Cheers
The Proposal
Season 5, Episode 1 · Aired 1986-09-25
Synopsis
We finally found out who Sam's telephone proposal at the end of the last episode was to - Diane! But Diane fears that Sam is meerely on the rebound after breaking up with Janet, so asks him to repeat the proposal in a more romantic occasion, but when he does (on a boat), she refuses, causing Sam to make her walk the plank. Later Diane says she does want to get married, but Sam has now retracted the proposal.
In the series
This episode is part of Cheers (1982–1993) on NBC.
Where everybody knows your name — ensemble perfection and will-they tension.
Key cast
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone
- Shelley Long as Diane Chambers
- Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli
- George Wendt as Norm Peterson
- John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin
- Nicholas Colasanto as Coach Ernie Pantusso