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The Best Episodes of Cheers Season 3

Every episode of Cheers Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cheers Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cheers Season 3 Episode 4 - Fairy Tales Can Come True
    8.2/10(820 votes)

    S3:E4

    Cliff meets a woman during a costume party at Cheers that he likes very much, but he's afraid to see her again as himself.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  2. Cheers Season 3 Episode 14 - The Heart Is a Lonely Snipe Hunter
    8.2/10(747 votes)

    S3:E14

    The guys take Frasier on a "snipe" hunt in the woods after Diane asks them to include the psychologist in their masculine pursuits.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Cheers Season 3 Episode 22 - Cheerio, Cheers
    8.1/10(730 votes)

    S3:E22

    Diane announces that she's leaving Cheers to accompany Frasier to Italy and Sam throws her a going-away party.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  4. Cheers Season 3 Episode 23 - The Bartender's Tale
    8.1/10(716 votes)

    S3:E23

    Carla insists that Sam should hire an older woman to replace Diane but she doesn't reckon on Sam's attraction to the woman's daughter.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sam Simon

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  5. Cheers Season 3 Episode 3 - I Call Your Name
    8.0/10(734 votes)

    S3:E3

    Frasier asks Sam for some advice about his more intimate relationship with Diane and Cliff hides out from a vengeful fellow postal employee.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Peter Casey, David Clark Lee

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  6. Cheers Season 3 Episode 1 - Rebound (1)
    7.9/10(811 votes)

    S3:E1

    Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed "vacation" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  7. Cheers Season 3 Episode 2 - Rebound (2)
    7.9/10(766 votes)

    S3:E2

    Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed "vacation" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  8. Cheers Season 3 Episode 17 - The Mail Goes to Jail
    7.9/10(694 votes)

    S3:E17

    Norm gets arrested when he finishes the route for an ill Cliff, but Cliff refuses to back up Norm's explanation to the authorities.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  9. Cheers Season 3 Episode 21 - The Executive's Executioner
    7.9/10(673 votes)

    S3:E21

    Norm is promoted to company hatchet man because of his unique style for letting people go.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Cheers Season 3 Episode 25 - Rescue Me
    7.9/10(687 votes)

    S3:E25

    Frasier proposes to Diane while they're in Italy and she makes an emergency call to Sam, hoping he'll talk her out of it.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin

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  11. Cheers Season 3 Episode 19 - Behind Every Great Man
    7.8/10(685 votes)

    S3:E19

    Sam faces the ultimate challenge to his skills as a male animal; a lady reporter who has been investigating the Boston singles scene and has heard every line in the book.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  12. Cheers Season 3 Episode 5 - Sam Turns the Other Cheek
    7.6/10(707 votes)

    S3:E5

    Sam makes up an elaborate story to explain how he got shot in the rear end, not wanting to tell everyone the real reason - he was shot at by a jealous husband.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  13. Cheers Season 3 Episode 6 - Coach in Love (1)
    7.6/10(701 votes)

    S3:E6

    Coach falls in love with a woman who dumps him after she wins a big lottery while Sam strikes out with her daughter.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Angell

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  14. Cheers Season 3 Episode 18 - Bar Bet
    7.6/10(689 votes)

    S3:E18

    Sam stands to lose the bar to an old friend because of a bet that he would marry Jacqueline Bissett before a certain date.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Cheers Season 3 Episode 8 - Diane Meets Mom
    7.5/10(730 votes)

    S3:E8

    Diane meets Frasier's mother, who quietly threatens to kill Diane if she doesn't leave Frasier alone.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  16. Cheers Season 3 Episode 10 - Diane's Allergy
    7.5/10(691 votes)

    S3:E10

    Diane suffers a mysterious allergic reaction after moving in with Frasier.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  17. Cheers Season 3 Episode 11 - Peterson Crusoe
    7.5/10(672 votes)

    S3:E11

    Norm becomes aware of his own mortality and decides to throw it all in and take off for Bora Bora.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Angell

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  18. Cheers Season 3 Episode 12 - A Ditch in Time
    7.5/10(690 votes)

    S3:E12

    Sam meets one of Diane's intense friends, who has her parents over to meet Sam, their future son-in-law, hours after their first date.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin

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  19. Cheers Season 3 Episode 13 - Whodunit?
    7.5/10(675 votes)

    S3:E13

    Frasier is devastated when he learns that his learned mentor has been dating Carla, who also has a little surprise of her own.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Cheers Season 3 Episode 16 - Teacher's Pet
    7.5/10(673 votes)

    S3:E16

    Sam and the Coach are taking the same night school course in geography, but while Coach studies, Sam dates the teacher.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Cheers Season 3 Episode 7 - Coach in Love (2)
    7.4/10(692 votes)

    S3:E7

    Coach falls in love with a woman who dumps him after she wins a big lottery while Sam strikes out with her daughter.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Angell

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  22. Cheers Season 3 Episode 15 - King of the Hill
    7.3/10(671 votes)

    S3:E15

    Sam returns to the mound for a charity softball game against Playboy bunnies, but his competitive spirit ruins the day when he strikes them all out.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Elliot Shoenman

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  23. Cheers Season 3 Episode 20 - If Ever I Would Leave You
    7.3/10(668 votes)

    S3:E20

    After his second wife Loretta kicks him out, Carla's ex-husband Nick Tortelli comes to Cheers asking Carla to take him back.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  24. Cheers Season 3 Episode 24 - The Belles of St. Clete's
    7.3/10(665 votes)

    S3:E24

    Carla calls together her former classmates from St. Clete's School for Wayward Girls to plot revenge on their former sadistic principal whom she spots drinking at Cheers.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Ken Estin

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  25. Cheers Season 3 Episode 9 - An American Family
    7.1/10(683 votes)

    S3:E9

    Nick returns and demands of Carla a more equitable division of their marital property: namely him getting custody of one of their kids, a demand to which Carla agrees.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Fairy Tales Can Come True" is the best rated episode of Cheers season 3. It scored 8.2/10 from 820 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Sam Simon, it aired on October 25, 1984.