Cheers: Season 04
Paramount Pictures (1985)
Comedy
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IMDB   8.1
644 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Woody Harrelson Woody Boyd
Ted Danson Sam Malone
George Wendt Norm Peterson
Shelley Long Diane Chambers
Kelsey Grammer Dr. Frasier Crane
Rhea Perlman Carla Tortelli
John Ratzenberger Cliff Clavin
Kirstie Alley Rebecca Howe
Thomas Babson Tom
Judith Barsi Child
Frances Bay Mrs. Enid Brubaker
Bebe Neuwirth Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane
Nicholas Colasanto Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
Earl Houston Bullock Bob
Hamilton Camp Martin Gallagher
Nancy Cartwright Cynthia
Jacqueline Cassell Jackie
Patrick Cronin Bert Simpson
Director
James Burrows
Thomas Lofaro
Producer James Burrows
Glen Charles
Writer Phoef Sutton
David Lee
Cinematography John Finger
Musician Craig Safan

Sam (Ted Danson), a former pitcher for the Boston Redsox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. Somewhat snobby, beautiful and intelligent Diane (Shelley Long) -- 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 (Rhea Perlman), beer-loving Norm (George Wendt) and Boston letter carrier Cliff (John Ratzenberger). A few seasons later, Sam sells the bar to buy a boat and sail around the world. But his boat sinks and he returns to bartending. Rebecca (Kirstie Alley), the new (more ambitious) manager, hires him back. They love to hate each other and eventually get together as well.
Episodes
 30 mins    9/26/1985  1.  Birth, Death, Love and Rice
After the sad passing away of Coach, Sam hires a new bartender in Woody Boyd, Coach's pen pal who has moved to Boston. Frasier arrives back from Europe with the news that Diane left him at the altar for six months of decadent living across Europe and is now seeking renewal in a Boston monastery.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Heide Perlman 
Guest starring:  Lois De Banzie, Patricia Huston, Arnold F. Turner
 30 mins    10/3/1985  2.  Woody Goes Belly Up
The gang brings Woody's old girl friend to Boston to visit him and Frasier, still not yet confident about returning to psychiatry, decides to pay his bar bill by working as a janitor.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Heide Perlman 
Guest starring:  Amanda Wyss, Elizabeth Keifer, Sean Everett
 30 mins    10/17/1985  3.  Someday My Prince Will Come
Diane fantasizes over an expensive coat left behind by a patron and agrees to go out with whoever claims it.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Norm Gunzenhauser  / Tom Seeley 
Guest starring:  Frank Dent
 30 mins    10/24/1985  4.  The Groom Wore Clearasil
Carla asks Sam to tell her teenage son about the joys of bachelorhood and to discourage his urge to get married.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Lee  / Peter Casey 
Guest starring:  Sherilyn Fenn, John Ingle, Craig Berenson
 30 mins    10/31/1985  5.  Diane's Nightmare
Diane spends a dark and stormy night worrying that Andy Schroeder has escaped and is out to kill her.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Lloyd 
Guest starring:  Derek McGrath, Nancy Cartwright
 30 mins    11/7/1985  6.  I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday
Sam has a weak moment and lends Diane $500 to buy a book reputedly signed by Ernest Hemingway.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Bill Steinkellner  / Cheri Steinkellner 
Guest starring:  William Lanteau, Eve Glazier, Rick Andosca
 30 mins    11/14/1985  7.  2 Good To Be 4 Real
Sam and the gang make up an answer to Carla's ad in the personal column to lift her spirits.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Lee  / Peter Casey 
Guest starring:  Michael Alaimo, Jack F. Gallagher, Dawn Lewis
 30 mins    11/21/1985  8.  Love Thy Neighbor
Norm fears Vera may be having an affair with his neighbor and Sam wastes his time as a radio sports commentator apologizing to Diane.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Angell 
Guest starring:  Miriam Flynn, Ernie Sabella, Carolyn Ann Clark, Richard Young, Frank Czarnecki, Fred Dryer
 30 mins    11/28/1985  9.  From Beer To Eternity
Sam has to convince Woody to help Cheers win a bowling match with Gary's Old Towne Tavern at a rival bar.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Lee  / Peter Casey 
Guest starring:  Joel Polis, Jack Kosslyn, Kim Waltrip
 30 mins    12/5/1985  10.  The Bar Stoolie
Cliff refuses to identify himself to his estranged father when the man comes to Cheers with an important message for his son.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Andy Cowan  / David S. Williger 
Guest starring:  Dick O'Neill, Claudia Cron
 30 mins    12/12/1985  11.  Don Juan Is Hell
Sam is happy to be the subject of Diane's psychology term paper until he learns just exactly what the Don Juan syndrome is.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Phoef Sutton 
Guest starring:  Kenneth Tigar, Stephen Minor, Rafael Munro
 30 mins    12/12/1985  12.  Fools And Their Money
Sam thinks he's doing Woody a favor by not placing a bet for the young man, but the long shot comes in and Sam has to pay off.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Heide Perlman 
Guest starring:  Arthur Taxier
 30 mins    1/9/1986  13.  Take My Shirt, Please
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 
Guest starring:  Robert Symonds, Frances Bay, Patrick Cronin, Earl Bullock
 30 mins    1/16/1986  14.  Suspicion
Diane arranges for a stranger to come into Cheers as part of an experiment in paranoid behavior, but then she provides an even better example as she waits for the gang to get back at her.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Tom Reeder 
Guest starring:  Hamilton Camp, M. C. Gainey, Joseph Paz
 30 mins    1/23/1986  15.  The Triangle
Diane and Sam try to rebuild Frasier's shattered ego when he starts drinking too much.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Susan Seeger 
Guest starring:  Al Rosen
 30 mins    1/30/1986  16.  Cliffie's Big Score
Cliff has two dates for the postman's ball-with Carla and Diane.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Heide Perlman 
Guest starring:  Timothy Scott
 30 mins    2/6/1986  17.  Second Time Around
Frasier has been out on a date with a fellow psychiatrist, Dr Lilith Sternin, but things didn't go too well. Frasier feels depressed, so feeling sorry for him, Sam arranges a date between Frasier and a woman he knows named Candy. But Sam and Diane get a surprise when Frasier proposes to Candy after just one date.
