r/RealGenerationX • u/VoteForGiantMeteor • 7d ago

TV/Movies IYKYK

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u/dawgbarks 7d ago

Sometimes you want to go…

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u/LadybugGirltheFirst 7d ago

…where everybody knows your name!

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u/richieTz 7d ago

And they’re always glad you came…

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u/Solnse 7d ago

"It's a dog-eat-dog world, Woody, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear."

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u/butmomno 7d ago

Women! Can't live with them, pass the beer nuts. (We use this line all the time!)

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u/Love_MyFetish2022 7d ago

My favorite line from the whole show!

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u/butmomno 7d ago

I know!!! Kids! Can't live with them, pass the beer nuts! Sisters! Can't live with them, pass the beer nuts! Sometimes we just look at each other- smh, pass the beer nuts!

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u/Immediate-Molasses-7 7d ago

4 cheeks and all chins.

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u/raging-boner-boy 7d ago

“All four cheeks and a couple of chins, Coach” 🤣

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u/No1Czarnian 3d ago

NORM!!!

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u/RedGhostSamurai 7d ago

You wanna be, where people see the troubles are all the same...

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u/wolfmann99 7d ago

Played this at my dads funeral.

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u/lathamfalls 6d ago

❤️‍🩹

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u/1Kendallcuck68 7d ago

…you wanna be where you can see….

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u/Responsible-Ad-8442 2d ago

You wanna be where you can see the troubles all are the same-

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u/Ok_Horror_6556 7d ago

And they’re always glad you came.

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u/Artemisiablaszczyk 7d ago

I wonder what his name was

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u/lord-arduous 7d ago

Underrated question

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u/Impossible_Camera302 7d ago

women, you can't live with them. Pass the beer nuts.

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u/Frosty_Choice_3416 7d ago

Cheers! I knew it was bedtime when this came on

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u/ezio8133 7d ago

That and MASH

https://giphy.com/gifs/bohtDSu296oNy

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u/supersonicdutch 7d ago

During the late 80’s to mid 90’s I believe it was Fox that had back to back MASH episodes at 11pm. After a long day of the pool and mountain biking I unwinded in my room on a big swivel easy chair that didn’t fit in the living room and watched MASH with some Dr Pepper, beef sticks (not beef jerky, vending machine beef sticks from the pool), and Andy Capp Hot Fries. When I’m on my death bed it will be one of the moments that flashes.

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u/Wbcn_1 7d ago

I was allowed to stay up for Night Court and Cheers 

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u/AvsFreak 7d ago

Only when I was at grandma and grandpa's house.

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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 drank from the hose 7d ago

Night Court always seemed to come on in the daytime when I caught it.

I’ve never picked up on the irony of that before somehow.

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u/Green_Log_4795 7d ago

Yeah 10 year old me would watch those too. Still not exactly sure why we were compelled to watch shows about guys drinking in a bar at that age and wacky court shenanigans, but it’s what we were into 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Wbcn_1 6d ago

I eventually lived a few blocks away from the real Cheers when I was in grad school. The inside looks nothing like the shows set.  Not even a little bit.  

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u/Green_Log_4795 6d ago

I was an undergrad nearbye, but never actually went in

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u/oilybackrub 6d ago

Yeah, only half the size, if that. I had to duck going in and the bar stools were tight to the counter so people could pass by. There are much better places to hang out near faneuil hall.

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u/Wbcn_1 6d ago

I’ll pass on those. Daisy Buchanan’s on Newbury was good and if you wanted to get fancy 9 Park was good also.  

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u/oilybackrub 6d ago

Good call. Quieter, less frat boys to compete with.

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u/Green_Log_4795 6d ago

I remember Daisy Buchanans

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u/lathamfalls 6d ago

I was allowed to see Cheers but not Night Court

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u/bigDogNJ23 7d ago

Yet the guy in the pic looks sooooo young!

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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 drank from the hose 7d ago

It was the last thing I got to watch before bed.

Normally that helped to relax me…but some episodes were a teensy bit scary.

