The quote on screen at 34:45 is the wrong one. A ridiculous oversight on my part. What I'm saying in the voice over is what should be on screen. Apologies for this mistake! Another correction, at 16:06 I refer to an episode as "Endless Summer" when its proper title is "Endless Slumper". And for anyone wondering about a Frasier retrospective, that will not be the next sitcom I look at. I may do one in the future, but it'll take some time before I have the energy to tackle another 11 season series.
@Nkanyiso_K
2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait, that's for another fun retrospective. It was pretty nostalgic
@kevinbrownlee3279
2 жыл бұрын
Please do Fraiser😳 Lol
@deefjohnholler
2 жыл бұрын
kelsey grammer is pro life and the cop worship in the show is unbearable. it is a conservative fantasy that celebrates the colonialism of gentrification and the clearances of the inner city by property developers like trump, mayors like guiliani . given the involvement of the police in this process it is conspicuous that this is never discussed by the father, a retired city police officer, but he is another fiction: an honorable and decent cop.
@sloaneglover1026
2 жыл бұрын
Frasier aged much worse
@kevinbrownlee3279
2 жыл бұрын
@@sloaneglover1026 Wow... It's so funny you say that... I have always thought Cheers aged so much in comparison to a lot of other shows of the era.
@maxx5948
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been really loving these introspectives. As a gen z kid I’ve never seen a majority of these shows but it’s always interesting to get a modern reading on these older sitcoms
@veloxfelidae85
2 жыл бұрын
The world is going to be fine with a generation like this.
@snk-bp6fe
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@amandaheasley426
2 жыл бұрын
As a millennial neither have I! I remember my mom watching this stuff occasionally, stuff like this and Frasier or some of the other things he's done. But it really puts it into perspective just how *important* it was at the time, what it meant to show characters like these on popular television. He does an amazing job cutting it down to understand
@kylemendes7246
2 жыл бұрын
@@amandaheasley426 I binge watched pretty much all his sitcoms he reviewed by time I was 16 and I'm gen z, always interesting to see what others grew up with and didn't watch though. Edit: grammar not good tried to fix what I could :P
@anenemystand5582
2 жыл бұрын
God. I'm gen z and I've seen so many of these shows. I can't even explain why
@lumpchunker5516
2 жыл бұрын
Wow... that conversation between Coach and his daughter really got to me in a way I never expected. Beauty standards and the fear of running out of time are a real bitch. Coach's adoration of his daughter and her mother was absolutely heartwarming 🥲
@kevinbissinger
2 жыл бұрын
Made it all the more brutal when Coach died.
@doggytheanarchist7876
2 жыл бұрын
I was tearing up too. Expressions of fatherly love always gets to me.
@dammagrilla
2 жыл бұрын
That was a truly excellent scene, I really felt that Coach's acting really took it to another level, IMO
@CJJC
2 жыл бұрын
Knocked me for six when I saw the episode, and when I saw it just now in this video.
@AmyPieterse
2 жыл бұрын
I actually started crying too (!)
@diegowushu
2 жыл бұрын
Having Ted Danson become a barman for a few minutes in The Good Place was one of my highlights in recent TV. And I was a very casual Cheers watcher, only seeing sporadic reruns here and there.
@whooooaa1
2 жыл бұрын
I loved seeing that too!
@shihoblade
2 жыл бұрын
By that point he was so "Michael" to me that I didnt make the connection. I had long stopped seeing Sam Malone since like episode 2 or 3.
@OffRampTourist
10 ай бұрын
I wasn't into Cheers but I love The Good Place and his characterization of Michael was a treasure.
@TJF588
9 ай бұрын
...OH GOOD GRACIOUS, THAT _IS_ HIM! Knew this era of him felt familiar, but dang the two visuals feel distinct in my unexposed mind's eye.
@gingaddict
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers got me through Lockdown and then I moved on to Frasier. Once when I put the theme song on a junkbox in a pub, everyone started singing along with the chorus - proof this show is still strong to this day.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got...🎶🎵
@RedTheBowTieGuy
2 жыл бұрын
My parents got me into Cheers a few months before COVID started. Cheers and Frasier also helped me get through lockdown
@EdnaK728
11 ай бұрын
@@RedTheBowTieGuyFrasier is obviously better, Kelsey Grammer is hilarious in kind of a classy way
@KotoCrash
10 ай бұрын
Wow good thing you had something to "get you through" sitting inside for a bit
@stalfithrildi5366
9 ай бұрын
@@KotoCrash Not sure José's videos are the place for your classic KZitem commenting. Better luck elsewhere.
@ch-nw4ir
Жыл бұрын
I was born in 86 but I’d always watch Cheers and Frasier growing up. Finally set down and watched all the episodes of each show. Literally my comfort shows now. I can just close the blinds and feel like I’m a kid again watching tv back in the 90s. No troubles no worries
@henryng9406
Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@jackservans6906
Жыл бұрын
The character of Woody feels like the proper tribute to Coach. They gave him a reasonable connection to Coach (he was his pen-pal) and he shares some of Coach’s good nature and personality but is distinctly a new character.
@aidyn5916
4 ай бұрын
I was horrified to see how they’d fill the void without coach but I loved woody. The small town charm and theater ambitions made him just unique enough while still filling in as the well-meaning ditz with a heart of gold
@independentfilmchannel1476
2 ай бұрын
@jackservans6906. I disagree. I always thought Woody was a much less interesting imitation of Coach with the same failure to comprehend but without the avuncular lovability to compensate. He was obviously intended to replace, but for me he was just a reminder of what we lost.
