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Cheers: The Complete Eighth Season

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"Cheers" was one of those unique shows that both men and women alike could enjoy because everyone could relate to the characters. My favorite character was Carla because she was so obnoxious, and funny. How could anyone watch Carla without laughing?

There are a total of twenty-six episodes from Season 8.

Here is a list of all of the eps included in Season 8 of this classic NBC sitcom:

The Improbable Dream (1) First aired: 9/21/1989
Just as Rebecca fears for her sanity because of the erotic dreams she's been having about Sam, multi-millionaire Robin Colcord comes in to the picture.

The Improbable Dream (2) First aired: 9/28/1989
Rebecca's interest in Sam fizzles after she agrees to go to California with Robin.

A Bar is Born First aired: 10/12/1989
Rebecca prepares herself to spend her first night with Robin Colcord while Sam takes the first step towards getting the bar back.

How to Marry a Mailman First aired: 10/19/1989
The young lady that Cliff turned in for stealing a Post Office vehicle returns from Canada with an offer for Cliffy.

The Two Faces of Norm First aired: 10/26/1989
Norm invents a strict partner to boss around his paint crew while Sam goes crazy with concern after selling his Corvette.

The Stork Brings a Crane First aired: 11/2/1989
Lilith spoils Rebecca's celebration of Cheers' 100th anniversary when she goes in to labor.

Death Takes a Holiday on Ice First aired: 11/9/1989
Carla learns that Eddie led a secret life when a second widow shows up at his funeral, who incidentally looks a lot like Carla. One of the best eps from this season.

For Real Men Only First aired: 11/16/1989
Frasier and the guys cringe over plans to attend his son's circumcision as Rebecca struggles to throw an interesting retirement party.

Two Girls for Every Boyd First aired: 11/23/1989
Woody has trouble with the love scenes for his first starring role, while the bar-flys have a beard-growing competition. You won't believe who wins!

The Art of the Steal First aired: 11/30/1989
Rebecca and Sam are trapped overnight in Robin Colcord's deluxe security apartment.

Feeble Attraction First aired: 12/7/1989
Norm fires his secretary, who sees it as proof that he's wildly attracted to her and Rebecca becomes obsessed with a surprise hidden she got from Robin.

Sam Ahoy First aired: 10/26/1989
Robin lends Sam and the gang his yacht, but the gang discovers a bomb in the refrigerator, right next to the beer.

Sammy and the Professor First aired: 1/4/1990
Carla faces an audit while Rebecca's college professor, makes an investment in Sam.

What is... Cliff Clavin? First aired: 1/18/1990
Jeopardy makes an appearance in Boston, and Cliff gets on the show.

Finally! (1) First aired: 1/25/1990
Tonight may be the night that Rebecca and Robin finally get together, despite Sam's intrusion.

Finally! (2) First aired: 2/1/1990
Rebecca isn't able to bask in the glow of her get together with Robin.

Woody or Won't He First aired: 2/8/1990
A mechanical bull gets the better of Cliff while Woody tries to deal with the romantic advances of his girl friend's mom.

Severe Crane Damage First aired: 2/15/1990
Lilith goes on a talk show to promote her new book about men who are bad for women brining Sam to demonstrate her theory.

Indoor Fun With Sammy and Robby First aired: 2/22/1990
Rebecca dreams of a perfectly romantic day with Robin. Robin on the other hand has dared Sam to a series of adolescent challenges

50-50 Carla First aired: 3/8/1990
Carla and Eddie's other widow Gloria become best buddies but the friendship is threatened when Carla learns the two-timer left $50,000 in insurance and Woody worries about a nude scene when he's cast in a play.

Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh First aired: 3/15/1990
Despite the truce negotiated by Rebecca, the gang decides to warm up the cold war against Gary.

Loverboyd First aired: 3/29/1990
Woody moons over the fact that Kelly is going to Europe.

The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec First aired: 4/12/1990
Carla feels compelled to call in an exorcist when Eddie's ghost appears in the bar.

Mr. Otis Regrets First aired: 4/19/1990
Sam makes Rebecca envious by telling her that he scored with Robin's other girl friend, and Woody is flabbergasted when a girl answers his ad for a roommate.

Cry Hard (1) First aired: 4/26/1990
Rebecca impresses Sam and the boys when she shows them Robin's fancy apartment while he's out of town.

Cry Harder (2) First aired: 5/3/1990
Rebecca and Sam both have mixed emotions as they face the fact that Robin Colcord, after proposing to Rebecca, is arrested for insider trading.

"Cheers" is one of the all time great sitcoms. Why the delay for Season 9? Usually Frasier and Cheers are released around the same time. The final season for "Frasier" is already out and Season 10 doesn t seem to be too far behind. Whats going on? I own the first 8 seasons and would really like to complete the collection. Paramount..whats the problem? Please finish releasing all the seasons of "Cheers".

Cheers is the greatest sitcom ever. It has provided me many years of laughter. When I was in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, I had my wife tape the episodes for me. Between her and the expectations of watching a whole group of Cheers episodes all at once, I made it back from playing war. The quality of the DVD's from season #7 was poor. Season #8 DVD's are top notch. Can anyone tell me why Paramount WILL NOT release the seasons quicker? It is absolutely stupid that we have to wait so long for the seasons to be released. Let's get the final 3 out there damn it.

The eight season of Cheers offers some of the funniest episodes of the entire series. The overall plotlines running through this season are primarily: 1) the introduction of Robin Colcord and his romance with Rebecca, 2) the birth of the Crane's child, Frederick, 3) the death of Eddie LeBec, and 4) Sam trying to save enough money to buy back the bar.

