"Cheers" (1982) TV series 1982-1993

User Rating:

8.3/10   

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:

Sun. Nov. 8	11:00 PM	WGNAMER	Personal Business	#2.3
Sun. Nov. 8	11:30 PM	WGNAMER	Homicidal Ham	#2.4

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

According to the sign outside the bar, Cheers was established in 1895. But in the episode where Rebecca wants to have a 100th anniversary party for Cheers, Sam says that when he bought the bar, he made up the date.

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:

Sam: [Sam has sworn off his womanizing ways, but the bar patrons beg him to reconsider] Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Road to Rupert (#5.9)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

What Television Is Meant to Be.

A dominant block-buster of a television series that put NBC on top in the ratings race in the 1980s and the network has not looked back since. When "Cheers" first came into homes around the nation in 1982, it was greatly ignored by the viewing public. The Emmy Awards more than anything resurrected a series that had no life after a first season that found the series consistently in the gutter of the Nielsen Ratings. After several big-time awards (including one for Best Comedy Series) "Cheers" sky-rocketed and was almost always a top 5 show and most of the times the number 1 program in America. In modern-day Boston, a small tavern does prove that there are still places where everyone does indeed "know your name". A former baseball player (Ted Danson) owns a bar that caters to many (bar-flies George Wendt and John Ratzenberger, former professional coach Nicholas Colasanto, waitress Rhea Perlman and love interest Shelley Long). Quirky stories, heartwarming moments, heartrending situations and consistent comedy would always follow the key players. As the years passed, the cast changed (Long left the show and was replaced with Kirstie Alley who became the owner and Colasanto passed away in real life and the Woody Harrelson character was created), but the constant was always the show's outstanding group of creative writers and top-notch directors. Psychiatrist Kelsey Grammar (and wife Bebe Neuwirth) would also come along early in the series and just add more color, heart and intelligence to a show that had a surplus of all those elements throughout its 11-year-run. From the emotionally-charged theme song to its smallest of bit players, "Cheers" proved that there could be quality on television and that it could sustain and withstand unfortunate problems with its players in real-life. Monumentally important to the art of television study. A truly outstanding achievement for all involved. 5 stars out of 5.