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The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 8

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cheers Season 8 Episode 1 - The Improbable Dream (1)
    7.8/10(521 votes)

    #1 - The Improbable Dream (1)

    S8:E1

    Just as Rebecca fears for her sanity because of the erotic dreams she's been having about Sam, multi-millionaire Robin Colcord sweeps her off her feet.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner

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  2. Cheers Season 8 Episode 2 - The Improbable Dream (2)
    7.7/10(501 votes)

    #2 - The Improbable Dream (2)

    S8:E2

    Just as Rebecca fears for her sanity because of the erotic dreams she's been having about Sam, she's swept off her feet by multi-millionaire Robin Colcord.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner

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  3. Cheers Season 8 Episode 3 - A Bar is Born
    7.5/10(497 votes)

    #3 - A Bar is Born

    S8:E3

    Rebecca prepares herself to spend her first night with Robin Colcord while Sam takes the first step towards owning the bar again.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  4. Cheers Season 8 Episode 4 - How to Marry a Mailman
    7.3/10(507 votes)

    #4 - How to Marry a Mailman

    S8:E4

    The young woman Cliff turned in for stealing a Post Office vehicle returns from Canada with an offer that literally blinds Cliff.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

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  5. Cheers Season 8 Episode 5 - The Two Faces of Norm
    7.7/10(525 votes)

    #5 - The Two Faces of Norm

    S8:E5

    Norm invents a strict curmudgeon of a partner to boss around his easygoing paint crew while Sam goes crazy with concern after selling his precious 'Vette.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Eugene B. Stein

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  6. Cheers Season 8 Episode 6 - The Stork Brings a Crane
    8.1/10(532 votes)

    #6 - The Stork Brings a Crane

    S8:E6

    Lilith spoils Rebecca's elaborately planned celebration of Cheers' 100th anniversary by going into labor.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  7. Cheers Season 8 Episode 7 - Death Takes a Holiday on Ice
    7.7/10(521 votes)

    #7 - Death Takes a Holiday on Ice

    S8:E7

    Carla learns that Eddie led a secret life when a second widow shows up at his funeral.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  8. Cheers Season 8 Episode 8 - For Real Men Only
    7.3/10(486 votes)

    #8 - For Real Men Only

    S8:E8

    Frasier and the guys cringe over plans to attend his son's circumcision while Rebecca struggles to throw an interesting retirement party for a very dull corporate employee.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock

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  9. Cheers Season 8 Episode 9 - Two Girls for Every Boyd
    7.7/10(522 votes)

    #9 - Two Girls for Every Boyd

    S8:E9

    Woody has trouble with the love scenes for his first starring role and the guys have a beard-growing competition.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  10. Cheers Season 8 Episode 10 - The Art of the Steal
    7.4/10(484 votes)

    #10 - The Art of the Steal

    S8:E10

    Rebecca and Sam are trapped overnight in Robin Colcord's deluxe security apartment while the gang passes the time playing Monopoly.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sue Herring

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  11. Cheers Season 8 Episode 11 - Feeble Attraction
    7.4/10(486 votes)

    #11 - Feeble Attraction

    S8:E11

    Norm fires his secretary, who sees it as proof that he's wildly attracted to her and Rebecca becomes obsessed with a surprise hidden in the desk Robin, gave her.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  12. Cheers Season 8 Episode 12 - Sam Ahoy
    7.2/10(474 votes)

    #12 - Sam Ahoy

    S8:E12

    Robin lends Sam and the gang his yacht race in a regatta, but the motley crew discovers a bomb in the refrigerator, right next to the beer.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  13. Cheers Season 8 Episode 13 - Sammy and the Professor
    7.1/10(490 votes)

    #13 - Sammy and the Professor

    S8:E13

    Carla faces an audit while Rebecca's mentor, her business school professor, makes an investment in Sam.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

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  14. Cheers Season 8 Episode 14 - What is... Cliff Clavin?
    8.3/10(575 votes)

    #14 - What is... Cliff Clavin?