@aidyn5916
2 ай бұрын
@@independentfilmchannel1476 I can see where you’re coming from. I really couldn’t see anybody disliking the coach, but I can see how some people might find woody kinda repetitive.
@DrewDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers was the programme my parents would send me to bed so they could watch. Every week I'd sneak back down to watch it through the bannisters. Mum and Dad knew I was there, but they generally let it slide. Cheers will always be a indelible stamp on my soul and will always remind me of them as a result.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great memory to have my friend...pretty beautiful, really..
@Exercise_as_Medicine
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful memory...
@HeatherMarieDriscoll
2 жыл бұрын
Same here !
@HeatherMarieDriscoll
2 жыл бұрын
My dad got sick and passes away not long after these memories of cheers and me having to go to bed happened.. so I hang on to them with all my heart. GOD BLESS. ❤️🙏
@chrisb6602
2 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! Absolutely love the line "Robin is everything Rebecca wants in a man.... rich..... ". Brilliant.
@DrewDesign
2 жыл бұрын
got a guffaw out of me, that's for sure :)
@someone1
2 жыл бұрын
👍😂
@infatigable
2 жыл бұрын
That was worth the entire video.
@ezra7088
2 жыл бұрын
I just realized 54 minutes in that the actor who plays Sam Malone also played Michael in The Good Place. The voice sounded so familiar the whole time, and I finally realized why
@TheJulior1983
2 жыл бұрын
Hes always on TV. He Had Cheers, Becker, The good Place, CSI, Damages
@hbassey
2 жыл бұрын
And he was so sexy! He's actually still very good-looking. Now you can catch him on Curb Your Enthusiasm
@jaymorgan8013
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he's a silver fox now.
@jaymorgan8013
2 жыл бұрын
@IntrepidTit Is it a rug? Huh🤔
@texlad04
2 жыл бұрын
And Three Men and a Baby - somewhat forgotten but enjoyable film.
@billiebales560
2 жыл бұрын
This retrospective was a PERFECT Christmas gift. I just lost my stepdad on December 23, a man who has been my Dad for nearly all my life--40 of my 43 years--and my family has been a wreck. One thing I remember from my childhood was watching Cheers with the family. My brother and I watched this together yesterday after a long day of mourning and trying to keep my Mom together. The video felt like coming home. Thank you so much for this.
@JoseBird
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. That my video could be of any comfort at all is truly touching.
@ckwind1971
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I am 50 and used to watch the entire Thursday lineup with my 3 brothers. I hope your heart heals ❤️
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Bless u Billie...and ur Daddy...hold onto those memories tight, love...
@OldManTheseDays
2 жыл бұрын
That episode with Coach and his daughter was heartbreaking. If that moment wouldn’t make you love Coach, nothing would.
@DanielDangerous
2 жыл бұрын
I used to have a sleep disorder in middle school and I would be up at 2am. When every channel did infomercials, one channel aired 2 hours of cheers every night. I remember quite distinctly not really liking the show because it was the middle of one of the last seasons and I had no idea what was happening, but then I got to start the show from the first episode and watch it to the end on the cycle. I remember crying at the end of the second season finale like a baby because I had lost my dad to alcoholism and the manner in which Sam relapsed was similar to how my dad relapse before his death. In addition, due to mu sleeping disorder, I had no friends at the time either, I was always passing out in class or at lunch, or in the nurses office because the teacher couldn't wake me. So in a time where I felt extremely isolated, cheers made me feel like I had a circle of friends that would accept me. Cheers always stuck out to me as a show that helped me understand alcoholism and community, and as I grew up and my hormones balanced and my sleeping disorder went away I still remember cheers, where everybody knows your name.
@OfficialRedTeamReview
2 жыл бұрын
Always looking forward to these old sitcom retrospective. Appreciate ya bud
@unstoppableExodia
2 жыл бұрын
No way, RTR watches and is a fan of Josés sitcom retrospectives. That’s so cool
@LaneyStudios5
2 жыл бұрын
You and Preston should do a video about how Norm is what Robert Baratheon wanted to be, just a guy with a beer in his hand surrounded by friends
@shekeliasmith5103
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@MegCazalet
2 жыл бұрын
My aunt and uncle are named Sam and Diane, and they got married at the height of the Cheers’ “Sam & Diane” years of the show. So they got a lot of jokes and they even got Cheers t-shirts at a shower.
@Tiger_Woo_dds
2 жыл бұрын
Man, that part about Coach with his daughter really hit me in the feels. Such a well written show that I've been lucky to have seen. Thanks Jose for this introspective.
@Robstafarian
2 жыл бұрын
This is not the first time that I cried when Coach talked about his wife.
@conrad4852
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never watched a single episode of “cheers” But I found this just as fascinating as your other retrospectives. Actually a lot of the shows you’ve talked about I’ve only seen a few episodes because I’m a younger millennial. But I feel like I’m learning so much more about American culture by watching your work. Thank you so much for what you do.
@camelopardalis84
2 жыл бұрын
I thought I would like this video, despite never having seen a single episode of the show. I was more or less familiar with all(?) the other shows covered on this channel. But then I wondered ... Would I like this video? Knowing nothing about the show. And then I saw your comment. I am still not quite 100% sure I'll watch this video at some point, but you just made it more likely.
@dammagrilla
2 жыл бұрын
@@camelopardalis84 I would highly recommend it, as someone who's watched these videos before but never watched Cheers.
