Season 1

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  8.1/101,681 votes

  Give Me a Ring Sometime

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1982

  Bride-to-be Diane Chambers becomes the center of attention at a cozy bar called Cheers.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  7.6/101,343 votes

  Sam's Women

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1982

  Diane's teasing about his airhead women sends Sam looking for a date of a higher cerebral plane and an old customer insists he must see the former owner to discuss his personal problems.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/101,202 votes

  The Tortelli Tort

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1982

  Carla's fiery temper almost costs Sam the bar when she attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/101,141 votes

  Sam at Eleven

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1982

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  7.9/101,249 votes

  Coach's Daughter

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1982

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Ken Estin

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  7.7/101,118 votes

  Any Friend of Diane's

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1982

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  7.3/101,052 votes

  Friends, Romans, Accountants

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1982

  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".

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  8.0/101,040 votes

  Truce or Consequences

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1982

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  7.6/10998 votes

  Coach Returns to Action

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1982

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.2/101,066 votes

  Endless Slumper

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1982

  Rick Walker, a friend of Sam, seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Sam Simon

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  7.6/10971 votes

  One for the Book

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1982

  While Diane keeps notes on bar conversation, a novice comes in for one final fling before entering a monastery and a World War I doughboy shows up for a very small reunion.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Katherine Green

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  7.5/10966 votes

  The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1982

  The bar patrons are all enthralled by the mysterious gentleman who claims to be a secret agent.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: David Lloyd

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  7.4/10904 votes

  Now Pitching, Sam Malone

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1983

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  7.4/10919 votes

  Let Me Count the Ways

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1983

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10902 votes

  Father Knows Last

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1983

  Carla has a secret that's about to be revealed:she's five months pregnant.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  7.8/10977 votes

  The Boys in the Bar

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1983

  Cheers' regulars fear the place may become a gay hangout after an old friend of Sam's reveals his homosexuality on TV.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  8.1/10954 votes

  Diane's Perfect Date

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1983

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: David Lloyd

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  7.4/10868 votes

  No Contest

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1983

  Sam enters Diane in the "Miss Boston Barmaid" contest without telling her.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  8.5/101,144 votes

  Pick a Con... Any Con

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1983

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

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: David Angell

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  7.4/10888 votes

  Someone Single, Someone Blue

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1983

  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.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: David Angell

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  7.7/10875 votes

  Showdown (1)

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/1983

  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.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  8.2/10932 votes

  Showdown (2)

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1983

  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.

  Director: James Burrows

  Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles