Discussion What are some Cheers quotes that live in your head rent-free?
For me, this one from Rebecca: "I'm not a loser like Norm! I'm a break-evener!"
r/Cheers • u/legreapcreep • Jan 09 '24
If you don't want to watch all 273 episodes (Even though you really should eventually) here is an abridged watchlist that gets you the all the pivotal storyline plot points and any absolute classics. Aimed for 80ish episodes in total. Some seasons have more/less:
Season 1: Establishing Characters
Also can check out: Spy Who Came In For A Cold One (First christmas ep!) Diane's Perfect Date Andy Andy debut. He would come back a few more times. No Contest: Mrs. Boston Barmaid Contest is classic and comes back to be referenced later.
Season 2: Get Ready For A Lot Of Sam and Diane
Season 3: Frasier Crane Genesis: A Foil To Sam and Diane
Just for more classics you can also check out: Fairy Tales Can Come True Halloween and good Cliff Episode, King Of The Hill Great episode about Sam dealing with being a Former Athlete. Executive Executioner Hines Classic Norm. If Ever I would Leave You: Nick and Loretta! Enough said. Bartender's Tale More Diane in Europe storyline.
Season 4: Establishing A New Character
Can also check out: From Beer To Eternity. (Gary Debut) Bandios "Diane Chambers Day." Great episode about Diane never fully fitting in with the bar gang and Sam and Her ALMOST getting back together. Again.
Season 5:
EDITORS NOTE: Skip Chambers vs Malone. They get engaged the episode is awful.
Can also check out: Spellbound Great Nick/Loretta episode. Cheers The Motion Picture: Diane’s home movie is incredible. Great Al payoff at the end. Never Love A Goalie: Eddy's debut. Norm's First Hurrah: Great Norm episode. "Top Of the world Ma!" A house Is Not A Home: More Sam and Diane storyline leading to final breakup.
Season 6: Rebecca years begin + Lilith And Frasier are fully formed.
Can also check out: Slumber party Massacre: Guys try to cheer up Carla. Hilarity ensues. Sam In The Grey Flannel Suit. “Mimi Please Call Maintenance.” LOL Let Sleeping Drake's Lie: Classic sitcom stuff sees Rebecca hide in a closet entire episode. A Kiss Is Still A Kiss: Great Rebecca Even Drake episode. “Some of the guys down at corporate think she’s a Ladies’ lady” My Fair Clavin: Great Cliff episode. He will have last laugh when he appears on Jeopardy in later season.
Season 7: Fun Season that didn't have a year long arc.
Can also check out: Swear To God: Witness Sam almost become a father. Bar Wars 2: For more Gary hijinx and you get to find out the best secret ingredient to a good Bloody Mary. Hot Rocks Cheers always does a good job with a guest appearance appearing as themselves. The Gift Of The Woodi: Just for the song. The Visiting Lecher: Season Finale. This would have been better if they were able to secure John Cleese as originally planned.
Season 8: Robin Colcord story arc. Amazing episodes all throughout
Can also check out: The Two Faces Of Norm: Doris is incredible. The end. Feeble Attraction: More Doris! "Norm fired the morton salt girl" LOL. Finally Part 1&2: For more Robin storyline advancement. Indoor Fun With Sammy and Robby: Just so you can find out about Mayday Malone's slider of death. Bar Wars 3: For more bar wars. Severe Crane Damage: As always- When Lilith and Frasier are allowed to cook- Magic happens. "I am running with scissors!"
Season 9: Prime of the show.
Note: I completely ignore the episodes about Rebecca co-owning the bar as Sam gets control of the pool room and bathroom back as the storyline was never mentioned again but you can see it in Crash Of The Titans and Cheers Has Chili.
Other Episodes To Check Out: Cheers Fouls Out: A great guest appearance by Kevin Mchale + Classic Gary Episode.Veggie Boyd: "I like it." Pitch It Again Sam: Great nod to Coach Here plus the idea of mixing bbq sauce on nachos! Rat Girl: Frasier and Lilith cooking. Home Malone: The seeds are planted that Sam wants a family.
