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==Season synopsis==
==Season synopsis==
Rebecca begins to fear she will die alone and has erotic dreams about Sam, and just as she is about to pursue these dreams, the English billionaire Robin Colcord, dazzles Rebecca which leads to them dating. Later she finds out he has another girlfriend, and so the two women compete for his affections. Eddie is killed by saving a fellow team member, by pushing him out of the way of an oncoming ice vehicle, but is hit by it himself. At his funeral, Carla learns that Eddie had a secret wife, with whom he had a child. Norm gets a stalker in the form of his secretary, who believes he fired her because he is attracted to her. Lilith finally gives birth to little Frederick, while Frasier is not there, but Sam is! Cliff appears on jeopardy and loses all his money on the last question, for making a stupid remark. Robin lends Sam, Norm, Cliff and Carla his yacht to enter a race, but has a bomb on board. Woody meets Kelly's mother who performs sexual advances towards Woody. Lilith writes a new book for women, which becomes a success, based on why some men are bad for women, which she based on Sam. Rebecca realizes that Robin has used her to gain access to the company's accounts and becomes unsure as to whether she should turn him over to the police.
Rebecca begins to fear she will die alone and has erotic dreams about Sam, and just as she is about to pursue these dreams, the English billionaire Robin Colcord, dazzles Rebecca which leads to them dating. Later she finds out he has another girlfriend, and so the two women compete for his affections. Eddie is killed by saving a fellow team member, by pushing him out of the way of an oncoming ice vehicle, but is hit by it himself. At his funeral, Carla learns that Eddie had a secret wife, with whom he had a child. Norm gets a stalker in the form of his secretary, who believes he fired her because he is attracted to her. Lilith finally gives birth to little Frederick, while Frasier is not there, but Sam is! Cliff appears on ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' and loses all his money on [[Jeopardy!#Final_Jeopardy.21| the last question]], for making a stupid remark. Robin lends Sam, Norm, Cliff and Carla his yacht to enter a race, but has a bomb on board. Woody meets Kelly's mother who performs sexual advances towards Woody. Lilith writes a new book for women, which becomes a success, based on why some men are bad for women, which she based on Sam. Rebecca realizes that Robin has used her to gain access to the company's accounts and becomes unsure as to whether she should turn him over to the police.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 07:25, 14 September 2017

Cheers
Season 8
Region 1 DVD
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1989 (1989-09-21) –
May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighth season of Cheers, an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 21, 1989 and May 3, 1990. 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 Television.

Background

This season premiered on September 21, 1989 and aired at Thursday 9:00 pm Eastern / 8:00 pm Central slot. Besides Cheers , other series in the Thursday night lineup for the 1989–90 season were The Cosby Show, A Different World, Dear John and L.A. Law.

Season synopsis

Rebecca begins to fear she will die alone and has erotic dreams about Sam, and just as she is about to pursue these dreams, the English billionaire Robin Colcord, dazzles Rebecca which leads to them dating. Later she finds out he has another girlfriend, and so the two women compete for his affections. Eddie is killed by saving a fellow team member, by pushing him out of the way of an oncoming ice vehicle, but is hit by it himself. At his funeral, Carla learns that Eddie had a secret wife, with whom he had a child. Norm gets a stalker in the form of his secretary, who believes he fired her because he is attracted to her. Lilith finally gives birth to little Frederick, while Frasier is not there, but Sam is! Cliff appears on Jeopardy! and loses all his money on the last question, for making a stupid remark. Robin lends Sam, Norm, Cliff and Carla his yacht to enter a race, but has a bomb on board. Woody meets Kelly's mother who performs sexual advances towards Woody. Lilith writes a new book for women, which becomes a success, based on why some men are bad for women, which she based on Sam. Rebecca realizes that Robin has used her to gain access to the company's accounts and becomes unsure as to whether she should turn him over to the police.

