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      Season 5 – Cheers

      1986 Comedy List
      50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 100% Fewer than 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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      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 dave d Watch an episode a day, it will keep you regular! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Season 1-5 were the best television episodes ever written, directed and acted. We'll never see their equal. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 1986 The Proposal Carla and Frasier are dying to know whether Sam proposed to Diane or Janet Eldridge. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 2, 1986 The Cape Cad Diane has second thoughts about having refused Sam's marriage proposal. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 9, 1986 Money Dearest Cliff tries to persuade a wealthy man into marrying his mother. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 16, 1986 Abnormal Psychology Frasier is invited to appear on a televised debate featuring several prominent psychiatrists. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 30, 1986 House of Horrors With Formal Dining and Used Brick Although she won't admit it, Carla is afraid to spend the night alone in her new house. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 6, 1986 Tan N' Wash Norm gets the whole gang involved when he invests in a combination laundry and tanning salon. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 13, 1986 Young Dr. Weinstein Diane brags about her date at a trendy restaurant, so Sam pretends to be a world-famous heart surgeon to get reservations of his own. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 20, 1986 Knights of the Scimitar Diane uses a college classmate (J. Eddie Peck) to make Sam jealous; Cliff persuades Norm to join his fraternal organization. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 27, 1986 Thanksgiving Orphans Norm and the gang gather at Carla's house for a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast that evolves into a tumultuous food fight. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 4, 1986 Everyone Imitates Art Diane feels as though her life is doomed when a poem she submits for publication is rejected while Sam's amateur poetry is published. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 11, 1986 The Book of Samuel Woody tries to find a date to impress his ex-girlfriend (Amanda Wyss), who is visiting Boston with her new boyfriend. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 18, 1986 Dance, Diane, Dance A forged letter leads Diane to believe she can make it as a ballerina. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 8, 1987 Chambers vs. Malone After Diane refuses his proposal once again, Sam loses his temper and finds himself charged with assault and battery. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 15, 1987 Diamond Sam To save his friend money, Norm helps Sam obtain a copy of the expensive engagement ring that Diane chose. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 22, 1987 Spellbound When Carla's ex-husband, Nick, and his wife, Loretta, have marital problems, Loretta turns to Carla for advice. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 29, 1987 Never Love a Goalie A hockey goalie's (Jay Thomas) game slumps when he begins dating Carla. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 5, 1987 Never Love a Goalie Carla blames herself for goalie Eddie LeBec's poor game performance. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 12, 1987 One Last Fling Sam and Diane agree to allow each other one last fling before they get married. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 19, 1987 Dog Bites Cliff Cliff's plans to sue the owner of a dog that bit him become secondary when he meets the woman to whom the dog belongs. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 26, 1987 Dinner at Eight-ish Sam and Diane play referee when they are invited to dinner by Frasier and Lilith. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 5, 1987 Simon Says Sam and Diane attend a prenuptial session with prominent marriage counselor Dr. Simon Finch-Royce (John Cleese). Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 19, 1987 The Godfather -- Part III When Sam's goddaughter (Cady McClain) moves to Boston to attend college, Sam asks Woody to show her around town. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 26, 1987 Norm's First Hurrah Things are not exactly as they seem when Norm announces that he's been hired by a prestigious Boston accounting firm. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 2, 1987 Cheers: The Motion Picture When Woody's parents insist that their son return to Indiana to escape the decadence of Boston, the gang produces a home movie to refute their claims. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 30, 1987 A House Is Not a Home Diane's sympathy for the previous owners of the house she and Sam bought jeopardizes their moving plans. Details Episode 26 Aired May 7, 1987 I Do, Adieu Sam and Diane take those fateful steps toward the altar -- or so it seems. Details

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      Jaci Stephen London Evening Standard It is a brilliantly witty script and, particularly given the limitations of its setting, a masterpiece of the genre. Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Gene Seymour Philadelphia Daily News After five years of approach-avoidance games with Sam, with Frasier, with life itself, Diane's act became very, very old. Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Diane Holloway Austin American-Statesman Can Cheers survive without Long? I'm convinced that it can. Her departure could even breathe new life into an already lively ensemble. Not that the show has gotten stale. It definitely has not. Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Janis D. Froelich Tampa Bay Times Do you believe Thursday's [season finale] of Cheers? Ballyhooed for weeks as Shelley Long's swan song from the popular TV series, the kiss-off show was as dated as the Hula Hoop... Is this sexist hogwash or what? Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Michael Hill Baltimore Sun With only a couple of exceptions, this year's episodes frankly were the worst of the show's five-year run. Whether that was because of the uncertainty over what Long would do or that the Sam/Diane relationship simply was played out is immaterial. Jun 15, 2021 Full Review James Plath Movie Metropolis Season Five may not be the show's strongest, but it's still plenty entertaining. Rated: 7/10 Jan 19, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Tim Berry, James Burrows
      Screenwriter
      Cherie Steinkellner, David Angell, Andy Cowan, Peter Casey, Janet Leahy, Phoef Sutton, Bill Steinkellner, Ken Levine, David Lee, Joanne Pagliaro, Jeff Abugov, Tom Reeder, Dave Williger, Kimberly Hill, Glen Charles, David Isaacs, Stuart Kreisman, Les Charles
      Network
      NBC
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 25, 1986