Ep 20. Dinner at Eight-ish

In Cheers season 5 episode 20 titled "Dinner at Eight-ish," the gang at Cheers gets into trouble when they try to make a reservation at an upscale restaurant. Sam, trying to impress his new girlfriend, Diane, decides to take her to a fancy restaurant for dinner.

However, he soon realizes that he has forgotten to make a reservation. With no hope of getting a table, Sam tries to bribe the maitre d' into seating him, but fails. Meanwhile, the rest of the Cheers gang, who had also planned to dine at the same restaurant, are left stranded.

As they stumble on a Chinese restaurant that's closed for the night, they devise a way to cook their own food in the kitchen. The group starts cooking food and playing games, oblivious to the fact that the owner is lurking around.

When the owner discovers the group, he berates them, threatens to call the police, and tosses them out of the building. However, not all is lost as the Cheers gang soon finds a solution to their culinary woes.

At the same time, Sam is feeling humiliated that he is unable to provide a romantic evening for Diane and tries to rectify the situation. In the end, Sam and Diane arrive at the Chinese restaurant to find that the group has created their own feast.

The episode is a light-hearted, comedic take on the complications of trying to impress someone by taking them to a fancy restaurant, and how things can quickly go awry. It's also a reminder that sometimes, the best meals can be made by one's own efforts, with a little creativity and a lot of laughter.

With witty banter, well-timed laughs, and the realization that the real feast is the company you keep, Cheers season 5 episode 20 is a feel-good episode that is sure to leave viewers smiling.