Cheers
TVPG
Sitcom
Sam Malone, former reliever for the Red Sox, runs a Boston bar where “everybody knows your name.”
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Cast & Crew
Ted Danson Sam Malone
Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli LeBec
George Wendt Norm Peterson
Shelley Long Diane Chambers
Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe
Kelsey Grammer Dr. Frasier Crane
Woody Harrelson Woody Boyd
John Ratzenberger Cliff Clavin
Bebe Neuwirth Dr. Lilith Sternin
James Burrows Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, April 25
Indoor Fun With Sammy and Robby
Season 8 • Episode 19
Egos get a workout when Robin and Sam challenge each other in games of skill.
Thursday, April 25
Fifty-Fifty Carla
Season 8 • Episode 20
Carla's low estimation of Eddie's estate leads her to agree to a 50-50 split with his other widow.
Friday, April 26
Rescue Me
Season 3 • Episode 25
Diane hopes Sam will profess his love for her after Frasier proposes.
Friday, April 26
Birth, Death, Love and Rice
Season 4 • Episode 1
Sam learns that Diane is working in a convent and asks her to come back to Cheers.
Friday, April 26
Bar Wars III: Return of Tecumseh
Season 8 • Episode 21
Cheers once again lags behind in the annual St. Patrick's Day practical joke contest.
Friday, April 26
Loverboyd
Season 8 • Episode 22
Woody decides to elope after misconstruing Sam's advice; Norm pulls designated driver duty.
Monday, April 29
Woody Goes Belly Up
Season 4 • Episode 2
Woody and his girlfriend reunite; despondent Frasier takes a job as janitor at Cheers.
Monday, April 29
Someday My Prince Will Come
Season 4 • Episode 3
A twist on the "Cinderella" story finds Diane trying to locate a man who left his coat at Cheers.
Monday, April 29
The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec
Season 8 • Episode 23
Carla consults a psychic concerning her late husband's attempts to contact her from beyond.
Monday, April 29
Mr. Otis Regrets
Season 8 • Episode 24
Rebecca sends Sam to spy on her philandering boyfriend, and Woody's singing the new roommate blues.
Tuesday, April 30
The Groom Wore Clearasil
Season 4 • Episode 4
Carla's 16-year-old son wants to marry his high-school sweetheart.
Tuesday, April 30
Diane's Nightmare
Season 4 • Episode 5
Diane fears she is being followed by a deranged actor that is out to kill her.
Tuesday, April 30
Cry Hard
Season 8 • Episode 25
Rebecca suspects Robin of an ulterior motive after she moves in with him.
Tuesday, April 30
Cry Harder
Season 8 • Episode 26
Robin and Rebecca face criminal charges following an ill-fated corporate takeover attempt.
Wednesday, May 1
I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday
Season 4 • Episode 6
Diane gives a prized book signed by Ernest Hemmingway to Sam as collateral for the loan he gave her.
Wednesday, May 1
2 Good 2 Be 4 Real
Season 4 • Episode 7
The guys decide to "help" Carla when she receives no responses to her personal ad.
Wednesday, May 1
Love Is a Really, Really Perfectly Okay Thing
Season 9 • Episode 1
Sam denies the rumor that he has added Rebecca to his list of "conquests.".
Wednesday, May 1
Cheers Fouls Out
Season 9 • Episode 2
Celtics star Kevin McHale is injured by Woody when he plays in a match as a favor to Sam.
Thursday, May 2
Love Thy Neighbor
Season 4 • Episode 8
Norm hears rumors from his neighbor about Vera and the man next door.
Thursday, May 2
From Beer to Eternity
Season 4 • Episode 9
The gang at Cheers calls in a ringer to help the pub win a bowling match against a rival bar.
Thursday, May 2
Rebecca Redux
Season 9 • Episode 3
The gang has reservations about Sam's desire to rehire Rebecca.
