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February 12, Diane gives Sam 24 hours for a final fling before their wedding. February 19, Cliff is thinking lawsuit after a dog bites him while delivering the mail, until he meets the dog's beautiful and cooperative owner. February 26, Frasier and Lilith invite Sam and Diane over for dinner to celebrate their first week of cohabitation. But things start going wrong when Lilith finds out Frasier and Diane were engaged, and she locks herself in the bathroom.

Then Sam and Diane have an argument as well. Meanwhile Cliff agrees to babysit Carla's kids. March 5, Diane badgers a noted British marriage counselor into seeing her and Sam for a pre-nuptial session, then refuses to heed his advice. March 19, Sam's goddaughter Joyce Pantusso the late Coach's niece has come to Boston for a visit. Not wanting her to get into trouble, Sam asks Woody to help her out and show her around - but Woody and Joyce have a surprise for Sam when they get engaged!

March 26, Norm elaborates on his new position with a top CPA firm and is caught in his little white lies when the gang decides to surprise him at work. April 2, The gang tries to reassure a nervous Mr. Boyd back in Indiana that Woody is fine and has wonderful friends in Boston by making a home movie of an average day at Cheers.

April 30, Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased. May 7, Sumner Sloane returns to Cheers on Diane and Sam's wedding day to tell her that a publisher is interested in one of her class manuscripts if she can go to work immediately on rewrites. September 24, Sam returns to Cheers six months after he sold it to a large corporation to pursue a life of leisure on board a new boat.

Now the boat has sunk and he's looking for a job. October 1, Sam tries to dodge his bar duties so he can fill in for a friend as a sports broadcaster. October 15, Carla and Eddie plan to get married if they can get past superstition, Eddie's mother, Carla's children, and Rebecca's nerves as she waits for her boss to show up at the bar.

October 22, Much to Carla's dismay, Eddie has called off the wedding thanks to his mother's disapproval of the bride. Now it's up to Sam to reunite the two superstitious lovebirds. October 29, The gang tries to convince Frasier that Rebecca desires him after he quarrels with Lilith and Rebecca replaces Sam's picture with one of herself.

November 5, Norm gets to know Rebecca better when he paints her office as a way of paying off his bar tab. November 12, Cliff is opposed to selling out the family home so a convenience store can be built there, but his mother is all for the idea. Meanwhile, the gang tries to find out about Rebecca's college nickname- "Backseat Becky". November 19, Sam and Woody are up for bids at a charity auction but less than thrilled at their new "owners.

November 26, Woody meets an elderly woman while wearing his makeup for the role of Mark Twain, and begins dating her. December 3, Rebecca asks an eager Sam to escort her to a company function to correct a false impression held by her boss.

December 10, Cliff helps his girl friend improve her appearance then regrets it when all sorts start to hit on her, including Sam. December 17, Christmas Eve is depressing at Cheers as Sam rushes to find Rebecca a gift, Rebecca makes everyone work late, and Norm's Santa Claus buddies gather to celebrate the end of the season.

January 7, Woody tries to convince his friends that he got a small part on Spenser: For Hire and Cliff and Norm quarrel about a practical joke involving an orangutan.

January 14, Woody takes responsibility for a vase broken by Rebecca at a company party, and winds up pals with the big boss. January 21, Annie Tortelli fills in for Carla at Cheers and Mr. Drake makes Rebecca turn green by personally hiring a pretty young woman to work at Cheers. February 4, Rebecca thinks she's finally got a shot at Evan Drake when he invites her and Sam for a weekend aboard his yacht.

February 11, Frasier's bachelor party turns out depressing and bleak while Lilith's shower threatens to burst into flames. February 18, Rebecca moons over Evan Drake's bedroom as Norm repaints it, but she's caught when the man returns unexpectedly. February 25, Carla tries to conquer her fear of flying with Frasier's help and Rebecca waits tensely for a visit from a restaurant critic. Rebecca is hurt and jealous when Sam's promoted to corporate headquarters until she finds out why he was moved up.