@camelopardalis84
2 жыл бұрын
@@dammagrilla Thanks for the additional recommendation. I sure will watch it at some point, my brain currently just isn't up to the task. (Too easily distracted and all.)
@MyHazey
2 жыл бұрын
Give the show a shot. It is streaming on Hulu. This along with Cosby and Family Ties made Thursday T.V. time. Very solid show and still holds up today. Smart and witty with rock solid acting.
@AllenMQuinn
2 жыл бұрын
It's a great show. Highly recommend!
@CharlieHustle1687
2 жыл бұрын
I’m 44 and have been a Cheers-a-holic my entire life because it was my mothers favorite show and that love passed on to me. I must tell you how well you did, you did them justice. You understood the show and it’s refreshing to see a well-composed tribute to an all time favorite. Good job.
@lnl3237
2 жыл бұрын
Curious, Andrew? How did you and your mom feel about Diane?
@CharlieHustle1687
2 жыл бұрын
@@lnl3237 that’s who my mother identified with. Funny similarities
@lnl3237
2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlieHustle1687 Your mom and I will get on well in the next life. Hope there are Cheers reruns up there. Hope you can hear your mom's laughter as you watch the show. Thanks for responding.
@laalaag2auntyayag776
2 жыл бұрын
I'm 40 and I remember watching this every Thursday. I think it was one of the first shows of NBC's "Must See TV".... The show was great with both Diane and Rebecca, which is not an easy feat to accomplish
@lnl3237
2 жыл бұрын
@@laalaag2auntyayag776 Your last comment is very true. I preferred the "Diane Era" because I just love romantic comedies and the Sam/Diane interplay reminded me of all the wonderful mismatched couples from the Golden years of Hollywood-"It Happened One Night" comes to mind. I liked that Diane helped to make Sam a more three-dimensional character. But I do understand that Rebecca opened up other opportunities for the show. In "Cheers jargon," Diane was champagne and Rebecca was beer, both at times trying to be the other.
@OuterGalaxyLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Best set in sitcom history. It felt real and inhabited and three-dimensional. Even in the best sitcoms the sets never really felt lived in. I love the way the cast moves around and owns parts of these spaces.
@2004cyrus
Жыл бұрын
What about Everybody Loves Raymond and Roseanne? Those have magnets all over the fridge and scrunched up pillows and trinkets & bobbled scattered about.
@Ascending11
Жыл бұрын
Frazier. A spinoff of Cheers that was Hugely successful.
@jmjfanss
2 жыл бұрын
This is still not only one of the greatest sitcoms ever, but one of the greatest TV shows to ever be produced, great show,
@jackhiggins3936
2 жыл бұрын
The beautiful thing about a José video is that even when it’s new, the tone is familiar enough as to to lull me in to a sense of familiarity. If my childhood cartoons were revived the mixture of familiarity and intrigue still wouldn’t compare
@amandaredd3057
10 ай бұрын
Ugh that part with Coach and his daughter absolutely guts me! So beautiful and sweet. I love that realization in her face that she deserves better - something like her mom had with her dad ❤
@SamiLo2
9 ай бұрын
I watch the entire series every year. I’m 35. I was a child for most of its run but I will forever love the show. It’s nostalgic.
@ArtOfficialKreations
2 жыл бұрын
Stellar analysis! Now I absolutely _need_ to see the spin-off “Frasier” be given the José treatment!
@maristiller4033
2 жыл бұрын
Fucking love Frasier, if only for the reason that they say my name a lot and I never get to hear it on TV lol. Would love for someone to do a retrospective on it
@unstoppableExodia
2 жыл бұрын
@@maristiller4033 did your parents by chance get your name from frasier? Assuming you were born in the nineties of course.
@chaosvii
2 жыл бұрын
My sentiments exactly!
@yotsubafanfan
2 жыл бұрын
Fraiser is one of my favorite shows. Even more so than Cheers.
@maristiller4033
2 жыл бұрын
@@unstoppableExodia No they didn't but their friends didn't want them to name me Maris because of the character on Frasier. They said they didn't even think of it when they picked the name for me though because she's never seen.
@liulfrmcshane
2 жыл бұрын
José, these sitcom retrospectives are some of the best stuff on KZitem. Your research is diligent, your pacing impeccable, and your insights fun and thoughtful. Thank you for all these great hours of content.
@johnchalmers
2 жыл бұрын
I started watching "Cheers the second episode into the series . I was 18 and living with my girlfriend and her family . My buddy was over as usual and it came on the tv . My buddy said "you got to watch it , I watched the first episode last week" . So we did and loved it . My buddy passed in June of last year ,but he loved it to the end . We still seen each other everyday . My girlfriend at the time (Oct.,1982) , married a good friend of mine and we are all still goodfriends . Memories , man ?
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
It's funny& beautiful how our memories get so entwined with tv...sorry about ur friend...be well...
@popowazhere
2 жыл бұрын
I just started fucking crying at that Coach scene with her daughter. Holy shit I gotta watch the show edit: after his passing, and the line on the stairs… man that hit too
@redmustangredmustang
2 жыл бұрын
The worst part is that Coach in real life had congestive heart failure after years of drinking. He quit in 1976 but the damage was done. He was going to retire until Cheers offered him the role. Maybe Coach in real life lives past 61 and has a few more years in retirement. Sadly that didn't happen and the show was slowly killing him. You want to know the real kicker. Woody in real life is 60 years old only a year behind Coach who died at 61.
@laalaag2auntyayag776
2 жыл бұрын
@@redmustangredmustang Woah. That IS CRAZY. Woody doesn't seem anywhere near the age Coach was when he died... Shows how differently ppl age I guess
@ineptwizzard
2 жыл бұрын
That scene with Coach and Lisa. Straight in my feels.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Every. Single. Time.😭😭😭
@NicolasCaja
2 жыл бұрын
Dang, that "have a good life" really hit me in the guts.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Gets me every single time...a real heartbreaker...
@DanielleA2023
2 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with this tv program as soon as it hit our screens. And Shelly Long's Diane was my hero of the time 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Ltulrich
9 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Nicholas & Kirstie. You are forever loved.
@DiscoJoseph
Ай бұрын
Didn’t know Kirstie Allen passed away or maybe just forgot.
@unstoppableExodia
2 жыл бұрын
It’s always a treat to see a new sitcom retrospective by José in my notifications. The way this mysterious blue jay guy makes these videos that are sometimes nearly two hours fly by and be compelling from start to finish is really something.
@skaarphy5797
2 жыл бұрын
It might not have the cultural impact of "Seinfeld" or other shows, but one thing about "Cheers" is that whenever it gets mentioned people get a smile on their face. No other show that I know of does that.
@swanpride
2 жыл бұрын
Not being American, I never watched Seinfeld, and I actually don't know anything else who did either. But Cheers is a show which run pretty regularly and a lot of people have seen at one point.
@Phished123
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite personal hot take is that Cheers is better than Seinfeld, honestly. I think Cheers has more genuinely laugh out loud moments than Seinfeld.
@medes5597
2 жыл бұрын
@@Phished123 I'd agree with you. I actually think Seinfeld is "smarter" in terms of writing, but cheers is in my opinion funnier and better observed.
@theresefotiou7097
2 жыл бұрын
@@medes5597 The characters in Seinfeld are much more 'one-dimensional' than the characters of 'Cheers'. And more tiresome after a while.
@SaxcatGamingCorner
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers had just the same if not far more cultural impact in its time...hence the final episode being in the top 3 of all time.
@lucaspadilla4815
9 ай бұрын
When I was in middle school towards the looming end of the cable era, the classic channel had cheers on every night while I did homework. Still to this day I watch it when I need to be productive around the house, best comfort show
@lindapapatopoli2736
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this insightful program. As the saying goes “You know art when you see it “, but you helped us know why Cheers was a little masterpiece.
@OrigamiMarie
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who was born in 1981 and saw some of it in its first run (though of course I didn't understand parts of it), Cheers just has a glow of nostalgia around it for me.
@JennaLeigh
2 жыл бұрын
Fellow 1981 baby here! I can remember my mom and dad loving Cheers and when I was 10/11-ish it came on in syndication and I loved it. This has me itching to rewatch it in its entirety as an adult!
@natsmith303
2 жыл бұрын
Coming from someone who's seen every episode of Frasier but only scattered episodes of Cheers, this puts a lot into perspective.
@unstoppableExodia
2 жыл бұрын
Same. Cheers was kinda before my time
@NounOzlos
2 жыл бұрын
Fraiser is one of my favorite shows of all time, so I've tried to go back and watch Cheers to see the character's genisis. Honestly, I have a hard time with it. Not that it isn't good, but it doesn't grab me in the same way. Maybe something about the single setting.
@ThexDynastxQueen
2 жыл бұрын
@@NounOzlos Same. Frasier oddly doesn't feel as dated as Cheers did to me when I started watching reruns of both. But I couldn't really relate to Cheers as a teen nor adult maybe cause of it's bar setting but a highly knowledgeable psychiatrist who can barely solve his own personal problems? Yeah I can relate to that big time as the "smart kid" of my family.
@DrewDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Shame the scene where Frasier tries to shoot Sam for ruining his relationship with Diane didn't get mentioned then :)
@natsmith303
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrewDesign HE WHAT
@KidFresh71
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant retrospective of one of the best comedies in television history.
@sinnsage
2 жыл бұрын
damn i love when you do these. as an elder millennial you’re really hitting all my nostalgia marks.
@mrkipling2201
2 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@blakcinephile
2 жыл бұрын
That nick and nite feeling lol
@sinnsage
2 жыл бұрын
@@blakcinephile yeah but when i was a kid, nick at nite was playing i love lucy and gillian’s island and i dream of jeanie!!!
@Georg3e
2 жыл бұрын
Aw man i needed this. Btw couch talking to his daughter about being beautiful moved me to tears...
@Parksmanteau
2 жыл бұрын
After discovering and watching through all of cheers about 3 or 4 years ago, it's held a very special place in my heart. Such an amazing show. Even season one, every episode is a banger with out ever even leaving the bar. The episode about Coach and his daughter, especially the clip shared in this video never fails to make me start crying. Such a special group of people.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
That episode & "have a good life..." Tears, every time...
@ivanlane4588
2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know the significance of the Geronimo portrait. Makes me love that final shot even more.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
It's impossible not to love Coach...few shows wouldve been so classy as to acknowledge someone who had passed so long ago...best show of all time...
@luisrizo8813
2 жыл бұрын
There's a picture of Phil Hartman on Dave's desk during "Newsradio Season 5", which evokes that sentiment.
@TommyLikeTom
Жыл бұрын
it's really difficult for me to watch any of this without being completely overwhelmed by how beautiful they are
@slashandbones13
2 жыл бұрын
Norm inspired Morn in Star Trek DS9, an alien who despite many appearances in the show, never said a single line but is described in great detail by the other characters.
@sholem_bond
2 жыл бұрын
lol I wondered about that, since both their names are so similar and they're both bar regulars on their shows.
