The BEST episodes of Cheers season 3

Every episode of Cheers season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cheers season 3!

Sam, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. Somewhat snobby, beautiful and intelligent Diane -- forced to become a waitress when her fiance jilts her -- constantly bickers with Sam. Eventually, they fall in love. Several wacky characters make the bar their home-away-from-home, including sarcastic waitress Carla, beer-loving Norm and Boston letter carrier Cliff.

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The Bartender's Tale
star
7.82
229 votes

#1 - The Bartender's Tale

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/18/1985

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Sam Simon
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The Executive's Executioner
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7.76
265 votes

#2 - The Executive's Executioner

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
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Coach in Love (1)
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7.75
247 votes

#3 - Coach in Love (1)

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1984

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Angell
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Rebound (2)
star
7.66
279 votes

#4 - Rebound (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1984

Directors: James Burrows
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Bar Bet
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7.65
231 votes

#5 - Bar Bet

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Jim Parker
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Cheerio, Cheers
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7.61
210 votes

#6 - Cheerio, Cheers

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/11/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Sam Simon
Watch Now:Apple TV
If Ever I Would Leave You
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7.56
231 votes

#7 - If Ever I Would Leave You

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
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Peterson Crusoe
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7.55
250 votes

#8 - Peterson Crusoe

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1984

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Angell
Watch Now:Apple TV
Behind Every Great Man
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7.51
229 votes

#9 - Behind Every Great Man

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1985

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.

Directors: James Burrows
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The Heart is a Lonely Snipe Hunter
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7.51
308 votes

#10 - The Heart is a Lonely Snipe Hunter

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
Watch Now:Apple TV
Rebound (1)
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7.49
306 votes

#11 - Rebound (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1984

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

Directors: James Burrows
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I Call Your Name
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7.48
342 votes

#12 - I Call Your Name

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1984

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

Directors: James Burrows
Watch Now:Apple TV
Sam Turns the Other Cheek
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7.43
303 votes

#13 - Sam Turns the Other Cheek

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1984

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Ditch in Time
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7.41
279 votes

#14 - A Ditch in Time

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1984

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Estin
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The Belles of St. Clete's
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7.41
256 votes

#15 - The Belles of St. Clete's

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/2/1985

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Estin
Watch Now:Apple TV
Diane Meets Mom
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7.40
256 votes

#16 - Diane Meets Mom

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1984

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
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Diane's Allergy
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7.36
312 votes

#17 - Diane's Allergy

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1984

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
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King of the Hill
star
7.36
270 votes

#18 - King of the Hill

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1985

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Watch Now:Apple TV
Teacher's Pet
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7.35
256 votes

#19 - Teacher's Pet

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Tom Reeder
Watch Now:Apple TV
Coach in Love (2)
star
7.34
274 votes

#20 - Coach in Love (2)

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1984

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Angell
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Rescue Me
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7.31
283 votes

#21 - Rescue Me

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/9/1985

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Ken Estin
Watch Now:Apple TV
An American Family
star
7.29
223 votes

#22 - An American Family

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1984

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Watch Now:Apple TV
Fairy Tales Can Come True
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7.24
315 votes

#23 - Fairy Tales Can Come True

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1984

Cliff meets the woman of his dreams at the bar on Halloween night but is afraid of meeting her when he's not in costume, and Sam and Diane have their first non-romantic outing together after the breakup.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Sam Simon
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Mail Goes to Jail
star
7.03
231 votes

#24 - The Mail Goes to Jail

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
Watch Now:Apple TV
Whodunit?
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7.03
271 votes

#25 - Whodunit?

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1985

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

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Tom Reeder
Watch Now:Apple TV