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Cheers Season 4 |
| Cheers Season 4 : |
| The fourth season of Cheers an award-winning American television sitcom originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 26 1985 and May 15 1986 as part of the network's Must See TV Thursday lineup. This season marks Woody Harrelson's television debut as Woody Boyd replacing Coach Ernie Pantusso when actor Nicholas Colasanto died during filming of the prior season. The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles under production team Charles Burrows Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television. |
| Episode 1 - [Birth Death Love And Rice] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kelsey Grammer | Lois de Banzie | Arnold F. Turner | Patricia Huston | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Sep. 26, 1985 |
| Episode 2 - [Woody Goes Belly Up] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amanda Wyss | Kelsey Grammer | Elizabeth Keifer | Sean Everett | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Oct. 03, 1985 |
| Episode 3 - [Someday My Prince Will Come] |
| Details : Diane fantasizes over an expensive coat left behind by a patron and agrees to go out with whoever claims it. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Oct. 17, 1985 |
| Episode 4 - [The Groom Wore Clearasil] |
| Details : Carla asks Sam to tell her teenage son about the joys of bachelorhood and to discourage his urge to get married. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sherilyn Fenn | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Oct. 24, 1985 |
| Episode 5 - [Diane's Nightmare] |
| Details : Diane spends a dark and stormy night worrying that Andy Schroeder has escaped and is out to kill her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Derek McGrath | Kelsey Grammer | Nancy Cartwright | Director : James Burrows | Writer : David Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 1985 |
| Episode 6 - [I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday] |
| Details : Sam has a weak moment and lends Diane $500 to buy a book reputedly signed by Ernest Hemingway. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 1985 |
| Episode 7 - [2 Good To Be 4 Real] |
| Details : Sam and the gang make up an answer to Carla's ad in the personal column to lift her spirits. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Gallagher | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 1985 |
| Episode 8 - [Love Thy Neighbor] |
| Details : Norm fears Vera may be having an affair with his neighbor and Sam wastes his time as a radio sports commentator apologizing to Diane. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Fred Dryer as Dave Richards | Miriam Flynn | Ernie Sabella | Richard Young | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 1985 |
| Episode 9 - [From Beer To Eternity] |
| Details : Sam has to convince Woody to help Cheers win a bowling match with Gary's Old Towne Tavern at a rival bar. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Joel Polis | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Nov. 28, 1985 |
| Episode 10 - [The Bar Stoolie] |
| Details : Cliff refuses to identify himself to his estranged father when the man comes to Cheers with an important message for his son. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Dick O'Neill | Writer : Andy Cowan | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 1985 |
| Episode 11 - [Don Juan Is Hell] |
| Details : Sam is happy to be the subject of Diane's psychology term paper until he learns just exactly what the Don Juan syndrome is. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kenneth Tigar | Writer : Phoef Sutton | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1985 |
| Episode 12 - [Fools And Their Money] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Paul Willson | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1985 |
| Episode 13 - [Take My Shirt please] |
| Details : Sam's ego is crushed when no one bids on his old baseball jersey during a public television auction. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Symonds | Frances Bay | Earl Houston Bullock | Director : James Burrows | Writer : David Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Jan. 09, 1986 |
| Episode 14 - [Suspicion] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kelsey Grammer | M.C. Gainey | Hamilton Camp | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Jan. 16, 1986 |
| Episode 15 - [The Triangle] |
| Details : Diane and Sam try to rebuild Frasier's shattered ego when he starts drinking too much. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kelsey Grammer | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Jan. 23, 1986 |
| Episode 16 - [Cliffie's Big Score] |
| Details : Cliff has two dates for the postman's ball-with Carla and Diane. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Timothy Scott | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 1986 |
| Episode 17 - [Second Time Around] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jennifer Tilly | Kelsey Grammer | Bebe Neuwirth | |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 1986 |
| Episode 18 - [The Peterson Principle] |
| Details : Norm gets some dirt on his main competitor for a promotion but hesitates to use it. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Daniel Davis | Kelsey Grammer | Chip Zien | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 1986 |
| Episode 19 - [Dark Imaginings] |
| Details : After trying (and failing) to hit on a pretty female customer Sam feels like he is over the hill and challenges Woody to a racquetball game. Unfortunately Sam ends up hurting himself and has to take a trip to the hospital. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Pamela Bach | Tim Dunigan | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 1986 |
| Episode 20 - [Save The Last Dance For Me] |
| Details : Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jean Kasem | Dan Hedaya | Hal Landon Jr. | Nick Dimitri | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Feb. 27, 1986 |
| Episode 21 - [Fear Is My Co-Pilot] |
| Details : A flying daredevil that Diane barnstormed with across Europe takes her and Sam for a ride and dies at 20000 feet up. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Joseph Whipp | Kelsey Grammer | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Mar. 13, 1986 |
| Episode 22 - [Diane Chambers Day] |
| Details : Diane feels depressed and left out of the gang's activities so Frasier organizes a day just for her-at the opera. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Doris Grau | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Mar. 20, 1986 |
| Episode 23 - [Relief Bartender] |
| Details : Woody fears for his job when Sam hires a second bartender. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Judith Barsi | Paul Eiding | Edan Gross as Child #2 | Tony Carreiro | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : Mar. 27, 1986 |
| Episode 24 - [Strange Bedfellows Part 1] |
| Details : Local councilwoman Janet Eldridge comes to Cheers as part of her re-election campaign and Sam finds hismelf smitten with her. Janet and Sam become a couple but a jealous Diane joins the opposition campaign fearing that if Janet wins the election she will win Sam's heart as well. Meanwhile Frasier also joins the opposition campaign hoping to win Diane back. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Max Wright | Kate Mulgrew | David Paymer | Mike Hagerty | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : May. 01, 1986 |
| Episode 25 - [Strange Bedfellows Part 2] |
| Details : Sam and Janet's relationship is getting stronger and stronger whilst Diane gets more jealous. Janet suggests that Sam fire iane to sever all ties with his past but Diane overhears and quits before he can fire her. Vera's sister Donna is visiting the Petersons and Norm is worried that Donna will flirt with him like she did on her last visit. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Max Wright | Kate Mulgrew | David Paymer | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : May. 08, 1986 |
| Episode 26 - [Strange Bedfellows Part 3] |
| Details : Janet has won the election and is hosting her press conference at Cheers. Diane turns up to apologize to Sam but ends up asking Janet some personal questions which causes Sam to throw her out of the bar. Later Sam and Janet talk and realize their relationship won't work so break it off. Sam then picks up the telephone rings someone and then asks them to marry him..... Meanwhile Vera has been called away so Donna is left alone with Norm much to his horror. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Max Wright | Kate Mulgrew | David Paymer | Writer : David Angell | Director : James Burrows | |
| Air Date : May. 15, 1986 |