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Aired: 1982-93
Episodes: 275
Cast: Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Pearlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson, Bebe Neuwirth
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Cheers
For more than a decade, Cheers served up a barrel of laughs every Thursday night. Throughout its run, the writing was always stellar, and the performances were hilarious. The cast was the toast of TV, and the actors reveled--and sometimes wallowed--in their success. On-set antics included water fights, frat-boy pranks and an utter disregard for the rehearsal process--as well as bitter infighting between Ted Danson and Shelley Long. Offscreen, the cast made news, too: Grammer was arrested for cocaine, and Harrelson was outspoken as a pro-hemp activist. In the end, however, the cast's misadventures paled in comparison to their role in delivering one of the funniest, most influential sitcoms in television history.
What You Don't Know:
• Ted Danson was sent to bartending school for two weeks after landing the role of Sam Malone.
• Nicholas Colasanto beat out Sid Caesar for the role of Coach and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Emmys all three of his seasons on Cheers.
• Boston's Bull and Finch Pub was used as the exterior for the Cheers bar.
• The series was originally to be set in Barstow, California.
• John Ratzenberger, who played oddball mailman Cliff Clavin, appeared in The Empire Strikes Back.
• Two years after her 1990 miscarriage, Kirstie Alley and her husband, Parker Stevenson, adopted a baby boy; in 1995, they adopted a girl. The couple split in 1996.
• Ratzenberger, Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth were all supposed to play temporary characters, but after striking a chord with audiences, each became a series regular.
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