Thursday, May 2
Where Nobody Knows Your Name
Season 9 • Episode 4
Rebecca is livid about Robin's "mystery woman"; Carla beats the heat.
Friday, May 3
The Bar Stoolie
Season 4 • Episode 10
Cliff's long-lost father comes for a visit but he soon learns why he came.
Friday, May 3
Don Juan Is Hell
Season 4 • Episode 11
Diane uses Sam as the subject of her psychology term paper, but makes an insulting picture of him.
Friday, May 3
Ma Always Liked You Best
Season 9 • Episode 5
Cliff has his visiting mother (Frances Sternhagen) stay at Woody's place.
Friday, May 3
Grease
Season 9 • Episode 6
Norm campaigns to save his favorite eatery, the Hungry Heifer, which is slated to close.
Monday, May 6
Fools and Their Money
Season 4 • Episode 12
Sam tries to protect Woody from the evils of gambling when he bets compulsively on football.
Monday, May 6
Take My Shirt ... Please?
Season 4 • Episode 13
Sam's crushed when he donates his baseball jersey to a charity auction and nobody bids on it.
Monday, May 6
200th Episode Anniversary
Season 9 • Episode 8
John McLaughlin moderates a retrospective that includes a Q&A session, rare clips and anecdotes.
Monday, May 6
200th Episode Anniversary
Season 9 • Episode 8
John McLaughlin moderates a retrospective that includes a Q&A session, rare clips and anecdotes.
Tuesday, May 7
Suspicion
Season 4 • Episode 14
The gang at the bar vows revenge against Diane when she lets a psychology student to analyse them.
Tuesday, May 7
The Triangle
Season 4 • Episode 15
Diane and Sam attempt to see Frasier through his latest crisis of confidence.
Tuesday, May 7
Breaking In Is Hard to Do
Season 9 • Episode 7
Frasier and Lilith discuss full-time parenting; Rebecca schemes to get a conjugal visit with Robin.
Tuesday, May 7
Bad Neighbor Sam
Season 9 • Episode 9
Sam clashes with the new owner of the restaurant upstairs; Woody is worried about his girlfriend.
Wednesday, May 8
Cliffie's Big Score
Season 4 • Episode 16
Cliff is in heaven when both Carla and Diane accept a date with him for the Postman's Ball.
Wednesday, May 8
Second Time Around
Season 4 • Episode 17
Sam's matchmaking skills shine when Frasier announces plans to marry the girl Sam picked.
Wednesday, May 8
Veggie-Boyd
Season 9 • Episode 10
Woody is depressed after a commercial appearance for a product he can't stand.
Wednesday, May 8
Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure
Season 9 • Episode 11
Frasier vows never to cross Cheers' threshold again; Woody can't turn off a cable shopping channel.
Thursday, May 9
The Peterson Principle
Season 4 • Episode 18
Norm considers spreading malicious gossip about his co-worker to win a promotion.
Thursday, May 9
Dark Imaginings
Season 4 • Episode 19
Sam panics when a series of coincidental events makes him feel old.
Thursday, May 9
Woody Interruptus
Season 9 • Episode 12
Woody's girlfriend (Jackie Swanson) returns from abroad; Frasier helps Cliff get even.
Thursday, May 9
Honor Thy Mother
Season 9 • Episode 13
Carla must carry out an unusual family tradition; drinks flow freely.
Friday, May 10
Save the Last Dance for Me
Season 4 • Episode 20
Carla and Nick are reunited, briefly, to compete in a dance contest.
Friday, May 10
Fear Is My Co-Pilot
Season 4 • Episode 21
Sam and Diane reveal their true feelings for each other while on board a plummeting private plane.
Friday, May 10
Achilles Hill
Season 9 • Episode 14
Sam chafes under a pact not to date his landlord's daughter; evil spirits live in a foosball table.
Friday, May 10
I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face
Season 9 • Episode 17
Rebecca flees to San Diego; Frasier reads his updated classics to the bar bunch.
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