
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.
Cliff's know-it-all attitude finally gets him into a fight with another patron.
When Coach buys an antique scale that also prints out fortunes, the gang finds them coming true.
Diane tries to keep Sam from going on a ski weekend with the guys.
When an old friend dies, Coach decides to hold a memorial service for him in the bar, inviting all of their old friends, but then Coach discovers that the deceased once made a pass at his late wife.