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Cheers: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Sep 30, 1982 Updated Jul 18, 2026
Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (5): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Give Me a Ring Sometime

Sep 30, 1982 · 25 min

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

S1·E2 Core

Sam's Women

Oct 7, 1982 · 24 min

Diane's teasing about his airhead women sends Sam looking for a date of a higher cerebral plane and an old customer insists he must see the former owner to discuss his personal pro

S1·E3 Core

The Tortelli Tort

Oct 14, 1982 · 24 min

Carla's fiery temper almost costs Sam the bar when she attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan.

S1·E4 Core

Sam at Eleven

Oct 21, 1982 · 24 min

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

S1·E5 Core

Coach's Daughter

Oct 28, 1982 · 24 min

Coach's daughter brings the obnoxious lout she plans to marry to meet her father.

S1·E6 Core

Any Friend of Diane's

Nov 4, 1982 · 24 min

Diane becomes upset when Sam hits on an old friend of hers who's on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.

S1·E7 Core

Friends, Romans, Accountants

Nov 11, 1982 · 24 min

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".

S1·E8 Core

Truce or Consequences

Nov 18, 1982 · 24 min

Diane and Carla decide to bury the hatchet over after work drinks, which lead to a startling confession from Carla about her youngest child.

S1·E9 Core

Coach Returns to Action

Nov 25, 1982 · 24 min

Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor.

S1·E10 Core

Endless Slumper

Dec 2, 1982 · 23 min

Rick Walker, a friend of Sam, seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak.

S1·E11 Core

One for the Book

Dec 9, 1982 · 23 min

While Diane keeps notes on bar conversation, a novice comes in for one final fling before entering a monastery and a World War I doughboy shows up for a very small reunion.

S1·E13 Core

Now Pitching, Sam Malone

Jan 6, 1983 · 23 min

Sam lets the sexy appeal of an agent and the glamour of the public spotlight lure him into being a TV pitchman.

S1·E14 Mytharc

Let Me Count the Ways

Jan 13, 1983 · 23 min

Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies, but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice.

S1·E15 Core

Father Knows Last

Jan 20, 1983 · 23 min

Carla has a secret that's about to be revealed:she's five months pregnant.

S1·E16 Mytharc

The Boys in the Bar

Jan 27, 1983 · 23 min

Cheers' regulars fear the place may become a gay hangout after an old friend of Sam's reveals his homosexuality on TV.

S1·E17 Core

Diane's Perfect Date

Feb 10, 1983 · 23 min

Sam and Diane dare each other to find the other's perfect date, but Sam's last minute choice doesn't quite measure up.

S1·E18 Core

No Contest

Feb 17, 1983 · 23 min

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

S1·E19 Core

Pick a Con... Any Con

Feb 24, 1983 · 23 min

Sam enlists Harry the conman to help fleece a card shark who cheated Coach out of a lot of money.

S1·E20 Core

Someone Single, Someone Blue

Mar 3, 1983 · 23 min

Diane's mother turns up at Cheers with the news that Diane must marry before the next day or her mother will lose her share of Diane's father's estate.

S1·E21 Mytharc

Showdown (1)

Mar 24, 1983 · 23 min

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.

S1·E22 Mytharc

Showdown (2)

Mar 31, 1983 · 23 min

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.