"Cheers" (1982) TV series 1982-1993

Creators:

James Burrows
Glen Charles
Les Charles

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown

Release Date:

30 September 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

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.

Plot Keywords:

Bar | Coach | Psychiatrist | Mailman | Accountant

Awards:

Won 6 Golden Globes. Another 66 wins & 138 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 1	2:00 AM	HALMRK	Everyone Imitates Art	#5.10
Fri. Jan. 1	2:30 AM	HALMRK	The Book of Samuel	#5.11

Cast

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)

Runtime:

60 min (3 episodes) | 30 min (266 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions

Trivia:

John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin) was originally hired for seven episodes during the 1982-1983 season. Kelsey Grammer (Frasier Crane) was hired for the same number of episodes during the 1984-1985 season.

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.

Quotes:

Cliff: I have impossibly high standards for a woman.
Norm: Yeah, she has to like you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Raise your glasses to a comedy legend.

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.