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Cheers (season 7)
Season 7
Region 1 DVD
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 27, 1988 (1988-10-27) –
May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The seventh season of Cheers, an award-winning American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between October 27, 1988 and May 4, 1989. 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 October 27, 1988, after the longer period of reruns, indirectly led by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.[1] At the time of premiere, Night Court moved to Wednesdays, prompting the new series Dear John to fill in the spot. Besides Cheers and Dear John, other series in the Must See TV Thursday lineup for the 1988–89 season were The Cosby Show, A Different World, and L.A. Law.[2]

Season synopsis

After Evan Drake left for Japan at the end of the previous season, Rebecca tries to impress his replacement, but is fired in favour of Sam. Sam feels sorry for Rebecca and persuades the Lilian Corporation to put them jointly in charge. However, this does not last as the new head of the corporation is fired and replaced with a very young, but very rich man who falls for Rebecca, making her manager again. He proposes to her, sending Sam to Mexico to run a bar there when Rebecca pretends to be in love with him. Sam soon returns to Cheers and continues to make advances towards Rebecca, to no avail.

Rebecca's suitor is replaced as head of the Lilian Corporation by an older man, Mr Gaines, but Rebecca's plans to impress him go wrong when Woody dates his daughter Kelly, who is just as simple as he is. Frasier and Lilith are now married, and she becomes pregnant. Cliff finally gets a date - a trainee postal worker, Maggie O'Keefe. Carla and Eddie are further apart when he begins touring in an ice shows occur outside Massachusetts, while Norm begins a new career as a house decorator with a little help from the Cranes.

Cast

Episodes

See also: List of Cheers episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title[3] Directed by[3] Written by[3] Original airdate[3] Rating / share
1471"How to Recede in Business"James BurrowsDavid LloydOctober 27, 1988 (1988-10-27)24.4 / 38[rat7 1]
1482"Swear to God"James BurrowsTom ReederNovember 3, 1988 (1988-11-03)21.8 / 33[rat7 2]
1493"Executive Sweet"James BurrowsPhoef SuttonNovember 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)23.5 / 35[rat7 3]
1504"One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape"James BurrowsCheri Eichen and Bill SteinkellnerNovember 17, 1988 (1988-11-17)21.4 / 31[rat7 4]
1515"Those Lips, Those Ice"James BurrowsPeter Casey and David LeeNovember 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)17.3 / 31[rat7 5]
1526"Norm, Is That You?"James BurrowsCheri Eichen and Bill SteinkellnerDecember 8, 1988 (1988-12-08)23.7 / 37[rat7 6]
1537"How to Win Friends and Electrocute People"James BurrowsPhoef SuttonDecember 15, 1988 (1988-12-15)23.7 / 37[rat7 7]
1548"Jumping Jerks"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsDecember 22, 1988 (1988-12-22)20.6 / 34[rat7 8]
1559"Send in the Crane"James BurrowsDavid LloydJanuary 5, 1989 (1989-01-05)25.1 / 37[rat7 9]
15610"Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsJanuary 12, 1989 (1989-01-12)25.4 / 38[rat7 10]
15711"Adventures in Housesitting"James BurrowsPatricia Niedzialek and Cecile AlchJanuary 19, 1989 (1989-01-19)22.7 / 34[rat7 11]
15812"Please Mr. Postman"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichFebruary 2, 1989 (1989-02-02)24.7 / 37[rat7 12]
15913"Golden Boyd"James BurrowsCheri Eichen and Bill SteinkellnerFebruary 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)17.3 / 25[rat7 13]
16014"I Kid You Not"James BurrowsTeleplay: Rod Burton
Story: Rick Beren		February 16, 1989 (1989-02-16)22.8 / 35[rat7 14]
16115"Don't Paint Your Chickens"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsFebruary 23, 1989 (1989-02-23)23.3 / 35[rat7 15]
16216"The Cranemakers"Andy AckermanPhoef SuttonMarch 2, 1989 (1989-03-02)24.3 / 37[rat7 16]
16317"Hot Rocks"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsMarch 16, 1989 (1989-03-16)22.7 / 36[rat7 17]
16418"What's Up, Doc?"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichMarch 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)24.3 / 37[rat7 18]
16519"The Gift of the Woodi"James BurrowsPhoef SuttonApril 6, 1989 (1989-04-06)22.2 / 36[rat7 19]
16620"Call Me Irresponsible"James BurrowsDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonApril 13, 1989 (1989-04-13)22.3 / 36[rat7 20]
16721"Sisterly Love"James BurrowsDavid LloydApril 27, 1989 (1989-04-27)20.8 / 34[rat7 21]
16822"The Visiting Lecher"James BurrowsDavid LloydMay 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)20.8 / 33[rat7 22]

Production

Writers and producers David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee left the series in March 1989 for an upcoming production company, which became Grub Street Productions.[4][5]

Reception

This season landed on fourth place with an average 22.5 rating and 35 share as of April 20, 1989.[6] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described the character of Rebecca Howe "annoying", and expressed pleasure at rumours that Joan Severance (originally set to play Susan Howe, a role eventually portrayed by Marcia Cross) could replace Kirstie Alley, contending that Shelley Long's departure in the fifth season was still affecting the series.[7] Another syndicate columnist Joe Stein found the sixth and seventh seasons "good [yet] somewhat watered down", and found Rebecca not as "compelling" as her predecessor Diane.[4] Conversely, Herb Caen of The San Francisco Chronicle praised this season, including the cast ensemble and their performances, but still missed departed characters Coach and Diane.[8]

