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22 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Series 1 of the sitcom set in a friendly Boston bar run by Sam Malone, a former Red Sox pitcher and recovering alcoholic.
Episode 1
Thu, Oct 27, 1988 30 mins
Mr. Drake's off to Japan and Rebecca is determined to climb the corporate ladder, but the new boss shakes things up by promoting Sam to manager. Greg Stone: Brian Bedford. Sam: Ted Danson. Rebecca: Kirstie Alley.
Episode 2
Thu, Nov 3, 1988 30 mins
Sam vows to swear off sex for three months if he's not the father of an ex's baby, while "Moses" understudy Woody has the patience of a saint. Father Barry: Eric Christmas. Suzanne: Shanna Reed. Rachel: Kim Ulrich.
Episode 3
Thu, Nov 10, 1988 30 mins
Rebecca tells Sam that she only dates men who'll help her career, then has to recant when her underage boss (Alex Nevil) asks her out. Dennis: Gerald Hiken. Chauffeur: David Schall. Delivery Man: Nathan Purdee.
Episode 4
Thu, Nov 17, 1988 30 mins
Rebecca's plan to escape her boss's proposal goes south (of the border) when Sam, her "intended," is sent to tend bar at a Mexican resort, likes it and thinks about staying. Martin: Alex Nevil. Dennis: Gerald Hiken. Tourist: Loren Farmer. Pepe: Fred Asparagus. Ramon: Marco Hernandez.
Episode 5
Thu, Nov 24, 1988 30 mins
Carla is ready to deep-freeze Eddie when she suspects him of warming the heart of the comely ice-show star.
Episode 6
Thu, Dec 8, 1988 30 mins
Fearful of being taunted, Norm hides the fact he's (gasp!) an interior decorator, but plays the part to the flamboyant hilt for his yuppie clients.
Episode 7
Thu, Dec 15, 1988 30 mins
When no one from the bar visits appendectomy patient Cliff in the hospital, he decides on a personality transplant, which leads to shocking changes in his behaviour.
Episode 8
Thu, Dec 22, 1988 30 mins
An attempt at skydiving by the macho men of Cheers turns into mere "plane riding" when their collective courage takes a plunge.
Episode 9
Thu, Jan 5, 1989 30 mins
Rebecca recruits Woody to play a clown at the company children's party, but he must cancel, so Frasier steps in to fill his oversize shoes. Also, Sam falls for the daughter of an old girlfriend.
Episode 10
Thu, Jan 12, 1989 30 mins
The Cheers gang's hopes of beating Gary's Olde Towne Tavern in the annual Bloody Mary contest hinge on Woody.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 19, 1989 30 mins
Rebecca dog-sits for a boss, and Sam sees a chance to hound her when she says she's afraid to be alone in the man's house.
Episode 12
Thu, Feb 2, 1989 30 mins
Cliff must decide whether to deliver his new trainee---and love interest---to the postal inspectors when she errs in the name of lust. Meanwhile, Sam goes to extremes in an effort to guess Rebecca's favourite song.
Episode 13
Mon, Feb 6, 1989 30 mins
After getting his block knocked off by a rich snob, Woody decides to get back at him by stealing his girlfriend.
Episode 14
Thu, Feb 16, 1989 30 mins
The Cranes take a liking to Carla's intellectual 6-year-old and use him as a litmus test for their own parenting skills, leaving a lonely Carla worried that the boy will grow up to be a "soft, doughy wimp wearing an argyle sweater and smoking a pipe".
Episode 15
Thu, Feb 23, 1989 30 mins
Rebecca's latest scheme to land a corporate position puts Norm in a bad spot when he's forced to hire her as a marketing consultant. Also, an athletic woman has Sam's heart throbbing---from exhaustion after a week of nonstop exercising.
Episode 16
Thu, Mar 2, 1989 30 mins
Pregnant Lilith has become an Earth Mother extraordinaire, and she even persuades city boy Frasier to "become one with nature". Also, Rebecca arranges a vacation for a reluctant Woody.
Episode 17
Thu, Mar 16, 1989 30 mins
A fan of Sam's, Admiral William J Crowe Jr, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a suspect when Rebecca's diamond earrings disappear.
Episode 18
Thu, Mar 30, 1989 30 mins
Sam falls for the Cranes' knockout psychiatrist friend and feigns impotence to win her over.
Episode 19
Thu, Apr 6, 1989 30 mins
Woody gives his rich girlfriend a birthday gift from the heart, but she'd rather it come from Tiffany & Co; Rebecca's latest get-ahead scheme turns her into a Lilith clone.
Episode 20
Thu, Apr 13, 1989 30 mins
Carla's second anniversary may be her last unless the out-of-town Eddie surprises her; and Woody is bitten by the gambling bug.
Episode 21
Thu, Apr 27, 1989 30 mins
Sam sets out to restore some sisterly love between Rebecca and her visiting sibling, in the hope that some of the good feelings will rub off on him. But the two ladies have a surprise in store for him.
Episode 22
Thu, May 4, 1989 30 mins
In the seventh-season finale, Rebecca accuses the renowned author of a book on marital fidelity of skirt-chasing.