8.0/10603 votes#1 - Home Is the Sailor
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1987
Sam returns to Cheers six months after he sold it to a large corporation to pursue a life of leisure on board a new boat. Now the boat has sunk and he's looking for a job.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
7.5/10539 votes#2 - 'I' on Sports
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1987
Sam tries to dodge his bar duties so he can fill in for a friend as a sports broadcaster.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.1/10512 votes#3 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1987
Carla and Eddie plan to get married if they can get past superstition, Eddie's mother, Carla's children, and Rebecca's nerves as she waits for her boss to show up at the bar.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
7.0/10501 votes#4 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1987
Carla and Eddie plan to get married if they can get past superstition, Eddie's mother, Carla's children, and Rebecca's nerves as she waits for her boss to show up at the bar.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
8.1/10530 votes#5 - The Crane Mutiny
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1987
The gang tries to convince Frasier that Rebecca desires him after he quarrels with Lilith and Rebecca replaces Sam's picture with one of Robert Urich.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Angell
7.7/10507 votes#6 - Paint Your Office
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1987
Norm gets to know Rebecca better when he paints her office as a way of paying off his bar tab.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Peter Casey, David Clark Lee
7.5/10493 votes#7 - The Last Angry Mailman
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1987
Cliff is opposed to selling out the family home so a convenience store can be built there, but his mother is all for the idea. Meanwhile, the gang tries to find out about Rebecca's college knickname- ""Backseat Becky"".
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
8.3/10558 votes#8 - Bidding on the Boys
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1987
Sam and Woody are up for bids at a charity auction but less than thrilled at their new ""owners.""
Director: N/A
Writer: David Lloyd
7.5/10505 votes#9 - Pudd'n head Boyd
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1987
Woody meets an elderly woman while wearing his makeup for the role of Mark Twain, and begins dating her.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.7/10521 votes#10 - A Kiss is Still a Kiss
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1987
Rebecca asks an eager Sam to escort her to a company function to correct a false impression held by her boss.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
7.3/10500 votes#11 - My Fair Clavin
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1987
Cliff helps his girl friend improve her appearance then regrets it when all sorts start to hit on her, including Sam.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Phoef Sutton
7.7/10589 votes#12 - Christmas Cheers
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1987
Christmas Eve is depressing at Cheers as Sam rushes to find Rebecca a gift, Rebecca makes everyone work late, and Norm's Santa Claus buddies gather to celebrate the end of the season.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
7.8/10510 votes#13 - Woody for Hire meets Norman of the Apes
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1988
Woody tries to convince his friends that he got a small part on Spenser: For Hire and Cliff and Norm quarrel about a practical joke involving a chimpanzee.
Director: Tim Berry
Writer: Phoef Sutton
8.1/10545 votes#14 - And God Created Woodman
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1988
Woody takes responsibility for a vase broken by Rebecca at a company party, and winds up pals with the big boss.
Director: John Ratzenberger
Writer: Jeffrey Duteil
7.3/10510 votes#15 - Tale of Two Cuties
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1988
Annie Tortelli fills in for Carla at Cheers and Mr. Drake makes Rebecca turn green by personally hiring a pretty young woman to work at Cheers.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
7.5/10503 votes#16 - Yacht of Fools
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1988
Rebecca thinks she's finally got a shot at Evan Drake when he invites her and Sam for a weekend aboard his yacht.
Director: N/A
Writer: Phoef Sutton
7.8/10516 votes#17 - To All the Girls I've Loved Before
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1988
Frasier's bachelor party turns out depressing and bleak while Lilith's shower threatens to burst into flames.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.7/10550 votes#18 - Let Sleeping Drakes Lie
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1988
Rebecca moons over Evan Drake's bedroom as Norm repaints it, but she's caught when the man returns unexpectedly.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
7.2/10485 votes#19 - Airport V
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1988
Carla tries to conquer her fear of flying with Frasier's help and Rebecca waits tensely for a visit from a restaurant critic.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.4/10482 votes#20 - The Sam in the Gray Flannel Suit
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1988
Rebecca is hurt and jealous when Sam's promoted to corporate headquarters until she finds out why he was moved up.
Director: Tim Berry
Writer: N/A
7.6/10482 votes#21 - Our Hourly Bread
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/10/1988
Rebecca decides to take Woody's suggestion of raffling off a Caribbean vacation to get the bar out of a slump.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: N/A
7.1/10492 votes#22 - Slumber Party Massacred
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/1988
Lilith and Rebecca throw a teenage slumber party to cheer up Carla after she learns she's soon going to be a grandmother.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Phoef Sutton
7.9/10527 votes#23 - Bar Wars
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 3/31/1988
The gang at Cheers declares war when rival bar, Gary's Old Town Tavern, steals the trophy celebrating their one and only sporting victory in a bowling tournament.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
8.2/10528 votes#24 - The Big Kiss-Off
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/28/1988
Sam and Woody wager over who can be the first to plant a three-second kiss on Rebecca.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.7/10493 votes#25 - Backseat Becky, Up Front
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/5/1988
A desperate Rebecca goes to extraordinary lengths for a moment alone with Evan Drake as he prepares to move to Japan.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 6
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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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Home Is the Sailor" is the best rated episode of "Cheers" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 603 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Glen Charles, Les Charles, it aired on 9/24/1987. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "'I' on Sports".