Cheers - Season 1

Season 1
Cheers premiered in 1982 and the story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there quickly captured America's heart. In its first season Sam and pampered new waitress Diane Chambers deal with their mutually growing crush while handling a parade of strange customers. Bar know-it-all Cliff Clavin, perpetually unemployed yet ever-present Norm Peterson, cranky and down-to-earth waitress Carla, and bartender Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso round out the eccentric main cast. Be sure to watch "Diane's Perfect Date," where Sam and Diane dare to find each other's perfect date, as well as the season finale "Showdown," where Diane falls for Sam's older brother.

Episodes

Give Me a Ring Sometime
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.

Sam's Women
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.

The Tortelli Tort
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.

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

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

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

Friends, Romans, Accountants
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."

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

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

Endless Slumper
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.

One for the Book
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.

The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One
An Englishman visits Cheers and tells tale tales of being a WWII spy.

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

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

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

The Boys in the Bar
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.

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

No Contest
Sam enters Diane in the annual Miss Boston Barmaid contest.

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

Someone Single, Someone Blue
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.

Showdown (1)
Sam becomes jealous when his impressive older brother Derek drops by the bar and charms everyone including a smitten Diane.

Showdown (2)
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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