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Cheers Season 1 |
| Cheers Season 1 : |
| The first season of Cheers is an American television situation comedy series that originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 30 1982 and March 31 1983 in 22 episodes. The show was created and produced by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles who previously worked on Taxi another sitcom. Cheers was produced by Charles Burrows Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television. The concept and production design of the show were inspired by a public house in Boston the Bull And Finch which is now called Cheers Beacon Hill. When it was first broadcast critics praised the series as intelligent sophisticated cleverly written well-cast and well-timed. However the Nielsen ratings for its original runs were very low. Typically low ratings result a show's cancellation but before the season finale aired the network renewed it for another season. Reruns of season 1 scored higher ratings than its first airing and the series earned award recognitions including five Emmy Award wins in 1983. In later years this season has still elicited positive reviews and is currently available on DVD. |
| Episode 1 - [Give Me A Ring Sometime] |
| Details : Bride-to-be Diane Chambers becomes the center of attention at a cozy bar called Cheers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John P. Navin Jr. | Michael McGuire | Ron Frazier | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Les Charles | Writer : Glen Charles | |
| Air Date : Sep. 30, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Sam's Women] |
| Details : 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 problems. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Angela Aames as Brandee | Keenen Ivory Wayans as Customer #1 (as Keenen Wayans) | Donnelly Rhodes as Leo | Donna McKechnie as Debra | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Oct. 07, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [The Tortelli Tort] |
| Details : Carla's fiery temper almost costs Sam the bar when she attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rex Ryon as Rough Looking Guy #1 | John Fiedler as Fred | Richard McGonagle as Customer #2 | Stephen Keep Mills as Dr. Graham | Paul Vaughn as Customer #1 | Ron Karabatsos | Thomas Babson as Customer #1 | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Oct. 14, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Sam At Eleven] |
| Details : Sam realizes how much he misses his former sports celebrity status when a local newscaster asks to interview him again. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Fred Dryer as Dave Richards | Michael Mann as The Guy | Paul Vaughn as Customer #1 | Eapen Mathai as The Recordist | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Les Charles | Writer : Glen Charles | |
| Air Date : Oct. 21, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Coach's Daughter] |
| Details : Coach's daughter brings the obnoxious lout she plans to marry to meet her father. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Allyce Beasley as Lisa | Philip Charles MacKenzie as Roy | Tim Cunningham as Chuck | Jacqueline Cassel as Woman No. 1 | Teddy Bergeron as Man No. 1 | Writer : Ken Estin | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Oct. 28, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Any Friend Of Diane's] |
| Details : Diane becomes upset when Sam hits on an old friend of hers who's on the rebound from an unhappy love affair. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Julia Duffy as Rebecca Prout | Macon McCalman as Darrell Stabell | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Ken Levine | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 04, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Friends Romans Accountants] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Read as H.W. Sawyer | Kenneth Kimmins as Fred Wilson | Jonathan Terry as Accountant #1 | Jim Hudson as Accountant #2 | Peter Van Norden as Cymbals Players | Edie Berry as Accountant #3 | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Ken Levine | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 11, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Truce Or Consequences] |
| Details : Diane and Carla decide to bury the hatchet over after work drinks which lead to a startling confession from Carla about her youngest child. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Knight | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Ken Levine | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 18, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Coach Returns To Action] |
| Details : Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Keone Young | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Nov. 25, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Endless Slumper] |
| Details : Rick Walker a friend of Sam seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Christopher McDonald | Anne Haney | Writer : Sam Simon | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Dec. 02, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [One For The Book] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Knight | Ian Wolfe | Writer : Katherine Green | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Dec. 09, 1982 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [The Spy Who Came In For A Cold One] |
| Details : The bar patrons are all enthralled by the mysterious gentleman who claims to be a secret agent. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : James Burrows | Writer : David Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Dec. 16, 1982 |
| Episode 13 - [Now Pitching Sam Malone] |
| Details : Sam lets the sexy appeal of an agent and the glamour of the public spotlight lure him into being a TV pitchman. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Luis Tiant | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Ken Levine | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Jan. 06, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Let Me Count The Ways] |
| Details : Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Jan. 13, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Father Knows Last] |
| Details : Carla has a secret that's about to be revealed:she's five months pregnant. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Ellen Trainor | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Jan. 20, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [The Boys In The Bar] |
| Details : Cheers' regulars fear the place may become a gay hangout after an old friend of Sam's reveals his homosexuality on TV. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kenneth Tigar | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Ken Levine | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Jan. 27, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Diane's Perfect Date] |
| Details : Sam and Diane dare each other to find the other's perfect date but Sam's last minute choice doesn't quite measure up. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Doug Sheehan | Gretchen Corbett | Director : James Burrows | Writer : David Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Feb. 10, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [No Contest] |
| Details : Sam enters Diane in the Miss Boston Barmaid contest without telling her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tip O'Neill | Paul Vaughn as Customer #1 | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Feb. 17, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Pick A Con any Con] |
| Details : Sam enlists Harry the conman to help fleece a card shark who cheated Coach out of a lot of money. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reid Shelton | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Feb. 24, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Someone Single Someone Blue] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Glynis Johns | Paul Willson | Dean Dittman | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Mar. 03, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [Showdown Part I] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Deborah Shelton | Paul Vaughn as Customer #1 | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Les Charles | Writer : Glen Charles | |
| Air Date : Mar. 24, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Showdown Part II] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Helen Page Camp | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Les Charles | Writer : Glen Charles | |
| Air Date : Mar. 31, 1983 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |