Season 8  (1989)

1. "The Improbable Dream - Part 1" - 21 Sep 89
2. "The Improbable Dream - Part 2" - 28 Sep 89
3. "A Bar is Born" - 12 Oct 89
4. "How to Marry a Mailman" - 19 Oct 89
5. "The Two Faces of Norm" - 26 Oct 89
6. "The Stork Brings a Crane" - 02 Nov 89
7. "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" - 09 Nov 89
8. "For Real Men Only" - 16 Nov 89
9. "Two Girls for Every Boyd" - 23 Nov 89
10. "The Art of the Steal" - 30 Nov 89
11. "Feeble Attraction" - 07 Dec 89
12. "Sam Ahoy" - 14 Dec 89
13. "Sammy and the Professor" - 04 Jan 90
14. "What Is... Cliff Clavin?" - 18 Jan 90
15. "Finally - Part 1" - 25 Jan 90
16. "Finally - Part 2" - 01 Feb 90
17. "Woody or Won't He" - 08 Feb 90
18. "Severe Crane Damage" - 15 Feb 90
19. "Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby" - 22 Feb 90
20. "Fifty-Fifty Carla" - 08 Mar 90
21. "Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh" - 15 Mar 90
22. "Loverboyd" - 29 Mar 90
23. "The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec" - 12 Apr 90
24. "Mr. Otis Regrets" - 19 Apr 90

Special - "Earth Day Special" - 22 Apr 90

25. "Cry Hard" - 26 Apr 90
26. "Cry Harder" - 3 May 90

8.1. "The Improbable Dream - Part 1" - 21 Sep 89

Erotic dreams have Rebecca all hot and bothered as Sam tries to get her to wake up to him instead of pining away for the corporate raider of her fantasies. Part 1 of two.

8.2. "The Improbable Dream - Part 2" - 28 Sep 89

Conclusion. Rebecca's whirlwind romance with the self-made millionaire of her dreams gives Sam nightmares that may signify his true feelings.

8.3. "A Bar is Born" (172) - 12 Oct 89

While Rebecca psychs herself up to spend the night with Robin, Sam gets pumped to open his own bar -- a seedy run-down hole that's already filled with furry little customers.

8.4. "How to Marry a Mailman" (174) - 19 Oct 89

Love is blind and so is Cliff, who's scared sightless when Margaret returns from Canada with an offer to go steady.

8.5. "The Two Faces of Norm" (175) - 26 Oct 89

Norm can't bring himself to boss around his new painting crew, so he invents a strict alter ego. Meanwhile, Sam's not himself either after selling his 'Vette.

8.6. "The Stork Brings a Crane" (173) - 02 Nov 89

Rebecca arranges for Boston mayor Raymond Flynn to toast the 100th anniversary of the bar, but the festivities are interrupted when the stork swoops down to deliver a Crane.

8.7. "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" (177) - 09 Nov 89

Carla discovers that her husband was a real hockey puck after a tragedy at the rink exposes Eddie's secret romantic ice-capades with another woman.

8.8. "For Real Men Only" (179) - 16 Nov 89

The guys are reluctant to witness the bris of Frasier's son -- and so is Frasier, who cuts out on the circumcision ceremony. Meanwhile, Rebecca's retirement party for a company employee isn't any livelier.

8.9. "Two Girls for Every Boyd" (169) - 23 Nov 89

Woody chews the scenery in "Our Town", but he chokes on the scene where he has to kiss his leading lady. Meanwhile, the guys compete in a beard-growing contest.

Directed By: Unknown Name

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8.10. "The Art of the Steal" (176) - 30 Nov 89

Rebecca and Sam finally spend the night together -- trapped by security lasers in Robin Colcord's apartment while the guys while away their evening playing Monopoly.

8.11. "Feeble Attraction" (181) - 07 Dec 89

Norm's ex-secretary becomes fatally attracted to him, while Rebecca becomes obsessed with finding a ring hidden in her new desk.

