"Give Me a Ring Sometime" is the first episode of the American situation comedy Cheers. Written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows, the episode first aired September 30, 1982 on NBC. The pilot introduces the employees of bar Cheers, Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Coach Ernie Pantusso and Carla Tortelli, and regular customers Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin. In this episode Diane, brought in by fiancé Sumner Sloan, meets the employees and patrons of the bar.