@markcoledrumteacher
2 жыл бұрын
I wondered about that when the show was airing and saw it confirmed later on.
@buzzinbea
2 жыл бұрын
haha AND Janeway's on this show!
@kevinbergin9971
2 жыл бұрын
Well, many Cheers actors did work on various Star Trek projects.
@destiny5544
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I watched this on nick at night at my grandma's house. I watched the whole series recently, for the first time since I was eight or nine. It was like visiting extended family I haven't seen in years. People I barely remembered, but whose presence was comforting.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
The power of great tv💕
@CaptainsvLogs
Жыл бұрын
The days of cheers, friends, and MASH were some of the best time of my life. They were the best days to have lived through.
@CaptainsvLogs
Жыл бұрын
This video was very well put together.
@johnnyonthespot4375
2 жыл бұрын
This was a shockingly well written 2 hour Cheers Bonanza. This has been my favorite show since the first day it aired and I have binge-watched this series multiple times over the years so I know this particular show well. You wrote something that wasn't too smarmy, not too specifically focused on any 1 thing. You really expressed respect for this show and it is clearly obvious. Nice job my friend.
@EndParenthesis
2 жыл бұрын
I feel comfortable saying these retrospectives are the best bits of content on youtube, they are so interesting, thoughtful and somehow always make me a bit teary eyed, and this one's no exception!
@ph43draaa
2 жыл бұрын
Impressed that it seems the show never jumped the shark and ended the only way it could
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
In my mind, Diane gets off the plane & knocks on the door next...
@riverjao
2 жыл бұрын
It really doesn’t get much better than Cheers. I’m 37, born in 1985. I grew up watching Cheers, I didn’t get all of the humor, but I loved it! I’ve watched every episode at least once and many of them many, many more times. Such a great, classic show!
@ScarlettFire341
2 жыл бұрын
wow seeing that was like returning home for the holidays and seeing old friends , remembering what we all shared ❤
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Love this sentiment
@qiae
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who never watched much tv at all, and wasnt around when cheers was on aire, i often hear references to many sitcoms from the time and know nothing about them, its been really interesting getting to learn about these through your retrospectives. Thsnk you for the work you do! I hope everyone has a wonderful day.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
You too...if u get the chance, watch this one. Stop when Diane leaves lol
@carstereobandits
2 жыл бұрын
I watch the first 2 seasons every couple years and I fall in love with Diane every single time
@heathercontois4501
2 жыл бұрын
But.....she was so annoying.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
I fall in love with them both...Sam and Diane were both so beautiful...so great together...wish they'd of ended up together...
@deirdrekiely6187
Жыл бұрын
@@heathercontois4501 She was hilarious and a brilliant actress. I can't think of many shows where a female lead actress has been so incredibly funny. They gifted her with amazing dialogue and sharp one-liners....and she delivered so well. She and Ted Danson were cast together - over more famous people who auditioned - because of the chemistry the two of them displayed together on screen.
@carstereobandits
Жыл бұрын
@@heathercontois4501 I think if I watched the show in the early 80s from a baby boomer's perspective I might have found her a bit annoying, I used to talk to my boomer parents about how good Cheers is and they actually see Diane's feminism and intellectualism annoying, even my mom, maybe it's a generational thing. Anyway it's 40 years later and seeing someone as being a feminist and well-read as annoying makes no sense to me, honestly the way my parents view it is just straight up reactionary, I just have no interest.
@chrisblanc663
2 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe coach was only 61. His scene with his daughter, when he looks at her as if for the first time, and sees she’s grown as beautiful as her mother was, is one of my favorite scenes of television.
@mattstakeontheancients7594
2 жыл бұрын
As a millennial I caught the very end of the series. When it went into syndication I was able to see early seasons. Anytime I’d see it on nick at night I’d try to watch it. Except for MASH this was one of my favorite pre 90s shows.
@henryng9406
Жыл бұрын
Cheers is the greatest sitcom ever in my opinion. Watched it when it came out, 40 plus years later I'm still watching the re-run, still as good as 40 years ago. Really sorry to see it end. 😭😭😭😭
@johndalton3180
2 жыл бұрын
Jose, this was excellent. I started watching Cheers in the summer of 1983 when I was 13. I was completely enthralled by Sam and Diane, and remained so until Shelly Long left. I loved how smart the show was. In 1988, I went to Emerson College, which at the time was right next to the Bull and Finch on Beacon Street. Once a year, the cast would come and film exteriors, and that was always a treat. I still remember Kelsey Grammer standing on the ledge above the bar. And once, Kirstie Alley and Lillith were waiting to go on. They both looked so beautiful. I said to Bebe "Congratulations on you Emmy!" and she smiled at me. One year, they had a big Cheers parade. Thousands of people lined the streets, up Beacon Hill and down to Government Center, where they had a massive Cheers rally. I remember Carla yelling "I feel like the Beatles!" and Norm started a COACH chant, and said how he wished Nick could be there because he'd love it most of all. Anyway, Jose your analysis here made me cry. Beautifully said. I've always thought Sam and Diane belonged together. After all, Coach said they did! But, you make an excellent case. Sam winding up with the bar is beautifully bittersweet, and really the only way it should've ended. Thank you for putting that to rest for me. BTW I HATE how nasty Rhea Pearlman toward Shelly Long. It's like- it's over. You have your millions. Be gracious.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Agree completely and loved your stories, thank you for sharing them ...love that they still kept coach's memory alive...best tv show ever...best characters ever...( Well, mostly lol...never liked Rebecca...or women like her)
@katelynbrown98
2 жыл бұрын
I am 28 years old. Always been a bit of an "oddball" in that I haven't minded watching "adult" shows as a kid. So when shows as a kid. So when 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 was played in syndication during Nick @ Nite I happily watched it. I didn't always catch it, and didn't get the jokes, but the show had an earnest charm and community that I was drawn to as a kid. I may go back and rewatch the full series eventually. 🥰🍻
@millennialfalcon8958
2 жыл бұрын
If Shelley Long *hadn't* left "Cheers", we may never have been blessed with "Troop Beverly Hills." It all worked out in the end.
