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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Cheers" is "Madame LaCarla", rated 6.6/10 from 432 user votes. It was directed by James Burrows and written by Dan O'Shannon. "Madame LaCarla" aired on 10/3/1991 and is rated 0.3 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Achilles Hill".
6.6/10 432 votes#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
6.9/10 443 votes#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
7.0/10 825 votes#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
7.0/10 541 votes#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
7.1/10 599 votes#5 - 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
7.1/10 534 votes#6 - 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
7.1/10 489 votes#7 - 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
7.1/10 482 votes#8 - 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
7.1/10 471 votes#9 - 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
7.1/10 442 votes#10 - 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
7.2/10 609 votes#11 - 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
7.2/10 545 votes#12 - 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
7.2/10 500 votes#13 - 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
7.2/10 473 votes#14 - 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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
7.2/10 431 votes#15 - 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
7.2/10 443 votes#16 - 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
7.2/10 428 votes#17 - 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
7.2/10 443 votes#18 - 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
7.2/10 426 votes#19 - 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
7.2/10 428 votes#20 - 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: David Isaacs, Ken Levine
7.2/10 430 votes#21 - 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
7.2/10 420 votes#22 - 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
7.2/10 409 votes#23 - 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
7.2/10 404 votes#24 - 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
7.3/10 961 votes#25 - Friends, Romans, Accountants
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1982
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
Writer: David Isaacs, Ken Levine