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Cheers: Season 3 (1984)
Starring: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman Director: James Burrows Rating: Not Rated
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It's the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name...Cheers-the award winning, smash hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 years. In Cheers: The Complete Third Season, Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long) face the breakup of their explosive relationship and Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) is introduced into the show's comedic mix. The Cheers cast also says goodbye to actor Nicholas "Coach" Colasanto, whose untimely death occurred shortly after the taping of the episode "Cheerio, Cheers." Complete and unedited, the entire, unforgettable third season of TV's classic comedy hit, Cheers, is now available on DVD!
Episodes:
45. Rebound (1)
First aired: 9/27/1984
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Duncan Ross (Boggs), Anita Elevi (Baton Twirler), Larry Harpel (Customer #1 (Larry)), Brian Burt (Customer #2)
Coach asks Diane to return to Cheers from her self-imposed "vacation" to help Sam, who has fallen off the wagon.
46. Rebound (2)
First aired: 10/4/1984
Writer: Glen Charles, Les Charles
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: P.J. Soles (Julie), Ethel Sway (Croquet Player), Larry Harpel (Customer #1 (Larry)), Brian Burt (Customer #2)
Thanks to Dr. Frasier Crane, Sam is back on his way to becoming sober and stable again but Diane, who's taken her old job back, has yet to tell Sam that she's now involved with the doctor.
47. I Call Your Name
First aired: 10/18/1984
Writer: Peter Casey, David Lee
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane) , Sam Scarber (Lewis), Mitch Kreindel (Eddie), Erwin Fuller (Mr. Fancy Bottom)
Frasier asks Sam for some advice about his more intimate relationship with Diane and Cliff hides out from a vengeful fellow postal employee.
48. Fairy Tales Can Come True
First aired: 10/25/1984
Writer: Sam Simon
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane), Alan Koss (Alan), Steve Giannelli (Steve) , J. Alan Thomas (Jeff), Rebecca Soladay (Woman #1)
Cliff meets a woman during a costume party at Cheers that he likes very much, but he's afraid to see her again as himself.
49. Sam Turns the Other Cheek
First aired: 11/1/1984
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kim Lankford (Maxine), Carmen Argenziano (Marvin), Mark Sawyer (Customer #1)
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.
50. Coach in Love (1)
First aired: 11/8/1984
Writer: David Angell
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Bette Ford (Irene Blanchard), Ellen Regan (Sue Blanchard)
Coach falls in love with a woman who agrees to marry him while Sam strikes out with her daughter.
51. Coach in Love (2)
First aired: 11/15/1984
Writer: David Angell
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Bette Ford (Irene Blanchard), Ellen Regan (Sue Blanchard), Alan Blumenfeld (Customer #1), Jason Tatar (Customer #2)
The gang is furious when Irene dumps Coach after she wins the lottery. But when Coach refuses to believe that Irene is really gone, everyone worries that he's living in a state of denial.
52. Diane Meets Mom
First aired: 11/22/1984
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane), Larry Harpel (Larry) , Nancy Marchand (Hester Crane), Tom Kindle (Phil Ryan)
Diane meets Frasier's mother, who quietly threatens to kill Diane if she doesn't leave Frasier alone.
53. An American Family
First aired: 11/29/1984
Writer: Heide Perlman
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Thomas Babson (Tom), Dan Hedaya (Nick Tortelli), Jean Kasem (Loretta Tortelli)
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.
54. Diane's Allergy
First aired: 12/6/1984
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane) , Cory Yothers (Ben)
Diane suffers a mysterious allergic reaction after moving in with Frasier.
55. Peterson Crusoe
First aired: 12/13/1984
Writer: David Angell
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: John Marzilli (Joe), Howard Goodwin (Mark), Michael Griswold (Conrad)
Norm becomes aware of his own mortality and decides to throw it all in and take off for Bora Bora.
56. A Ditch in Time
First aired: 12/20/1984
Writer: Ken Estin
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Larry Harpel (Larry) , Carol Kane (Amanda), David Wiley (Todd), Kate Williamson (Mona)
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.
57. Whodunit?
First aired: 1/3/1985
Writer: Tom Reeder
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: James Karen (Dr. Ludlow), Ernie Sabella (Stan)
Frasier is devastated when he learns that his learned mentor has been dating Carla, who also has a little surprise of her own.
58. The Heart is a Lonely Snipe Hunter
First aired: 1/10/1985
Writer: Heide Perlman
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane), Alan Koss (Alan), Tim Cunningham (Tim) , Walter Smith (Customer #1), Kim Elliot (Customer #2), H.B. Newton (Customer #3)
The guys take Frasier on a "snipe" hunt in the woods after Diane asks them to include the psychologist in their masculine pursuits.