    S8:E14

    Jeopardy makes an appearance in Boston, and Cliff gets on the show. The Jeopardy! round had all 6 categories Cliff specializes in, such as celebrities or the US Postal Service. But when Final Jeopardy approaches, he loses all his money putting a stupid response ""Who are three people that have never visited my kitchen?"" and becomes depressed afterwards. Meanwhile someone has stolen Sam's little black book and started ringing all the girls in it.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  15. Cheers Season 8 Episode 15 - Finally! (1)
    7.8/10(486 votes)

    #15 - Finally! (1)

    S8:E15

    Tonight might be the night that Rebecca and Robin finally get together, despite Sam's presence.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  16. Cheers Season 8 Episode 16 - Finally! (2)
    7.7/10(476 votes)

    #16 - Finally! (2)

    S8:E16

    The aftermath of their get together isn't all she hoped it would be, when Rebecca finds Robin with another woman.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  17. Cheers Season 8 Episode 17 - Woody or Won't He
    7.6/10(488 votes)

    #17 - Woody or Won't He

    S8:E17

    A mechanical bull gets the better of Cliff while Woody tries to deal with the romantic advances of his girl friend's mother.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writers:Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

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  18. Cheers Season 8 Episode 18 - Severe Crane Damage
    7.8/10(531 votes)

    #18 - Severe Crane Damage

    S8:E18

    Lilith goes on a talk show to promote her new book about men who are bad for women and takes along her prime example-Sam.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  19. Cheers Season 8 Episode 19 - Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby
    8.0/10(508 votes)

    #19 - Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby

    S8:E19

    Rebecca dreams of a perfectly romantic day with Robin. Robin on the other hand has dared Sam to a series of adolescent challenges.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  20. Cheers Season 8 Episode 20 - 50-50 Carla
    7.4/10(490 votes)

    #20 - 50-50 Carla

    S8:E20

    Carla and Eddie's other widow Gloria become best buddies but the friendship is threatened when Carla learns the two-timer left $50,000 in insurance and Woody worries about a nude scene when he's cast in a revival of Hair.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  21. Cheers Season 8 Episode 21 - Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh
    7.7/10(506 votes)

    #21 - Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh

    S8:E21

    Despite the truce negotiated by Rebecca, the gang decides to warm up the cold war against Gary's Olde Towne Tavern when they notice the statue of Tecumseh the Indian is missing.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  22. Cheers Season 8 Episode 22 - Loverboyd
    7.6/10(480 votes)

    #22 - Loverboyd

    S8:E22

    Woody moons over the fact that Kelly is going to Europe to attend school and Norm suffers through being the designated driver for the evening.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

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  23. Cheers Season 8 Episode 23 - The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec
    7.2/10(492 votes)

    #23 - The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec

    S8:E23

    Carla feels compelled to call in an exorcist when Eddie's ghost appears in the bar and Rebecca complains to a TV station about a defective hair removal system.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Rob Long, Dan Staley

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  24. Cheers Season 8 Episode 24 - Mr. Otis Regrets
    7.3/10(472 votes)

    #24 - Mr. Otis Regrets

    S8:E24

    Sam makes Rebecca jealous in many strange ways by telling her that he scored with Robin's other girl friend, and Woody is flabbergasted when a girl answers his ad for a roommate.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  25. Cheers Season 8 Episode 25 - Cry Hard (1)
    7.6/10(480 votes)

    #25 - Cry Hard (1)

    S8:E25

    Rebecca and Sam both have mixed emotions as they face the fact that Robin Colcord, after proposing to Rebecca, is arrested for insider trading based on information supplied by the once and future owner of Cheers.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Improbable Dream (1)" is the best rated episode of "Cheers" season 8. It scored 7.8/10 based on 521 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner, it aired on 9/21/1989. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Improbable Dream (2)".