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The Worst Episodes of Cheers

Every episode of Cheers ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Cheers!

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
Episodes
269
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.2
7.7
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.3
7.9
7.4
7.4
7.4
8.0
7.3

Worst Episodes Summary

"Madame LaCarla" is the worst rated episode of "Cheers". It scored 6.6/10 based on 446 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Dan O'Shannon, it aired on 10/3/1991. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Achilles Hill".

  • Madame LaCarla
    6.6/10(446)
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    #1 - Madame LaCarla

    Season 10 Episode 3

    Aired 10/3/1991

    Carla is reluctant to accept the crystal ball passed to her by the retiring psychic, Madame Lazora.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Dan O'Shannon

  • Achilles Hill
    6.9/10(454)
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    #2 - Achilles Hill

    Season 9 Episode 13

    Aired 1/10/1991

    Sam decides to settle his feud with John Hill by dating the man's daughter and Carla fears that the foosball table is possessed.

    Director: James Burrows, Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Dan O'Shannon

  • Father Knows Last
    7.0/10(846)
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    #3 - Father Knows Last

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/20/1983

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

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles

  • Save the Last Dance for Me
    7.0/10(551)
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    #4 - Save the Last Dance for Me

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 2/27/1986

    Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles

  • Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)
    7.0/10(503)
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    #5 - 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

  • An American Family
    7.1/10(610)
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    #6 - An American Family

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/29/1984

    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.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • A House Is Not a Home
    7.1/10(551)
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    #7 - A House Is Not a Home

    Season 5 Episode 25

    Aired 4/30/1987

    Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Phoef Sutton

  • Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)
    7.1/10(514)
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    #8 - 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

  • Slumber Party Massacred
    7.1/10(495)
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    #9 - 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

  • Those Lips, Those Ice
    7.1/10(480)
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    #10 - Those Lips, Those Ice

    Season 7 Episode 5

    Aired 11/24/1988

    Carla throws a jealous fit when she suspects that Eddie is fooling around with someone from the ice show.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Peter Casey, David Clark Lee

  • Sammy and the Professor
    7.1/10(461)
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    #11 - Sammy and the Professor

    Season 8 Episode 13

    Aired 1/4/1990

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

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

  • Norman's Conquest
    7.2/10(624)
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    #12 - Norman's Conquest

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 2/23/1984

    The regulars push Norm into pursuing an attractive new client who seems to be interested in him.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Lissa Levin

  • The Belles of St. Clete's
    7.2/10(597)
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    #13 - The Belles of St. Clete's

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 5/2/1985

    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.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Ken Estin

  • Take My Shirt...Please?
    7.2/10(556)
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    #14 - Take My Shirt...Please?

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 1/9/1986

    Sam's ego is crushed when no one bids on his old baseball jersey during a public television auction.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Airport V
    7.2/10(488)
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    #15 - 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

  • Sam Ahoy
    7.2/10(446)
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    #16 - Sam Ahoy

    Season 8 Episode 12

    Aired 12/14/1989

    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

  • The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec
    7.2/10(457)
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    #17 - The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec

    Season 8 Episode 23

    Aired 4/12/1990

    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

    Writer: Dan Staley, Rob Long

  • Where Nobody Knows Your Name
    7.2/10(442)
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    #18 - Where Nobody Knows Your Name

    Season 9 Episode 4

    Aired 10/11/1990

    Rebecca is secretly very upset when one of Robin's previous lovers goes public claiming to be his current affair.

    Director: Andy Ackerman

    Writer: Dan O'Shannon

  • Grease
    7.2/10(456)
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    #19 - Grease

    Season 9 Episode 6

    Aired 10/25/1990

    Norm nearly has a cow when he hears that the Hungry Heifer is closing down, and mounts an all-out campaign to keep it going, while Rebecca frets over seeing Robin as he works in the street nearby as part of a road gang.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • It's a Wonderful Wife
    7.2/10(438)
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    #20 - It's a Wonderful Wife

    Season 9 Episode 19

    Aired 2/28/1991

    Norm develops a rich paranoia and decides to look for another bar when wife Vera gets a job upstairs at Melville's, and Lilith helps the gang celebrate Frasier's birthday.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • Carla Loves Clavin
    7.2/10(441)
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    #21 - Carla Loves Clavin

    Season 9 Episode 21

    Aired 3/21/1991

    Carla faces the hardest task of her life when she tries to be nice to Cliff after learning he's one of the judges for the Miss Boston Barmaid competition.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs

  • Baby Balk
    7.2/10(442)
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    #22 - Baby Balk

    Season 10 Episode 1

    Aired 9/19/1991

    Sam and Rebecca each separately turn to the Drs. Crane for help in conceiving a baby.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Dan O'Shannon

  • Go Make
    7.2/10(437)
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    #23 - Go Make

    Season 10 Episode 12

    Aired 12/12/1991

    Sam and Rebecca let their imaginations run free during a weekend of baby-making and dream up different versions of their future progeny.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Phoef Sutton

  • My Son, the Father
    7.2/10(425)
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    #24 - My Son, the Father

    Season 10 Episode 15

    Aired 1/16/1992

    Sam finds a way to get even with John Hill. One of Carla's sons decides to become a priest.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • Take Me Out of the Ball Game
    7.2/10(418)
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    #25 - Take Me Out of the Ball Game

    Season 10 Episode 21

    Aired 3/26/1992

    Sam ponders a baseball comeback, but when he goes to play a few games he discovers most of the players are much younger and immature than he is. They're acting just like he used to, and Sam doesn't think he enjoys acting like that anymore. Meanwhile, back in Boston, Frasier loses Lilith's favourite lab rat and tries to get an identical one before she returns.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: Kathy Ann Stumpe