Cast

Episodes

See also: List of Cheers episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateRatings/share/
viewers/rank
1691"The Improbable Dream, Part 1"James BurrowsCheri Eichen and Bill SteinkellnerSeptember 21, 1989 (1989-9-21)24.1 / 39 / 36.4 mil. / #3[rat8 1]
1702"The Improbable Dream, Part 2"James BurrowsCheri Eichen and Bill SteinkellnerSeptember 28, 1989 (1989-9-28)24.3 / 39 / 36.1 mil. / #3[rat8 2]
1713"A Bar Is Born"James BurrowsPhoef SuttonOctober 12, 1989 (1989-10-12)22.4 / 37 / 33.6 mil. / #3[rat8 3]
1724"How to Marry a Mailman"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichOctober 19, 1989 (1989-10-19)24.7 / 38 / 37.2 mil. / #1[rat8 4]
1735"The Two Faces of Norm"Andy AckermanEugene B. SteinOctober 26, 1989 (1989-10-26)24.1 / 39 / 35.7 mil. / #3[rat8 5]
1746"The Stork Brings a Crane"Andy AckermanDavid LloydNovember 2, 1989 (1989-11-2)24.4 / 37 / 37.6 mil. / #3[rat8 6]
1757"Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsNovember 9, 1989 (1989-11-9)24.3 / 38 / 36.2 mil. / #2[rat8 7]
1768"For Real Men Only"James BurrowsDavid Pollock and Elias DavisNovember 16, 1989 (1989-11-16)24.0 / 37 / 36.1 mil. / #4[rat8 8]
1779"Two Girls for Every Boyd"James BurrowsDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonNovember 23, 1989 (1989-11-23)16.5 / 31 / 28.4 mil. / #13[rat8 9]
17810"The Art of the Steal"James BurrowsSue HerringNovember 30, 1989 (1989-11-30)25.4 / 40 / 37.1 mil. / #2[rat8 10]
17911"Feeble Attraction"Andy AckermanDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonDecember 7, 1989 (1989-12-7)24.2 / 38 / 36.2 mil. / #2[rat8 11]
18012"Sam Ahoy"James BurrowsDavid LloydDecember 14, 1989 (1989-12-14)22.5 / 36 / 33.3 mil. / #2[rat8 12]
18113"Sammy and the Professor"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-1-4)24.2 / 36 / 35.8 mil. / #1[rat8 13]
18214"What Is... Cliff Clavin?"Andy AckermanDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonJanuary 18, 1990 (1990-1-18)24.7 / 37 / 37.7 mil. / #1[rat8 14]
18315"Finally! Part 1"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsJanuary 25, 1990 (1990-1-25)25.0 / 37 / 37.9 mil. / #3[rat8 15]
18416"Finally! Part 2"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsFebruary 1, 1990 (1990-2-1)22.7 / 34 / 33.4 mil. / #2[rat8 16]
18517"Woody or Won't He"Andy AckermanBrian Pollack and Mert RichFebruary 8, 1990 (1990-2-8)22.8 / 35 / 34.5 mil. / #2[rat8 17]
18618"Severe Crane Damage"Andy AckermanDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonFebruary 15, 1990 (1990-2-15)23.3 / 35 / 35.2 mil. / #2[rat8 18]
18719"Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby"Andy AckermanPhoef SuttonFebruary 22, 1990 (1990-2-22)23.6 / 36 / 35.8 mil. / #1[rat8 19]
18820"50–50 Carla"James BurrowsDavid LloydMarch 8, 1990 (1990-3-8)23.4 / 36 / 34.4 mil. / #2[rat8 20]
18921"Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsMarch 15, 1990 (1990-3-15)22.1 / 35 / 32.6 mil. / #1[rat8 21]
19022"Loverboyd"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichMarch 29, 1990 (1990-3-29)23.8 / 38 / 35.5 / #2[rat8 22]
19123"The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec"James BurrowsDan Staley and Rob LongApril 12, 1990 (1990-4-12)19.7 / 33 / 30.1 mil. / #2[rat8 23]
19224"Mr. Otis Regrets"Andy AckermanKen Levine and David IsaacsApril 19, 1990 (1990-4-19)21.9 / 35 / 32.9 mil. / #1[rat8 24]
19325"Cry Hard"James BurrowsDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonApril 26, 1990 (1990-4-26)21.2 / 34 / 31.8 mil. / #2[rat8 25]
19426"Cry Harder"James BurrowsStory by : Bill Steinkellner
Teleplay by : Cheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton		May 3, 1990 (1990-5-3)21.1 / 33 / 30.8 mil. / #3[rat8 26]

Production

Critical reception

Season 8 received a 91 out of 100 on metacritic, meaning critical acclaim.[1] Jeffrey Robinson of DVDTalk said that "it offers 26 episodes of hilarity." He felt the episodes were well written with hilarious dialogue, and decently crafted storylines.[2] W.L. Swarts gave the season a mixed review, saying "It’s a tough thing to keep a show fresh for years on end, but Cheers season 8 is still good." But says "it falls back on some standards."[3]

Accolades

DVD release

Cheers: The Complete Eighth Season
Set Details[2]
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 13, 2006 August 6, 2012 April 27, 2009

References

  1. ^ "Cheers - Season 8 Reviews". Metacritic. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  2. ^ a b "Cheers - The Complete Eighth Season : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  3. ^ "W.L. Swarts Reviews The Universe: Leaning Average, Cheers Season Eight Is Still Fun!". Wlswarts.blogspot.co.uk. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

Ratings sources

According to many newspapers, including the main source USA Today, the 1989–90 Nielsen ratings are based on 92.1 million households that have at least one television.

  1. ^ September 27, 1989. Record no. 214331.
  2. ^ October 4, 1989. Record no. 215742.
  3. ^ October 18, 1989. Record no. 218595
  4. ^ October 25, 1989. Record no. 220074.
  5. ^ November 1, 1989. Record no. 221508.
  6. ^ November 8, 1989. Record no. 222932.
  7. ^ November 15, 1989. Record no. 224364.
  8. ^ November 22, 1989. Record no. 225766.
  9. ^ November 29, 1989. Record no. 226865.
  10. ^ December 6, 1989. Record no. 228257.
  11. ^ December 13, 1989. Record no. 229628.
  12. ^ December 20, 1989. Record no. 230948.
  13. ^ January 10, 1990. Record no. 234602.
  14. ^ January 24, 1990. Record no. 237376.
  15. ^ January 31, 1990. Record no. 239189.
  16. ^ February 7, 1990. Record no. 240525.
  17. ^ February 14, 1990. Record no. 241948.
  18. ^ February 21, 1990. Record no. 243308.
  19. ^ February 28, 1990. Record no. 244938.
  20. ^ March 14, 1990. Record no. 247753.
  21. ^ March 21, 1990. Record no. 249195.
  22. ^ April 4, 1990. Record no. 252035.
  23. ^ April 18, 1990. Record no. 254889.
  24. ^ April 25, 1990. Record no. 256312.
  25. ^ May 2, 1990. Record no. 257677.
  26. ^ May 9, 1990. Record no. 259054.
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