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| − | |name | + | '''''Cheers''''' was an American TV sitcom about the staff and regulars at the titular bar in [[Boston]] which aired on [[NBC]] from 1982 to 1993. It later led to a spin-off: ''[[Frasier]]''. |
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| − | | | + | == References to ''Cheers'' in ''The Simpsons'' == |
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Flaming Moe's song.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 3|3]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|45}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Flaming Moe's]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| The song "{{ap|Flaming Moe's|song}}" is a parody of the theme song of "Cheers", complete with old-fashioned engravings passing by the screen. At the end when everyone shouts: "Barney!" and the new assistant bartender based on [[Woody Boyd|Woody]] asks him, "How does the world treat you, Mr. Gumble" a shout-out is made to the character [[Norm Peterson]] who also used to be cheered and greeted by other bar visitors with the same question.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Cheers Marge on the Lam.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|87}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Marge on the Lam]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Before Homer enters [[Moe's Tavern]] he says: "Sometimes you gotta go where everyone knows your name". This is a nod to the refrain of the opening theme of ''Cheers''.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Cheers characters.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|114}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Fear of Flying]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| When Homer looks for a new bar one of them is the bar from ''Cheers''. [[Ted Danson]] ([[Sam Malone]]), [[Rhea Perlman]] ([[Carla Tortelli]]), [[John Ratzenberger]] ([[Cliff Clavin]]), [[George Wendt]] ([[Norm Peterson]]) and [[Woody Harrelson]] ([[Woody Boyd]]) all perform their respective characters. Also seen but without a speaking line is [[Frasier Crane]]. As the scene ends the opening bars of ''Cheers'' can be heard.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Cheers gang Rock Bottom.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|122}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Homer Badman]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| One of the corrections ''[[Rock Bottom]]'' wants to make is that the "Cheers gang is not a real gang."}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|300}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| Lisa is bothered by the sight of people's feet as they walk by the window, and Homer reassures her by telling her: "It's just like 'Cheers': you always knew it was a half-hour til 'Wings'", referring to the bar's being located in a basement.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:How the Test Was Won couch gag.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|431}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[How the Test Was Won]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| The [[couch gag]] changes to many different sets of TV sitcoms. One of them is "Cheers", with Lisa as [[Carla Tortelli]], Marge as Diane Chambers, Homer as [[Norm Peterson]], Bart as Woody Boyd, Maggie as [[Cliff Clavin]], and Sideshow Bob as [[Frasier Crane]]. This gag would be re-used at the opening of "[[Coming to Homerica]]" and "[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]".}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 21|21]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|463}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[The Bob Next Door]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] try to reassure [[Bart]] by naming people who sound like [[Sideshow Bob]]: Frasier on ''Cheers'', Frasier on ''[[Frasier]]'', and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge on ''{{W|Down Periscope}}'' -- all three of whom were played by [[Kelsey Grammer]], who provides the voice of Sideshow Bob.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:The Town - Parade 2.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 28|28]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|599}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[The Town]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| The Simpsons travel to [[Boston]], which is where ''Cheers'' takes place, so there are quite some references made to the series, among others the theme song which is heard at various musical interludes. In a class room there is also a 'Cheers' periodic table. When the Boston Americans parade is held we can recognize the ''Cheers'' characters [[Cliff Clavin]], [[Carla Tortelli]] and [[Norm Peterson]] in the crowd.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|[[Season 36|36]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|784}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[The Last Man Expanding]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Lenny]] asks if a woman named Diane worked at [[Moe's Tavern]], but got replaced by a woman named Rebecca. This is a reference to {{W|Diane Chambers}} and {{W|Rebecca Howe}}.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Keep Chalm and Gary On promo 2.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 37|37]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|792}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Keep Chalm and Gary On]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Superintendent Chalmers]] starts spending all his time at [[Moe's]] after losing his job.. [[Carl]] says, "I thought he was gonna be our [[Frasier Crane|Frasier]], but it turns out he's our {{W|Rebecca Howe|Rebecca}}." referencing how ''Cheers'' added major new characters Dr. Frasier Crane in season 3 and Rebecca Howe in season 6.}} | ||
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| + | {{TB|''[[Homer Simpson's Pathetic Pal Barney Gumble: Asleep at the Well]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|A [[Cliff Clavin]]-looking mailman "{{W|going postal}}" bursts into [[Moe's]] strapped with dynamite and brandishing a long gun.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Sam and Diane Moe Meets His Match.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|{{SC|200}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Moe Meets His Match]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Moe]] refers to him and {{ap|Mandy|Moe Meets His Match}} as "{{W|Sam and Diane}}". However, Moe says that Sam and Diane are the two bathroom rats that "keep goin' at it."}} | ||
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| − | == | + | == Common cast and crew == |
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Wade Boggs.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Wade Boggs]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played himself in "Bar Wars".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Wade Boggs|himself}} in the [[season 3]] episode "[[Homer at the Bat]]" and was interviewed in ''[[Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson]]''.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Johnny Carson.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Johnny Carson]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played himself in "Heeeeeere's... Cliffy!".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Johnny Carson|himself}} in the [[season 4]] episode "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Nancy Cartwright.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Nancy Cartwright]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Cynthia in "Diane's Nightmare".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Main voice cast.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Dick Cavett.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Dick Cavett]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played himself in "They Called Me Mayday".