Director:  Thomas Lofaro  Writer:  Bill Steinkellner  / Cheri Steinkellner 
Guest starring:  Jennifer Tilly, Lou Fant
 30 mins    2/13/1986  18.  The Peterson Principal
Norm gets some dirt on his main competitor for a promotion but hesitates to use it.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Lee  / Peter Casey 
Guest starring:  Daniel Davis, Chip Zien, Adam Carl
 30 mins    2/20/1986  19.  Dark Imaginings
After trying (and failing) to hit on a pretty female customer, Sam feels like he is over the hill and challenges Woody to a racquetball game. Unfortunately Sam ends up hurting himself and has to take a trip to the hospital.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Angell 
Guest starring:  Thomas Callaway, Deborah Dalton, Pamela Bach, Tim Dunigan, Christine Dickinson, Lisa Vice, Jere Fields, Peter Neushul, Larry F. Wright, Douglas M. Anderson, James Kline
 30 mins    2/27/1986  20.  Save The Last Dance For Me
Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Heide Perlman 
Guest starring:  Hal Landon Jr., Nick Dimitri, Sinara Stull
 30 mins    3/13/1986  21.  Fear Is My Co-Pilot
A flying daredevil that Diane barnstormed with across Europe takes her and Sam for a ride and dies at 20,000 feet up.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Bill Steinkellner  / Cheri Steinkellner 
Guest starring:  Joseph Whipp
 30 mins    3/20/1986  22.  Diane Chambers Day
Diane feels depressed and left out of the gang's activities so Frasier organizes a day just for her-at the opera.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Kimberly Hill 
Guest starring:  Tom Harrison, Jacquelin Cassel, Doris Grau
 30 mins    3/27/1986  23.  Relief Bartender
Woody fears for his job when Sam hires a second bartender.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Miriam Trogdon 
Guest starring:  Tony Carreiro, Patricia Veselich, Judith Borsi, Edan Gross, Kim Robinson, Madgel Dean, Paul Eiding, Jack M. Lindine, Terrence Beasor, Judith Barsi
 30 mins    5/1/1986  24.  Strange Bedfellows pt. 1
Local councilwoman Janet Eldridge comes to Cheers as part of her re-election campaign, and Sam finds hismelf smitten with her. Janet and Sam become a couple, but a jealous Diane joins the opposition campaign fearing that if Janet wins the election, she will win Sam's heart as well. Meanwhile Frasier also joins the opposition campaign hoping to win Diane back.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Angell 
Guest starring:  Kate Mulgrew, Max Wright, David Paymer, Michael G. Hagerty
 30 mins    5/8/1986  25.  Strange Bedfellows pt. 2
Sam and Janet's relationship is getting stronger and stronger whilst Diane gets more jealous. Janet suggests that Sam fire iane to sever all ties with his past, but Diane overhears and quits before he can fire her. Vera's sister Donna is visiting the Petersons and Norm is worried that Donna will flirt with him like she did on her last visit.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Angell 
Guest starring:  Kate Mulgrew, Max Wright, David Paymer
 30 mins    5/15/1986  26.  Strange Bedfellows pt. 3
Janet has won the electiopn and is hosting her press conference at Cheers. Diane turns up to apologize to Sam but ends up asking Janet some personal questions which causes Sam to throw her out of the bar. Later Sam and Janet talk and realise their relationship won't work, so break it off. Sam then picks up the telephone, rings someone and then asks them to marry him..... Meanwhile Vera has been called away, so Donna is left alone with Norm, much to his horror.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  David Angell 
Guest starring:  Kate Mulgrew, Max Wright, David Paymer
Edition Details
Edition Season 4
Series Television
Distributor Paramount Pictures
Release Date 2/1/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Danish; Dutch; English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Italian; Norwegian; Spanish; Swedish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 4

Features
Disc 01 Color Closed-captioned