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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.
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  • Won 28 Primetime Emmys. Another 50 wins & 181 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary

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  Sam Malone / ... (270 episodes, 1982-1993)
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  Carla Tortelli / ... (270 episodes, 1982-1993)
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  Cliff Clavin / ... (270 episodes, 1982-1993)
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  Norm Peterson / ... (270 episodes, 1982-1993)
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  Dr. Frasier Crane / ... (203 episodes, 1984-1993)
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  Woody Boyd / ... (201 episodes, 1985-1993)
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  Phil / ... (163 episodes, 1986-1993)
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  Rebecca Howe / ... (149 episodes, 1987-1993)
Joseph Paz ...
  Bar Patron / ... (142 episodes, 1982-1990)
Rebecca Soladay ...
  Bar Patron / ... (129 episodes, 1982-1991)
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  Diane Chambers / ... (123 episodes, 1982-1993)
Al Rosen ...
  Al (121 episodes, 1983-1990)
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  Dr. Lilith Sternin / ... (81 episodes, 1986-1993)
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  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso (70 episodes, 1982-1990)
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  Paul Krapence / ... (56 episodes, 1983-1993)
Alan Koss ...
  Alan / ... (44 episodes, 1983-1993)
Peter Schreiner ...
  Pete (43 episodes, 1987-1993)
Tim Cunningham ...
  Tim / ... (41 episodes, 1982-1993)
Steve Giannelli ...
  Steve / ... (33 episodes, 1984-1993)
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  Kelly Gaines / ... (25 episodes, 1989-1993)
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  Robin Colcord / ... (18 episodes, 1989-1993)
Walter Smith ...
  Bar Patron / ... (17 episodes, 1983-1990)
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  John Allen Hill (15 episodes, 1990-1993)
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  Hugh (15 episodes, 1987-1988)
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  Tom / ... (13 episodes, 1982-1990)
Larry Harpel ...
  Larry / ... (12 episodes, 1984-1990)
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  Mark (11 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jason Tatar ...
  Bar Patron / ... (11 episodes, 1982-1984)
Paul Vaughn ...
  Paul / ... (11 episodes, 1982-1990)
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  Eddie LeBec / ... (10 episodes, 1987-1990)
Tony DiBenedetto ...
  Tony (9 episodes, 1989-1991)
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  Mr. Walter Gaines (9 episodes, 1989-1993)
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  Joe / ... (9 episodes, 1986-1992)
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  Jack (8 episodes, 1982-1990)
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  Esther Clavin (7 episodes, 1986-1993)
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  Evan Drake / ... (7 episodes, 1987-1990)
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  Nick Tortelli (6 episodes, 1984-1993)
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  Loretta Tortelli / ... (6 episodes, 1984-1993)
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  Harry / ... (6 episodes, 1982-1993)
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  Frederick Crane (6 episodes, 1991-1993)
Kevin Graves ...
  Frederick Crane (6 episodes, 1991-1993)
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  Anthony Tortelli (5 episodes, 1985-1988)
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  Henrí (5 episodes, 1990-1992)
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  Annie Tortelli (5 episodes, 1985-1988)
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  Barry (5 episodes, 1990-1993)
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  Vera Peterson / ... (5 episodes, 1984-1993)
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  Dave Richards (4 episodes, 1982-1987)
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  Andy Schroeder / ... (5 episodes, 1983-1992)
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  Father Barry (5 episodes, 1988-1991)
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  Margaret O'Keefe (4 episodes, 1989-1992)

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Plot Summary

The lives of the disparate group of employees and patrons at a Boston watering hole called "Cheers" over eleven years is presented. Over much of this period, Sam Malone (Ted Danson), a womanizing ex-Boston Red Sox pitcher and an alcoholic, owns the bar, its purchase and this life, which was his salvation from his alcoholism, which was largely the cause of the end of his baseball career. He ends up having a love-hate relationship with intellectual Diane Chambers (Shelley Long), who he hired as a waitress and whose cultured mentality is foreign to anyone else in the bar. He also has an evolving relationship with Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley), who managed the bar for the Lily Corporation, which bought it from Sam, but whose outward business savvy belied the fact that she was a mess of a woman who was struggling to find her place in life. The regular patrons are largely a bunch of self-identified losers, who bond because of their shared place in life, and because "Cheers" is their home away from home, and in many ways more a home than their actual home as witnessed by the fact that there "everybody knows your name". Written by Huggo

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Taglines The Laughs Are On The House! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Kafić "Uzdravlje" (Croatia)
  • Cin cin (Italy)
  • チアーズ (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Zdrówko! (Poland)
  • Sams bar (Denmark)
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  • 22 min
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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). See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into 200th Episode Special (1990). See more »
Soundtracks Where Everybody Knows Your Name See more »
Crazy Credits The style of the opening credits never changed throughout the series' 11 year run, unless a new cast member was added. See more »
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.
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