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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Cheers Season 3 Episode 5 - Sam Turns the Other Cheek
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  2. Cheers Season 6 Episode 4 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)

    S6:E4

    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:Unknown

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  3. Cheers Season 6 Episode 7 - The Last Angry Mailman
    6.5/10(5 votes)

    #3 - The Last Angry Mailman

    S6:E7

    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
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  4. Cheers Season 10 Episode 3 - Madame LaCarla
    6.6/10(478 votes)

    #4 - Madame LaCarla

    S10:E3

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  5. Cheers Season 6 Episode 22 - Slumber Party Massacred
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Slumber Party Massacred

    S6:E22

    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

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  6. Cheers Season 3 Episode 20 - If Ever I Would Leave You
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  7. Cheers Season 6 Episode 3 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)

    S6:E3

    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
    Writers:Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner

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  8. Cheers Season 6 Episode 9 - Pudd'n head Boyd
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Pudd'n head Boyd

    S6:E9

    Woody meets an elderly woman while wearing his makeup for the role of Mark Twain, and begins dating her.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Cheers Season 1 Episode 15 - Father Knows Last
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Father Knows Last

    S1:E15

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  10. Cheers Season 1 Episode 16 - The Boys in the Bar
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Boys in the Bar

    S1:E16

    Cheers' regulars fear the place may become a gay hangout after an old friend of Sam's reveals his homosexuality on TV.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  11. Cheers Season 3 Episode 13 - Whodunit?
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Cheers Season 3 Episode 24 - The Belles of St. Clete's
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin

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  13. Cheers Season 4 Episode 20 - Save the Last Dance for Me
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Save the Last Dance for Me

    S4:E20

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  14. Cheers Season 6 Episode 12 - Christmas Cheers
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Christmas Cheers

    S6:E12

    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
    Writers:Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner

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  15. Cheers Season 6 Episode 15 - Tale of Two Cuties
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Tale of Two Cuties

    S6:E15

    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:Unknown

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  16. Cheers Season 9 Episode 19 - It's a Wonderful Wife
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - It's a Wonderful Wife

    S9:E19

    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:Unknown

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  17. Cheers Season 1 Episode 7 - Friends, Romans, Accountants
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Friends, Romans, Accountants

    S1:E7

    Norm tries to make points with the boss by planning the annual office party at Cheers and arranging for Diane to be the old man's "date".

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  18. Cheers Season 3 Episode 12 - A Ditch in Time
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin

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  19. Cheers Season 5 Episode 25 - A House Is Not a Home
    7.1/10(592 votes)

    #19 - A House Is Not a Home

    S5:E25

    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

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  20. Cheers Season 6 Episode 18 - Let Sleeping Drakes Lie
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Let Sleeping Drakes Lie

    S6:E18

    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

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  21. Cheers Season 7 Episode 5 - Those Lips, Those Ice
    7.1/10(512 votes)

    #21 - Those Lips, Those Ice

    S7:E5

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Peter Casey, David Clark Lee

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

    #22 - 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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  23. Cheers Season 2 Episode 20 - Norman's Conquest
    7.2/10(667 votes)

    #23 - Norman's Conquest

    S2:E20

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  24. Cheers Season 3 Episode 9 - An American Family
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Cheers Season 3 Episode 15 - King of the Hill
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sam Turns the Other Cheek" is the worst rated episode of "Cheers". It scored 5.8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by David Lloyd, it aired on 11/1/1984. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)".