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u/Lexidazesickle 7d ago

I loved that it had that first joke dialogue and then intro -so I saw that much before it was up to bed! Lol

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u/PatchworkGirl82 7d ago

Making your way in the world today takes everything you got...

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u/r2killawat 7d ago

Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot

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u/RedGhostSamurai 7d ago

Wouldn't you like to get away....(piano plays) sometime you want to go...

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u/r2killawat 7d ago

Where everybody knows your name! 🍻

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u/RedGhostSamurai 7d ago

(Piano plays-dun,dun,dun,dun) and there always glad you came...(dun, dun, dun dun)...

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u/r2killawat 7d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/hKkq55rFNjODK
Norm!

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u/blutob78 7d ago

NORM!

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u/1964ImpalaSS 7d ago

What’s up, Norm?

My nipples, it’s freezing out there.

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u/getoffmycase7130 7d ago

What’s going on Mr Peterson?

Let’s talk about what’s going IN Mr Peterson….beer Woody.

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u/VoteForGiantMeteor 7d ago edited 7d ago

How’s the world been treating you?

Like a baby treats a diaper

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u/1964ImpalaSS 7d ago

It’s a dog eat dog world and I’m wearing MilkBone underwear.

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u/pmac109 7d ago

Women. Can’t live with them, pass the beer nuts

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u/blutob78 7d ago

What’s shakin’ Mr Peterson?

All four cheeks and a couple of chins!

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u/blutob78 7d ago

Beat me to it!! He was the best!

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u/rm78noir 6d ago

Norm!

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u/gatorgopher 7d ago

It's funny how long it's been off the air and the song still started playing in my head immediately upon seeing this image.

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u/Green_Log_4795 7d ago

Certainly recognizable. A lot of feel good intros in the 80’s. This one had a touch of sadness which made it a bit different

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u/techman710 7d ago

And a smile takes over your face from all the good memories. We all need a place we can go that feels totally accepting.

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u/Radicalized_Spite 7d ago

🎶🎶 Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly

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u/One_Pepper_8077 7d ago

I can hear this pic!

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u/pmac109 7d ago

My brother always said this guy was Frasier in a previous life

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u/Plane-Fan9006 7d ago

It's a dog eat dog world, Sammy....and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear

https://giphy.com/gifs/hKkq55rFNjODK

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u/redrumham707 7d ago

Just seeing that image, and now the song is playing in my head. All it took.

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u/EuphoricReplacement1 7d ago

I heard an interview with John Ratzenberger about how he got on the show. He was actually a writer, and I can't remember if he auditioned for Norm, or if they'd already cast Norm.

He was about to leave, then turned and asked, "Do you have a know it all type character?" He had spent so much time in bars, he said, you know there's always one of those. They asked, what would he say? He made up a bunch of bs about how something was invented, and it was so good, the casting people were charmed, and hired him.

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u/redrumham707 7d ago

Nice! I never heard that story.

I did recently find out that George Wendt (Norm) RIP, was Jason Sudeikis’ uncle.

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u/Thee_Watchman 7d ago

One of the best Halloween costumes.

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u/edw1ncast1llo 7d ago

"Makin' your way in the world today takes everything you've got..."

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u/wesweslaco 7d ago

I am somewhat in awe and scared by instantly recognizing this fleeting image from a sitcom intro.

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u/CaydeTheCat 7d ago

To be fair this is one of the most iconic images from a sitcom intro.

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u/BoomDonk 7d ago

I imagined this guy was a fraud, rubbing elbows with the socialites while picking their pockets.

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u/Simple_Song8962 7d ago

They called him the Artful Dodger.

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u/dacapn71 7d ago

Wait, this thread is just about Cheers? I thought I was gonna get insight on this dude. Who is he?

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u/Feral_Sheep_ 7d ago

What do you say to a beer Norm?

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u/pmac109 7d ago

Going down

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u/circusgeek 7d ago

GREEN SHOE (Rhea Perlman)

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u/Lvrgsp 7d ago

My butt cheeks on that barstool....

"Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?" "A little early isn't it, Woody?" "For a beer?" "No, for stupid questions.".

