Cheers: The Complete 8th Season (DVD)

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3) "A Bar is Born"—Robin tries to convince Sam to open his own bar again.

4) "How to Marry a Mailman"—Cliff gets cold feet . . . make that temporary blindness, when Margaret brings up the subject of marriage.

5) "The Two Faces of Norm"—Pushover Norm devises an imaginary partner to play bad cop to his good cop so he can get his workers to produce.

6) "The Stork Brings a Crane"—Lilith has a baby boy.

7) "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"—A classic episode has Eddie dying in comic fashion in the ice show and Carla having to deal with a surprise: his other wife.

8) "For Real Men Only"—Another classic has everyone squeamish about attending the bris for the Cranes' little Frederick.

9) "Two Girls for Every Boyd"—Woody gets into trouble when his acting is so good that it convinces his girlfriend it was for real.

10) "The Art of the Steal"—An old plot is recycled in an episode about Sam and Rebecca being trapped in Robin's apartment.

11) "Feeble Attraction"—Norm has a stalker, and it's his old secretary.

12) "Sam Ahoy"—If he wins a yachting race, Sam hopes he can buy back Cheers.

13) "Sammy and the Professor"—If Sammy's going to rebound, what better way to do it than with Rebecca's old mentor!

14) "What is . . . Cliff Clavin?"—Hilarious episode lands know-it-all Cliff on "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek plays himself.

15-16) "Finally," Pts. 1 & 2—As Rebecca all but glows over her "consummate" date with Robin, Sam wrestles with whether he should tell her (or him) about Robin's infidelity.

17) "Woody or Won't He?"—In a wild variation of the two girls for every Boyd episode, this time it's Woody's girlfriend's mother who complicates his life.

18) "Severe Crane Damage"—Frasier hits the skids after Lilith talks too much about him on a talk show.

19) "Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby"—A contrived but fun episode features Sam and Robin competing in all sorts of bar events.

20) "Fifty-Fifty Carla"—In the follow-up to episode seven, Carla has to decide what to do about Eddie's estate.

21) "Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh"—What's a season of "Cheers" without at least one episode about the ongoing war between Cheers and Gary's Old Towne Tavern?

22) "Loverboyd"—Sam says one thing to Woody, but when it comes to Kelly, Woody hears something else.

23) "The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec"—Superstitious Carla hires a medium to help her get in touch with Eddie's spirit.

24) "Mr. Otis Regrets"—Sam plays P.I. after Rebecca asks him to look in on the other woman Robin is seeing.

25-26) "Cry Hard" and "Cry Harder"—The Rebecca-Robin stew comes to a boil, which could put Sam in hot water . . . or a very warm place.

Video: The video is 1.33:1 with a slight graininess to it, though the episodes are quite a bit more consistent than some older TV shows. The colors are good, and the effect of the grain is that it manages to soften the visual appearance a bit. No complaints here.

Audio: The audio is English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, and though, as with other seasons of "Cheers," the mix can run a little heavy on the bass and there's a slight hollow quality to the sound, overall it's pretty decent.

Extras: There are no extras.

Bottom Line: When you pop in the first disc and watch the season opener, it doesn't take long to recognize that this was one smart and funny show. James Burrows is the Midas of sitcoms, and his touch is everywhere to be found in this witty show, which ran for 11 seasons. You won't find any "Do you live around here?" dialogue in "Cheers." This is bar talk that that's clever, spoken by characters who are as endearing an ensemble as we've had on TV. As Norm might say, "Cheers" episodes are like beer nuts. It's tough to stop at one handful.