
That boombox though

“I think Shelley, in those early years — well actually, her whole stay on the show — I’d be hard-pressed to think of a more gifted comedic actress on television. She rode a thin line between caricature and a real person, and rode it perfectly. I never believed that she wasn’t that character… that she was just playing a part. I believed that that was an actual human being there. And man, she could wring a joke out of a straight line. She could get a laugh out of a glance. She was a joy to work with. And smart. Smart.”
— Archive of American Television Interview with Cheers writer/producer David Lee, July 9, 2010.
I never watched Cheers, but I really love this theme song.
Television shows that are lucky(?) enough to get their own spinoff series are guaranteed to look better by proxy when the spinoff series comes out, because let’s face it- a vast majority of spinoff series are just plain awful.Here are ten examples of how bad a television show spin off series can be:1. The Ropers (1979-1980)-(Image Link)Mr. and Mrs. Roper were pretty funny characters when interacting with Jack, Janet and Chrissy, but on their own they just didn’t have the ha-has to carry an entire show. T…
I watched a lot of these. I liked Joanie Loves Chachi,

CHEERS (NBC, 1982-1993).
Above: John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, Roger Rees, Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Ted Danson, Bebe Neuwirth, Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson, and George Wendt.