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The Best Episodes Written By Glen Charles

Every TV Episode Written by Glen Charles Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Showdown (2)
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E22

    Diane's fascination with Sam's older brother brings their long simmering relationship to a boil when the sibling asks Diane to go to Paris with him.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Suspicion
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S4:E14

    Diane arranges for a stranger to come into Cheers as part of an experiment in paranoid behavior, but then she provides an even better example as she waits for the gang to get back at her.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Give Me a Ring Sometime
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E1

    Bride-to-be Diane Chambers becomes the center of attention at a cozy bar called Cheers.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Power Play
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    The regular gang finds Sam and Diane's romance hard to believe, a view apparently shared by Diane, who throws Sam out of her apartment after only five minutes.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Second Time Around
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    S4:E17

    Frasier has been out on a date with a fellow psychiatrist, Dr Lilith Sternin, but things didn't go too well. Frasier feels depressed, so feeling sorry for him, Sam arranges a date between Frasier and a woman he knows named Candy. But Sam and Diane get a surprise when Frasier proposes to Candy after just one date.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 26 - I Do, Adieu
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S5:E26

    Dr. Sumner Sloane returns to Cheers on Diane and Sam's wedding day to tell her that a publisher is interested in one of her class manuscripts if she can go to work immediately on rewrites.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    S4:E6

    Sam loans Diane $500 to buy a book autographed by Ernest Hemmingway. She later gives the book to Sam as collateral until she pays back the loan, but Sam accidentally destroys it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Fools and Their Money
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S4:E12

    Sam thinks he's doing Woody a favor by not placing a bet for the young man, but the long shot comes in and Sam has to pay off.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - The Triangle
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    S4:E15

    Diane and Sam try to rebuild Frasier's shattered ego when he starts drinking too much.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Birth, Death, Love and Rice
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    S4:E1

    After the sad passing away of Coach, Sam hires a new bartender in Woody Boyd, Coach's pen pal who has moved to Boston. Frasier arrives back from Europe with the news that Diane left him at the altar for six months of decadent living across Europe and is now seeking renewal in a Boston monastery.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Honor Thy Father
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    The cabbies are disturbed by Alex's nonchalance when confronted with the news of his father's heart attack.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - Art Work
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E22

    On Elaine's advice, the cabbies pool their money to buy a painting.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Zen and the Art of Cab Driving
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E13

    Jim picks up two men in his cab and overhear them talking about the secret to success: dynamic perfectionism. Jim takes it to heart and decides to use the technique to reach his goal, which he won't reveal to the cabbies. Soon, Jim becomes the perfect cab driver, setting company records on every shift. After a few weeks, Jim gives up, announcing that he's reached his goal and can no longer stand to work so hard. He invites the gang over to his apartment to reveal what he's been working so hard for. Upon arrival, they see that his goal was a room full of televisions, with satellites, cable, VCRs, and video games—his ticket to the global village. The gang is unimpressed at first, until each of them gets sucked into watching exciting things on the various televisions.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Bob's Change of Life
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E1

    Bob's well-ordered life turns topsy-turvy when he and Emily move to a new Chicago residence.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Rebound (1)
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S3:E1

    Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed "vacation" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Rebound (2)
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S3:E2

    Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed "vacation" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Fear is My Co-Pilot
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S4:E21

    A flying daredevil that Diane barnstormed with across Europe takes her and Sam for a ride and dies at 20,000 feet up.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Diane Chambers Day
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S4:E22

    Diane feels depressed and left out of the gang's activities so Frasier organizes a day just for her-at the opera.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Sam at Eleven
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    S1:E4

    Sam realizes how much he misses his former sports celebrity status when a local newscaster asks to interview him again.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Showdown (1)
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S1:E21

    Diane's fascination with Sam's older brother brings their long simmering relationship to a boil when the sibling asks Diane to go to Paris with him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Home Is the Sailor
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    S6:E1

    Sam returns to Cheers six months after he sold it to a large corporation to pursue a life of leisure on board a new boat. Now the boat has sunk and he's looking for a job.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Woody Goes Belly Up
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    S4:E2

    The gang brings Woody's old girl friend to Boston to visit him and Frasier, still not yet confident about returning to psychiatry, decides to pay his bar bill by working as a janitor.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - The Late Captain Pierce
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S4:E4

    When Hawkeye's father is notified that he's dead, he finds it's no easy matter either to get word to him or to establish otherwise.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - No Contest
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S1:E18

    Sam enters Diane in the "Miss Boston Barmaid" contest without telling her.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Glen Charles

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Someday My Prince Will Come
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S4:E3

    Diane fantasizes over an expensive coat left behind by a patron and agrees to go out with whoever claims it.

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    Writer:Glen Charles

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Glen Charles Ratings Summary

"Showdown (2)" is the best rated episode written by Glen Charles. It scored 8.5/10 based on 11 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/31/1983 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Suspicion".