Country of origin United States Original network NBC | No. of episodes 26 | |
Original release September 21, 1989 (1989-09-21) – May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03) | ||
The eighth season of Cheers, an award-winning American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 21, 1989 and May 3, 1990. 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.
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Background
This season premiered on September 21, 1989 and aired at Thursday 9:00 pm Eastern / 8:00 pm Central slot. Besides Cheers , other series in the Thursday night lineup for the 1989–90 season were The Cosby Show, A Different World, Dear John and L.A. Law.
Season synopsis
Rebecca begins to fear she will die alone and has erotic dreams about Sam, and just as she is about to pursue these dreams, the English billionaire Robin Colcord, dazzles Rebecca which leads to them dating. Later she finds out he has another girlfriend, and so the two women compete for his affections. Eddie is killed by saving a fellow team member, by pushing him out of the way of an oncoming ice vehicle, but is hit by it himself. At his funeral, Carla learns that Eddie had a secret wife, with whom he had a child. Norm gets a stalker in the form of his secretary, who believes he fired her because he is attracted to her. Lilith finally gives birth to little Frederick, while Frasier is not there, but Sam is! Cliff appears on jeopardy and loses all his money on the last question, for making a stupid remark. Robin lends Sam, Norm, Cliff and Carla his yacht to enter a race, but has a bomb on board. Woody meets Kelly's mother who performs sexual advances towards Woody. Lilith writes a new book for women, which becomes a success, based on why some men are bad for women, which she based on Sam. Rebecca realizes that Robin has used her to gain access to the company's accounts and becomes unsure as to whether she should turn him over to the police.
Critical reception
Season 8 received a 91 out of 100 on metacritic, meaning critical acclaim. Jeffrey Robinson of DVDTalk said that "it offers 26 episodes of hilarity." He felt the episodes were well written with hilarious dialogue, and decently crafted storylines. W.L. Swarts gave the season a mixed review, saying "It’s a tough thing to keep a show fresh for years on end, but Cheers season 8 is still good." But says "it falls back on some standards."