8.2/101,554 votes#1 - 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: Glen Charles, Les Charles
7.6/101,252 votes#2 - 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: N/A
7.4/101,121 votes#3 - 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: N/A
7.6/101,064 votes#4 - 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: Glen Charles, Les Charles
7.9/101,157 votes#5 - 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
7.7/101,037 votes#6 - 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
7.3/10974 votes#7 - 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
8.0/10964 votes#8 - 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
7.6/10926 votes#9 - 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: N/A
8.2/10983 votes#10 - 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
7.6/10894 votes#11 - 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
7.5/10897 votes#12 - 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
7.4/10835 votes#13 - 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
7.4/10850 votes#14 - 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: N/A
7.0/10837 votes#15 - 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: Glen Charles, Les Charles
7.9/10901 votes#16 - 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
8.1/10890 votes#17 - 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
7.4/10807 votes#18 - 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: Glen Charles, Les Charles
8.5/101,067 votes#19 - 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
7.4/10824 votes#20 - 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
7.7/10816 votes#21 - 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: Glen Charles, Les Charles
8.2/10878 votes#22 - 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: Glen Charles, Les Charles
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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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Give Me a Ring Sometime" is the best rated episode of "Cheers" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1554 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Glen Charles, Les Charles, it aired on 9/30/1982. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Sam's Women".