Cheers (1982–1993)

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.

Creators:

James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles

Stars:

Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger

Won 6 Golden Globes. Another 67 wins & 147 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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)

Storyline

Sam Malone, a former baseball star, is the head of a nice little bar where Norm, Cliff, Dr. Frasier and all the other regular customers spend together a few hours every day, talking about their problems, laughing at each other's flaws, trying to be there when someone else needs them. "Cheers" is the place where everybody knows your name...

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Plot Keywords:

Bar | Coach | Psychiatrist | Accountant | Mailman | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cin cin

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 60 min (3 episodes) 30 min (266 episodes) 98 min (1 Episode)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Alan Grier auditioned for a proposed African-American character that never came to fruition.

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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.

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Quotes

Norm: I want something light and cold.
Carla: Sorry, it's Diane's day off.

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Crazy Credits

The style of the opening credits never changed throughout the series' 11 year run unless a new cast member was added.

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Connections

Spoofed in Smeers (1992)
adult parody

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Soundtracks

"Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy
Performed by Gary Portnoy

User Reviews

Where everybody knows your name...

... and the people who populate this little watering-hole become so familiar to you that they start to feel like family after awhile. Everybody has their own personalities and preoccupations, and with Norm it's only ever one thing: Beer. (What else?!) How the writers managed to dream up always funny one-liners connected to his favourite beverage for 11 years, I'll never know, but anyway... There was also his wife Vera, who never was seen but was often the source of some laughs. It's intricate little running gags like that which made it easy to spin off and create another successful comedy institution with "Frasier".

If I had to pick one I'd say my favourite character was Sam, though. He didn't have very many passions in life (probably only two: women and baseball) but he never stopped thinking about them, and there's a funny quality to a guy who's not ashamed to admit he's that single minded. You could mostly predict what Sam was going to try to do each episode, he'd attempt to get each of his head barmaids to sleep with him. The comedy in that comes from the many diverse ways he planned to do this, and that no matter how many times he was rejected or foiled, he kept coming back. You've gotta admire a guy for trying, and Ted Danson is famous for playing most of his material in such an easy and relaxed manner that it's hard at times not to pull for him to succeed.

I for one would like to say "Cheers!" to the creators and cast for blessing us with such a great show.