Season 1
8.2/101,832 votesGive Me a Ring Sometime
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1982
Bride-to-be Diane Chambers becomes the center of attention at a cozy bar called Cheers.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
7.6/101,459 votesSam's Women
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1982
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Unknown
7.4/101,301 votesThe Tortelli Tort
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1982
Carla's fiery temper almost costs Sam the bar when she attacks an obnoxious Yankees fan.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Unknown
7.5/101,233 votesSam at Eleven
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1982
Sam realizes how much he misses his former sports celebrity status when a local newscaster asks to interview him again.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
7.9/101,342 votesCoach's Daughter
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1982
Coach's daughter brings the obnoxious lout she plans to marry to meet her father.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Estin
7.7/101,198 votesAny Friend of Diane's
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1982
Diane becomes upset when Sam hits on an old friend of hers who's on the rebound from an unhappy love affair.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.3/101,135 votesFriends, Romans, Accountants
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1982
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".
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
8.0/101,123 votesTruce or Consequences
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1982
Diane and Carla decide to bury the hatchet over after work drinks, which lead to a startling confession from Carla about her youngest child.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.6/101,073 votesCoach Returns to Action
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1982
Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Unknown
8.3/101,143 votesEndless Slumper
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1982
Rick Walker, a friend of Sam, seeks his advice on how to end a losing streak.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Sam Simon
7.6/101,054 votesOne for the Book
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1982
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Katherine Green
7.5/101,038 votesThe Spy Who Came in for a Cold One
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1982
The bar patrons are all enthralled by the mysterious gentleman who claims to be a secret agent.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
7.4/10971 votesNow Pitching, Sam Malone
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1983
Sam lets the sexy appeal of an agent and the glamour of the public spotlight lure him into being a TV pitchman.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
7.4/10989 votesLet Me Count the Ways
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1983
Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies, but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Unknown
7.0/10967 votesFather Knows Last
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/1983
Carla has a secret that's about to be revealed:she's five months pregnant.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
7.8/101,049 votesThe Boys in the Bar
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1983
Cheers' regulars fear the place may become a gay hangout after an old friend of Sam's reveals his homosexuality on TV.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
8.1/101,021 votesDiane's Perfect Date
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1983
Sam and Diane dare each other to find the other's perfect date, but Sam's last minute choice doesn't quite measure up.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
7.5/10934 votesNo Contest
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1983
Sam enters Diane in the "Miss Boston Barmaid" contest without telling her.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
8.5/101,198 votesPick a Con... Any Con
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1983
Sam enlists Harry the conman to help fleece a card shark who cheated Coach out of a lot of money.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Angell
7.4/10953 votesSomeone Single, Someone Blue
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/1983
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Angell
7.7/10942 votesShowdown (1)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/1983
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
8.2/10975 votesShowdown (2)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1983
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles