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'''''Cheers''''' was a 1982-1993 U.S. TV sitcom on [[NBC]] about a group of friends who frequently meet one another in a local bar. It later led to a spin-off: ''[[Frasier]]''.
 
'''''Cheers''''' was a 1982-1993 U.S. TV sitcom on [[NBC]] about a group of friends who frequently meet one another in a local bar. It later led to a spin-off: ''[[Frasier]]''.
  
 
== References to ''Cheers'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
== References to ''Cheers'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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=== Episodes ===
 
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{{TB| The song "[[Flaming Moe's (song)|Flaming Moe's]]" 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 bartender 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.}}
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{{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 bartender 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.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Cheers Marge on the Lam.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}}
 
{{TB|87}}
 
{{TB|87}}
 
{{TB|"[[Marge on the Lam]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Marge on the Lam]]"}}
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{{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''.}}
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{{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''.}}
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{{TBT| [[File:Sam Malone.png|150px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Cheers characters.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
{{TB|114}}
 
{{TB|114}}
 
{{TB|"[[Fear of Flying]]"}}
 
{{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.}}
 
{{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.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Cheers gang Rock Bottom.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
{{TB|122}}
 
{{TB|122}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer Badman]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer Badman]]"}}
 
{{TB| One of the corrections ''[[Rock Bottom]]'' wants to make is that the "Cheers gang is not a real gang."}}
 
{{TB| One of the corrections ''[[Rock Bottom]]'' wants to make is that the "Cheers gang is not a real gang."}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Just like Cheers.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}}
 
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{{TB|431}}
 
{{TB|"[[How the Test Was Won]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[How the Test Was Won]]"}}
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{{TB| The [[couch gag]] changes to many different sets of TV sitcoms. One of them is "Cheers", with Lisa als [[Carla Tortelli]], Marge as Diane Chambers, Homer as [[Norm Peterson]], Bart as Woody Boyd and Maggie as [[Cliff Clavin]]. 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| The [[couch gag]] changes to many different sets of TV sitcoms. One of them is "Cheers", with Lisa als [[Carla Tortelli]], Marge as Diane Chambers, Homer as [[Norm Peterson]], Bart as Woody Boyd and Maggie as [[Cliff Clavin]]. 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 19|19]]}}
 
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{{TB|"[[The Bob Next Door]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Bob Next Door]]"}}
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{{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.}}
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{{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:Cliff Clavin.png|150px]]<br> [[File:Carla.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Normie Peterson.png|150px]]}}
 
{{TBT| [[File:Cliff Clavin.png|150px]]<br> [[File:Carla.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Normie Peterson.png|150px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 28|28]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 28|28]]}}
 
{{TB|599}}
 
{{TB|599}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Town]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Town]]"}}
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{{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| 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|''[[Moe Meets His Match]]''}}
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{{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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{{TBT|[[File:Wade Boggs.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "Bar Wars".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Wade Boggs|himself}} in "[[Homer at the Bat]]" and was interviewed in ''[[Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson]]''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Paul Willson.jpg|150px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Paul Willson]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Paul Willson]]}}
 
{{TB| Played Paul Krapence in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played Paul Krapence in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced Howard in ''[[Some Enchanted Evening]]''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced Howard in "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kelsey Grammer.jpg|100px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kelsey Grammer.jpg|150px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Kelsey Grammer]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Kelsey Grammer]]}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Frasier Crane]] in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Frasier Crane]] in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB|Voiced [[Sideshow Bob]].}}
 
{{TB|Voiced [[Sideshow Bob]].}}
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{{TB|[[Doris Grau]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Doris Grau]]}}
 
{{TB| Played Corrine in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played Corrine in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Lunchlady Doris]] and [[Della]] in "[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]", a waitress in "[[Like Father, Like Clown]]" and [[Lurleen Lumpkin]]" in "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]".}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Lunchlady Doris]] and [[Della]] in "[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]", a waitress in "[[Like Father, Like Clown]]" and [[Lurleen Lumpkin]]" in "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Ted Danson]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Ted Danson]]}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Sam Malone]] in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Sam Malone]] in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Sam Malone]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Sam Malone]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Woody Harrelson]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Woody Harrelson]]}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Woody Boyd]] in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Woody Boyd]] in ''Cheers''.}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Woody Boyd]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
 
{{TB| Played [[Woody Boyd]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Rhea Perlman.jpg|100px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Lisa Kudrow.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Lisa Kudrow]]}}
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{{TB|Played Emily in "Two Girls for Every Boyd".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Alex Whitney]] in "[[Lard of the Dance]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Rhea Perlman.jpg|150px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Rhea Perlman]]}}
 
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{{TB| Played [[Carla Tortelli]] in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB|Played [[Carla Tortelli]] in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB| Played [[Carla Tortelli]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
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{{TB|Played [[Carla Tortelli]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:John Ratzenberger.jpg|100px]]}}
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{{TB|[[John Ratzenberger]]}}
 
{{TB|[[John Ratzenberger]]}}
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{{TB| Played [[Cliff Clavin]] in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB|Played [[Cliff Clavin]] in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB| Played [[Cliff Clavin]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]" and the [[Pixar]] version of Homer in ''[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]''.}}
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{{TB|Played [[Cliff Clavin]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]" and the Pixar version of Homer in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:George Wendt.jpg|150px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[George Wendt]]}}
 