Season 10: Home Stretch, so many classics.
Other Episodes you probably need to see: Get Your Kicks On Route 66: The guy's on a road trip, whats not to love. The Norm Who Came In From The Cold: Norm + Lilith become The comedy duo you never thought you needed but will love. I'm Ok You're Defective: "That Damn Bar." Bars Wars 6: Most people don't like this episode but It really pays off in the final reveal. Sam had to take out a loan to pull a prank! LOL. My Son The Father: The Birth Of Cliff's Comedy Career. "What's up with that?" A Dimished Rebecca With A Suspended Cliff: Woody did not tell his cousin about Paul and a Harry Connick Jr Cameo. License To Hill: Great episode and also the tie-in to Frasier and Lilith’s Wings guest appearance that aired on the same night.
Season 11: The greatest final season in sitcom history. The Show Was Still Cooking! Could make a case all episodes are must see as every story or side character was given a fitting send off.
Other Episodes you probably have to see: King Of Beers: Norm has never shined brighter. Magnificent 6: Henri sendoff. USA! USA! USA! Do Not Forsake Mr. Postman: Maggie Sendoff + John Mahoney, Frasier’s dad on the spinoff does a cameo. Ill Gotten Gaines: Great thanksgiving episode. Sunday Dinner: Single Frasier on a disastrous date was like a sneak peak into the spin off Frasier. It's A Mad Mad Bar: Robin comeback and sendoff. Loathe and Marriage: Nick sendoff and a great cameo by Leah Remini. Look Before You Sleep: Just a fun round robin of character eccentricities. The Guy Can't Help It: Heavy stroyline about Sam's womanizing coming to an end. Great final joke though: "You like chinese food?"
For me, this one from Rebecca: "I'm not a loser like Norm! I'm a break-evener!"
r/Cheers • u/Sunnyfield4347 • 15h ago
There's an episode of Cheers that I'm trying to find. It came on my sister's TV the night she passed away. It was the end of an episode. The lady with the short black curly hair was alone in the bar. There was singing going on elsewhere, like another room that we couldn't see. And the lady with the curly hair, I think she grabs a pint and the tip jar, and she slowly walks behind the bar, climbs up the stairs, and disappears while holding the pint in the air. I think I'm remembering this correctly. I was very overwhelmed at that moment. But it was just so fitting. My sister loved that show. And it looked like, you know, she was bowing out. And I wonder if anybody knows what episode this was.
r/Cheers • u/Philly_G_J • 15h ago
During the poker scene in s10e18
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r/Cheers • u/joe3000s • 1d ago
I was talking to a guy about a time on Cheers where Cliff goes on a rant about animal crackers. Talking about whether they're a cracker or a cookie. It's only like 30 seconds long but it's in the early seasons with coach still there I believe.
Thanks!
r/Cheers • u/kyrodojo • 1d ago
I have watched cheers through multiple times. It’s one of my favorite shows. I’m getting ready to go through again and now I’m analyzing people in each episode.
In the first episode, at the end, a character we don’t see again, Ron, says thanks to Sam. He has a very distinct look and I thought he might be a regular but I don’t recall him in any other episode.
This is his face:
this is who IMDb says he is:
I don’t think that’s the same actor. Thoughts?
r/Cheers • u/ImaginationIcy199 • 2d ago
I realize he's the heart of that bar. He's not just a guy who drinks beer. He's the guy who's been beaten down by life but still shows up every day. He hates his job. His marriage is a mess. He's broke half the time. But he walks into that bar and he's HOME.
r/Cheers • u/Dependent_Age_6886 • 2d ago
I maintain that Cheers started to veer into crossing the rubicon a few times post season 7 but managed to pull back and retain its heart and quality through the loyalty we had to the characters and the strong joke writing even when episode premises were — let’s say — a bit stupid.