March 10, Rebecca decides to take Woody's suggestion of raffling off a Caribbean vacation to get the bar out of a slump. Lilith and Rebecca throw a teenage slumber party to cheer up Carla after she learns she's soon going to be a grandmother. The gang at Cheers declares war when rival bar, Gary's Old Town Tavern, steals the trophy celebrating their one and only sporting victory in a bowling tournament.

April 28, Sam and Woody wager over who can be the first to plant a three-second kiss on Rebecca. May 5, A desperate Rebecca goes to extraordinary lengths for a moment alone with Evan Drake as he prepares to move to Japan.

Rebecca's life suffers a further disruption when Evan Drake's replacement makes Sam the new manager of Cheers. Sam makes a rash promise to God that he'll remain celibate if only someone else is the father of an old girl friend's baby. Rebecca puts Sam off by telling him that from now on she'll only date men who can advance her career, and then she meets her younger-than-springtime new boss. Sam goes to Mexico to open a new bar for the company, robbing Rebecca of her "fiance" and her only defense against the marriage proposal of her baby boss.

Carla throws a jealous fit when she suspects that Eddie is fooling around with someone from the ice show. Norm tries to hide the fact that he's become an interior decorator.

Cliff drastically alters his personality after no one from the bar comes to visit him during his hospital stay with appendicitis. Sam gives Lilith driving lessons. The gang decides to take up sky diving as a diversion. Sam finds himself attracted to both an old girlfriend and her grown daughter while Woody volunteers to be the clown at the boss' kid's birthday party Rebecca is planning.

Cheers' gets another chance of losing a contest to their cross-town rivals at Gary's Old Towne Tavern; this time the contest is for "Boston's Best Bloody Mary. Rebecca offers to housesit for one of the company executives and calls on Sam and Woody for help when the man's beloved dog runs away. Cliff's loyalties are tested when his new ladylove, a fellow postal employee, commits a rule infraction on his behalf.

Woody decides to steal Kelly, a rich snob's girl, away when the man humiliates him. Lilith and Frasier practice their parenting skills on Carla's precocious six-year-old son. Rebecca tries to impress corporate headquarters by using her marketing skills to promote Norm's one man painting business and Sam tries to keep up with a sweet young thing wild about all kinds of sports.

March 2, Lilith persuades Frasier to give up everything urban and move with her to a cabin in the wilds. March 16, Sam introduces everyone to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an old fan, but Rebecca later believes the old man stole her diamond earrings.

March 30, Sam actually fakes a case of impotence to get close to a therapist Lilith and Frasier introduced to him. April 6, Woody's rich girl friend doesn't fully appreciate his inexpensive but heartfelt birthday gift and Rebecca transforms herself to further her career prospects.

April 13, Woody gets gambling fever and tension mounts as Carla waits for Eddie to surprise her on their second anniversary. April 27, Sam tries to reconcile Rebecca and her sister. May 4, Rebecca accuses a respected authority on marital fidelity of making a pass at her.

September 21, Just as Rebecca fears for her sanity because of the erotic dreams she's been having about Sam, multi-millionaire Robin Colcord sweeps her off her feet. September 28, Rebecca quickly forgets about Sam after she agrees to go to California with Robin Colcord.

October 12, Sam is upset that he has no real goal in life so he is driven to open up another bar of his own, which isn't very easy on the eyes. October 19, The young woman Cliff turned in for stealing a Post Office vehicle returns from Canada with an offer that literally blinds Cliff. October 26, Norm invents a strict curmudgeon of a partner to boss around his easygoing paint crew while Sam goes crazy with concern after selling his precious 'Vette. November 2, Lilith goes into labor as Cheers celebrates its centennial.

November 9, Carla learns that Eddie led a secret life when a second widow shows up at his funeral. November 16, Frasier and the guys cringe over plans to attend his son's circumcision while Rebecca struggles to throw an interesting retirement party for a very dull corporate employee. November 23, Woody has trouble with the love scenes for his first starring role and the guys have a beard-growing competition.

