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DansonQueen · 01-02-2003, 06:00 PM

I was wondering when everyone here started watching (or being obsessed with) Cheers. I'm only 17, so I wasn't around for the first few years, but I do remember when I was a kid, my parents would watch it, and I would always watch it with them, even though I obviouslt wouldn't get a lot of it. The most memorable part for me was the opening sequence, I would always wonder what excatly the "WE WIN" headline was about. Anyway, when Cheers started on N@N I was skeptical to watch at first, but over one of my breaks from school I remember staying up all night to watch it, and I became instantly hooked again. So I've been familiar with it since maybe 1990, but have only been a die-hard fan since last Winter.

PaulaAbdulFan · 01-02-2003, 06:50 PM

hmmm,
i started watching cheers when it first aired on nick @ nite.
see, i was really mad

because it took over the threes company timeslot and i was walkin around the house callin cheers a dumb show and stuff! so then my mom got mad and actually made me sit down and watch it! and from the very first eppie i saw(when carla buys a house), i was hooked!
so id just like to thank my mom for me being a cheers freak! hehe

(oh and my mom gets mad at me because i talk about cheers and shelley long too much! now whos fault is that mom? hmmm)

NORM · 01-02-2003, 07:59 PM

HAHAHA. Funny stories. Mine is kind of similar. I remember glimses of Cheers as a wee lad but then again i was only 7. I too was pissed at Cheers when it booted Three's Company back to 11. But when i sat down and watched I loved it. Now i am hooked aswell. And it had a pretty big impact on my George Wendt..........thing(I don't really know what to call it). That's it. Sorry there is no cool story like i was told in my alphabet soup or anything. But hey, i'm here now.

PaulaAbdulFan · 01-02-2003, 08:20 PM

yes we are very much similar NORM!

i have my Shelley obsession thing.....
and you have your Norm obsession thing.....

hehe! same story different characters

purplefuzzycouch · 01-02-2003, 08:34 PM

I became hooked on Cheers when last winter they were giving the marathon when it first came on N@N I thought that show sucked.but when I really watched it it was great!

Cheers Fanatic · 01-02-2003, 09:43 PM

I was really bored this one night, during my sister's birthday sleep over. It was in March sometime, because that's when she has her birthday. So, I had nothing to do, causing me to go into the kitchen and watch the only thing that was on TV... Cheers. The episode was The Stork Brings a Crane, where Cheers celebrates 100 years and Lilith goes into labor. It's been my favorite episode ever since. Do you guys remember the first episode you ever saw?

Well, since that fateful night, I've fallen in love with Cheers and try to watch it every chance I get (that is, when I'm not doing homework, or sleeping). And, I'm always getting yelled at by my folks because they say I'm over-addicted, but can you really be over-addicted to Cheers?

DansonQueen · 01-02-2003, 11:06 PM

I remember I saw a few episodes at like 10 & 10:30 one night, and thought they sucked, and there was nothing on at 1 and I wanted to stay up (heck, it WAS a vacation) so I wathced the one where Rebecca is at Robin's house, and Sam comes in, and they activate all the alarms and stuff....from that moment on I was hooked.
Funny you all should mention it...I too was like wow Cheers sucks, what's it doing on? I liked Danson from Becker, but I was skeptical about Cheers. Interesting

FOLN@NFan · 01-03-2003, 01:22 AM

im only 17 too. i mustve watched tons of tv when i was a baby cuz i remember certain parts of alot of sitcoms (esp. from 80's like Full House , Perfect Strangers, Who's the Boss, and Cheers). (now that ive thought about it i used 2 watch MASH, Family Matters and Step by Step too)

then my mom showed me N@N in 1992 (i was only 6!) and i kinda forgot about the other shows lol

i actually never thought about Cheers until one day a couple of yrs ago, i heard a MIDI of the theme on some totally unrelated website. those first few notes made something click in my head cuz i just thought of "Cheers". i looked it up online, remember nothing about it, found out it was in syndication locally and watched it. rememebered no characters, thought the bar was alot smaller (turns out I was thinking of the bar in Taxi ?? lol), but when i saw the theme i kept thinking (hey i remember that picture. and that one...and that one). i actually think some of the closeup pics in the theme used 2 scare me haha. and i remembered none of the words or anything about the song at all besides those first few notes

neway i kept watching it, found out N@N was going 2 start airing it and ive been watchin ever since...again lol

my memories of Cheers from when i was little:
what i thought was Sam talking 2 ppl on the door-side of the bar, then tripping on a mop (this ended up being the Taxi bar scene i remembered...dont know y i thought it was Cheers)
the first few notes of the theme, and vaguely some of the pics from it

