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Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
30 September 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
The regulars of the Boston bar Cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. full summary
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Awards:
Won 6 Golden Globes. Another 66 wins & 138 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(162 articles)
Alley's New Weightloss Battle To Be Part Of Reality TV Series
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Neuwirth's Husband Branded A 'Deadbeat Dad'
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User Comments:
Raise your glasses to a comedy legend. more (83 total)

Cast

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Ted Danson ... Sam Malone (270 episodes, 1982-1993)
Rhea Perlman ... Carla Tortelli / ... (270 episodes, 1982-1993)
George Wendt ... Norm Peterson (270 episodes, 1982-1993)

John Ratzenberger ... Cliff Clavin (268 episodes, 1982-1993)

Kelsey Grammer ... Dr. Frasier Crane (201 episodes, 1984-1993)

Woody Harrelson ... Woody Boyd (198 episodes, 1985-1993)

Kirstie Alley ... Rebecca Howe (147 episodes, 1987-1993)
Shelley Long ... Diane Chambers (123 episodes, 1982-1993)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (3 episodes) | 30 min (266 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo
Certification:
USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA more

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Trivia:
Cliff wasn't in the original script. John Ratzenberger auditioned for the part of Norm and wasn't thought suitable. He then asked the writers if they had a "bar know-it-all" and quickly improvised a character. This impressed the producers to the point that they created the part of Cliff Clavin for him. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): 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. more
Quotes:
[In the Last Episode]
Norm: You know what I love?
Sam: Beer Norm?
Norm: Sure, I'll have one.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Wings: Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes (#3.16)" (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Where Everybody Knows Your Name more

FAQ

Why did Shelley Long leave the show after its fifth season?
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37 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Raise your glasses to a comedy legend., 1 February 2000
Author: Devyalento Latchford Deschanel from London, England

Cheers was a fantastic situation comedy, huge in all areas, such as cast, episodes and laughs. Cheers was so real it felt as if you were sitting next to the regular barflys of the most endearing watering hole in TV history.

The characters of Cheers were excellent, with characteristics so real it was fascinating to observe. Sam (Ted Danson) was disgraceful yet lovable, Diane (Shelley Long) was just sublime, with her constant snobbery yet acceptance that this was where she suited best. Carla (Rhea Perlman) was viciously acidic to all yet there were rare moments when she showed her tender interior. Norm (George Wendt) and Cliff (John Ratzenberger) were a hilarious comedy double act, constantly getting into crazed situations and forever fretting about where their next jar of love was coming from. Woody (Woody Harrelson) was divinely dim, sometimes so dense it was just TOO funny to watch.

Yet among Cheers were three characters that really shone, that elevated it even further to the lofty heights of greatness. These characters were Rebecca, Frasier and Lilith, played by Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth. Rebecca was adorable and ditzy, always searching for her meaning in life as well as the riches she craved, Frasier was pompous yet yearned to just be 'one of the guys' and Lilith was a comedy creation to be admired, with Bebe Neuwirth playing her dry, totally devoid of emotion and cold character perfectly.

Cheers was a sitcom that deserves to be remembered as a classic. Hopefully, in twenty years from now, it will still be doing the rounds on cable TV. Only time will tell.

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