Season 5 (1986/87)
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Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 96 | 1 | "The Proposal" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25) |
| We finally found out who Sam's telephone proposal at the end of the last episode was to – Diane! But Diane fears that Sam is merely on the rebound after breaking up with Janet, so asks him to repeat the proposal in a more romantic occasion, but when he does (on a boat), she refuses, causing Sam to make her walk the plank. Later Diane says she does want to get married, but Sam has now retracted the proposal. | |||||
| 97 | 2 | "The Cape Cad" | James Burrows | Andy Cowan and David S. Williger | October 2, 1986 (1986-10-02) |
| Diane follows Sam to Cape Cod in an effort to ruin his weekend with another woman. | |||||
| 98 | 3 | "Money Dearest" | James Burrows | Janet Leahy | October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09) |
| Cliff's ecstatic when his mother decides to marry a wealthy man until the groom decides to give it all away to charity. | |||||
| 99 | 4 | "Abnormal Psychology" | James Burrows | Janet Leahy | October 16, 1986 (1986-10-16) |
| Diane tries to help Lilith, the psychiatrist attracted to Frasier, to soften her appearance and surprise Frasier during their television debate. | |||||
| 100 | 5 | "House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick" | James Burrows | David Angell | October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30) |
| Cliff finds a reasonably priced older home for Carla to buy that turns out to be haunted. | |||||
| 101 | 6 | "Tan 'n' Wash" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06) |
| The gang insists on getting in on Norm's new business investment then complains bitterly when it looks like a washout. | |||||
| 102 | 7 | "Young Dr. Weinstein" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | November 13, 1986 (1986-11-13) |
| Woody invents a new cocktail, Diane gets invited to "The Cafe". Stung by Diane's attitude, Sam tries to impress her by getting reservations at the most exclusive restaurant in Boston, by posing as Dr. Weinstein. | |||||
| 103 | 8 | "Knights of the Scimitar" | James Burrows | Jeff Abugov | November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20) |
| Cliff prods a reluctant Norm to join his lodge and Sam thinks Diane has invented a suitor to make him jealous. | |||||
| 104 | 9 | "Thanksgiving Orphans" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27) |
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The gang gathers at Carla's house for a Thanksgiving dinner of frozen turkey and overdone peas. Diane shows up unexpectedly from a Thanksgiving party hosted by one of her literature professors. Diane had left in a huff when she found out she was invited solely as domestic help. Dinner at Carla's is a drag until a food fight breaks out. Note- In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode number 7 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list. |
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| 105 | 10 | "Everyone Imitates Art" | James Burrows | Heide Perlman | December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04) |
| Diane becomes obsessed with tracking down a poem she's sure Sam plagiarized and had published in a literary magazine that has repeatedly turned her work down. | |||||
| 106 | 11 | "The Book of Samuel" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11) |
| Woody delves into Sam's legendary black book to find a date to impress his former girl friend, who is coming to Cheers to introduce her fiancé. | |||||
| 107 | 12 | "Dance, Diane, Dance" | James Burrows | Jeff Abugov | December 18, 1986 (1986-12-18) |
| Frasier's effort to lighten a dance instructor's harsh criticism of Diane's efforts backfires when she decides to audition for the Boston Ballet. | |||||
| 108 | 13 | "Chambers vs. Malone" | James Burrows | David Angell | January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08) |
| Sam proposes to Diane again and ends up charged with assault and battery when she turns him down again. | |||||
| 109 | 14 | "Diamond Sam" | James Burrows | Tom Reeder | January 15, 1987 (1987-01-15) |
| Sam regrets trying to buy Diane an engagement ring that is a cheap imitation. | |||||
| 110 | 15 | "Spellbound" | James Burrows | Kimberly Hill | January 22, 1987 (1987-01-22) |
| Nick vows to take Diane away from Sam when Sam defends Loretta's efforts to ditch Nick and start her own singing career. | |||||
| 111 | 16 | "Never Love a Goalie, Part 1" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | January 29, 1987 (1987-01-29) |
| Carla falls for Eddie, a hockey goalie; meanwhile, Diane is foreman of a jury in an attempted murder trial. | |||||
| 112 | 17 | "Never Love a Goalie, Part 2" | James Burrows | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | February 5, 1987 (1987-02-05) |
| Eddie's career was red-hot until he started dating Carla. The defendant in Diane's murder case comes to the bar. | |||||
| 113 | 18 | "One Last Fling" | James Burrows | Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner | February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12) |
| Diane gives Sam 24 hours for a final fling before their wedding. | |||||
| 114 | 19 | "Dog Bites Cliff" | James Burrows | Joanne Pagliaro | February 19, 1987 (1987-02-19) |
| Cliff is thinking lawsuit after a dog bites him while delivering the mail, until he meets the dog's beautiful and cooperative owner. | |||||
| 115 | 20 | "Dinner at Eight-ish" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | February 26, 1987 (1987-02-26) |
| Frasier and Lilith invite Sam and Diane over for dinner to celebrate their first week of cohabitation. But things start going wrong when Lilith finds out Frasier and Diane were engaged, and she locks herself in the bathroom. Then Sam and Diane have an argument as well. Meanwhile Cliff agrees to babysit Carla's kids. | |||||
| 116 | 21 | "Simon Says" | James Burrows | Peter Casey and David Lee | March 5, 1987 (1987-03-05) |
| Diane badgers a noted British marriage counselor into seeing her and Sam for a pre-nuptial session, then refuses to heed his advice. | |||||
| 117 | 22 | "The Godfather, Part III" | James Burrows | Chris Cluess and Stuart Kreisman | March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19) |
| Sam's goddaughter Joyce Pantusso (the late Coach's niece) has come to Boston for a visit. Not wanting her to get into trouble, Sam asks Woody to help her out and show her around – but Woody and Joyce have a surprise for Sam when they get engaged! | |||||
| 118 | 23 | "Norm's First Hurrah" | Thomas Lofaro | Andy Cowan and David S. Williger | March 26, 1987 (1987-03-26) |
| Norm elaborates on his new position with a top CPA firm and is caught in his little white lies when the gang decides to surprise him at work. Meanwhile Cliff finds a $20 note – and Woody has lost one. | |||||
| 119 | 24 | "Cheers: The Motion Picture" | Tim Berry | Phoef Sutton | April 2, 1987 (1987-04-02) |
| The gang tries to reassure a nervous Mr. and Mrs. Boyd back in Indiana that Woody is fine and has wonderful friends in Boston by making a home movie of an average day at Cheers. | |||||
| 120 | 25 | "A House Is Not a Home" | James Burrows | Phoef Sutton | April 30, 1987 (1987-04-30) |
| Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased. | |||||
| 121 | 26 | "I Do, Adieu" | James Burrows | Glen Charles and Les Charles | May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) |
| Dr. Sumner Sloane returns to Cheers on Diane and Sam's wedding day to tell her that a publisher is interested in one of her class manuscripts if she can go to work immediately on rewrites. |
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