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Title: Cheers (1982–1993)
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| Ted Danson | ... | Sam Malone / ... 271 episodes, 1982-1993 | |
| Rhea Perlman | ... | Carla Tortelli / ... 271 episodes, 1982-1993 | |
| John Ratzenberger | ... | Cliff Clavin / ... 271 episodes, 1982-1993 | |
| George Wendt | ... | Norm Peterson / ... 271 episodes, 1982-1993 | |
| Kelsey Grammer | ... | Dr. Frasier Crane / ... 204 episodes, 1984-1993 | |
| Woody Harrelson | ... | Woody Boyd / ... 201 episodes, 1985-1993 | |
| Kirstie Alley | ... | Rebecca Howe / ... 149 episodes, 1987-1993 | |
| Shelley Long | ... | Diane Chambers / ... 124 episodes, 1982-1993 | |
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The lives of the disparate group of employees and patrons at a Boston watering hole called Cheers over eleven years is presented. Over much of this period, Sam Malone, a womanizing ex-Boston Red Sox pitcher and an alcoholic, owns the bar, its purchase and this life which was his salvation from his alcoholism which was largely the cause of the end of his baseball career. He ends up having a love-hate relationship with intellectual Diane Chambers, who he hires as a waitress and whose cultured mentality is foreign to anyone else in the bar. He also has an evolving relationship with Rebecca Howe, who managed the bar for the Lily Corporation which bought it from Sam, but whose outward business savvy belied the fact that she was a mess of a woman who was struggling to find her place in life. The regular patrons are largely a bunch of self-identified losers, who bond because of their shared place in life, and because Cheers is their home away from home, and in many ways more a home than ... Written by Huggo
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30 September 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy
Performed by Gary Portnoy
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Frances Sternhagen, who played Cliff's mother, is only seventeen years older than John Ratzenberger. See more »Goofs
In a episode #3.5 Diane states that people who where born late are usually smarter, then she admits that she was born late. Yet in an early season four episode, she states she was premature. See more »Crazy Credits
The opening credits always have 'George Wendt''s name at the lower right corner of the TV screen. This is the same position of his character Norm's seat at the bar. See more »Alternate Versions
The series finale was edited into three half-hour episodes for syndication. Part one of the 1 hour "200th Episode Celebration" episode, edited into two parts for syndication, is the only syndicated episode that features the complete opening sequence used throughout the series. The first scene of the teaser of the series' first episode, where Sam walks from the Pool Room into the Bar area of Cheers', was edited completely out of the syndicated broadcast. See more »Soundtracks
Where Everybody Knows Your NameWritten by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy
Performed by Gary Portnoy
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There aren't very many shows that I deem almost (or absolutely) perfect. 'Cheers' is, by far, definitely one of them. On the top. 'Seinfeld', 'Roseanne', 'Bewitched', 'Frasier'...(Those are just a few of the others that I think are great.)
'Cheers' is the perfect show because it has something for everyone. There are so many different character personalities to chose from in that one, simple bar that you can't NOT have a favorite. I don't think anyone (anyone that's ever watched the show) could say "I don't like it, I don't like any of them!" ...But how could you not? For the people that want an (at least) semi-intellectual character (instead of everyone being a complete moron) they have Frasier, Diane, Lilith. Everyone loves Norm's witty one-liners as he enters the bar. Coach and Woody are goofily funny in their own stupidity. Carla has her crude, sarcastic zingers. Sam and his "little black book." Cliff with his "know-it-all" attitude when in actuality he doesn't know a thing. Rebecca's a great, all-around character...
It also has the backup of being CONSTANTLY funny, some episodes aren't completely boring, then the next, twenty times funnier than the one before (though, I admit, some are absolutely hilarious!) It gets better and better with each year, not old and drawn out, just more jokes! That's why it lasted so long.
So, if any of you read this, look in you're TV guides to see when it's on. After just a few, you'll know and love the characters, and you'll be completely hooked!