
Laid-back Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, owns and runs Cheers, a cozy bar in Boston. He hires smart, uptight -- and jilted -- Diane Chambers as a server, out of sympathy, but their attraction causes constant bickering. Wacky characters fill the bar: sarcastic waitress Carla, beer-loving accountant Norm, know-it-all postman Cliff. When Diane leaves Boston much later, Sam sells the bar, buys a boat and sails the world, but his boat sinks, so he returns. New, ambitious manager Rebecca Howe hires him back, but they love to hate each other too.

Things are not exactly as they seem when Norm announces that he's been hired by a prestigious Boston accounting firm.

When Woody's parents insist that their son return to Indiana to escape the decadence of Boston, the gang produces a home movie to refute their claims.

A priceless vase is destroyed when Sam, Woody and Rebecca cater a party at the chairman of the board's mansion.

Amorous Annie Tortelli and Evan Drake's daughter replace Carla at the bar during her maternity leave.