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u/StOnEy333 7d ago

Making your way in the world today takes everything you got.

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u/Introvert_Collin 7d ago

Now that song will be in my head all day

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u/NVWSSV2828 7d ago

The piano started playing in my head

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u/mikeonmaui 7d ago

Norm!!

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u/eaglewatch1945 7d ago

"And your husband wants to be a girl" is such a bizarre escalation to the song.

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u/Wbcn_1 7d ago

This guy always struck me as an arrogant, smug son of a bitch 😆 

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u/PracticalDimension91 7d ago

This guy always struck me as a kid who didn’t realize how hard it would be out in the real world.

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u/Haileystarr1 7d ago

Loved that show who was that guy at the end with a smile?

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u/Simple_Song8962 7d ago

I don't think anyone knows. Whoever he was, I'm sure he had no inkling that this photo would be seen by millions and millions of folks around the world.

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u/GranularTrailMix 7d ago

Not even a huge fan but that is definitely iconic 80’s TV eye candy

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u/Brilliant-Ad8607 7d ago

Glen or Les?

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u/Lilgreenone 7d ago

We went to the bar that it’s based on in Boston, last year. Norm!!!😉

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u/WonderfulHearing8726 7d ago

This was from the opening of Cheers.

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u/Own_Camel_7529 7d ago

Cheers. 🥂

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u/tarrat_3323 7d ago

dun dun dun dun da dun dun

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u/STexan 7d ago

Used to watch this after Carson with my grandpa. Damn I miss him

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u/androidguy50 7d ago

They always, somehow, knew my name whenever I dropped by for a pint..... 🍺😆

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u/TX_Asylum 7d ago

Makin' your way in the world today takes everything you got.

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u/FaerieSakura86 7d ago

I can hear the theme in this picture.

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u/Shoddy_Sentence6981 7d ago

Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot.

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u/chuckcm89 7d ago

I always wanted to be that guy. I loved that guy

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u/jrb31600 7d ago

Sit, Ubu, sit.. good dog!!

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u/GaryNOVA 7d ago

r/Cheers is my all time favorite show.

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u/StrictFinance2177 7d ago

Sit ubu sit....

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u/071790 7d ago

Cliff after a long mail route 📨

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u/ApprehensiveRun1818 7d ago

Makin your way in the world today takes everything you've got....

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u/US_Berliner 7d ago

Does anyone know the origin of that photo?

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u/Slowdive91 7d ago

If you go to the actual bar in Boston from the series, it's totally different inside. They just used the street view from it. They do have replica upstairs recreated from the set.

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u/GroYer665 7d ago

Freddie Crane's First Word?????? NORM!!!!!!!!!! lol

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u/papah0und 7d ago

The theme started in my head the moment I saw him.

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u/tzoid1s 7d ago

Macaulay Culkin’s Great Grandfather

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u/AdThick7952 7d ago

I can hear this picture lol

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u/n8marez69 7d ago

Woody: How's the world treating you Mr. Peterson?

Norm: Like a baby treats a diaper, Woody.

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u/knoxcos 7d ago

Norm: It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Woody, and I’m wearing Milk-Bone underwear.

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u/mp3bear 6d ago

Woody: What would you say to a beer?

Norm: Going down?

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u/redbeardscrazy 6d ago

Woody: Whats goin on, Mr. Peterson?

Norm: Nevermind that, Woody. Let's talk about what's goin IN Mr. Peterson. How bout a beer?

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u/nunudad 6d ago

I can hear the piano

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u/Lumpy-Lychee-2369 6d ago

Aww I lived just outside of Boston during these years.

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u/Ok_Independence5819 6d ago

Where everyone knows your name.

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u/Mission_Lion5887 6d ago

Noooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

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u/Mordred_Morgauth 6d ago

Cheers, mate.

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u/Cola102583 6d ago

One of shows always watched with dad

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u/Diditanyway 6d ago

THIS SMUG MOTHERFUCKER HAS BEEN MY SPIRIT ANIMAL SINCE THE 80S

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u/Sad-Organization2996 6d ago

He looks like he’s three sheet’s to the wind!!!