There are three episodes from this season that are particularly memorable for me. The first is "What is... Cliff Claven" where Cliff makes a hilarious appearance on the gameshow "Jeopardy" with categories like "Mothers & Sons" and "Celibacy." The second is "Two Girls for Every Boyd" which features Woody getting the starring role in a community theater version of "Our Town." This episode features one of the first acting roles of an actress that would be much more famous after co-starring in her own hit NBC show "Friends," Lisa Kudrow, as an actress trying to help Woody get over some acting complications before opening night. The third episode is "Severe Crane Damage" in where Lilith writes a book saying why women fall for bad boys rather than good guys and features Fraiser running around the bar, with scissors in his hand, to prove he is a member of the former group and not the latter.

Overall, this is one of the best seasons of one of the best comedy series ever made. 5 stars!!

It's about time!! I've been waiting for what seems like forever for this to come out. Cheers is the greatest show of all time! It should be released quicker on dvd. This season has some of the greatest episodes of all time on it. From "Improbable Dreams Parts 1+2", to "What is....Cliff Clavin", when Cliff was on Jeopardy, which was named, by TV Guide as one of the funniest episodes of any show, of all time a couple of years ago, its all classic. I just wish we didn't have to wait 70 more days. Cheers: The Complete Eighth Season has long been awaited by us fans, and I'm going to reserve my copy weeks in advance. My only problem with these dvds, and I'm not gonna give less stars because of it, because the episodes are classic enough, is the lack of extras. I saw on this website some hilarious Cheers bloopers, and I would love to see them on dvd. But for whatever reason Paramount doesn't like to put extras on their dvds. But I would love some. But anyway, cheers to a classic tv show, that set the bar, no pun intended, so high, that every show after paled in comparison. Cheers is the best. I can't wait!!

Cheers, very simply, was one of the greatest situation comedies of all time. And Season 8, first aired in 1989-90, was one of the best. Some of the funniest episodes include the season premiere "The Improbable Dream (Part 1)" as well as "The Stork Brings a Crane," "The Art of the Steal," "Feeble Attraction," "Severe Crane Damage," "50-50 Carla," and the two-part season finale "Cry Hard" and "Cry Harder."

It is my sincere hope that the remaining seasons of this fantastic TV series will be released. I especially want to relive the classic wisecracks between Carla and John Allen Hill (owner of Melville's), which can only be found in the last three seasons. In addition, I want to see Season 10's hilarious two-part finale (Woody and Kelly's wedding day) and of course the extraordinary series finale in which Shelley Long reprises her role of Diane Chambers. If these remaining seasons ever get released, there are sure to be loads and loads of "cheers."

Season eight really shows us what Cheers is all about, possibly one of the best casts in the history of sitcoms along with bulletproof writing.

I've always been more of a Rebecca fan than Diane so these episodes are all gems. I would say these are some of the best episodes, but in my mind the whole Rebecca era was solid gold. Quality and sound excellent as always.

Not much else to say, the Cheers name is all there is to know, that alone is enough to buy this season set.

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Posted by David Lambert
1/08/2008

Let's face it: you probably couldn't get this without Damages!

Ted Danson's a hot name on television once more thanks to his wonderfully wicked turn opposite Glenn Close in FX's legal drama, Damages. Since he's back in the limelight, CBS/Paramount has announced long-awaited DVD releases for Becker - The 1st Season, and also this morning for Cheers - Season 9!

The eighth season - which famously ends with Sam Malone (Danson) finally getting ownership of the bar back from the corporation he sold it to when Diane (Shelley Long) left - came out on DVD way back in June 2006. For a year and a half (and while spin-off series Frasier was completed on home video) fans of Cheers have desperately awaited some word of the last three season set releases: seasons 9, 10 and 11.

This morning CBS DVD and Paramount Home Entertainment revealed that Cheers - Season 9 will make it to DVD on April 29th with 25 half-hour episodes. Guest stars include Boston Celtic Kevin McHale, Arsenio Hall, Frances Sterghagen (returning as Cliff's mother), Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers, former 3-time Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, and former "Agent 99" (of Get Smart) Barbara Feldon. Stay tuned for package art and further details about this release, just as soon as we can get it!

CHEERS IS ONE OF MY FAVORAITE SHOWS OF ALL TIME I WISH THEY WOULD RELEASE THE REST OF THE SEASONS I THINK THERE ARE 3 LEFT.I HOPE THE DONT DO WITH THIS SHOW WHAT THEY DID WITH QUINCY AND KOJACK

Let's be realistic. Cheers is a great show and I've watched the preceding 7 seasons before this one, but I would still have to say this is the weakest one I've seen yet. In a nutshell, the first disc starts off reasonably but gets progressively weaker and by the second disc you are in THE DOLDRUMS. I gave up watching for a while I was so bored with it. Later however I did push on as I'm not one to desert friends and by disc 3 it was picking up again and quite a bit so. Disc 4 was quite good and the season ended with a bang, so that if season 9 ever comes down a bit in price, I will be picking it up. However, I was almost ready to say I'd seen the best of it as I plodded through disc 2 and was about ready to hang the show up until things started getting much better in disc 3. There were just no clever lines in disc 2. Truly, it was no laughing matter. I still think the Diane years, love her or hate her, were the best, but the Rebecca years have also had their very good moments. If you've loved Cheers so far then you might as well continue with this season. And chances are you'll be wanting more by the end of it.

Disc 1 - 3 stars
Disc 2 - 2 stars
Disc 3 - 4.5 stars
Disc 4 - 4.5/5 stars