@ashleyhumbyrd7274
2 жыл бұрын
I wore out my VHS of that movie….. “Beverly Hills! What a thrill!” 😂
@thunderbird66613
2 жыл бұрын
@@ashleyhumbyrd7274 That movie was a tv regular. Watched it everytime.
@eduardo_corrochio
2 жыл бұрын
She was really funny in "Outrageous Fortune", opposite Bette Midler.
@robertpalin2161
2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget The Money Pit
@eduardo_corrochio
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertpalin2161 That's a cute one!
@aaronexplicable2111
2 жыл бұрын
I may not always agree with you, but I still look forward to these retrospectives. Thanks for all your hard work.
@Kyarrix
2 жыл бұрын
I'm confused at what you might not agree with him on in reference to this?
@NounOzlos
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kyarrix Yeah, there's not a lot of judgement passed in this video.
@aaronexplicable2111
2 жыл бұрын
@@NounOzlos which should tell you that maybe I wasn't referring to this video lol. He did a great job here.
@anenemystand5582
2 жыл бұрын
Like political disagreements or artistic disagreements
@sholem_bond
2 жыл бұрын
@@anenemystand5582 Since he seems to like Jordan Peterson videos/playlists, I'm going to guess it's primarily political, though I could be wrong. (Also my experience is that only people who disagree politically, in particular, with a video or creator will generally phrase their compliments/constructive comments as "I may not always agree with you, but..." Otherwise, people usually just give their comment without that preface. Just a pattern I think I've noticed.)
@saltoftheegg
2 жыл бұрын
I am obsessed with everything Diane wears in this show. Awesome video!
@SunburntHands
2 жыл бұрын
I've never watched Cheers and I don't really care about old sitcoms. So why I have watched all of these retrospectives? They are perfect background viewing while I work. I hope that doesn't sound like backhanded praise, it's because they're so well made- articulate, engaging, well structured. The hours just melt.
@deirdrekiely6187
Жыл бұрын
Cheers is well worth watching. It's absolutely one of the funniest comedies ever made.
@greenhowie
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers and Seinfeld and Frasier kinda get rolled into one memory for me - as a UK kid you'd see bits of them here and there as strangely smooth and stilted shows that looked slightly fuzzy. This is a good way to see what I was missing while watching Only Fools and Horses, cheers!
@medes5597
2 жыл бұрын
Frasier and Cheers are pretty strong memories for me, honestly but I think that's because channel 4 showed them in the mornings. I agree with you on Seinfeld though.
@stalfithrildi5366
9 ай бұрын
For my entire life one of these shows seems to have been on Channel 4 at 10am. I forget until I'm at a wedding getting ready, and there they are.
@medes5597
2 жыл бұрын
Man, I really hope you mention the episode where they go to the other bar and everyone knows Norm there as well and when Sam asks why Norm replies "you're closed on Christmas day" Stuck with me for how Goddamn bleak that line is.
@Eightsixseven23224
2 жыл бұрын
It's one of the vs episodes with Gary's old Town Tavern isn't it?
@medes5597
2 жыл бұрын
@@Eightsixseven23224 I think so, it's years since I've seen it but that rings a bell.
@Eightsixseven23224
2 жыл бұрын
@@medes5597 I still like it but I was REALLY into it in High School. It's still a comfort show for me
@medes5597
2 жыл бұрын
@@Eightsixseven23224 same here. I really should watch it again, I remember finding certain episodes laugh out loud funny
@MyHazey
2 жыл бұрын
Even though Noone asked😀, my favorite episode is " Pick a con, any con". Coach was getting picked clean by a card shark and Harry( another con man) stepped up to help. Excellent episode.
@kylemendes7246
2 жыл бұрын
going to tear up listening to this. cheers is a show my dad showed me early early on. this has such a special spot in my heart. specially because its what gave birth to my favorite sitcom Frasier
@silverwebb8691
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful memories you've got there, nice. :D
@Guava11534
8 ай бұрын
I think my favorite cheers episode is still the one where Sam’s friend loses his bottlecap. The moment when he opens that beer looks like he’s about to drink but instead does his trick to show he’s got the strength to not go back to his old ways was pretty inspiring ngl.
@noneofurbusiness5223
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone I knew never tired of Sam & Diane.
@DemiBirdDoes
2 жыл бұрын
This show meant a lot to my best friend. I haven't watched a lot, but it made me nostalgic to hear it looked over so carefully. I've missed them a lot the past year and a half and this helped me feel more connected to me. I know its odd, but thanks either way.
@Robstafarian
2 жыл бұрын
I am sorry for your loss.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
It's not odd...it's beautiful. The power of tv, and how it helps heal us...rewatch the series if u can..I think it will help..
@albinjohansson5975
2 жыл бұрын
This was really enlightning. I'd also love to see an analysis of The Golden Girls.
@sinnsage
2 жыл бұрын
GOLDEN GIRLS NEXT!!!