Todd Fuller of Sitcoms Online called this season "strong".[9] David Johnson of DVD Verdict rated the story 90 percent and the acting 95 percent, praising its episodic approach and departure from story arcs, like Sam and Diane or Rebecca's failed attempts to win Evan Drake last season. He praised Alley as "a solid comic force" for her "over-the-top portrayal of neurosis".[10] Jeffrey Robinson of DVD Talk gave this season three and a half stars out of five and its replay value four, calling it "good" and its episodes "fun and amusing."[11] Current Film called this season a "strong roll" with "fine performances".[12]

Accolades

In the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards (1989), this series won three Emmys for an Outstanding Comedy Series of 1988–1989, an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Woody Harrelson), and an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Rhea Perlman).[13] In the 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, Perlman was awarded as the Funniest Supporting Actress for her character Carla Tortelli.[14]

DVD Release

Cheers: The Complete Seventh Season
Set Details[11]
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
November 15, 2005 May 18, 2009 April 27, 2009

Notes

  1. ^ Stein, Joe (October 24, 1988). "Prime-time battles finally begin in earnest this week". Evening Tribune. San Diego. p. C-4.
  2. ^ "Night Court tops Nielsens in Thursday time slot". The Daily Union. Junction City, Kansas. December 14, 1988. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b c d Bjorklund, pp. 375–389
  4. ^ a b Stein, Joe (March 3, 1989). "Defections to Hurt Cheers: 3 Writers, Producers to Leave". The Press-Courier. Copley News Service. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Obituaries: David Angell". The Telegraph. 13 September 2011.
  6. ^ Feder, Robert (April 20, 1989). "NBC, ABC and CBS keep losing viewers". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 61. Record no. CHI349816.
  7. ^ <surname illegible>, Gary (March 23, 1989). "Kirstie Alley may lose Cheers lead to `another woman'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
  8. ^ Caen, Herb (March 23, 1989). "A Star Is Born". The San Francisco Chronicle. p. B1. Record no. 569588.
  9. ^ Fuller, Todd (November 9, 2005). "Cheers: The Complete Seventh Season". Sitcoms Online.
  10. ^ Johnson, David (November 15, 2005). "Cheers: The Complete Seventh Season". DVD Verdict.
  11. ^ a b Robinson, Jeffrey (November 15, 2005). "Cheers - The Complete Seventh Season". DVD Talk.
  12. ^ "Cheers: Season 7". Current Film.
  13. ^ Bjorklund, p. 461.
  14. ^ "American director's 1st film wins top prize at Cannes". Milwaukee Sentinel. May 24, 1989. pt. 1, pg. 3.

References

Ratings notes

Unless otherwise, the main source of Nielsen ratings is the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to that main source, ratings of 1988-89 were based on 90.4 million households that have at least one television.

  1. ^ "Top 10: Oct. 24–30, 1988". November 2, 1988. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Top 10: Oct. 31–Nov. 6, 1988". November 9, 1988. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Top 10: Nov. 7–13, 1988". November 16, 1988. p. 33.
  4. ^ "The Ratings (Nov. 14–20, 1988)". The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 1988. p. 21C.
  5. ^ "The Ratings (Nov. 21–27, 1988)". The Dallas Morning News. December 2, 1988. p. 12C.
  6. ^ "Top 10: Dec. 5–11, 1988". December 14, 1988. p. 27.
  7. ^ "Top 10: Dec. 12–18, 1988". December 21, 1988. p. 25.
  8. ^ "Top 10: Dec. 19–25, 1988". December 29, 1988. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Top 10: Jan 2–8, 1989". January 11, 1989. p. 27.
  10. ^ "Top 10: Jan. 9–15, 1989". January 18, 1989. p. 24.
  11. ^ "Top 10: Jan 16–22, 1989". January 25, 1989. p. 19.
  12. ^ "Top 10: Jan. 30–Feb. 5, 1989". February 8, 1989. p. 27.
  13. ^ "Using this chart (Feb. 6–12, 1989)". USA Today. February 15, 1989. p. 3D.
  14. ^ "Using this chart (Feb. 13–19, 1989)". USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. Record no. 170085.
  15. ^ "Top 10: Feb. 20–26, 1989". March 2, 1989. p. 15.
  16. ^ "Top 10: Feb. 27–Mar. 5, 1989". March 8, 1989. p. 21.
  17. ^ "Using this chart (March 13–19, 1989)". USA Today. March 22, 1989. p. 3D.
  18. ^ "Top 10: Mar. 27–Apr. 2, 1989". April 5, 1989. p. 21.
  19. ^ "Top 10: April 3–9, 1989". April 12, 1989. p. 28.
  20. ^ "Top 10: April 10–16, 1989". April 19, 1989. p. 21.
  21. ^ "Top 10: April 24–30, 1989". May 3, 1989. p. 19.
  22. ^ "Top 10: May 1–7, 1989". May 10, 1989. p. 19.


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