1. Give Me a Ring Sometime
Air date: 1982-09-30 · 30 min
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.
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Season 1.
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2. Sam's Women
Air date: 1982-10-07 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 2 ↗3. The Tortelli Tort
Air date: 1982-10-14 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Sam at Eleven
Air date: 1982-10-21 · 30 min
Sam realizes how much he misses his former sports celebrity status when a local newscaster asks to interview him again.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Coach's Daughter
Air date: 1982-10-28 · 30 min
Coach's daughter brings the obnoxious lout she plans to marry to meet her father.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Any Friend of Diane's
Air date: 1982-11-04 · 30 min
Diane becomes upset when Sam hits on an old friend of hers who's on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Friends, Romans, Accountants
Air date: 1982-11-11 · 30 min
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."
Open episode 7 ↗8. Truce or Consequences
Air date: 1982-11-18 · 30 min
Diane and Carla decide to bury the hatchet over after-work drinks, which lead to a startling confession from Carla about her youngest child.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Coach Returns to Action
Air date: 1982-11-25 · 30 min
Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Endless Slumper
Air date: 1982-12-02 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 10 ↗11. One for the Book
Air date: 1982-12-09 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 11 ↗12. The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One
Air date: 1982-12-16 · 30 min
An Englishman visits Cheers and tells tale tales of being a WWII spy.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Now Pitching, Sam Malone
Air date: 1983-01-06 · 30 min
Sam lets the sexy appeal of an agent and the glamour of the public spotlight lure him into being a TV pitchman.
Open episode 13 ↗14. Let Me Count the Ways
Air date: 1983-01-13 · 30 min
Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies, but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Father Knows Last
Air date: 1983-01-20 · 30 min
Carla reveals she's pregnant but fools another man into thinking he's the father.
Open episode 15 ↗16. The Boys in the Bar
Air date: 1983-01-27 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 16 ↗17. Diane's Perfect Date
Air date: 1983-02-10 · 30 min
Sam and Diane dare each other to find the other's perfect date, but Sam's last minute choice doesn't quite measure up.
Open episode 17 ↗18. No Contest
Air date: 1983-02-17 · 30 min
Sam enters Diane in the annual Miss Boston Barmaid contest.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Pick a Con ... Any Con
Air date: 1983-02-24 · 30 min
Sam enlists Harry the conman to help fleece a card shark who cheated Coach out of a lot of money.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Someone Single, Someone Blue
Air date: 1983-03-03 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 20 ↗21. Showdown
Air date: 1983-03-24 · 30 min
Sam becomes jealous when his impressive older brother Derek drops by the bar and charms everyone including a smitten Diane.
Open episode 21 ↗22. Showdown
Air date: 1983-03-31 · 30 min
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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