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The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 1

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cheers Season 1 Episode 19 - Pick a Con... Any Con
    8.5/10(1194 votes)

    S1:E19

    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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  2. Cheers Season 1 Episode 1 - Give Me a Ring Sometime
    8.2/10(1829 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  3. Cheers Season 1 Episode 10 - Endless Slumper
    8.2/10(1143 votes)

    S1:E10

    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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  4. Cheers Season 1 Episode 22 - Showdown (2)
    8.2/10(974 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  5. Cheers Season 1 Episode 17 - Diane's Perfect Date
    8.1/10(1021 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  6. Cheers Season 1 Episode 8 - Truce or Consequences
    8.0/10(1123 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  7. Cheers Season 1 Episode 5 - Coach's Daughter
    7.9/10(1342 votes)

    S1:E5

    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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  8. Cheers Season 1 Episode 16 - The Boys in the Bar
    7.8/10(1049 votes)

    S1:E16

    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
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  9. Cheers Season 1 Episode 6 - Any Friend of Diane's
    7.7/10(1198 votes)

    S1:E6

    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
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  10. Cheers Season 1 Episode 21 - Showdown (1)
    7.7/10(941 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  11. Cheers Season 1 Episode 2 - Sam's Women
    7.6/10(1457 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Cheers Season 1 Episode 9 - Coach Returns to Action
    7.6/10(1073 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Cheers Season 1 Episode 11 - One for the Book
    7.6/10(1054 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Katherine Green

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  14. Cheers Season 1 Episode 4 - Sam at Eleven
    7.5/10(1231 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  15. Cheers Season 1 Episode 12 - The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One
    7.5/10(1037 votes)

    S1:E12

    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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  16. Cheers Season 1 Episode 18 - No Contest
    7.5/10(934 votes)

    S1:E18

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  17. Cheers Season 1 Episode 3 - The Tortelli Tort
    7.4/10(1299 votes)

    S1:E3

    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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  18. Cheers Season 1 Episode 13 - Now Pitching, Sam Malone
    7.4/10(971 votes)

    S1:E13

    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
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  19. Cheers Season 1 Episode 14 - Let Me Count the Ways
    7.4/10(988 votes)

    S1:E14

    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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  20. Cheers Season 1 Episode 20 - Someone Single, Someone Blue
    7.4/10(951 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Angell

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  21. Cheers Season 1 Episode 7 - Friends, Romans, Accountants
    7.3/10(1135 votes)

    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".

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  22. Cheers Season 1 Episode 15 - Father Knows Last
    7.0/10(967 votes)

    S1:E15

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pick a Con... Any Con" is the best rated episode of "Cheers" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1194 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by David Angell, it aired on 2/24/1983. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Give Me a Ring Sometime".