Season 1    (1982)

1. "Give Me a Ring Sometime" - 30 Sep 82
2. "Sam's Women" - 07 Oct 82
3. "The Tortelli Tort" - 14 Oct 82
4. "Sam at Eleven" - 21 Oct 82
5. "The Coach's Daughter" - 28 Oct 82
6. "Any Friend of Diane's" - 04 Nov 82
7. "Friends, Romans, and Accountants" - 11 Nov 82
8. "Truce or Consequences" - 18 Nov 82
9. "Coach Returns to Action" - 25 Nov 82
10. "Endless Slumper" - 2 Dec 82
11. "One for the Book" - 09 Dec 82
12. "The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One" - 16 Dec 82
13. "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" - 06 Jan 83
14. "Let Me Count the Ways" - 13 Jan 83
15. "Father Knows Last" - 20 Jan 83
16. "The Boys in the Bar" - 27 Jan 83
17. "Diane's Perfect Date" - 10 Feb 83
18. "No Contest" - 17 Feb 83
19. "Pick a Con... any Con" - 24 Feb 83
20. "Someone Single, Someone Blue" - 03 Mar 83
21. "Show Down - Part 1" - 24 Mar 83
22. "Show Down - Part 2" - 31 Mar 83

1.1. "Give Me a Ring Sometime"   - 30 Sep 82)

After being stood up at Cheers, Diane accepts Sam's offer to be a waitress.

Guest Stars

• Michael McGuire as Unknown Name
• John P. Navin, Jr. as Unknown Name
• Erik Holland as Unknown Name
• Ron Frazier as Unknown Name

1.2. "Sam's Women"  - 07 Oct 82)

Diane forces Sam to examine his preference for dating beautiful but brainless women.

Guest Stars

• Donelly Rhodes as Leo
• Donna McKechnie as Debra
• Keenen Wayans as Customer #1
• Jack Knight as Jack
• Angela Aames as Brandee

1.3. "The Tortelli Tort" - 14 Oct 82)

Carla gets into an altercation with a New York Yankees fan.

Guest Stars

• Ron Karabatsos as Ed
• Stephen Keep as Dr. Graham
• Thomas Babson as Customer #1
• Richard McGonagle as Customer #2
• Paul Vaughn as Customer #3
• Rex Ryon as Rough Looking Guy #1
• John Fiedler as Fred

A local sportswriter interviews Sam, but the story is bumped off the air.

Guest Stars

• Fred Dryer as Dave Richards
• Paul Vaughn as Customer #1
• Eapen Mathai as The Recordist
• Michael Mann as The Guy
• Harry Anderson as Harry

1.5. "The Coach's Daughter" - 28 Oct 82)

The coach tells his daughter that he doesn't approve of her boyfriend.

Guest Stars

• Allyce Beasley as Lisa
• Philip Charles MacKenzie as Roy
• Tim Cunningham as Chuck
• Jacqueline Cassel as Woman No. 1
• Teddy Bergeron as Man No. 1

1.6. "Any Friend of Diane's" - 04 Nov 82)

Sam is talked into a date by one of Diane's former classmates.

Guest Stars

• Julia Duffy as Rebecca Prout
• Macon McCalman as Darrell Stabell

1.7. "Friends, Romans, and Accountants" - 11 Nov 82)

Sam agrees to help Norm hold a private "toga" party.

Guest Stars

• James Read as H. W. Sawyer
• Kenneth Kimmins as Fred Wilson
• Jonathan Terry as Accountant #1
• Jim Hudson as Accountant #2
• Peter Van Norden as Cymbals Player
• Edie Berry as Accountant #3

1.8. "Truce or Consequences" - 18 Nov 82)

Diane realizes Carla has made a fool of her by making her believe a lie about Sam.

Guest Stars

• Jack Knight as Jack
• David A. Penhale as Customer #1

1.9. "Coach Returns to Action" - 25 Nov 82)

Sam asks the coach's new girlfriend for a date.

Guest Stars

• Murphy Cross as Nina
• Bill Wiley as The Tour Guide
• Keone Young as Tourist #1
• Barry Cutler as Tourist #2
• Eve Smith as Tourist #3
• Julia Hendler as The Little Girl

1.10. "Endless Slumper" - 2 Dec 82

Sam is sought for advice by a star pitcher from the Boston Red Sox.

