Shelley Long never would've dreamed that Cheers would still be making people laugh

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Any list of the best sitcoms in television history would certainly have to include Cheers. The Boston bar comedy might have spent the bulk of its impressive run in the ’80s, but its writing and performances are just as funny now as they were over 30 years ago. At the heart of its first few seasons was the crackling dynamic between its two leads, Ted Danson and Shelley Long. Long told Yahoo Entertainment that they had chemistry from the beginning.

“There were three candidates each — three men and three women,” Long recalled of the casting of Sam and Diane. “And we worked with each one of the candidates. Ted was one, and I was one of the women. And then they asked us separately, ‘Which do you think you worked best with?’ And I said Ted, and unbeknownst to me, he said me. Right off the bat there was something special between us.”

“We were all enjoying doing Cheers, from the beginning,” Long continued. “From the pilot and when you have such great material, it was great. I never would have dreamed, however, that it would have entertained people all these years.”

We brought up an interesting note from GQ‘s 2012 oral history of Cheers — that there was a small chance the iconic Lucille Ball might have played Long’s television mother (a role that would eventually go to Glynis Johns).

“Really?” Long exclaimed. “No! I wasn’t aware of that. I would have fought for that had I known.”

[tvtex]

It is a really great show.

[king of comedy]

I can't stand it now.

[JSP]

I don't think the show has aged well. Frasier was much funnier.

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It is still great, but Shelley kind of slammed Glynis Johns.

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

It is still great, but Shelley kind of slammed Glynis Johns.

Lucille Ball naturally would have been more popular if she had played Diane's mother. I doubt the average person knows who Glynis Johns is.

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Originally Posted by JSP

I don't think the show has aged well. Frasier was much funnier.

I would agree Frasier is a lot better. Cheers is still a good show though, it has been wasted on Hallmark with them burying it in the 4AM hour. Give the rights to a network that will actually use it!

[king of comedy]

Originally Posted by JSP

I don't think the show has aged well. Frasier was much funnier.

I agree. Fraiser was way better.

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Originally Posted by JSP

I don't think the show has aged well. Frasier was much funnier.

I can agree Frasier was funnier but still like Cheers.

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Originally Posted by catsrule

Lucille Ball naturally would have been more popular if she had played Diane's mother. I doubt the average person knows who Glynis Johns is.

Oh I agree, it was just the way reading her comment came off to me. If she would have said something at least complimentary about Glynis, it would have sounded better. Something like, “No! I wasn’t aware of that. It was wonderful working with Glynis, but I would have fought for Lucy had I known.”

[king of comedy]

Lucille Ball would have been great.