3, 1985 · 30m

    Woody Goes Belly Up7.5

    The gang brings Woody's old girlfriend to Boston to visit him and Frasier, still not yet confident about returning to psychiatry, decides to pay his bar bill by working as a janitor.

  3. 03

    October 17, 1985 · 30m

    Someday My Prince Will Come7.0

    Diane fantasizes over an expensive coat left behind by a patron and agrees to go out with whoever claims it.

  4. 04

    October 24, 1985 · 30m

    The Groom Wore Clearasil6.5

    Carla asks Sam to tell her teenage son about the joys of bachelorhood and to discourage his urge to get married.

  5. 05

    October 31, 1985 · 30m

    Diane's Nightmare6.8

    Diane spends a dark and stormy night worrying that Andy Schroeder has escaped and is out to kill her.

  6. 06

    November 7, 1985 · 30m

    I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday7.0

    Sam has a weak moment and lends Diane $500 to buy a book reputedly signed by Ernest Hemingway.

  7. 07

    November 14, 1985 · 30m

    2 Good 2 Be 4 Real7.3

    Sam and the gang make up an answer to Carla's ad in the personal column to lift her spirits.

  8. 08

    November 21, 1985 · 30m

    Love Thy Neighbor6.8

    Norm fears Vera may be having an affair with his neighbor and Sam wastes his time as a radio sports commentator apologizing to Diane.

  9. 09

    November 28, 1985 · 30m

    From Beer to Eternity7.4

    The gang at Cheers calls in a ringer to help the pub win a bowling match against a rival bar.

  10. 10

    December 5, 1985 · 30m

    The Barstoolie6.0

    Cliff refuses to identify himself to his estranged father when the man comes to Cheers with an important message for his son.

  11. 11

    December 12, 1985 · 30m

    Don Juan is Hell6.0

    Sam is happy to be the subject of Diane's psychology term paper until he learns just exactly what the Don Juan syndrome is.

  12. 12

    December 19, 1985 · 30m

    Fools and Their Money6.5

    Sam thinks he's doing Woody a favor by not placing a bet for the young man, but the long shot comes in and Sam has to pay off.

  13. 13

    January 9, 1986 · 30m

    Take My Shirt... Please?6.8

    Sam's ego is crushed when no one bids on his old baseball jersey during a public television auction.

  14. 14

    January 16, 1986 · 30m

    Suspicion7.4

    Diane arranges for a stranger to come into Cheers as part of an experiment in paranoid behavior, but then she provides an even better example as she waits for the gang to get back at her.

  15. 15

    January 23, 1986 · 30m

    The Triangle6.8

    Diane and Sam try to rebuild Frasier's shattered ego when he starts drinking too much.

  16. 16

    January 30, 1986 · 30m

    Cliffie's Big Score6.3

    Cliff has two dates for the postman's ball - with Carla and Diane.

  17. 17

    February 6, 1986 · 30m

    Second Time Around7.3

    Frasier has been out on a date with a fellow psychiatrist, Dr Lilith Sternin, but things didn't go too well. Frasier feels depressed, so feeling sorry for him, Sam arranges a date between Frasier and a woman he knows named Candi. But Sam and Diane get a surprise when Frasier proposes to Candi after just one date.

  18. 18

    February 13, 1986 · 30m

    The Peterson Principle6.8

    Norm gets some dirt on his main competitor for a promotion but hesitates to use it.

  19. 19

    February 20, 1986 · 30m

    Dark Imaginings7.4

    Sam's date with a younger woman turns into a Raquetball contest against Woody. When Sam gets hurt he sneaks out of the bar and into the hospital. Where Diane finds him and convinces Sam that getting older is not a bad thing.

  20. 20

    February 27, 1986 · 30m

    Save the Last Dance for Me6.5

    Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta.

  21. 21

    March 13, 1986 · 30m

    Fear is My Co-Pilot6.5

    A flying daredevil that Diane barnstormed with across Europe takes her and Sam for a ride and dies at 20,000 feet up.

  22. 22

    March 20, 1986 · 30m

    Diane Chambers Day6.5

    Diane feels depressed and left out of the gang's activities so Frasier organizes a day just for her-at the opera.

  23. 23

    March 27, 1986 · 30m

    Relief Bartender6.5

    Woody feels replaceable when an entertaining bartender overshadows him.

  24. 24

    May 1, 1986 · 30m

    Strange Bedfellows (1)6.8

    Local councilwoman Janet Eldridge comes to Cheers as part of her re-election campaign, and Sam finds himself smitten with her. Janet and Sam become a couple, but a jealous Diane joins the opposition campaign fearing that if Janet wins the election, she will win Sam's heart as well. Meanwhile Frasier also joins the opposition campaign hoping to win Diane back.

  25. 25

    May 8, 1986 · 30m

    Strange Bedfellows (2)6.8

    Sam and Janet's relationship is getting stronger and stronger whilst Diane gets more jealous. Janet suggests that Sam fire Diane to sever all ties with his past, but Diane overhears and quits before he can fire her. Vera's sister Donna is visiting the Petersons and Norm is worried that Donna will flirt with him like she did on her last visit.

  26. 26

    May 15, 1986 · 30m

    Strange Bedfellows (3)6.8

    Janet has won the election and is hosting her press conference at Cheers. Diane turns up to apologise to Sam but ends up asking Janet some personal questions which causes Sam to throw her out of the bar. Later, Sam and Janet talk and realize their relationship won't work, so they break it off. Sam then picks up the telephone, rings someone and then asks them to marry him..... Meanwhile Vera has been called away, so Donna is left alone with Norm, much to his horror.

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