The BEST episodes of Cheers season 8

Every episode of Cheers season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cheers season 8!

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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Cry Harder (2)
star
7.84
159 votes

#1 - Cry Harder (2)

Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/3/1990

Robin and Rebecca face criminal charges following an ill-fated corporate takeover attempt. As a reward for turning Robin in, one of executives of the Lillian Corporation offers Sam the opportunity to buy back Cheers for $1.

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Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh
star
7.78
162 votes

#2 - Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/1990

Despite the truce negotiated by Rebecca, the gang decides to warm up the cold war against Gary's Olde Towne Tavern when they notice the statue of Tecumseh the Indian is missing.

Directors: James Burrows
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Indoor Fun With Sammy and Robby
star
7.75
183 votes

#3 - Indoor Fun With Sammy and Robby

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1990

Rebecca dreams of a perfectly romantic day with Robin. Robin on the other hand has dared Sam to a series of adolescent challenges.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Phoef Sutton
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Sam Ahoy
star
7.74
161 votes

#4 - Sam Ahoy

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1989

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.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
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The Stork Brings a Crane
star
7.74
156 votes

#5 - The Stork Brings a Crane

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1989

Lilith spoils Rebecca's elaborately planned celebration of Cheers' 100th anniversary by going into labor.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Writer: David Lloyd
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The Art of the Steal
star
7.74
155 votes

#6 - The Art of the Steal

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1989

Rebecca and Sam are trapped overnight in Robin Colcord's deluxe security apartment while the gang passes the time playing Monopoly.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Sue Herring
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Finally! (1)
star
7.69
186 votes

#7 - Finally! (1)

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1990

Tonight might be the night that Rebecca and Robin finally get together, despite Sam's presence.

Directors: James Burrows
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What is... Cliff Clavin?
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7.68
194 votes

#8 - What is... Cliff Clavin?

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1990

Jeopardy makes an appearance in Boston, and Cliff gets on the show. The Jeopardy! round had all 6 categories Cliff specializes in, such as celebrities or the US Postal Service. But when Final Jeopardy approaches, he loses all his money putting a stupid response "Who are three people that have never visited my kitchen?" and becomes depressed afterwards. Meanwhile someone has stolen Sam's little black book and started ringing all the girls in it.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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Finally! (2)
star
7.67
156 votes

#9 - Finally! (2)

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1990

The aftermath of their get together isn't all she hoped it would be, when Rebecca finds Robin with another woman.

Directors: James Burrows
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Woody or Won't He
star
7.67
188 votes

#10 - Woody or Won't He

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1990

A mechanical bull gets the better of Cliff while Woody tries to deal with the romantic advances of his girl friend's mother.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
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The Improbable Dream (1)
star
7.62
169 votes

#11 - The Improbable Dream (1)

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1989

Just as Rebecca fears for her sanity because of the erotic dreams she's been having about Sam, multi-millionaire Robin Colcord sweeps her off her feet.

Directors: James Burrows
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For Real Men Only
star
7.59
193 votes

#12 - For Real Men Only

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1989

Frasier and the guys cringe over plans to attend his son's circumcision while Rebecca struggles to throw an interesting retirement party for a very dull corporate employee.

Directors: James Burrows
The Two Faces of Norm
star
7.58
171 votes

#13 - The Two Faces of Norm

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1989

Norm invents a strict curmudgeon of a partner to boss around his easygoing paint crew while Sam goes crazy with concern after selling his precious 'Vette.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Two Girls for Every Boyd
star
7.56
196 votes

#14 - Two Girls for Every Boyd

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1989

Woody has trouble with the love scenes for his first starring role and the guys have a beard-growing competition.

Directors: James Burrows
Mr. Otis Regrets
star
7.54
155 votes

#15 - Mr. Otis Regrets

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/19/1990

Sam makes Rebecca jealous in many strange ways by telling her that he scored with Robin's other girl friend, and Woody is flabbergasted when a girl answers his ad for a roommate.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Severe Crane Damage
star
7.54
185 votes

#16 - Severe Crane Damage

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/1990

Lilith goes on a talk show to promote her new book about men who are bad for women and takes along her prime example-Sam.

Directors: Andy Ackerman
Sammy and the Professor
star
7.52
225 votes

#17 - Sammy and the Professor

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1990

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

Directors: James Burrows
Cry Hard (1)
star
7.49
182 votes

#18 - Cry Hard (1)

Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/26/1990

Rebecca and Sam both have mixed emotions as they face the fact that Robin Colcord, after proposing to Rebecca, is arrested for insider trading based on information supplied by the once and future owner of Cheers.

Directors: James Burrows
The Improbable Dream (2)
star
7.48
133 votes

#19 - The Improbable Dream (2)

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1989

Just as Rebecca fears for her sanity because of the erotic dreams she's been having about Sam, she's swept off her feet by multi-millionaire Robin Colcord.

Directors: James Burrows
Loverboyd
star
7.47
154 votes

#20 - Loverboyd

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/29/1990

Woody moons over the fact that Kelly is going to Europe to attend school and Norm suffers through being the designated driver for the evening.

Directors: James Burrows
50-50 Carla
star
7.47
181 votes

#21 - 50-50 Carla

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/1990

Carla and Eddie's other widow Gloria become best buddies but the friendship is threatened when Carla learns the two-timer left $50,000 in insurance and Woody worries about a nude scene when he's cast in a revival of Hair.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
A Bar is Born
star
7.44
178 votes

#22 - A Bar is Born

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1989

Rebecca prepares herself to spend her first night with Robin Colcord while Sam takes the first step towards owning the bar again.

Directors: James Burrows
Writer: Phoef Sutton
Death Takes a Holiday on Ice
star
7.29
188 votes

#23 - Death Takes a Holiday on Ice

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1989

Carla learns that Eddie led a secret life when a second widow shows up at his funeral.

Directors: James Burrows
How to Marry a Mailman
star
7.27
175 votes

#24 - How to Marry a Mailman

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1989

The young woman Cliff turned in for stealing a Post Office vehicle returns from Canada with an offer that literally blinds Cliff.

Directors: James Burrows
Feeble Attraction
star
7.19
156 votes

#25 - Feeble Attraction

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1989

Norm fires his secretary, who sees it as proof that he's wildly attracted to her and Rebecca becomes obsessed with a surprise hidden in the desk Robin, gave her.

Directors: Andy Ackerman