Cheers (season 7)
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Region 1 DVD
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 27, 1988 – May 4, 1989 |
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The seventh season of Cheers, an 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.
This season premiered on October 27, 1988, after a long period of reruns, indirectly led by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike. At the time of the premiere, Night Court moved to Wednesdays, prompting the new series Dear John to fill in that spot. Besides Cheers and Dear John, other series in the Thursday night lineup for the 1988–89 season were The Cosby Show, A Different World, and L.A. Law.
Cheers is hosting a Bloody Mary contest, and the gang seek to win against their rivals, Gary's Olde Towne Tavern. The gang taste-test a sample of Gary's recipe, obtained by Rebecca using her feminine charms, before Woody spits it out and accidentally spills the remains. The following day, Gary (Joel Polis) broadcasts a commercial showing hidden camera footage of the Cheers gang giving positive feedback of his recipe. To prevent retaliation, Woody eavesdrops at Gary's bar disguised as a nun, but ends up tied and hanged upside-down outside Cheers. When the gang scold him, Woody becomes angry, quits Cheers, and goes to work at Gary's bar. One week later, Woody tells Gary that the contest already started and admits that his "failing" to notify Gary is part of Sam and Woody's plan to set Gary up. Woody escapes from Gary's gang and later poses as a bearded contest judge, fooling them. Woody admits to the Cheers crowd that the events starting from the nun disguise were steps of Sam and Woody's scheme—but Gary's gang eavesdrop and then re-enters Cheers, winning the retried "contest". However, after Gary's gang leaves, Carla pays money, taken from Gary's wallet, to a phony "judge" she arranged. The Cheers crowd loudly chants "Gary won't win!", but Gary astoundingly re-enters to retrieve his wallet, still unaware of Carla's scheme. After he leaves, the crowd whisperingly resumes the chant.
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