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Cheers S5E20 — Dinner at Eight-ish
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Cheers•Season 5•Episode 20

Dinner at Eight-ish

8.9/10 · 954 votesFeb 26, 198724 min

Ranked #1 of 26 in Season 5•+1.1 vs season avg

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Frasier and Lilith invite Sam and Diane over for dinner to celebrate their first week of cohabitation. But things start going wrong when Lilith finds out Frasier and Diane were engaged, and she locks herself in the bathroom. Then Sam and Diane have an argument

Directed byJames Burrows
Written byPhoef Sutton
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Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Sam Malone

Shelley Long

Shelley Long

Diane Chambers

Rhea Perlman

Rhea Perlman

Carla Tortelli

George Wendt

George Wendt

Norm Peterson

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger

Cliff Clavin

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Woody Boyd

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Frasier Crane

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James Burrows

James Burrows

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Phoef Sutton

Phoef Sutton

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Episode Summary

"Dinner at Eight-ish" is episode 20 of Cheers season 5. It scored 8.9/10 from 954 votes, ranking #1 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by James Burrows and written by Phoef Sutton, it aired on February 26, 1987.

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