@jasonaw2
2 жыл бұрын
Yes Golden Girls! So much that could be talked about.
@PanicattheDiscourse
2 жыл бұрын
This is now even more poignant
@thelonewolf2476
2 жыл бұрын
Or Fraiser
@sinnsage
2 жыл бұрын
@@thelonewolf2476 oh fuck ya i’d love to see a frasier one
@ImTheFatboy
11 ай бұрын
I was 7 in 1993 so Cheers was on the TV but not on my radar, and it's stayed that way. This introspective is probably the first time I'm actually finding out what the show was about and it makes me want to go check it out for myself
@Pants4096
2 жыл бұрын
My local tv station started running Cheers reruns after local news, bumping Johnny Carson 30 minutes, while I was in high school in the 90s. They ran the episodes in order from the beginning of the series. I wound up watching Cheers as a bedtime ritual and seeing most of the 1st and 2nd seasons. Having seen such well written drama during that impressionable part of my life has left an indelible mark. There will always be a soft spot in my heart for Cheers and its characters.
@DigiRangerScott
2 жыл бұрын
I think the reason there were so many Disney specials on NBC at the time was because Disney was partnered with them at the time. It was where Wonderful World of Disney (or whatever name it was under) was, BECAUSE Disney hadn't bought ABC yet and wouldn't for 10-13 years
@doggytheanarchist7876
2 жыл бұрын
Now they own everything...
@PeterGriffin11
2 жыл бұрын
@@doggytheanarchist7876 😔
@heathercontois4501
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when that started. Even taped a few.
@kibagami74
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah... not a fan of Disney, speaking of soulless corporate monsters. The constant forcing of Disney products into the scripts of multiple ABC shows was always creepy. Seemed like every other episode of Full House was a shameless 30 min long commercial.
@Crucis119
2 жыл бұрын
I used to watch Cheers late at night, when the CW ran reruns. I was probably around 15/17. I think it's a weird show for a Millennial to love, but there was something about it that reeled me in. The friendship. The familiarity. The coziness of the bar. It felt like watching magic. I barely remember anything about the shower except the weird storyline involving a twin and a heart attack. I just remember feeling comfortable when I watched it.
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who watched it as it aired in real time...u hit the nail on the head, it was magic...Sam & Diane especially were magic...
@SpielSatzFail
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sum up. Cheers is my favourite series EVER. I love every single episode, it never got old. Be it the humour or the emotional parts, it was perfect. So much love was put in it. I felt like I was within a bunch of good friends when watching an episode. The only thing that disturbed me and I would love to unsee was Sam's hair piece 🫣
@citizen_morgan7444
Жыл бұрын
It is funny, i BINGE WATCHED this series on either Amazon Prime video, Paramount Plus, or Peacock. I watched, fell asleep, dreamed I was there, woke up, and sang the jingle, ‘ …. where everybody knows your name’. I can’t imagine life without watching this. c.peter morgan. only LOVE here!
@DaviniaHill
2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you know this but Cheers was filmed in front of a live studio audience.
@JoseBird
2 жыл бұрын
Ugh, I knew forgot to mention something!
@DaviniaHill
2 жыл бұрын
@@JoseBird I only commented this as a gag, but it's the iconic line and I didn't know you wouldn't mention it.
@DrewDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Jeez, they really should have mentioned this at some point
@granthurlburt4062
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! This was NEVER mentioned in the show credits! (Very funny. Thanks).
@justin___
2 жыл бұрын
Sit Ubu. Sit. Good dog. _Bark_
@IfOUGHTpIRANHAz
2 жыл бұрын
I look forward to Frasier. Love that show as it is my comfort show. Kelsey Grammer is Frasier I think that’s what makes Frasier so good. Kelsey is Frasier, in that he is completely self unaware. “Oh yeah, people love Frasier because they want him to find love.” No Kelsey. That’s why YOU love him. We love him because he always gets his comeuppance after acting selfishly and that’s funny. And because the down to Earth characters care about him.
@riinak7212
2 жыл бұрын
It's Kelsey Grammer. It's weird that it throws you off like that, not spelled like how grammar would be. I used to always get it wrong but now I know and use the fact that I know it's spelt wrong to remind me. Kelsey is his middle name; his actual first name is Allen.
@IfOUGHTpIRANHAz
2 жыл бұрын
@@riinak7212 Must’ve been auto correct. If not, my mistake.
@DeltaAssaultGaming
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I never cared about Frasier finding love on that show. I always loved Lilith.
@jackzimmy8461
2 жыл бұрын
I avoided Frasier for several years because my dad called it insufferable. When I finally watched in, I was blown away by how wrong he was. It’s not a show about snobs being snobs, it’s a show about snobs being completely dysfunctional in the real world, which ironically makes it more blue collar than most sitcoms. And unlike other sitcoms, it actually made me laugh out loud. You can literally see how many hours went into making each script so memorable and witty. The point is, my dad was turned off because he didn’t own a thesaurus, and I imagine a lot of other people were, too. It’s totally their loss.
@Canev821
2 жыл бұрын
I love frasiers dad
@stephenplatt5629
2 жыл бұрын
As a 58 Yr old I look back on this show with love..I swear apart from mash it's the only time I've ever cried when a programme ended
@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770
2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting how the original will they won’t they actually DIDN’T get together. It’s also interesting how Cheers ended in basically the exact same way Community ended. (Community was actually inspired by Cheers, so I guess it fits).
@singerofsongs468
2 жыл бұрын
I binged this whole show because I was bored during my Freshman year. There’s a lot of charm in old sitcoms, and they’re really fun to put on as background noise.