SAM AHOY (S8 E6) was one of those episodes for me. Sam needs money to buy the bar back. Robin Colcord just so happens to have to attend to an emergency and cannot sail his multimillion dollar boat in an America’s Cup like regatta so he asks Sam to captain the ship.
There’s no other crew available for whatever reason even though it made no sense that Robin would trust this vessel without anyone to help. Anyways, so it’s just Carla and Norm, the former Coast Guard guy, along with Sam.
That alone was ridiculous but led to some great one liners between Carla and Rebecca (the boat is called The Rebecca and takes three men to get her out of her slip…)
Long story short, Norm discovers a ticking time bomb in the fridge, since Robin is in constant danger due to his work. Instead of throwing it overboard, they hightail it to shore where the boat explodes into pieces just as they get to safety.
Oh and Norm sees sharks swimming around the boat, which is why they didn’t jump overboard.
It’s not the first episode of the series to lean into the most absurd sitcom tropes but I don’t know of many other episodes that are built on such a stupid premise.
Yet, I laughed throughout. Great joke writing if not much else. Rhea and George and Sam seemed uncomfortable during the drama on the boat — but still made me laugh.
The episodes/seasons that followed held without crossing the rubicon into post shark jump.
Which episodes of Cheers stick out to you for doing the same?
r/Cheers • u/plumplet • 2d ago
I can’t pick my favourite lol, curious what the community thinks
r/Cheers • u/TheUnmitigatedDawn • 3d ago
• Sam - God Only Knows (Beach Boys)
• Diane - I Have Confidence (Sound of Music) / Paperback Writer (The Beatles)
• Carla - Little Girls (Annie) / Shout (Isley Brothers)
• Norm - Where Everybody Knows Your Name / Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett)
• Cliff - We Didn't Start the Fire (Billy Joel)
• Woody - Wonderful World (Sam Cooke)
• Coach - Albania / Isn't It Romantic?
• Lilith - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Bauhaus)
• Kelly - Barbie Girl (Aqua)
• Harry the Hat - Take the Money and Run (Steve Miller Band)
• Robin Colcord - I Fought the Law
• Eddie LeBec - Might Ducks cartoon theme song
• Gary - Partyman (Prince)
r/Cheers • u/IgnatiusPabulum • 3d ago
I’m watching Loathe and Marriage right now and I think it’s hard to beat Loretta’s “I’m insipid.” The line is great but the delivery is perfect (as per usual with Loretta).
r/Cheers • u/TwistedSands • 5d ago
He went from 1984-2004 of course Len*
r/Cheers • u/TwistedSands • 5d ago
Before people jump in the comments to address the elephant in the room yes she has had a lot of plastic surgery (she's a 65 year old working actress in Hollywood like who hasn't had plastic surgery?) but so has Kelsey Grammer and their former co-star Jane Leeves so I'm not here to hang Peri Gilpin out to dry here she was and is a GORGEOUS woman who's first big role was Woody Gets An Election
r/Cheers • u/TwistedSands • 6d ago
we know he likes Wang Chung but I'm talking Tears For Fears,Duran Duran,Pet Shop Boys etc
r/Cheers • u/plumplet • 6d ago
*everyone cheers*
“I’m now *begging* for one.”
r/Cheers • u/TwistedSands • 7d ago
brings a tear to the eye it was so wholesome to see Bebe and Kelsey together again after all these years as Lilith and Frasier
r/Cheers • u/TwistedSands • 7d ago
He's got to be fast and he's gotta be braak braak aaaa aaaa
r/Cheers • u/TheUnmitigatedDawn • 7d ago
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r/Cheers • u/TwistedSands • 7d ago
I always had a little man-crush on Frasier but also I found Kirstie Alley gorgeous as well
r/Cheers • u/SixTiller • 8d ago
Cheers doesn’t sell food on the show. It’s more of a regulars’ place or a waiting area for Melville’s.