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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Cheers Season 6 Episode 22 - Slumber Party Massacred
    5.9/10(547 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Cheers Season 6 Episode 4 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)
    6.1/10(552 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 11 Episode 6 - Teaching with the Enemy (1)
    6.1/10(488 votes)

    #3 - Teaching with the Enemy (1)

    S11:E6

    Rebecca spots Lilith with another man, and doesn't know whether to tell Frasier. Later, Lilith confesses to Frasier that she cheated on him - once. Frasier is devastated, and after he and Lilith talk about it, Frasier asks Lilith to tell her lover the affair is over. Lilith goes to see him - and then comes back saying she wants to leave Frasier. Meanwhile Sam hires a bouncer named Tiny, but can't bring himself to fire Tiny when nobody wants to go near him.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Tom Anderson

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  4. Cheers Season 8 Episode 4 - How to Marry a Mailman
    6.2/10(520 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 10 Episode 3 - Madame LaCarla
    6.2/10(492 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Cheers Season 7 Episode 4 - One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape
    6.3/10(546 votes)

    #6 - One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape

    S7:E4

    Sam goes to Mexico to open a new bar for the company, robbing Rebecca of her ""fiance"" and her only defense against the marriage proposal of her baby boss.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  7. Cheers Season 7 Episode 22 - The Visiting Lecher
    6.4/10(577 votes)

    #7 - The Visiting Lecher

    S7:E22

    Rebecca accuses a respected authority on marital fidelity of making a pass at her.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  8. Cheers Season 3 Episode 5 - Sam Turns the Other Cheek
    6.5/10(695 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Cheers Season 9 Episode 12 - Honor Thy Mother
    6.5/10(521 votes)

    #9 - Honor Thy Mother

    S9:E12

    Carla's formidable mother demands on her deathbed that Carla name one of her children "Benito Mussolini."

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Cheers Season 6 Episode 3 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)
    6.6/10(562 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Cheers Season 8 Episode 20 - 50-50 Carla
    6.6/10(503 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Cheers Season 8 Episode 23 - The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec
    6.6/10(503 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Cheers Season 1 Episode 15 - Father Knows Last
    6.7/10(949 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Cheers Season 7 Episode 3 - Executive Sweet
    6.7/10(544 votes)

    #14 - Executive Sweet

    S7:E3

    Rebecca puts Sam off by telling him that from now on she'll only date men who can advance her career, and then she meets her younger-than-springtime new boss.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  15. Cheers Season 7 Episode 5 - Those Lips, Those Ice
    6.7/10(525 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Cheers Season 10 Episode 7 - Bar Wars V: The Final Judgement
    6.7/10(550 votes)

    #16 - Bar Wars V: The Final Judgement

    S10:E7

    Sam may have played his last prank when it appears that his Halloween trick may have killed his old nemesis Gary.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  17. Cheers Season 3 Episode 24 - The Belles of St. Clete's
    6.8/10(652 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Cheers Season 5 Episode 15 - Spellbound
    6.8/10(594 votes)

    #18 - Spellbound

    S5:E15

    Diane and Carla console Loretta, who has caught Nick cheating on her. They counsel her to stand on her own two feet and leave Nick. When Nick comes into the bar to claim her back, a chivalrous Sam stands up for her. Nick takes that as a sign that Sam has stolen Loretta from him. So Nick threatens to steal the same from Sam, that being Diane. Nick makes an attempt to wine and dine Diane, then Loretta, then Carla and then any of the three who will give him the time of day. Meanwhile, Frasier, the chess expert, has met his match in simpleton Woody.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kimberly Hill

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  19. Cheers Season 9 Episode 20 - Cheers Has Chili
    6.8/10(486 votes)

    #19 - Cheers Has Chili

    S9:E20

    Rebecca wants to serve Woody's chili in the poolroom despite Sam's heartfelt objections.

    Directors:Andy Ackerman, James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Cheers Season 9 Episode 24 - Home Malone
    6.8/10(501 votes)

    #20 - Home Malone

    S9:E24

    Sam enters a whole new world when he babysits for Frasier and Lilith, and Woody worries about Kelly when she goes to work at Cheers as part of a school project.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Cheers Season 10 Episode 15 - My Son, the Father
    6.8/10(471 votes)

    #21 - My Son, the Father

    S10:E15

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Cheers Season 3 Episode 9 - An American Family
    6.9/10(670 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Cheers Season 3 Episode 20 - If Ever I Would Leave You
    6.9/10(654 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Cheers Season 4 Episode 20 - Save the Last Dance for Me
    6.9/10(600 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Cheers Season 5 Episode 25 - A House Is Not a Home
    6.9/10(602 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Slumber Party Massacred" is the worst rated episode of "Cheers". It scored 5.9/10 based on 547 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Phoef Sutton, it aired on 3/24/1988. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)".