• Air date: 25 Sep '86 26 episodes
      The fifth season of Cheers, an award-winning American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 25, 1986, and May 7, 1987. This season marks the departure of Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, bringing an end to the Sam and Diane relationship, though she would return for the series finale. The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles under production team Charles Burrows Charles Productions, in association with Paramount
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. The Proposal

      25 Sep '86
      We finally found out who Sam's telephone proposal at the end of the last episode was to - Diane! But Diane fears that Sam is meerely on the rebound after breaking up with Janet, so asks him to repeat the proposal in a more romantic occasion, but when he does (on a boat), she refuses, causing Sam to make her walk the plank. Later Diane says she does want to get married, but Sam has now retracted the proposal.
    • 2. The Cape Cad

      02 Oct '86
      Diane follows Sam to Cape Cod in an effort to ruin his weekend with another woman.
    • 3. Money Dearest

      09 Oct '86
      Cliff's ecstatic when his mother decides to marry a wealthy man until the groom decides to give it all away to charity.
    • 4. Abnormal Psychology

      16 Oct '86
      Diane tries to help Lilith, the lady psychologist attracted to Frasier, to soften her appearance and surprise Frasier during their television debate.
    • 5. House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick

      30 Oct '86
      Cliff finds a reasonably priced older home for Carla to buy that turns out to be haunted.
    • 6. Tan 'n' Wash

      06 Nov '86
      The gang insists on getting in on Norm's new business investment then complains bitterly when it looks like a washout.
    • 7. Young Dr. Weinstein

      13 Nov '86
      Stung by Diane's attitude, Sam tries to impress her by getting reservations at the most exclusive restaurant in Boston.
    • 8. Knights of the Scimitar

      27 Nov '86
      Cliff prods a reluctant Norm to join his lodge and Sam thinks Diane has invented a suitor to make him jealous.
    • 9. Thanksgiving Orphans

      27 Nov '86
      The gang gathers at Carla's house for a Thanksgiving dinner of frozen turkey and overdone peas.
    • 10. Everyone Imitates Art

      04 Dec '86
      Diane becomes obsessed with tracking down a poem she's sure Sam plagiarized and had published in a literary magazine that has repeatedly turned her work down.
    • 11. The Book of Samuel

      11 Dec '86
      Woody delves into Sam's legendary black book to find a date to impress his former girl friend, who is coming to Cheers to introduce her fiancé.
    • 12. Dance, Diane, Dance

      18 Dec '86
      Frasier's effort to lighten a dance instructor's harsh criticism of Diane's efforts backfires when she decides to audition for the Boston Ballet.
    • 13. Chambers vs. Malone

      08 Jan '87
      Sam proposes to Diane again and ends up charged with assault and battery when she turns him down again.
    • 14. Diamond Sam

      15 Jan '87
      Sam regrets trying to buy Diane an engagement ring that is a cheap imitation.
    • 15. Spellbound

      22 Jan '87
      Nick vows to take Diane away from Sam when Sam defends Loretta's efforts to ditch Nick and start her own singing career.
    • 16. Never Love a Goalie, Part 1

      29 Jan '87
      Carla falls for Eddie, a hockey goalie; meanwhile, Diane is foreman of a jury in an attempted murder trial.
    • 17. Never Love a Goalie, Part 2

      05 Feb '87
      Eddie's career was red-hot until he started dating Carla. The defendant in Diane's murder case comes to the bar.
    • 18. One Last Fling

      12 Feb '87
      Diane gives Sam 24 hours for a final fling before their wedding.
    • 19. Dog Bites Cliff

      19 Feb '87
      Cliff is thinking lawsuit after a dog bites him while delivering the mail, until he meets the dog's beautiful and cooperative owner.
    • 20. Dinner at Eight-ish

      26 Feb '87
      Frasier and Lilith invite Sam and Diane over for dinner to celebrate their first week of cohabitation. But things start going wrong when Lilith finds out Frasier and Diane were engaged, and she locks herself in the bathroom. Then Sam and Diane have an argument as well. Meanwhile Cliff agrees to babysit Carla's kids.
    • 21. Simon Says

      05 Mar '87
      Diane badgers a noted British marriage counselor into seeing her and Sam for a pre-nuptial session, then refuses to heed his advice.
    • 22. The Godfather, Part III

      19 Mar '87
      Sam's goddaughter Joyce Pantusso (the late Coach's niece) has come to Boston for a visit. Not wanting her to get into trouble, Sam asks Woody to help her out and show her around - but Woody and Joyce have a surprise for Sam when they get engaged!
    • 23. Norm's First Hurrah

      26 Mar '87
      Norm elaborates on his new position with a top CPA firm and is caught in his little white lies when the gang decides to surprise him at work. Meanwhile Cliff finds a $20 note - and Woody has lost one.
    • 24. Cheers: The Motion Picture

      02 Apr '87
      The gang tries to reassure a nervous Mr. and Mrs. Boyd back in Indiana that Woody is fine and has wonderful friends in Boston by making a home movie of an average day at Cheers.
    • 25. A House Is Not a Home

      30 Apr '87
      Diane is haunted by the memories of the couple who lived a long and happy life together in the home she and Sam have purchased.