Diane Chambers is a fictional character in the American television situation comedy show Cheers, portrayed by Shelley Long and created by Glen and Les Charles. She is one of two main protagonists in the first five seasons of the series. After her fiancé Sumner Sloan abandons her in the Cheers bar in the pilot episode, Diane works as a bar ...

Ernie Pantusso (or Pantuso [1] [2]), commonly known as "Coach", is a fictional character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Nicholas Colasanto from 1982 to 1985. Coach is Sam Malone 's former baseball coach, who becomes a bartender at …

The Coach's Daughter: Directed by James Burrows. With Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Nicholas Colasanto, Rhea Perlman. Coach is distressed when his sweet but insecure daughter introduces him to her boorish, obnoxious fiancé.

Coach Returns to Action Coach and Sam become unlikely romantic rivals for Coach's new neighbor. Let Me Count the Ways Diane looks to her friends for comfort when her cat dies, but finds everyone too enthralled by a Celtics game to notice.

Diane finds out when Coach (taking the same class and receiving honest grades) mentions that Sam is uncooperative and does not study. Confronted by Diane, Sam calls the teacher to end the affair and to grade his final exam honestly.

Coach is attracted to Nina, a young woman who has just moved into his building. Excited, he tells Diane of Nina, swearing her to secrecy if only because of his and Nina's age difference. Nina shows up at the bar to wait for the heat to be turned on in her apartment.

Let Me Count the Ways: Directed by James Burrows. With Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Nicholas Colasanto, Rhea Perlman. Diane becomes upset with everyone at the bar when nobody shows any sympathy after she learns that her family cat has died.

Dec 1, 2011 · About that conversation: This episode features the only appearance of Allyce Beasley, best known as the daffy receptionist on Moonlighting, as Coach’s daughter, Lisa.

Dec 29, 2024 · With plenty of time to plan a proper finale, season 11 closer “One for the Road” offered major turning points for many of the show’s main characters, as well as one huge return: Diane Chambers (played by Shelley Long), whose “will they/won’t they” relationship with Sam helped elevate Cheers into a genuine hit.

"Coach Returns to Action" is the ninth episode of the first season of Cheers. Coach tells Diane that he has gotten interested in a neighbor in his apartment building, a younger woman named Nina (Murphy Cross). Nina comes to the bar because it's a cold winter day and the heater in her apartment is busted.