1.11. "One for the Book" (3) - 09 Dec 82

Diane becomes the romantic object of a would-be priest.

1.12. "The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One" - 16 Dec 82

Diane makes everyone mad when she exposes a customer who has been telling wonderful stories of his World War II spy exploits. But then she follows the dejected fellow out of the bar to try and make amends.

Guest Stars

• Ellis Rabb as Eric Finch
• Jack Knight as Jack
• Robert Evan Collins as Chauffeur
• Kurtis Woodruff as Sailor

1.13. "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" -  06 Jan 83

A jock-loving, man-hungry talent agent convinces Sam he's star material, while Diane tries to warn him about her real motives.

Guest Stars

• Barbara Babcock as Lana
• Richard Hill as Tibor Svetkovic
• Luis Tiant as Himself
• Jan Rabson as Director
• Paul Vaughn as Paul

1.14. "Let Me Count the Ways" - 13 Jan 83

The demise of her cat puts Diane in a funk.

Guest Stars

• Mark King as Marshall Lipton
• Jack Knight as Jack
• Alan Koss as Alan
• Steve Hanafin as Steve

1.15. "Father Knows Last" - 20 Jan 83

Carla reveals that she is pregnant.

Guest Stars

• Mark King as Marshall Lipton
• Jack Knight as Jack
• Herb Mitchell as Tom
• Mary Ellen Trainor as Mary

1.16. "The Boys in the Bar" - 27 Jan 83

Sam is in for a few surprises when he throws a book-launch party for an old baseball buddy.

Guest Stars

• Alan Autry as Tom Kenderson
• John Furey as Larry
• Michael Kearns as Richard
• Kenneth Tigar as Fred
• Lee Ryan as Bob
• Jack Knight as Jack
• Tom Babson as Barney
• Wesley Thompson as Photographer
• Shannon Sullivan as Reporter #1
• John Bluto as Reporter #2
• Harry Anderson as Harry Gittes

1.17. "Diane's Perfect Date" - 10 Feb 83

Things take an ominous turn when Sam and Diane agree to find perfect dates for each other.

Guest Stars

• Derek McGrath as Andy
• Gretchen Corbett as Gretchen
• Doug Sheehan as Walter Franklin

1.18. "No Contest" - 17 Feb 83

Sam enters Diane in the Miss Boston Barmaids contest.

Guest Stars

• Speaker "Tip" O'Neill as Himself
• Charles Stavola as Emcee
• Tessa Richarde as Bonnie
• Renee Centry as Yvonne
• Sharon Peters as Jocelyn
• Paul Vaughn as Paul
• Daryl Roach as Judge #1
• James Shamus Sherwood as Judge #3
• Bob Ari as Judge #2

At the time this episode aired, Tip O'Neill was the Speaker of The House of Representives.

1.19. "Pick a Con... any Con" - 24 Feb 83

The gang wants in when Sam plots to sting a flim-flam man who has been conning Coach at cards.

Guest Stars

• Harry Anderson as Harry
• Reid Shelton as George Wheeler
• Alan Koss as Mike
• Stephen D. Lee as Leo

To help her mother cash in on the inheritance decreed in her father's will, Diane agrees to a temporary marriage with Sam.

Guest Stars

• Glynis Johns as Mrs. Helen Chambers
• Duncan Ross as Boggs
• Dean Dittmann as Harrison Fiedler
• Paul Willson as Gregg

This is the first episode that Paul Willson appears as a customer, and he is introduced as someone who knows all the words to the "Bonanza" theme song.

1.21. "Show Down - Part 1" - 24 Mar 83

Sam is chagrined when his brother captivates everyone at Cheers. Part 1 of two.

Guest Stars

• George Ball as Derek
• Deborah Shelton as Debbie
• Alan Koss as Alan
• Paul Vaughn as Paul

1.22. "Show Down - Part 2" - 31 Mar 83

Conclusion. Sam's older brother proposes marriage to Diane.

Guest Stars

• Lois de Banzie as Lady #1
• Helen Page Camp as Lady #2
• Alan Koss as Alan
• Paul Vaughn as Paul
• Peggy Kubena as Cindy
• Tim Cunningham as Chuck