After Diane leaves Cheers for a "vacation" Sam reverts back to his old ways of drinking. Coach hates to see him this way, because he remembers what it was like the first time. So he turns to Diane for help.

Dr. Frasier Crane, a doctor recommended by Diane, helps Sam return to the path of soberness once again. But now Diane, who has taken her job back, must tell Sam that she is "involved" with the doctor.

Fraiser turns to Sam for help about his intimate relationship with Diane. Meanwhile, Cliff must stay undercover to avoid a vengeful fellow postal employee.

Cliff meets the woman of his dreams at the bar on Halloween night but is afraid of meeting her when he's not in costume, and Sam and Diane have their first non-romantic outing together after the breakup.

After Sam enters the bar with aballoon shot to the butt everyone wants an explanation. So he makes up a fake story about an elaborate scheme which lies only grow bigger and bigger as the story moves through the grapevine. All to avoid the real truth that he was shot by a jealous husband.

Coach meets a beautiful woman who agree's to marry him. Meanwhile, Sam tries to score with her daughter but can't seem to make the date.

The wedding is set, and everyone's excited. That is until Irene (coach's fiance) wins the lottery and dumps him. When Coach refuses to believe that it has really happened the gang worries he is in a state of denial.

Diane meets Frasier's mother for the first time, who "casually" tells her she willhug her if she doesn't leave Fraiser alone.

Nick, Carla's scumbag of an ex-husband, returns demanding a more equal division of the marital properties. Namely he wants one of the kids, a demand to which Carla actually agree's.

Diane moves in with Fraiser and begins to suffer from a mysterious allergy, which Fraiser believes is a subconsciencious sign that they are not ready to live together.

After an enlightening experience Norm gets an utter awareness of his own mortality. He decides to rid himself of all material possesions and move to Bora Bora. A small island free of all technological advancements where he will live in a hut and do hard labor. But will Norm really make it to Bora Bora?

Sam becomes attracted to one of Diane's friends, but she strongly insists he stays away. Which of course only makes Sam want her more. After their first date the girl already wants Sam to meet her parents, or who she calls him, "their future son-in-law".

Fraiser is highly disturbed to learn his trusted mentor has been dating Carla, who also has a suprise of her own: she's pregnant.

Diane insists the gang include Fraiser in their "Masculine Pursuits". So they take him on a "snipe" hunt in the woods and leave him there as a prank. Which doesn't go well.

Sam agree's to be the pitcher for a charity softball game against Playboy bunnies, but being back on the mound brings back his competitive self and he strikes them all out.

Sam and Coach both agree to take a night school class in geography. But when class begins, they do things a little different. While Coach is studying hard for A's, Sam is dating the teacher.

Cliff is a little too ill to finish his mail route so Norm does it for him and gets arrested because of it. But Cliff's pride and fear of losing his perfect discipline record makes him refuse to back up Norm's explanation to the cops.

Sam tries to hit on a lady who works as an investigator for the Boston singles scene; too bad she has heard every line in the book.

Sam faces the ultimate challenge to his skills as a male animal; a lady reporter who has been investigating the Boston singles scene and has heard every line in the book.

Norm becomes the "company hatchet man" after the boss realizes he has a nack for letting people go nicely. But how long can Norm keep this brutal job up?

An old friend of Sam's returns to the bar with some interesting news. He reminds Sam of an old bet, which stated that if Sam didn't marry Jacqueline Bissett before a certain date he would have to give the bar up.

Sam throws Diane a going-away party after she announces she will be leaving to acompany Fraiser to Italy for a while.

Carla insists that Sam higher an older woman to replace Diane to avoid the love factor, which Sam does. But he can't control his attraction to her young daughter, a factor Carla didn't add in.

Carla calls together her former classmates from St. Clete's School for Wayward Girls to plot revenge on their former sadistic principal whom she spots drinking at Cheers.

While in Italy, Fraiser proposes to Diane. She calls Sam hoping he will talk her out of it, but says yes after Sam doesn't answer... because he is on the way to Italy to bring Diane back.