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The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 1

Every episode of Cheers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cheers Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 1

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.
  1. Background image for Give Me a Ring Sometime
    8.1/10(1.6k votes)

    #1 - Give Me a Ring Sometime

    S1:E1

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

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  2. Background image for Sam's Women
    7.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #2 - Sam's Women

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Tortelli Tort
    7.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #3 - The Tortelli Tort

    S1:E3

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

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Sam at Eleven
    7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #4 - Sam at Eleven

    S1:E4

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

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    7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - Coach's Daughter

    S1:E5

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

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin
  6. Background image for Any Friend of Diane's
    7.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #6 - Any Friend of Diane's

    S1:E6

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

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  8. Background image for Friends, Romans, Accountants
    7.3/10(1.0k votes)

    #7 - Friends, Romans, Accountants

    S1:E7

    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".

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  9. Background image for Truce or Consequences
    8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #8 - Truce or Consequences

    S1:E8

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

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  10. Background image for Coach Returns to Action
    7.6/10(966 votes)

    #9 - Coach Returns to Action

    S1:E9

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

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #10 - Endless Slumper

    S1:E10

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

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon
  12. Background image for One for the Book
    7.7/10(932 votes)

    #11 - One for the Book

    S1:E11

    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.

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    7.5/10(933 votes)

    #12 - The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One

    S1:E12

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

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    Director:James Burrows
  14. Background image for Now Pitching, Sam Malone
    7.4/10(869 votes)

    #13 - Now Pitching, Sam Malone

    S1:E13

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

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    7.4/10(885 votes)

    #14 - Let Me Count the Ways

    S1:E14

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

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Father Knows Last
    7.0/10(874 votes)

    #15 - Father Knows Last

    S1:E15

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

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  17. Background image for The Boys in the Bar
    7.9/10(942 votes)

    #16 - The Boys in the Bar

    S1:E16

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

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  18. Background image for Diane's Perfect Date
    8.1/10(924 votes)

    #17 - Diane's Perfect Date

    S1:E17

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

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    Director:James Burrows
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    7.4/10(839 votes)

    #18 - No Contest

    S1:E18

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

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  20. Background image for Pick a Con... Any Con
    8.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #19 - Pick a Con... Any Con

    S1:E19

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

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  21. Background image for Someone Single, Someone Blue
    7.4/10(853 votes)

    #20 - Someone Single, Someone Blue

    S1:E20

    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.

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    7.7/10(845 votes)

    #21 - Showdown (1)

    S1:E21

    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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    8.2/10(907 votes)

    #22 - Showdown (2)

    S1:E22

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Give Me a Ring Sometime" is the best rated episode of "Cheers" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1620 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Les Charles, Glen Charles, it aired on 9/30/1982. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Sam's Women".