• Air date: 26 Sep '85 26 episodes
      The fourth season of Cheers, an award-winning American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 26, 1985, and May 15, 1986, as part of the network's Must See TV Thursday lineup. This season marks Woody Harrelson's television debut as Woody Boyd, replacing Coach Ernie Pantusso when actor Nicholas Colasanto died during filming of the prior season. The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles, under production team Charles
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Birth, Death, Love and Rice

      26 Sep '85
      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.
    • 2. Woody Goes Belly Up

      03 Oct '85
      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.
    • 3. Someday My Prince Will Come

      17 Oct '85
      Diane fantasizes over an expensive coat left behind by a patron and agrees to go out with whoever claims it.
    • 4. The Groom Wore Clearasil

      24 Oct '85
      Carla asks Sam to tell her teenage son about the joys of bachelorhood and to discourage his urge to get married.
    • 5. Diane's Nightmare

      31 Oct '85
      Diane spends a dark and stormy night worrying that Andy Schroeder has escaped and is out to kill her.
    • 6. I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday

      07 Nov '85
      Sam has a weak moment and lends Diane $500 to buy a book reputedly signed by Ernest Hemingway.
    • 7. 2 Good to Be 4 Real

      14 Nov '85
      Sam and the gang make up an answer to Carla's ad in the personal column to lift her spirits.
    • 8. Love Thy Neighbor

      21 Nov '85
      Norm fears Vera may be having an affair with his neighbor and Sam wastes his time as a radio sports commentator apologizing to Diane.
    • 9. From Beer to Eternity

      28 Nov '85
      Sam has to convince Woody to help Cheers win a bowling match with Gary's Old Towne Tavern at a rival bar.
    • 10. The Bar Stoolie

      05 Dec '85
      Cliff refuses to identify himself to his estranged father when the man comes to Cheers with an important message for his son.
    • 11. Don Juan Is Hell

      12 Dec '85
      Sam is happy to be the subject of Diane's psychology term paper until he learns just exactly what the Don Juan syndrome is.
    • 12. Fools and Their Money

      12 Dec '85
      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.
    • 13. Take My Shirt...Please?

      09 Jan '86
      Sam's ego is crushed when no one bids on his old baseball jersey during a public television auction.
    • 14. Suspicion

      16 Jan '86
      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.
    • 15. The Triangle

      23 Jan '86
      Diane and Sam try to rebuild Frasier's shattered ego when he starts drinking too much.
    • 16. Cliffie's Big Score

      30 Jan '86
      Cliff has two dates for the postman's ball-with Carla and Diane.
    • 17. Second Time Around

      06 Feb '86
      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.
    • 18. The Peterson Principle

      13 Feb '86
      Norm gets some dirt on his main competitor for a promotion but hesitates to use it.
    • 19. Dark Imaginings

      20 Feb '86
      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.
    • 20. Save the Last Dance for Me

      27 Feb '86
      Carla asks Sam to partner her in a dance contest where their main competition is Nick and Loretta.
    • 21. Fear Is My Co-Pilot

      13 Mar '86
      A flying daredevil that Diane barnstormed with across Europe takes her and Sam for a ride and dies at 20,000 feet up.
    • 22. Diane Chambers Day

      20 Mar '86
      Diane feels depressed and left out of the gang's activities so Frasier organizes a day just for her-at the opera.
    • 23. Relief Bartender

      27 Mar '86
      Woody fears for his job when Sam hires a second bartender.
    • 24. Strange Bedfellows (1)

      01 May '86
      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.
    • 25. Strange Bedfellows, Part 2

      08 May '86
      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.