Doug

Central Perk · 01-03-2003, 10:22 AM

Well..In about the fall of 2001 I heard that Family Ties and Cheers were coming to N@N, I was excited to see Family Ties but not Cheers. One day I finally watched it and liked it...and I still do.

80sSitcomNostalgic · 01-05-2003, 05:01 AM

Wow, after reading these posts I feel very old.

I started watching "Cheers" when it was on Thursdays at 8 PM Central, like around 1984.

The show occupied the slot that "Seinfeld" and now "Will & Grace" hold.

I recall studying for my ACT's while watching "Cheers".

Brian Damage · 01-06-2003, 06:41 PM

I started watching Cheers since it started on NBC. I remember hating the show in the beginning. However, as time went on, I became obsessed with the show by the time it had its finale.

SitcomSweetie44 · 01-06-2003, 06:47 PM

Let's see; I started watching "Cheers" when it was in the Rebecca years. I must have been really young, but I remember it came on and I would watch it every now and then. Then, our local WB picked it up, but I didn't really watch that either. When N@N showed the marathon, I didn't watch that either, but after the marathon was over, I caught the first episode. It was "cute" and the next episode I watched was the one when Diane asks Sam to marry her because of her mother. After that, I was hooked, to see if Sam and Diane would end up together. The Rebecca years were alright, but the Diane years were better.

Janice · 01-06-2003, 08:15 PM

I started watching Cheers during its original run. These were the days of the dream NBC lineup. Cheers, The Cosby Show, Night Court, and Family Ties.
I loved Cheers from the onset. I fell in love with the characters, the bar, the storylines, and all the laughs and drama that grew out of it.
After Shelley Long left, I lost interest, and I didn't start watching again until the show landed on N@N last year, so I'm seeing the Rebecca episodes for the first time.
Great cast, great show. This show made history. I also love how it's based in my hometown of Boston.

CarJackSnyder · 03-12-2003, 05:54 PM

well mine is funny. it was last summer and my aunt (23) was staying with us. she loved watching cheers. that is all she talks about! i hated it at the time. one night when i saw the episode where sam prposes to diane and she said "no". i fell in love again. at that time the cosby show was my favorite show ever. that was until i saw cheers! now i talk about it all the time and my aunts gets mad because i talk about it to much!!! i think she is jealous because she can't hold her eyes open long enough to watch it at nite on N@N!!!

LOL!!! i stay up till 2:00 on weekends!!! on weeknights i stay up til 11:00!!! my aunt,mom,and da think i am crazy because i talk about cheers and SHELLEY LONG way to much!!! all i say is well my aunt made me a cheers freak and my mom gets mad at my aunt!!!

i start cracking up!!! one night last week i was watching cheers and all of a sudden my mom heard me laughing from all the way upstairs!! i literally almost peed on myself

LOL!!!!

Chocoholic · 03-12-2003, 06:04 PM

My Cheers-obsessed cousin got me hooked on Cheers about 10 years ago. We'd often watch Cheers, Wings, and some other shows together.

Cheers and Wings will both be together again on N@N real soon!

Those are two of my all-time fave shows.

BTW, I used to post here as WingsFan, but I changed my s/n to Snoopy a few days ago.

01-02-2003, 06:00 PM	#1
DansonQueen Young and Sweet Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 17, 2002 Location: Where Everybody Knows My Name Posts: 114	When did you start watching Cheers? I was wondering when everyone here started watching (or being obsessed with) Cheers. I'm only 17, so I wasn't around for the first few years, but I do remember when I was a kid, my parents would watch it, and I would always watch it with them, even though I obviouslt wouldn't get a lot of it. The most memorable part for me was the opening sequence, I would always wonder what excatly the "WE WIN" headline was about. Anyway, when Cheers started on N@N I was skeptical to watch at first, but over one of my breaks from school I remember staying up all night to watch it, and I became instantly hooked again. So I've been familiar with it since maybe 1990, but have only been a die-hard fan since last Winter.

