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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Cheers Season 10 Episode 3 - Madame LaCarla
    6.6/10(478 votes)

    #1 - Madame LaCarla

    S10:E3

    Carla is reluctant to accept the crystal ball passed to her by the retiring psychic, Madame Lazora.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  2. Cheers Season 9 Episode 13 - Achilles Hill
    6.9/10(493 votes)

    #2 - Achilles Hill

    S9:E13

    Sam decides to settle his feud with John Hill by dating the man's daughter and Carla fears that the foosball table is possessed.

    Directors:Andy Ackerman, James Burrows
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  3. Cheers Season 1 Episode 15 - Father Knows Last
    7.0/10(911 votes)

    #3 - Father Knows Last

    S1:E15

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  4. Cheers Season 4 Episode 20 - Save the Last Dance for Me
    7.0/10(584 votes)

    #4 - Save the Last Dance for Me

    S4:E20

    Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Les Charles, Glen Charles

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  5. Cheers Season 3 Episode 9 - An American Family
    7.1/10(651 votes)

    #5 - An American Family

    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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  6. Cheers Season 5 Episode 25 - A House Is Not a Home
    7.1/10(592 votes)

    #6 - A House Is Not a Home

    S5:E25

    Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  7. Cheers Season 6 Episode 4 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)
    7.1/10(541 votes)

    #7 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (2)

    S6:E4

    Carla and Eddie plan to get married if they can get past superstition, Eddie's mother, Carla's children, and Rebecca's nerves as she waits for her boss to show up at the bar.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Cheers Season 6 Episode 22 - Slumber Party Massacred
    7.1/10(533 votes)

    #8 - Slumber Party Massacred

    S6:E22

    Lilith and Rebecca throw a teenage slumber party to cheer up Carla after she learns she's soon going to be a grandmother.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Phoef Sutton

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  9. Cheers Season 7 Episode 5 - Those Lips, Those Ice
    7.1/10(513 votes)

    #9 - Those Lips, Those Ice

    S7:E5

    Carla throws a jealous fit when she suspects that Eddie is fooling around with someone from the ice show.

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

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  10. Cheers Season 8 Episode 13 - Sammy and the Professor
    7.1/10(490 votes)

    #10 - Sammy and the Professor

    S8:E13

    Carla faces an audit while Rebecca's mentor, her business school professor, makes an investment in Sam.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Brian Pollack, Mert Rich

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  11. Cheers Season 2 Episode 20 - Norman's Conquest
    7.2/10(667 votes)

    #11 - Norman's Conquest

    S2:E20

    The regulars push Norm into pursuing an attractive new client who seems to be interested in him.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  12. Cheers Season 4 Episode 13 - Take My Shirt...Please?
    7.2/10(593 votes)

    #12 - Take My Shirt...Please?

    S4:E13

    Sam's ego is crushed when no one bids on his old baseball jersey during a public television auction.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  13. Cheers Season 6 Episode 3 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)
    7.2/10(551 votes)

    #13 - Little Carla, Happy at Last (1)

    S6:E3

    Carla and Eddie plan to get married if they can get past superstition, Eddie's mother, Carla's children, and Rebecca's nerves as she waits for her boss to show up at the bar.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner

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  14. Cheers Season 6 Episode 19 - Airport V
    7.2/10(525 votes)

    #14 - Airport V

    S6:E19

    Carla tries to conquer her fear of flying with Frasier's help and Rebecca waits tensely for a visit from a restaurant critic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  15. Cheers Season 8 Episode 12 - Sam Ahoy
    7.2/10(474 votes)

    #15 - Sam Ahoy

    S8:E12

    Robin lends Sam and the gang his yacht race in a regatta, but the motley crew discovers a bomb in the refrigerator, right next to the beer.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  16. Cheers Season 8 Episode 23 - The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec
    7.2/10(493 votes)

    #16 - The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec

    S8:E23

    Carla feels compelled to call in an exorcist when Eddie's ghost appears in the bar and Rebecca complains to a TV station about a defective hair removal system.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Rob Long, Dan Staley

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  17. Cheers Season 9 Episode 4 - Where Nobody Knows Your Name
    7.2/10(475 votes)

    #17 - Where Nobody Knows Your Name

    S9:E4

    Rebecca is secretly very upset when one of Robin's previous lovers goes public claiming to be his current affair.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Dan O'Shannon

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  18. Cheers Season 9 Episode 6 - Grease
    7.2/10(491 votes)

    #18 - Grease

    S9:E6

    Norm nearly has a cow when he hears that the Hungry Heifer is closing down, and mounts an all-out campaign to keep it going, while Rebecca frets over seeing Robin as he works in the street nearby as part of a road gang.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Cheers Season 9 Episode 19 - It's a Wonderful Wife
    7.2/10(468 votes)

    #19 - It's a Wonderful Wife

    S9:E19

    Norm develops a rich paranoia and decides to look for another bar when wife Vera gets a job upstairs at Melville's, and Lilith helps the gang celebrate Frasier's birthday.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Cheers Season 10 Episode 21 - Take Me Out of the Ball Game
    7.2/10(450 votes)

    #20 - Take Me Out of the Ball Game

    S10:E21

    Sam ponders a baseball comeback, but when he goes to play a few games he discovers most of the players are much younger and immature than he is. They're acting just like he used to, and Sam doesn't think he enjoys acting like that anymore. Meanwhile, back in Boston, Frasier loses Lilith's favourite lab rat and tries to get an identical one before she returns.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe

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  21. Cheers Season 1 Episode 7 - Friends, Romans, Accountants
    7.3/10(1068 votes)

    #21 - Friends, Romans, Accountants

    S1:E7

    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
    Writers:Ken Levine, David Isaacs

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  22. Cheers Season 2 Episode 2 - Little Sister Don't Cha
    7.3/10(796 votes)

    #22 - Little Sister Don't Cha

    S2:E2

    Carla goes on a maternity leave and is replaced by her supposedly shy and innocent sister.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Heide Perlman

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  23. Cheers Season 3 Episode 15 - King of the Hill
    7.3/10(638 votes)

    #23 - King of the Hill

    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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  24. Cheers Season 3 Episode 20 - If Ever I Would Leave You
    7.3/10(635 votes)

    #24 - If Ever I Would Leave You

    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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  25. Cheers Season 3 Episode 24 - The Belles of St. Clete's
    7.3/10(634 votes)

    #25 - The Belles of St. Clete's

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Madame LaCarla" is the worst rated episode of "Cheers". It scored 6.6/10 based on 478 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Dan O'Shannon, it aired on 10/3/1991. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Achilles Hill".