59. King of the Hill
First aired: 1/24/1985
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Steve Giannelli (Steve), Larry Harpel (Larry) , John Hancock (Lenny), David Paymer (Reporter), Jeana Tomasina (Becky), Heidi Sorenson (Ginger), Ola Ray (Andrea)
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.
60. Teacher's Pet
First aired: 1/31/1985
Writer: Tom Reeder
Director: James Burrows
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Sam and the Coach are taking the same night school course in geography, but while Coach studies, Sam dates the teacher.
61. The Mail Goes to Jail
First aired: 2/7/1985
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Al Rosen (Al), Larry Harpel (Larry) , Debi Richter (Bambi), Troy Evans (Cop), Nick DeMauro (Customer)
Norm gets arrested when he finishes the route for an ill Cliff, but Cliff refuses to back up Norm's explanation to the authorities.
62. Bar Bet
First aired: 2/14/1985
Writer: Jim Parker
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Thomas Babson (Tom), Al Rosen (Al) , Michael Richards (Eddie Gordon), Laurie Walters (Jacqueline Bisset)
Sam stands to lose the bar to an old friend because of a bet that he would marry Jacqueline Bissett before a certain date.
63. Behind Every Great Man
First aired: 2/21/1985
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane), Al Rosen (Al), Larry Harpel (Larry) , Alison La Placa (Paula Nelson)
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.
64. If Ever I Would Leave You
First aired: 2/28/1985
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Steve Giannelli (Steve), Dan Hedaya (Nick Tortelli), Jean Kasem (Loretta Tortelli), Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane)
After his second wife Loretta kicks him out, Carla's ex-husband Nick Tortelli comes to Cheers asking Carla to take him back.
65. The Executive's Executioner
First aired: 3/7/1985
Writer: Heide Perlman
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Larry Harpel (Larry) , Richard Roat (Mr. Hecht), Mark Schubb (Billy Richter), David Wohl (Phil Wagner), Raye Birk (Walt Twitchell), Warren Munson (John Parker), Randy Miller (Michael)
Norm is promoted to company hatchet man because of his unique style for letting people go.
66. Cheerio, Cheers
First aired: 4/11/1985
Writer: Sam Simon
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane)
Diane announces that she's leaving Cheers to accompany Frasier to Italy and Sam throws her a going-away party.
67. The Bartender's Tale
First aired: 4/18/1985
Writer: Sam Simon
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane), Tim Cunningham (Tim) , Lila Kaye (Lilian), Camilla More (Carolyn), Rhonda Shear (Sydney), Brynja Willis (Brenda), Gregory Snegoff (Bellboy)
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.
68. The Belles of St. Clete's
First aired: 5/2/1985
Writer: Ken Estin
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Thomas Babson (Tom), Alan Koss (Alan), Tim Cunningham (Tim), Steve Giannelli (Steve), Larry Harpel (Larry) , Marsha Warfield (Roxanne Brewster), Camila Ashland (Drusilla Dimeglio), Kate Zentall (Kathy Settuducato), Catherine Paolone (Donna Guzzo), Ellen Gerstein (Mo McSweeney)
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.
69. Rescue Me
First aired: 5/9/1985
Writer: Ken Estin
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane) , Martin Ferrero (Waiter), James V. Christy (Dan Corelli), Dan Galliani (Priest), Susan Kase (Stewardess)
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. |
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Starring:
Ted Danson | Rhea Perlman | George Wendt | John Ratzenberger | Kelsey Grammer | Woody Harrelson | Kirstie Alley | Shelley Long | ...more
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Directed By:
James Burrows | Andy Ackerman | Thomas Lofaro | John Ratzenberger | Tim Berry | Rick Beren
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Genre:
Comedy, Television/TV Series
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DVD Release Date:
May 25, 2004
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Year:
1984
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
4
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Running Time:
619 minutes
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Studio:
Paramount
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UPC/Barcode Number:
097360509540
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- All 25 episodes from the 1984-85 season
- Virtual Vera
- Shrink-Warped: Introducing Frasier Crane
- Carla's Whipping Boy
- Nicholas Colasanto: His Final Season - Features interviews with Ted Danson, George Wendt, and Rhea Perlman fondly remembering Nicholas "Coach" Colasanto and his unique contribution to the show
- Cheers Bar Tour - features interview with production designer Dahl Delu
- Number of discs: 4
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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