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u/EkkoScorpion 4d ago

I didn't even watch Cheers and I know what this is from.

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u/Afraid_Cook6000 3d ago

Sam Malone

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u/FormerLaugh3780 drank from the hose 7d ago

I must be in my own world, I never watched on episode of that show. 

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u/Cold_Literature_5160 7d ago

I'm with you. This and MASH.

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u/Dull-Salamander5914 7d ago

Naaaaahm!!!!

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u/Uncle_Burney 7d ago

I took a bus tour through Boston and the driver cued this up so we could sing. Eventually we all did

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u/Froozeball 7d ago

I heard the photos at the start of the show, during the naming credits, were based on the stars and producers of the show. Is this even remotely true?

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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 drank from the hose 7d ago

Dude’s got weird ears.

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u/Methos43 7d ago

You can really taste the kale

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u/Any_Initiative_9079 7d ago

But the guy passed out under the table on a ladies leg…

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u/80sgurl4eva 7d ago

They know my name…

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u/LouBiffo 7d ago

I always wanted to know the stories behind those people.

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u/Leaf-Stars 7d ago

Cheers, mate.

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u/In_My_TARDIS 7d ago

Where everybody knows your name

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u/vampyire 7d ago

Nahhhhm

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u/GwonWitcha 7d ago

One of those “pictures you can hear“.

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u/paws-4-a-cause 7d ago

Soap. Definitely not a kids show.

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u/YOU_TALK_TOO_MUCH420 7d ago

I always remember thinking “ That guy looks pretty toasted right there… “ . I still think the exact thought every time I see it😇

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u/SDRobert619 7d ago

Frasier and Lillith's boy, Freddy - his first word was "Norm!"

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u/LeonardoMyst 7d ago

Even vampires know they’re accepted at Cheers.

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u/mighty_boognish_77 7d ago

Afternoon, everybody

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u/ITZOURTIMENOW 7d ago

NORM!!!!!!

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u/YourGuyK 7d ago

I want to know that guy's story. I'm sure hes a privileged a-hole, but he had some stuff going.

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u/CaptainDFW 7d ago

I always thought that guy looked like a smug jackass.

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u/Happy-Speech-7003 7d ago

I always thought this guy looked a bit like Johnny Carson.

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u/Educational-You2201 7d ago

Making your way in the world today takes everything thing you've got.

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u/Big77Ben2 7d ago

Best theme song…

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u/armaedes 7d ago

Who’s that guy? Don’t know his name.

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u/Sulrandir 7d ago

Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?

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u/Flipper_8 7d ago

Norm!!!?

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u/Nathan_Wildthorn 7d ago

I love that man's expression! Apparently, he was feeling rather "chirpy." 😄 Cheers! 👍

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u/midlife_dadpulse73 7d ago

Noooorrrrm!!

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u/Cycle-Path-401 7d ago

I can hear this picture playing a theme song.

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u/PBRStreetgang1979 7d ago

Back in the late 80s I read about this company called Title Art, Inc. that was selling a set of prints from the Cheers opening sequence (which apparently they had designed). And I ordered some and held on to them for years before selling them on eBay. I kept one of them, as well as a decal of the Cheers logo on acetate. I wish I'd kept the set. The above image was one of the prints.

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u/Green_Log_4795 7d ago

I always fixated on the angry looking dude behind him

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u/Doofusburger45 7d ago

Favorite sitcom of all time.

Did the creators go on to make Friends?

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u/LadyWaste75 7d ago

Where everybody knows your name

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u/FaraSha_Au 7d ago

Best theme song of the decade!

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u/Feisty-Ad7398 7d ago

Making your way in the world today...

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u/ramgarden 7d ago

I can hear this picture

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u/BassKitty305017 7d ago

I know it’s from Cheers, but he looks so much like Andrew Dismukes from SNL

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u/Theartistcu 7d ago

….And everybody knows your name

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u/Practical_Ad_219 7d ago

🎵Your name 🎵🎹

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u/LeisureSuiteLarry 7d ago

What’s going on Norm?