8.12. "Sam Ahoy" (178) - 14 Dec 89

Robin lends Sam his yacht to race in a regatta, but Sam and his fearful crew are sunk when they find a surprise stowed away that could really rock the boat.

8.13. "Sammy and the Professor" (182) - 04 Jan 90

Rebecca's visiting business professor and mentor gives Sam high marks in the bedroom. Meanwhile, Carla learns she's being audited.

8.14. "What Is... Cliff Clavin?" (184) - 18 Jan 90

The answer is ... Alex Trebek. The question: who is it that Cliff Clavin drives crazy while appearing as a contestant on "Jeopardy!"? Meanwhile, Sam has some questions of his own for the guy who stole his little black book.

8.15. "Finally - Part 1" (180) - 25 Jan 90

Tonight could be the night as Rebecca looks forward to a long-overdue evening of romance with billionaire Robin Colcord. But it seems that they might be part of a threesome: they're going to a testimonial dinner for Carl Yastrzemski, and Robin has asked Sam to accompany them. Righteous Brother Bill Medley has a cameo. Part 1 of two.

8.16. "Finally - Part 2" (187) - 01 Feb 90

Conclusion. Rebecca is on cloud nine after spending the night with Robin, but Sam has to keep her from plummeting to Earth when he finds Robin with another woman. Bill Medley appears as himself once again.

8.17. "Woody or Won't He" (183) - 08 Feb 90

Woody is cowed by the romantic advances of Kelly's mother, while Cliff takes a very long ride on the bar's new mechanized bull.

8.18. "Severe Crane Damage" (188) - 15 Feb 90

While promoting "Good Girls/Bad Boys," author Lilith and talk-show audience women throw themselves at baddest boy Sam.

8.19. "Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby" (185) - 22 Feb 90

Rebecca's pubescent dreams of a perfect romantic day with Robin are youth-urped by Sam, whom Robin goads into a series of childish challenges.

8.20. "Fifty-Fifty Carla" (186) - 08 Mar 90

Carla agrees to split Eddie's estate 50-50 with his other widow Gloria, until she finds it's $50,000 in insurance money.

8.21. "Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh" (189) - 15 Mar 90

The gang goes on the warpath against Gary's Olde Towne Tavern when they notice Cheers' statue of Tecumseh is missing in action, while Rebecca wishes they'd all go back to their sitting bull sessions.

8.22. "Loverboyd" (191) - 29 Mar 90

Woody isn't ready to say au revoir to Kelly, whose dad is sending her to school in Europe. Meanwhile, Norm suffers as designated driver for a night.

8.23. "The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec" (192) - 12 Apr 90

The appearance of Eddie's ghost shaves a few years off Carla's life and compels her to call Madame Lazora, while Rebecca goes on TV to complain about a defective hair-removal system.

8.24. "Mr. Otis Regrets" (190) - 19 Apr 90

Sam tries to get a rise out of Rebecca by telling her he pushed the right buttons in an elevator with Robin's other girlfriend. Woody is floored when a woman answers his ad for a roommate.

Postponed from an earlier date.

8.26. "Cry Hard" (193) - 26 Apr 90

Robin asks Rebecca to move in with him, but she discovers he's been using her computer to get inside info on her corporation. Postmaster General Anthony Frank has a cameo. Part 1 of two.

8.27. "Cry Harder" (194) - 3 May 90

Conclusion. Rebecca contemplates a future as "the bride of a convict" as her "sweet baby" financier, Robin Colcord, is arrested for insider trading. Although she keeps up a brave front for Robin, Rebecca fears the worst: "He'll fry. Street lights will dim." But tears for Robin and Rebecca could mean Cheers for Sam. As a reward for turning Robin in, the corporation offers to sell him the bar back for a pittance. Meanwhile, Rebecca reels from the realization that Sam was the one who ratted on Robin.