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Cheers

  • TV Series
  • 1982–1993
  • TV-PG
  • 22m
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Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
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.
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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.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.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    400
    57
    • Creators
      • James Burrows
      • Glen Charles
      • Les Charles
    • Stars
      • Ted Danson
      • Rhea Perlman
      • John Ratzenberger
    • 167User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 28 Primetime Emmys
      • 78 wins & 182 nominations total

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    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • Sam Malone…
    • 1982–1993
    Rhea Perlman
    Rhea Perlman
    • Carla Tortelli…
    • 1982–1993
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Cliff Clavin…
    • 1982–1993
    George Wendt
    George Wendt
    • Norm Peterson…
    • 1982–1993
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Dr. Frasier Crane…
    • 1984–1993
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Woody Boyd…
    • 1985–1993
    Philip Perlman
    Philip Perlman
    • Phil…
    • 1986–1993
    Kirstie Alley
    Kirstie Alley
    • Rebecca Howe…
    • 1987–1993
    Joseph Paz
    • Bar Patron…
    • 1982–1990
    Rebecca Soladay
    • Bar Patron…
    • 1982–1991
    Shelley Long
    Shelley Long
    • Diane Chambers…
    • 1982–1993
    Al Rosen
    • Al
    • 1983–1990
    Bebe Neuwirth
    Bebe Neuwirth
    • Dr. Lilith Sternin…
    • 1986–1993
    Nicholas Colasanto
    Nicholas Colasanto
    • Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
    • 1982–1990
    Paul Willson
    Paul Willson
    • Paul Krapence…
    • 1983–1993
    Alan Koss
    • Alan…
    • 1983–1993
    Peter Schreiner
    • Pete
    • 1987–1993
    Tim Cunningham
    • Tim…
    • 1982–1993
    • Creators
      • James Burrows
      • Glen Charles
      • Les Charles
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    10jigp-72200

    Binge watching in 2019

    I am 23 years old so this show ran and ended before I was even born. I never watched the show at all even when re-runs were on tv. I saw the show was ranked as one of the best sitcoms of all time so I decided to give it a chance when i saw it on Netflix. I'm so glad I did and the show really is funny. You start to feel connections to the characters and you look forward to what new journey the crew will face on the next episode. Very easy to binge and I ended up going through a season in 2-3 days because I would constantly want to come back to see how the story progressed. The show is centered around a bar in Boston & after watching this show you really see how it paved the way for future sitcoms. I was a big fan of 'Friends' growing up and after watching cheers it's kinda eerie how many episode ideas in friends came from cheers. Even the opening scenes have very similar themes lol. After watching cheers I looked at other sitcoms differently and truly saw how much of an impact this sitcom had on others. The show is still funny in 2019 & I could easily see myself coming back to rewatch this show over and over again.
    8SeriousJest

    Still one of the best sitcoms, over 20 years later!

    Not only was this show good enough to run a full eleven seasons, but, over twenty years after the last episode, it still holds up! The topics are still relevant, the dialogue is still funny, and you can still see real-life versions of these scenarios play out in your local favorite watering hole. I've already called out a few Cliff Clavins!

    Whereas most shows that start out hot eventually lose their steam and fizzle out, this series changed characters, tweaked plot lines, and kept just enough of its essence true to execute a strong run throughout (I think the show got better when Woody came aboard!). I normally hate sitcoms, but this is one of the best ones I've ever watched. Queue up the complete series on Netflix, and watch every last episode.

    For more reviews and a kickass podcast, check out www.livemancave.com
    10fluxsoda

    Cheers - where everybody knows your name!

    Cheers - a tv-show you just can't stop watching! Many people dont like the show that much in the beginning, but when you get to know the persons in the bar, you start to understand them and their great humor.

    They will become your friends, and you want to go out to Cheers to meet them, and hang out with them. You want to shout "NORM" when he enters the bar. You want to listen to Cliffs theory about why the next president has to be named "Gelnic Mcwava", and you want to listen to Sam telling about his great baseball career. If you need help, you got dr Frasier Crane, if you need someone to cheer you up, you got Diane, if you need a loose, you got Rebecca Howe. IF you want to be yelled at, Carla is there for you, and if you want to listen to funny stories about Indiana, Woody will tell you all about it.

    All i can say is that Cheers is the place everybody wanna go, because you are allways welcome the place EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
    10mf2812

    NORM!

    How on Earth can this only be rated 7.9?! I still watch it to this day and it doesn't bore me. I love these characters and feel like I grew up with them. Interestingly I've noticed over the years that "Friends" borrowed such a lot of episode storylines that it's scary they weren't pulled up for it. Long live the King, long live Sam 'Mayday' Malone!

    *Small edit. I see the rating has went down since I wrote the original. It's millennials and Sam's quest for sex. Has to be.
    Washu22

    One of the Few Great T.V. Classics!

    There aren't very many shows that I deem almost (or absolutely) perfect. 'Cheers' is, by far, definitely one of them. On the top. 'Seinfeld', 'Roseanne', 'Bewitched', 'Frasier'...(Those are just a few of the others that I think are great.)

    'Cheers' is the perfect show because it has something for everyone. There are so many different character personalities to chose from in that one, simple bar that you can't NOT have a favorite. I don't think anyone (anyone that's ever watched the show) could say "I don't like it, I don't like any of them!" ...But how could you not? For the people that want an (at least) semi-intellectual character (instead of everyone being a complete moron) they have Frasier, Diane, Lilith. Everyone loves Norm's witty one-liners as he enters the bar. Coach and Woody are goofily funny in their own stupidity. Carla has her crude, sarcastic zingers. Sam and his "little black book." Cliff with his "know-it-all" attitude when in actuality he doesn't know a thing. Rebecca's a great, all-around character...

    It also has the backup of being CONSTANTLY funny, some episodes aren't completely boring, then the next, twenty times funnier than the one before (though, I admit, some are absolutely hilarious!) It gets better and better with each year, not old and drawn out, just more jokes! That's why it lasted so long.

    So, if any of you read this, look in you're TV guides to see when it's on. After just a few, you'll know and love the characters, and you'll be completely hooked!

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    • Trivia
      Kelsey Grammer's alcoholism became a problem during the final season. Co-stars noticed that he was oddly difficult to work with and would often be nearly catatonic between takes. After several intervention attempts, Grammer finally got help. He would ultimately not make a full recovery until the early seasons of Frasier (1993).
    • Goofs
      In one episode, Frasier Crane states his father has passed away, but throughout the spin-off, 'Frasier', his father is well alive. However, in an episode of that series, Frasier explains to Sam that he made up his father's passing (and occupation) all along, due to a fight he had with him.
    • Quotes

      Cliff: What a pathetic display. I'm ashamed God made me a man.

      Carla: I don't think God's doing a lot of bragging either.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits always have 'George Wendt''s name at the lower right corner of the TV screen. This is the same position of his character Norm's seat at the bar.
    • Alternate versions
      The series finale was edited into three half-hour episodes for syndication. Part one of the 1 hour "200th Episode Celebration" episode, edited into two parts for syndication, is the only syndicated episode that features the complete opening sequence used throughout the series. The first scene of the teaser of the series' first episode, where Sam walks from the Pool Room into the Bar area of Cheers', was edited completely out of the syndicated broadcast.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cheers: 200th Episode Special (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Where Everybody Knows Your Name
      Written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy

      Performed by Gary Portnoy

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prost Helmut!
    • Filming locations
      • Bull & Finch Pub - 84 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA(original interiors of Cheers bar)
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo

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