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Episodes
22 episodes
Power Play
The regular gang finds Sam and Diane's romance hard to believe, a view apparently shared by Diane, who throws Sam out of her apartment after only five minutes.
Little Sister Don't Cha
Carla goes on a maternity leave and is replaced by her supposedly shy and innocent sister.
Personal Business
Diane, angry at the implication that she couldn't hold a job anywhere but Cheers, leaves for better position and Norm leaves Vera.
Homicidal Ham
Andy, the ex-con Sam arranged as a blind date for Diane, returns to Cheers to show off his acting ability.
Sumner's Return
Diane's intellectual former fiance returns to reclaim her and puts Sam into an anxiety attack when he tries to measure up by reading Tolstoy.
Affairs of the Heart
Carla rejects a man interested in her romantically, convinced that he must have some "fatal flaw" to find her attractive.
Old Flames
Sam's old buddy Dave Richards bets Sam he can break up his romance with Diane within 24 hours and it looks like a sure thing when Diane learns he still has his little black book.
Manager Coach
Coach becomes a slave driver when he's put in charge of Little League team.
They Called Me Mayday
Sam and Diane go to work after Dick Cavett suggests that Sam's autobiography might sell and Norm confronts an old flame of Vera's who's interested in her again.
How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Call You Back
Sam casually tells Diane he loves her and sends her deep into an introspective analysis of their relationship.
Just Three Friends
Diane is at first incredulous then furious when it becomes apparent that Sam and her old school chum find each other very attractive.
Where There's a Will...
Sam lets a dying man tend bar just for fun, but the man leaves the bar patrons $100,000 in a paper napkin will.
Battle of the Exes
Not wanting to appear lonely and dateless whilst going to her ex-husband Nick's wedding ceremony to blonde bimbo Loretta, Carla asks Sam to accompany her.
No Help Wanted
Sam regrets asking Norm to do his taxes when the out of work accountant comes up with a five figure refund.
And Coachie Makes Three
Sam and Diane want to spend some time alone together, but the lonely Coach keeps joining them, not realising he is spoiling things for them. Rather than hurt his feelings by asking him not to bother them, Sam and Diane decide to set him up with a woman so they will be left in piece.
Cliff's Rocky Moment
Cliff's know-it-all attitude finally gets him into a fight with another patron.
Fortune and Men's Weight
Coach is conned into buying an old scale which also prints out fortunes, and the Cheers gang each see their fortunes - except for Diane, who thinks it is all a load of rubbish. Meanwhile, Norm and Vera make progress in their relationship.
Snow Job
Sam lies to Diane about the weekend he has planned chasing snow bunnies in Vermont.
Coach Buries a Grudge
An old friend of Coach has died and Coach decides to hold a memorial to him in the bar, inviting all their old friends. But then Coach discovers his late friend made a pass at his late wife.
Norman's Conquest
The regulars push Norm into pursuing an attractive new client who seems to be interested in him.
I'll Be Seeing You (1)
Sam commissions a portrait of Diane from an artist so obnoxious that he soon forbids Diane to continue posing for him, an order Diane won't accept.
I'll Be Seeing You (2)
Sam commissions a portrait of Diane from an artist so obnoxious that he soon forbids Diane to continue posing for him, an order Diane won't accept.