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.
The best episode of "Cheers" season 1 is "Give Me a Ring Sometime", rated 8.2/10 from 1517 user votes. It was directed by James Burrows and written by Glen Charles, Les Charles. "Give Me a Ring Sometime" aired on 9/30/1982 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Sam's Women".
Bride-to-be Diane Chambers becomes the center of attention at a cozy bar called Cheers.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
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
Carla's fiery temper almost costs Sam the bar when she attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
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
Coach's daughter brings the obnoxious lout she plans to marry to meet her father.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Estin
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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
Rick Walker, a friend of Sam, seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Sam Simon
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
The bar patrons are all enthralled by the mysterious gentleman who claims to be a secret agent.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
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
Carla has a secret that's about to be revealed:she's five months pregnant.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
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
Sam enters Diane in the "Miss Boston Barmaid" contest without telling her.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
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
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
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
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