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Dick Cavett|himself}} in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Homie the Clown]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ted Danson.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Ted Danson]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB| Played [[Sam Malone]].}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Sam Malone]] in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Harvey Fierstein.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Harvey Fierstein]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Mark Newberger in "Rebecca's Lover... Not".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Karl]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Simpson and Delilah]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Miriam Flynn.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Miriam Flynn]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Phyllis Henshaw in "Love Thy Neighbor".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Ms. Barr]] in the [[season 1]] episode "[[Moaning Lisa]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Kelsey Grammer.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Kelsey Grammer]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB| Played Dr. [[Frasier Crane]].}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Sideshow Bob]].}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Doris grau.png|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Doris Grau]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB| Played Corrine.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Lunchlady Doris]] and [[:Category:Characters voiced by Doris Grau|various other minor characters]].}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Woody Harrelson.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Woody Harrelson]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played [[Woody Boyd]].}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Woody Boyd]] in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Carol Kane.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Carol Kane]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Amanda in "A Ditch in Time".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Maggie Simpson]] and [[Springfield Plasma Center]] nurse in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]" and [[Blythe]] in [[season 34]] episode [[Step Brother from the Same Planet]].}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Lisa Kudrow.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Lisa Kudrow]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Emily in "Two Girls for Every Boyd".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Alex Whitney]] in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Lard of the Dance]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Christopher Lloyd.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Christopher Lloyd]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Phillip Semenko in the two-part episode "I'll Be Seeing You".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Jim Ignatowski]] in the [[season 26]] episode "[[My Fare Lady]]" and [[Doc Brown]] on ''[[The Simpsons Ride]]''.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:John Mahoney.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[John Mahoney]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Sy Flembeck in "Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Robert Terwilliger, Sr.]] in the [[season 19]] episode "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Rhea Perlman.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Rhea Perlman]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played [[Carla Tortelli]].}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Carla Tortelli]] in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:John Ratzenberger.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[John Ratzenberger]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played [[Cliff Clavin]].}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Cliff Clavin]] in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Fear of Flying]]" and the Pixar version of Homer in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Brent Spiner.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Brent Spiner]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Bill Grand in "Never Love a Goalie: Part 2".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced the [[A9000 Robots]] in the [[season 29]] episode "[[Them, Robot]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Frances Sternhagen.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Frances Sternhagen]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Esther Clavin.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Myrna Bellamy]] in the [[season 13]] episode "[[The Frying Game]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Jennifer Tilly.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Jennifer Tilly]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played Candi Pearson in "Second Time Around".}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Jennifer Tilly|herself}} in the [[season 24]] episode "[[Gone Abie Gone]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Alex Trebek.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Alex Trebek]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played himself in "What Is... Cliff Clavin?"}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Alex Trebek|himself}} in the [[season 9]] episode "[[Miracle on Evergreen Terrace]]" and the [[season 24]] episode "[[Penny-Wiseguys]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:George Wendt.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[George Wendt]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Played [[Norm Peterson]].}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Norm Peterson]] in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Paul Willson.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Paul Willson]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB| Played Paul Krapence.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Voiced [[Howard, Sr.|the florist]] in the [[season 1]] episode "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".}} | ||
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Ken Levine.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Ken Levine]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Writer.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Writer.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Brian Pollack.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Brian Pollack]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Writer for ''Cheers''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Co-wrote the [[season 14]] episode "[[Helter Shelter]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Mert Rich.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Mert Rich]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Writer for ''Cheers''.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Co-wrote the [[season 14]] episode "[[Helter Shelter]]".}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Sam Simon.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Sam Simon]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Writer and producer.}} | ||
| + | {{TB|Co-developer and Writer.}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, February 26, 2026
Cheers was an American TV sitcom about the staff and regulars at the titular bar in Boston which aired on NBC from 1982 to 1993. It later led to a spin-off: Frasier.
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References to Cheers in The Simpsons[edit]
Episodes[edit]
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Common cast and crew[edit]
Cast[edit]
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Crew[edit]
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External links[edit]