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      Season 1 – Cheers

      1982 Comedy List
      98% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Laid-back Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. He hires smart, uptight -- and jilted -- Diane Chambers as a server, out of sympathy, but their attraction causes constant bickering. Wacky characters fill the bar: sarcastic waitress Carla, beer-loving accountant Norm, know-it-all postman Cliff. When Diane leaves Boston much later, Sam sells the bar, buys a boat and sails the world, but his boat sinks, so he returns. New, ambitious manager Rebecca Howe hires him back, but they love to hate each other too. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 26 Buy Now

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      With an instantly comfortable setting as endearing as its characters, Cheers lays out the template for a classic ensemble comedy with its entertaining first season.

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      Mike P This is one of the all time greats! It's a Tracy/Hepburn reboot essentially; a hilarious odd coupling of motormouths which anchor the show; she, a pretentious and wildly eccentric academian; and he, a crude, stupid womanizing jock. Let the games begin! Long and Danson have terrific chemistry and the show sizzles when the two of them are at battle. And the supporting cast/ Greek chorus of bar patrons who hilariously rift off the Sam and Diane pyrotechnics are superb. Those first five years are truly classic; it's hard to find another show that was so finely crafted; and worked so perfectly; it hummed like a Swiss watch. After Shelley left the show lost something. Kirstie wasn't bad but since the show was really crafted to feature the Sam/Diane relationship in a Tracy/Hepburn face off week after week; once Shelley left there was something essential missing. Some fun facts about the show: Shelley Long was a pitchwoman for famous furniture outlet John M Smyth Homemakers for several years in Chicago, where she starred in a series of television commercials for them. (And she sported both blonde and black hair for these commercials, which can be seen on YouTube!) This was all before she starred in Cheers! Her cache phrase? "Remember, it's not low price furniture. It's good furniture, at lower prices!" Shelley and George Wendt were also Second City Allums during this period, in the late 70s early 80s; both at the same time before they came to Cheers. Shelley and George were also on Mash together during this period. And Rhea Pearlman, Ted Danson, George Wendt, Carol Kane and Christopher Lloyd were all on Taxi and Cheers during this whole period as well. Another fun tidbit, although the show would have you believe Woody was from Hanover Indiana, he was actually from Texas, and Shelley was the one that was actually from Indiana! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I've thoroughly enjoyed two sitcoms in my entire life, both before my "time" and this is one of them. Hilarious and fun. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Another very good, funny show to revisit on Hulu during the Covid slow down Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Best tv series ever. Template for modern ensemble comedies. The writing is the most intelligent so far. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member While establishing quite an enjoyable atmosphere inside a small Boston bar with lovable regular customers and sharp humor, the most entertaining moments come from the cat and mouse games played by the standout performances of Ted Danson and Shelley Long. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Every character is superb! One of the best! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 1982 Give Me a Ring Sometime Diane Chambers ends up as a waitress in a Boston pub after she's dumped by her fiancee on the way to their Barbados wedding. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 1982 Sam's Women Diane's scorn for Sam's choice of female companions sends the bar owner on a futile quest for an intelligent date. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 1982 The Tortelli Tort Sam is threatened with a lawsuit after hot-headed Carla attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan (Ron Karobatsos). Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 21, 1982 Sam at Eleven Sam realizes how much he misses his former sports celebrity status when a local newscaster (Fred Dryer)asks to interview him. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 1982 The Coach's Daughter Coach isn't impressed with the guy his daughter wants to marry. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 4, 1982 Any Friend of Diane's Diane becomes upset when Sam hits on an old friend of hers who's on the rebound. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 11, 1982 Friends, Romans and Accountants Norm is surprised when he is the only one at his company party in Roman garb. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 1982 Truce or Consequences Diane and Carla decide to bury the hatchet over after work drinks. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 1982 Coach Returns to Action Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 2, 1982 Endless Slumper Red Sox pitcher Rick Walker falls into a slump and asks his idol Sam for advice. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 9, 1982 One for the Book A shy man who is about to enter the priesthood makes advances toward Diane. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 16, 1982 The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One Diane exposes a customer who exaggerates about his alleged World War II spying activities. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 6, 1983 Now Pitching, Sam Malone Sam is in for a surprise when a sexy TV-commercial agent offers him a contract. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 13, 1983 Let Me Count the Ways Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies, but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 20, 1983 Father Knows Last Carla tricks a man into believing he is the father of her child. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 27, 1983 The Boys in the Bar The Cheers regulars fear that the place will become a gay hangout. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 10, 1983 Diane's Perfect Date Sam and Diane dare each other to find the other's perfect date. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 17, 1983 No Contest Diane is furious when Sam enters a photo of her in the annual Miss Boston Barmaid contest. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 24, 1983 Pick a Con ... Any Con Sam discovers Coach is being ripped off in his daily gin games. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 3, 1983 Someone Single, Someone Blue Diane's well-to-do mother will lose her inheritance if Diane isn't married within 24 hours. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 24, 1983 Show Down Sam becomes jealous when his impressive older brother Derek drops by the bar and charms Diane. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 31, 1983 Show Down 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. Details

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      Brian Courtis The Age (Australia) An excellent show, then, well worth raising our glasses to. Cheers! Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Marie McNamara The Age (Australia) The original and appealing setting for Cheers, its quick and clever script and refreshing acting, all lead one to wonder why the U.S. can't produce more of this and less of Diff'rent Strokes. Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Jacqueline Lee Lewes Sydney Morning Herald The humor in Cheers is what I call "lateral humor." Most of the laughs come not so much from the main theme of the series, but rather from the dialogue on the side. Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Win Fanning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A splendid cast, headed by Shelley Long, a college-educated cocktail waitress, and bar owner Ted Danson, make Cheers something to cheer about. Aug 12, 2021 Full Review Mike Boone Montreal Gazette These cracks may not read like knee-slappers, but [George] Wendt's delivery and the sheer enthusiasm he brings to the role of a bar hound make Norm one of the classic characters in the best new comedy of the season. Jan 14, 2021 Full Review Michael Dougan San Francisco Examiner If Newhart isn't the best new show of the season, it must be Cheers, a crisply written and nicely performed sitcom about life in a Boston bar. Jan 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      James Burrows
      Screenwriter
      David Isaacs, Glen Charles, Heide Perlman, David Angell, Earl Pomerantz, David Lloyd, Ken Estin, Tom Reeder, Katherine Green, Sam Simon, Ken Levine, Les Charles
      Network
      NBC
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 30, 1982