01-02-2003, 06:50 PM	#2
PaulaAbdulFan ¤Paula CoweLL¤ Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 01, 2003 Location: In Paula Abdul land Listening to Straight up! and waiting for season 3 of American Idol to come on! Posts: 808	hmmm, i started watching cheers when it first aired on nick @ nite. see, i was really mad because it took over the threes company timeslot and i was walkin around the house callin cheers a dumb show and stuff! so then my mom got mad and actually made me sit down and watch it! and from the very first eppie i saw(when carla buys a house), i was hooked! so id just like to thank my mom for me being a cheers freak! hehe (oh and my mom gets mad at me because i talk about cheers and shelley long too much! now whos fault is that mom? hmmm)
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01-02-2003, 07:59 PM	#3
NORM #1 Wendt Fan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 19, 2002 Location: Wherever my wheels are rolling. Posts: 1,607	HAHAHA. Funny stories. Mine is kind of similar. I remember glimses of Cheers as a wee lad but then again i was only 7. I too was pissed at Cheers when it booted Three's Company back to 11. But when i sat down and watched I loved it. Now i am hooked aswell. And it had a pretty big impact on my George Wendt..........thing(I don't really know what to call it). That's it. Sorry there is no cool story like i was told in my alphabet soup or anything. But hey, i'm here now.
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01-02-2003, 09:43 PM	#6
Cheers Fanatic Maiden Stephers Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 111	I was really bored this one night, during my sister's birthday sleep over. It was in March sometime, because that's when she has her birthday. So, I had nothing to do, causing me to go into the kitchen and watch the only thing that was on TV... Cheers. The episode was The Stork Brings a Crane, where Cheers celebrates 100 years and Lilith goes into labor. It's been my favorite episode ever since. Do you guys remember the first episode you ever saw? Well, since that fateful night, I've fallen in love with Cheers and try to watch it every chance I get (that is, when I'm not doing homework, or sleeping). And, I'm always getting yelled at by my folks because they say I'm over-addicted, but can you really be over-addicted to Cheers?
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01-06-2003, 06:41 PM	#11
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I started watching Cheers since it started on NBC. I remember hating the show in the beginning. However, as time went on, I became obsessed with the show by the time it had its finale.
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01-02-2003, 08:20 PM	#4
PaulaAbdulFan ¤Paula CoweLL¤ Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 01, 2003 Location: In Paula Abdul land Listening to Straight up! and waiting for season 3 of American Idol to come on! Posts: 808	yes we are very much similar NORM! i have my Shelley obsession thing..... and you have your Norm obsession thing..... hehe! same story different characters

01-02-2003, 08:34 PM	#5
purplefuzzycouch Bebe Neuwirth fan! Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 04, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 168	I became hooked on Cheers when last winter they were giving the marathon when it first came on N@N I thought that show sucked.but when I really watched it it was great!

01-02-2003, 11:06 PM	#7
DansonQueen Young and Sweet Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 17, 2002 Location: Where Everybody Knows My Name Posts: 114	I remember I saw a few episodes at like 10 & 10:30 one night, and thought they sucked, and there was nothing on at 1 and I wanted to stay up (heck, it WAS a vacation) so I wathced the one where Rebecca is at Robin's house, and Sam comes in, and they activate all the alarms and stuff....from that moment on I was hooked. Funny you all should mention it...I too was like wow Cheers sucks, what's it doing on? I liked Danson from Becker, but I was skeptical about Cheers. Interesting

