Cheers: Season 4
1985 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.8
What Season 4 of Cheers
Season 4 of Cheers Has 26 episodes and premiered on September 26, 1985. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.
Season 4 Episodes
4x01 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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Lois de Banzie, Arnold F. Turner, Patricia Huston
4x02 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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Wyss, Elizabeth Keifer, Al Rosen
4x03 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Frank Dent
4x04 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Peter Casey, David Clark Lee · Starring: Sherilyn Fenn, Al Rosen, Timothy Williams, John Ingle
4x05 Diane's Nightmare
Diane spends a dark and stormy night worrying that Andy Schroeder has escaped and is out to kill her.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: David Lloyd · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Derek McGrath, Nancy Cartwright, Tim Cunningham
4x06 I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday
Sam loans Diane $500 to buy a book autographed by Ernest Hemmingway. She later gives the book to Sam as collateral until she pays back the loan, but Sam accidentally destroys it.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Alan Koss, Steve Giannelli, William Lanteau, Eve Glazier
4x07 2 Good 2 Be 4 Real
The guys at the bar feel sorry for Carla because nobody has responded to her newspaper singles ad. So they start sending her romantic responses from a fictional airline pilot.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Peter Casey, David Clark Lee · Starring: Jack Gallagher, Don Lewis, Michael Alaimo
4x08 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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: David Angell · Starring: Fred Dryer, Miriam Flynn, Ernie Sabella, Richard Young
4x09 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Peter Casey, David Clark Lee · Starring: Joel Polis, Alan Koss, Tim Cunningham, Steve Giannelli
4x10 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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Andy Cowan · Starring: Dick O'Neill, Claudia Cron
4x11 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Phoef Sutton · Starring: Kenneth Tigar, Tim Cunningham, Raf Mauro, Stephen Minor
4x12 Fools and Their Money Mid-Season Finale
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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Al Rosen, Paul Willson, Arthur Taxier
4x13 Take My Shirt...Please?
Sam's ego is crushed when no one bids on his old baseball jersey during a public television auction.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by David Lloyd · Starring: Robert Symonds, Frances Bay, Earl Houston Bullock, Patrick Cronin
4x14 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, M.C. Gainey, Hamilton Camp, Joseph Paz
4x15 The Triangle
Diane and Sam try to rebuild Frasier's shattered ego when he starts drinking too much.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Al Rosen
4x16 Cliffie's Big Score
Cliff has two dates for the postman's ball-with Carla and Diane.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Timothy Scott, Al Rosen
4x17 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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Jennifer Tilly, Lou Fant
4x18 The Peterson Principle
Norm gets some dirt on his main competitor for a promotion but hesitates to use it.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Peter Casey, David Clark Lee · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Daniel Davis, Chip Zien, Adam Carl
4x19 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by David Angell · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, Tim Dunigan, Thomas Callaway
4x20 Save the Last Dance for Me
Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Jean Kasem, Hal Landon Jr., Nick Dimitri, Dan Hedaya
4x21 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Joseph Whipp
4x22 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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Doris Grau, Tom Harrison, Al Rosen
4x23 Relief Bartender
Sam hires a new bartender and appoints himself as host/manager of Cheers. But when his new strategy goes belly-up and he is forced to return to the bar, somebody has to be fired.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by Les Charles, Glen Charles · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Judith Barsi, Paul Eiding, Edan Gross
4x24 Strange Bedfellows (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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: David Angell · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Max Wright, Kate Mulgrew, David Paymer
4x25 Strange Bedfellows (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.
Directed by James Burrows · Written by David Angell · Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Max Wright, Kate Mulgrew, Gary Hart
4x26 Strange Bedfellows (3) Season Finale
Janet has won the election 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 realize 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.
Directed by: James Burrows · Written by: David Angell · Starring: Kate Mulgrew, David Paymer, Alan Koss, Steve Giannelli
Season 4 Cast
Rhea PerlmanCarla Tortelli26 episodes
Steve GiannelliSteve3 episodes
Max WrightJim Fleener2 episodes
Paul WillsonPaul2 episodes
Fred DryerDave RichardsEpisode 1
Kenneth TigarDr. Lowell GreensponEpisode 1
Derek McGrathAndy SchroederEpisode 1
Jack GallagherCustomerEpisode 1
Robert SymondsMr. BrubakerEpisode 1All Seasons
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It is currently not available on any streaming platform in Spain.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does season 4 of Cheers have?
Season 4 of Cheers has 26 episodes.
When Did Season 4 of Cheers Premiere?
Premiered on September 26, 1985.
Where to Watch Cheers Season 4?
It is not currently available on any subscription platform in Spain.
What is the best episode of Season 4?
According to the TMDB audience rating, episode 4x05, «Diane's Nightmare», with a 8.3.