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09-30-2022, 08:00 PM
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/30/cheers-40-anniversary-ted-danson-kelsey-grammer-rhea-pearlman
"Cheers" (https://mercurie.blogspot.com/2022/09/cheers-turns-40.html) on Friday toasted to its 40th anniversary.
Why it matters: The '80s comedy aired a total 275 episodes and ran for 11 seasons on NBC, winning 28 Emmy Awards (https://www.emmys.com/shows/cheers) in the process.
"Cheers" first premiered on Sept. 30, 1982 and had its last call more than a decade later, on May 20, 1993.
The legendary sitcom spent many of its episodes inside a Boston pub (https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/-bostons-bar-where-everybody-knows-your-name-turns-40-cheers-fans-gather/) based on a real-world watering hole called Cheers on Beacon Hill (https://cheersboston.com/locations/beacon).
"Cheers" helped launch the careers of actors Ted Danson (https://people.com/tv/ted-danson-marks-cheers-40th-anniversary/), Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Kelsey Grammer.
The show's theme song — "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Everybody_Knows_Your_Name) by Portnoy — is as recognizable as the series itself.
What they're saying: "It was like going to camp -- a good one, not one you wanted to call home every day," actress Rhea Perlman told ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/rhea-perlman-salutes-cheers-sitcoms-40th-anniversary-incomprehensible/story?id=90764144) about working on the show.
"It just was a very comfortable, fun place to be," Perlman added. "We had great writers, we had a great cast (https://tilt.goombastomp.com/tv/cheers-turns-40-ranking-the-shows-ten-best-characters/) and we had fun."
Don't forget that "Cheers" poured us another one with "Frasier," a spinoff series that saw Grammer taking on the lead role.
"Frasier" won 37 Emmy Awards and five consecutive wins in the Best Comedy Series category — the most of any series, according to the Guinness World Records (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/90889-most-emmy-awards-for-best-comedy-series).
"Cheers" (https://mercurie.blogspot.com/2022/09/cheers-turns-40.html) on Friday toasted to its 40th anniversary.
Why it matters: The '80s comedy aired a total 275 episodes and ran for 11 seasons on NBC, winning 28 Emmy Awards (https://www.emmys.com/shows/cheers) in the process.
"Cheers" first premiered on Sept. 30, 1982 and had its last call more than a decade later, on May 20, 1993.
The legendary sitcom spent many of its episodes inside a Boston pub (https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/-bostons-bar-where-everybody-knows-your-name-turns-40-cheers-fans-gather/) based on a real-world watering hole called Cheers on Beacon Hill (https://cheersboston.com/locations/beacon).
"Cheers" helped launch the careers of actors Ted Danson (https://people.com/tv/ted-danson-marks-cheers-40th-anniversary/), Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley and Kelsey Grammer.
The show's theme song — "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Everybody_Knows_Your_Name) by Portnoy — is as recognizable as the series itself.
What they're saying: "It was like going to camp -- a good one, not one you wanted to call home every day," actress Rhea Perlman told ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/rhea-perlman-salutes-cheers-sitcoms-40th-anniversary-incomprehensible/story?id=90764144) about working on the show.
"It just was a very comfortable, fun place to be," Perlman added. "We had great writers, we had a great cast (https://tilt.goombastomp.com/tv/cheers-turns-40-ranking-the-shows-ten-best-characters/) and we had fun."
Don't forget that "Cheers" poured us another one with "Frasier," a spinoff series that saw Grammer taking on the lead role.
"Frasier" won 37 Emmy Awards and five consecutive wins in the Best Comedy Series category — the most of any series, according to the Guinness World Records (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/90889-most-emmy-awards-for-best-comedy-series).