01-03-2003, 01:22 AM	#8
FOLN@NFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 706	im only 17 too. i mustve watched tons of tv when i was a baby cuz i remember certain parts of alot of sitcoms (esp. from 80's like Full House , Perfect Strangers, Who's the Boss, and Cheers). (now that ive thought about it i used 2 watch MASH, Family Matters and Step by Step too) then my mom showed me N@N in 1992 (i was only 6!) and i kinda forgot about the other shows lol i actually never thought about Cheers until one day a couple of yrs ago, i heard a MIDI of the theme on some totally unrelated website. those first few notes made something click in my head cuz i just thought of "Cheers". i looked it up online, remember nothing about it, found out it was in syndication locally and watched it. rememebered no characters, thought the bar was alot smaller (turns out I was thinking of the bar in Taxi ?? lol), but when i saw the theme i kept thinking (hey i remember that picture. and that one...and that one). i actually think some of the closeup pics in the theme used 2 scare me haha. and i remembered none of the words or anything about the song at all besides those first few notes neway i kept watching it, found out N@N was going 2 start airing it and ive been watchin ever since...again lol my memories of Cheers from when i was little: what i thought was Sam talking 2 ppl on the door-side of the bar, then tripping on a mop (this ended up being the Taxi bar scene i remembered...dont know y i thought it was Cheers) the first few notes of the theme, and vaguely some of the pics from it Doug

01-03-2003, 10:22 AM	#9
Central Perk ~~~~~ Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 10, 2002 Posts: 4,553	Well..In about the fall of 2001 I heard that Family Ties and Cheers were coming to N@N, I was excited to see Family Ties but not Cheers. One day I finally watched it and liked it...and I still do.

01-05-2003, 05:01 AM	#10
80sSitcomNostalgic Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 21, 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 111	Wow, after reading these posts I feel very old. I started watching "Cheers" when it was on Thursdays at 8 PM Central, like around 1984. The show occupied the slot that "Seinfeld" and now "Will & Grace" hold. I recall studying for my ACT's while watching "Cheers".

01-06-2003, 06:47 PM	#12
SitcomSweetie44 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 05, 2003 Location: AL Posts: 8	Let's see; I started watching "Cheers" when it was in the Rebecca years. I must have been really young, but I remember it came on and I would watch it every now and then. Then, our local WB picked it up, but I didn't really watch that either. When N@N showed the marathon, I didn't watch that either, but after the marathon was over, I caught the first episode. It was "cute" and the next episode I watched was the one when Diane asks Sam to marry her because of her mother. After that, I was hooked, to see if Sam and Diane would end up together. The Rebecca years were alright, but the Diane years were better.
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01-06-2003, 08:15 PM	#13
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Love it! I started watching Cheers during its original run. These were the days of the dream NBC lineup. Cheers, The Cosby Show, Night Court, and Family Ties. I loved Cheers from the onset. I fell in love with the characters, the bar, the storylines, and all the laughs and drama that grew out of it. After Shelley Long left, I lost interest, and I didn't start watching again until the show landed on N@N last year, so I'm seeing the Rebecca episodes for the first time. Great cast, great show. This show made history. I also love how it's based in my hometown of Boston.

03-12-2003, 05:54 PM	#14
CarJackSnyder Maura West & Michael Park<3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 05, 2003 Location: Milltown; Oakdale- where everybody knows your name. Posts: 6,971	well mine is funny. it was last summer and my aunt (23) was staying with us. she loved watching cheers. that is all she talks about! i hated it at the time. one night when i saw the episode where sam prposes to diane and she said "no". i fell in love again. at that time the cosby show was my favorite show ever. that was until i saw cheers! now i talk about it all the time and my aunts gets mad because i talk about it to much!!! i think she is jealous because she can't hold her eyes open long enough to watch it at nite on N@N!!! LOL!!! i stay up till 2:00 on weekends!!! on weeknights i stay up til 11:00!!! my aunt,mom,and da think i am crazy because i talk about cheers and SHELLEY LONG way to much!!! all i say is well my aunt made me a cheers freak and my mom gets mad at my aunt!!! i start cracking up!!! one night last week i was watching cheers and all of a sudden my mom heard me laughing from all the way upstairs!! i literally almost peed on myself LOL!!!! Attached Images

03-12-2003, 06:04 PM	#15
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	My Cheers-obsessed cousin got me hooked on Cheers about 10 years ago. We'd often watch Cheers, Wings, and some other shows together. Cheers and Wings will both be together again on N@N real soon! Those are two of my all-time fave shows. BTW, I used to post here as WingsFan, but I changed my s/n to Snoopy a few days ago.