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Cheers
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The King of Beers

  • Episode aired Oct 8, 1992
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
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7.7/10
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George Wendt in Cheers (1982)
ComedyDrama
A slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She s... Read allA slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She sees her losing streak on the machine as a metaphor of her life. Feeling sorry for her, Sam... Read allA slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She sees her losing streak on the machine as a metaphor of her life. Feeling sorry for her, Sam has the machine rigged to pay out to Rebecca to make her feel better. That act doesn't qu... Read all
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    • Director
      • John Ratzenberger
    • Writers
      • Glen Charles
      • Les Charles
      • James Burrows
    • Stars
      • Ted Danson
      • Kirstie Alley
      • Rhea Perlman
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    • Director
      • John Ratzenberger
    • Writers
      • Glen Charles
      • Les Charles
      • James Burrows
    • Stars
      • Ted Danson
      • Kirstie Alley
      • Rhea Perlman
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    • 2User reviews
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    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • Sam Malone
    Kirstie Alley
    Kirstie Alley
    • Rebecca Howe
    Rhea Perlman
    Rhea Perlman
    • Carla Tortelli
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Cliff Clavin
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Woody Boyd
    • (credit only)
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Dr. Frasier Crane
    Bebe Neuwirth
    Bebe Neuwirth
    • Dr. Lilith Sternin
    George Wendt
    George Wendt
    • Norm Peterson
    Cliff Bemis
    Cliff Bemis
    • Mike
    Cameron Thor
    Cameron Thor
    • Marketing Analyst
    Paul Willson
    Paul Willson
    • Paul Krapence
    Joe Costanza
    • Ray
    Bradford English
    • Chuck
    William Long Jr.
    • Mr. Hoffmeyer
    Mirron E. Willis
    Mirron E. Willis
    • Delivery Man
    Tim Cunningham
    • Tim
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Koss
    • Alan
    • (uncredited)
    Philip Perlman
    Philip Perlman
    • Phil
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Ratzenberger
    • Writers
      • Glen Charles
      • Les Charles
      • James Burrows
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    • Trivia
      When Sam comes over to Rebecca while she's playing the slot machine, she tells him that she's pulled the lever 578 times. This means that by that time she spent $28.90 in nickels.
    • Goofs
      The slot machine works immediately after being unpacked from its crate, despite not having its coin hoppers filled first. Slot machines are not sold with money inside.
    • Quotes

      Norm Peterson: Listen, if you don't mind, right now I've been tasting beer all morning, OK, so I'm just going to take a break, change my clothes and go over to Cheers and hoist a few.

      Mike: [laughing] Whoa. You're kidding, right?

      Norm Peterson: Yeah. These clothes'll be fine.

    • Connections
      References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Put on a Happy Face
      (uncredited)

      Music by Charles Strouse

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    8/10
    Two Time Losers
    Norm and Rebecca are the focus here. When a slot machine is accidentally delivered to the bar. Rebecca becomes hooked and the machine becomes a metaphor for her life--always a loser. Norm goes to a professional beer tasting and his comments get him a job for a week at a brewery. He does great, almost becoming a legend in one week. Hilarious scenes of him doing his job. But eventually has to meet the big boss to keep the job.
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions
      • Paramount Television
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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