November 30, Rebecca and Sam are trapped overnight in Robin Colcord's deluxe security apartment while the gang passes the time playing Monopoly. December 7, Norm fires his secretary, who sees it as proof that he's wildly attracted to her and Rebecca becomes obsessed with a surprise hidden in the desk Robin, gave her.

December 14, Robin lends Sam and the gang his yacht race in a regatta, but the motley crew discovers a bomb in the refrigerator, right next to the beer. January 4, Carla faces an audit while Rebecca's idol, her business school professor, makes an investment in Sam.

January 18, Cliff appears on the game show Jeopardy! Sam attempts to find out who lifted his little black book of girlfriend's names. January 25, Tonight might be the night that Rebecca and Robin finally get together, despite Sam's presence. February 1, The aftermath of their get together isn't all she hoped it would be, when Rebecca finds Robin with another woman. February 8, A mechanical bull gets the better of Cliff while Woody tries to deal with the romantic advances of his girl friend's mother.

February 15, Lilith goes on a talk show to promote her new book about men who are bad for women and takes along her prime example-Sam. February 22, Rebecca dreams of a perfectly romantic day with Robin. Robin on the other hand has dared Sam to a series of adolescent challenges. March 8, March 15, Sam and the gang team up to get back at Gary when it appears as if the Olde Towne Tavern had a role in Tecumseh's disappearance.

March 29, Norm becomes the designated driver for Cheers while Woody is a little less than pleased when Kelly heads to Europe for school.

April 12, Carla calls for an exorcism at Cheers after seeing Eddie's ghost. Rebecca goes on television to complain about a defective product, not knowing who actually owns it. April 19, In an attempt to find out what Robin's new girlfriend is like, Rebecca asks Sam to oversee she and Robin at an outing, all while continuing to try and get Rebecca into bed.

Woody gets a female response to his ad for a roommate. April 26, Rebecca is taken by surprise when she finds out Robin had used her personal corporate account to gain information about the company. She must now face the tough decision of whether or not she wants to turn him in to the authorities.

After Sam turns Robin in, he is rewarded with an offer to buy back Cheers at the price of one dollar. Robin proposes to Rebecca but flees the country, only to quickly return and find she and Sam fooling around. September 20, After Sam and Rebecca spend the night together, it turns out to be harder to brag about it than originally thought.

Sam hires a new manager that everyone takes a liking to, while Rebecca accepts a new job that is slightly less-than-perfect. October 11, Rebecca becomes upset when one of Robin's past lovers claims to be having an affair with him. Cliff's mom begins to take a liking to Woody, much to Cliff's chagrin. Meanwhile, Norm gets caught in one of the bar's windows. Norm attempts to save the Hungry Heifer after it makes the decision to close its doors. Frasier and Lilith debate over who should stay home and take care of Frederick.

Carla helps Rebecca sneak into prison to visit Robin in attempts to seduce him. A special recap of the first episodes of Cheers, hosted by John McLaughlin , includes discussions with the cast, writers and directors of the series.

The new owner of Melville's restaurant, John Hill, turns out to be a stickler for the rules. After Sam prevents Melville's customers from using the staircase between Cheers and the restaurant, Hill has Sam's car towed and then locks the pool room and toilets behind a brick wall until Sam agrees to pay rent for them. Woody is nervous about being able to act the part of a bartender in a commercial while Cliff is upset because of the attention that new trivia napkins in the bar are getting.

When Woody discovers that he hates the product that he endorsed in the commercial, it's up to Frasier to help him. Woody discovers the shopping channel and becomes hooked. Norm and Cliff go too far when they start a fight between Sam and Frasier. Cliff gets back at the gang after they scoff at his decision to have his head cryonically frozen when he dies.

