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The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 3

Every episode of Cheers Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cheers Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 3

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. 8.2/10(683 votes)

    #1 - The Heart is a Lonely Snipe Hunter

    S3:E14

    The guys take Frasier on a ""snipe"" hunt in the woods after Diane asks them to include the psychologist in their masculine pursuits.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.1/10(749 votes)

    #2 - Fairy Tales Can Come True

    S3:E4

    Cliff meets a woman during a costume party at Cheers that he likes very much, but he's afraid to see her again as himself.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon
  3. 8.1/10(669 votes)

    #3 - Cheerio, Cheers

    S3:E22

    Diane announces that she's leaving Cheers to accompany Frasier to Italy and Sam throws her a going-away party.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon
  4. 8.1/10(656 votes)

    #4 - The Bartender's Tale

    S3:E23

    Carla insists that Sam should hire an older woman to replace Diane but she doesn't reckon on Sam's attraction to the woman's daughter.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon
  5. 8.0/10(670 votes)

    #5 - I Call Your Name

    S3:E3

    Frasier asks Sam for some advice about his more intimate relationship with Diane and Cliff hides out from a vengeful fellow postal employee.

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  6. 7.9/10(740 votes)

    #6 - Rebound (1)

    S3:E1

    Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed ""vacation"" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.

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  8. 7.9/10(699 votes)

    #7 - Rebound (2)

    S3:E2

    Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed ""vacation"" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.

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  9. 7.9/10(615 votes)

    #8 - The Executive's Executioner

    S3:E21

    Norm is promoted to company hatchet man because of his unique style for letting people go.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.8/10(637 votes)

    #9 - The Mail Goes to Jail

    S3:E17

    Norm gets arrested when he finishes the route for an ill Cliff, but Cliff refuses to back up Norm's explanation to the authorities.

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    Director:James Burrows
  11. 7.8/10(631 votes)

    #10 - Rescue Me

    S3:E25

    Frasier proposes to Diane while they're in Italy and she makes an emergency call to Sam, hoping he'll talk her out of it.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin
  12. 7.7/10(626 votes)

    #11 - Behind Every Great Man

    S3:E19

    Sam faces the ultimate challenge to his skills as a male animal; a lady reporter who has been investigating the Boston singles scene and has heard every line in the book.

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  13. 7.6/10(642 votes)

    #12 - Coach in Love (1)

    S3:E6

    Coach falls in love with a woman who dumps him after she wins a big lottery while Sam strikes out with her daughter.

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  14. 7.6/10(632 votes)

    #13 - Bar Bet

    S3:E18

    Sam stands to lose the bar to an old friend because of a bet that he would marry Jacqueline Bissett before a certain date.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.5/10(647 votes)

    #14 - Sam Turns the Other Cheek

    S3:E5

    Sam makes up an elaborate story to explain how he got shot in the rear end, not wanting to tell everyone the real reason - he was shot at by a jealous husband.

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    Director:James Burrows
  16. 7.5/10(668 votes)

    #15 - Diane Meets Mom

    S3:E8

    Diane meets Frasier's mother, who quietly threatens to kill Diane if she doesn't leave Frasier alone.

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    Director:James Burrows
  17. 7.5/10(632 votes)

    #16 - Diane's Allergy

    S3:E10

    Diane suffers a mysterious allergic reaction after moving in with Frasier.

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    Director:James Burrows
  18. 7.5/10(632 votes)

    #17 - A Ditch in Time

    S3:E12

    Sam meets one of Diane's intense friends, who has her parents over to meet Sam, their future son-in-law, hours after their first date.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin
  19. 7.5/10(617 votes)

    #18 - Whodunit?

    S3:E13

    Frasier is devastated when he learns that his learned mentor has been dating Carla, who also has a little surprise of her own.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.5/10(616 votes)

    #19 - Teacher's Pet

    S3:E16

    Sam and the Coach are taking the same night school course in geography, but while Coach studies, Sam dates the teacher.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.4/10(637 votes)

    #20 - Coach in Love (2)

    S3:E7

    Coach falls in love with a woman who dumps him after she wins a big lottery while Sam strikes out with her daughter.

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  22. 7.4/10(614 votes)

    #21 - Peterson Crusoe

    S3:E11

    Norm becomes aware of his own mortality and decides to throw it all in and take off for Bora Bora.

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  23. 7.3/10(613 votes)

    #22 - King of the Hill

    S3:E15

    Sam returns to the mound for a charity softball game against Playboy bunnies, but his competitive spirit ruins the day when he strikes them all out.

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  24. 7.3/10(612 votes)

    #23 - If Ever I Would Leave You

    S3:E20

    After his second wife Loretta kicks him out, Carla's ex-husband Nick Tortelli comes to Cheers asking Carla to take him back.

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  25. 7.3/10(609 votes)

    #24 - The Belles of St. Clete's

    S3:E24

    Carla calls together her former classmates from St. Clete's School for Wayward Girls to plot revenge on their former sadistic principal whom she spots drinking at Cheers.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin
  26. 7.1/10(626 votes)

    #25 - An American Family

    S3:E9

    Nick returns and demands of Carla a more equitable division of their marital property: namely him getting custody of one of their kids, a demand to which Carla agrees.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Heart is a Lonely Snipe Hunter" is the best rated episode of "Cheers" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 683 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by N/A, it aired on 1/10/1985. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Fairy Tales Can Come True".