{{TB|[[George Wendt]]}}
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{{TB| Played [[Norm Peterson]] in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB|Played [[Norm Peterson]] in ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB| Played [[Norm Peterson]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
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{{TB|Played [[Norm Peterson]] in the episode "[[Fear of Flying]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Brian Pollack]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Brian Pollack]]}}
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{{TB| Writer for ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB|Writer for ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB| Co-wrote the episode ''[[Helter Shelter]]''.}}
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{{TB|Co-wrote the episode "[[Helter Shelter]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Mert Rich.jpg|100px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Mert Rich]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Mert Rich]]}}
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{{TB| Writer for ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB|Writer for ''Cheers''.}}
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{{TB| Co-wrote the episode ''[[Helter Shelter]]''.}}
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{{TB|Co-wrote the episode "[[Helter Shelter]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Frances Sternhagen.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Frances Sternhagen]]}}
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{{TB|Played Esther Clavin.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Myrna Bellamy]] in "[[The Frying Game]]".}}
 
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Cheers was a 1982-1993 U.S. TV sitcom on NBC about a group of friends who frequently meet one another in a local bar. It later led to a spin-off: Frasier.

References to Cheers in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Flaming Moe's song.png 3 45 "Flaming Moe's" The song "Flaming Moe's" 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 bartender 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.
Cheers Marge on the Lam.png 5 87 "Marge on the Lam" 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.
Cheers characters.png 6 114 "Fear of Flying" 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.
Cheers gang Rock Bottom.png 6 122 "Homer Badman" One of the corrections Rock Bottom wants to make is that the "Cheers gang is not a real gang."
Just like Cheers.png 14 300 "The Strong Arms of the Ma" 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.
How the Test Was Won couch gag.png 20 431 "How the Test Was Won" The couch gag changes to many different sets of TV sitcoms. One of them is "Cheers", with Lisa als Carla Tortelli, Marge as Diane Chambers, Homer as Norm Peterson, Bart as Woody Boyd and Maggie as Cliff Clavin. This gag would be re-used at the opening of "Coming to Homerica" and "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches".
19 408 "Funeral for a Fiend" The family lay-out in the popular series Frasier is repeated in this episode. Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce play brothers in both series, while John Mahoney plays their father. Judith Underdunk is not voiced by a Frasier cast member however (Simpsons regular Tress MacNeille voicing her instead), likely because actress Nancy Marchand, who played Frasier's mother on Cheers, had died several years before this episode was made.
21 463 "The Bob Next Door" 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 Down Periscope -- all three of whom were played by Kelsey Grammer, who provides the voice of Sideshow Bob.
Cliff Clavin.png
Carla.png
Normie Peterson.png 		28 599 "The Town" 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.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Sam and Diane Moe Meets His Match.png Simpsons Comics #200 Moe Meets His Match Moe refers to him and Mandy as "Sam and Diane". However, Moe says that Sam and Diane are the two bathroom rats that "keep goin' at it."

Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in Cheers Role on The Simpsons
Wade Boggs.jpg Wade Boggs Played himself in "Bar Wars". Voiced himself in "Homer at the Bat" and was interviewed in Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson.
Paul Willson.jpg Paul Willson Played Paul Krapence in Cheers. Voiced Howard in "Some Enchanted Evening".
Kelsey Grammer.jpg Kelsey Grammer Played Frasier Crane in Cheers. Voiced Sideshow Bob.
Doris grau.png Doris Grau Played Corrine in Cheers. Played Lunchlady Doris and Della in "Bart Gets Hit by a Car", a waitress in "Like Father, Like Clown" and Lurleen Lumpkin" in "Marge vs. the Monorail".
Ted Danson.jpg Ted Danson Played Sam Malone in Cheers. Played Sam Malone in the episode "Fear of Flying".
Woody Harrelson.jpg Woody Harrelson Played Woody Boyd in Cheers. Played Woody Boyd in the episode "Fear of Flying".
Lisa Kudrow.jpg Lisa Kudrow Played Emily in "Two Girls for Every Boyd". Voiced Alex Whitney in "Lard of the Dance".
Rhea Perlman.jpg Rhea Perlman Played Carla Tortelli in Cheers. Played Carla Tortelli in the episode "Fear of Flying".
John Ratzenberger.jpg John Ratzenberger Played Cliff Clavin in Cheers. Played Cliff Clavin in the episode "Fear of Flying" and the Pixar version of Homer in "Treehouse of Horror XXV".
George Wendt.jpg George Wendt Played Norm Peterson in Cheers. Played Norm Peterson in the episode "Fear of Flying".
Brian Pollack.jpg Brian Pollack Writer for Cheers. Co-wrote the episode "Helter Shelter".
Mert Rich.jpg Mert Rich Writer for Cheers. Co-wrote the episode "Helter Shelter".
Frances Sternhagen.jpg Frances Sternhagen Played Esther Clavin. Voiced Myrna Bellamy in "The Frying Game".

External links[edit]


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