Kelly returns from France witha male friend who says he's going to steal her from Woody. Woody deals with this by deciding to sleep with Kelly. Carla refuses to carry out the family tradition of naming one of her children after grandparents, as it would result in her son becoming Benito Mussolini.

Woody gets Cheers featured in a free coupon booklet, with John Hill taking advantage of it by "buying" a round of drinks for everyone in the bar, using the coupons to pay. Woody finds a foosball table that Carla believes is evil and brings it into the bar.

Sam begins dating Hill's daughter to get back at Hill. Robin Colcord proposes to Rebecca shortly before he is released from prison but Rebecca responds by getting drunk because she has doubts.

Frasier becomes obsessed with the Karaoke machine that is replacing the jukebox while it is away being repaired. On the morning of her wedding, Rebecca seems to have forgotten her doubts and decides to go ahead with the wedding. Two days after the aborted wedding, Rebecca is still locked in Cheers' office. She leaves town but later returns. When she does, Sam thinks she's coming back to say she loves him. Sam has a date with an old valentine, played by Barbara Feldon , but throws his back out when he slips down the stairs outside Cheers.

Sam and Rebecca both try to buy the bar's pool room and toilets from John Hill. Vera is fired and Rebecca gets her a job as the hat check girl at Melville's so Norm decides to look for a new bar. March 14, While Sam is away, Rebecca turns the pool room into a tea room, much to Sam's annoyance. It looks like Sam will get the pool room back, until Rebecca starts selling chili made by Woody. March 21, The "Miss Boston Barmaid" contest is being held at Cheers and Sam is upset because the rules have changed.

Carla enters as the prize is a new car. She wonders if her effort is worth it when she finds that Cliff Clavin is one of the judges. Meanwhile, Rebecca hires Norm to paint Sam's office. March 28, David Angell was also a part of the crew from the start, writing many Cheers episodes. The show was often noted for its writing which most credit along with other production factors and the ensemble cast for the show's success.

Awards Over its eleven-season run, Cheers and its cast and crew earned many awards. Cheers earned Emmy nominations, tying the series with ER as of for the most Emmy nominations for a single series. These nominations resulted in a total of 26 Emmy wins. In addition, Cheers has earned 31 Golden Globe nominations with a total of 6 wins. All ten of the actors who were regulars on the series received Emmy nominations for their roles.

Cheers was presented with the "Legend Award" at the TV Land Awards, with many surviving cast members attending the event. The following table summarizes awards won by the Cheers cast and crew. In fact, Cheers didn't show any action outside the bar until later into the series.

Cheers had some running gags, such as Norm arriving in the bar greeted by a loud "Norm! As the show progressed and Sam got into more serious relationships the general tone switched to comedy on Sam settling down into a more monogamous lifestyle. Throughout the series, larger story arcs began to develop that spanned multiple episodes or seasons interspersed with smaller themes and one-off episodes. Romance The show's main theme in its early seasons was the romance between the intellectual waitress Diane Chambers and the ex- baseball pitcher, recovering alcoholic, bar owner Sam Malone.

In later episodes the focus shifted to Sam's new relationship with neurotic corporate climber Rebecca. Both romances became important continuing story lines, with relationship growth and change. The story arc began with mutual detestation but sexual attraction to dating and love, and back to detestation. Both relationships featured multi-episode "will they or won't they" sexual tension that drew viewers in.

While a common theme in old romantic comedies, such continuing romantic story lines were largely absent from television until Cheers. After Sam and Diane's courtship was consummated, the show's popularity grew greatly and subsequent TV shows now very commonly have such "will they or won't they" tensions between opposites. Social issues Many Cheers scripts centered around or were improved with a variety of social issues. Although in true Cheers-style, she does leave in one of its most moving episodes: I Do, Adieu, in which Sam realises that Diane would never be truly happy as his wife.

Cheers, after all, always knew how to recover from setbacks. It was sturdy, consistent, familiar — a place where everybody knows your name. Photograph: Alamy. Topics Television Jump the shark. Reuse this content.