@KennyFrierson
2 жыл бұрын
Never watched a single episode of this show but that damn theme song is permanently stuck in my head
@itsbeyondme5560
2 жыл бұрын
You must be so young
@heydeanie
2 жыл бұрын
Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got 🎶🎵
@hiccuphufflepuff176
11 ай бұрын
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 made a reference to Cheers that went completely over my head at the time. It's interesting that a guy who left Earth as an 8-year-old in 1988 would have the insight that the show's ratings would go down if Sam and Dian admitted they had feelings for each other. When I was 8 I don't think I'd have even understood what "having feelings" meant, let alone the motivations of sitcom writer rooms. ...lol his alien girlfriend during their fight: "I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHEERS IS!!"
@philippeh3904
2 жыл бұрын
Love these retrospectives. It’s even better when it’s a show I love. In Australia, they always play older shows on cable. So that’s why cheers got to me at the right time. Hopefully you’ll one day do a retrospective on MASH
@darrenrobinson9041
2 жыл бұрын
Australia's most successful sitcoms were Kingswood Country, Hey Dad and Colin Carpenter. We can make incredible, killer movies, but our sitcoms are just embarassing.
@babiebitch1756
Жыл бұрын
@@darrenrobinson9041 The Sullivans 296 dvd box set available now 😭
@salyx
2 жыл бұрын
My family didn’t have television when Cheers started (or when it ended, weird), but we sure did love seasons 3-8! I recently started watching season one and was impressed by how funny and together it was right out of the gate. Thank you for these.
@smulligan
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers is a deeply important show to my childhood, last year in the depths of the pandemic it brought a lot of joy as i sat down and watched the whole series start to finish with my girlfriend who never saw the show before and this retrospective was a fun little extra finale after having just finished it last month. Cheers!
@Lilcutiepie99
25 күн бұрын
I’ve never watched cheers but that scene between coach and his daughter brought me to tears.
@badbiker666
2 жыл бұрын
I was unaware that Cheers' ratings were bad in that first season. I was still watching TV when this show was on, and I loved it. I didn't see every single episode of the second season because I enlisted in the military. There were months when I didn't see any television, but I did watch Cheers at every opportunity. Eventually, I bought a TV for my room in the barracks and I was able to watch whatever I wanted. Cheers was on the list.
@lexkanyima2195
2 жыл бұрын
It was a different time
@seto749
2 жыл бұрын
Some sad omissions: Diane wins the Miss Boston Barmaid competition intending to denounce female contests but drops her denunciation when the main prize is a trip to Bermuda/Aruba. Cheers finally defeats Gary's Old Town Tavern in a bowling match when Woody is traumatized but Diane fills in, having bowled in college because she needed a PE credit, didn't have to run and could read between frames. Norm is up for a promotion that hinges on his much-disparaged wife Vera impressing at a wives' function. When he calls (prepared to tell her she didn't pass muster) he ends up apologizing and saying he wasn't the right man for the job. Cliff appears on Jeopardy! where almost every category is a dream for him (such as US Zip Codes or Mothers and Sons), has an enormous lead, and blows it by betting everything in Final Jeopardy writing as his final question, "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?" Not Cheers-related, but George Wendt made history on a celebrity version of The Weakest Link. He was voted off after the fourth round, with Ms Robinson grilling Aisha Tyler into revealing that she thought he'd missed too many questions. Ms Robinson then revealed that, since the beginning of the game, the total number of questions he'd answered incorrectly was zero. He then became the only contestant sent off with the courteous dismissal, "You are the strongest link. Goodbye, Sir."
@riinak7212
2 жыл бұрын
Also not a mention of how perfect the theme song was to the whole show, the whole experience even. It was sung by Gary Portnoy and co-written by him and Judy Hart Angelo. He also wrote (with Hart Angelo) the theme songs for the television programs Punky Brewster and Mr. Belvedere, performing the former himself, while Leon Redbone performed the latter. The theme from "Cheers", "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", has been voted the best TV theme song in many different polls.
@seto749
2 жыл бұрын
@@riinak7212 True; it was one of the last great ones.
@someone1
2 жыл бұрын
Great moments!
@dropkickmurphy4114
2 жыл бұрын
@@riinak7212 Proof that digital technology can never truly replace the quality of and need for in-person human interaction and relationships.
@eduardo_corrochio
2 жыл бұрын
Also: The episode "Thanksgiving Orphans" gave us that fantastic food fight scene at Carla's house.
@Georg3e
2 жыл бұрын
Yo im watching the rest of this after work and when the baby yelled 'Norm!' I legit died laughing🤣im a ghost now
@doperagu8471
2 жыл бұрын
I hope this is the prequel for an upcoming Frasier retrospective! 😜 Great video, as always ❤️
@johnmurraycompton569
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up witnessing mybfather watching Cheers. To this day it evokes nostalgia for me. Such so I went back and watched the entire series...and loved it!
@NikkiWiley
2 жыл бұрын
This show takes me back to being a kid staying with my aunt and uncle who both worked at a bar and, unfortunately we’re both alcoholic’s but we would all watch this together. I didn’t know what was going on in it but it was just a nice time to bond with them.
@loorthedarkelf8353
2 жыл бұрын
As an autistic individual, who simply does not have much energy every day so I don't spend any of it keeping up with TV, I LOVE these retrospective deep dives. I never got to watch this stuff, which people have been referencing in conversation my entire life. This is like being taught how to speak a whole new language, and I love it.
@JustinAnderson-wg7xc
Ай бұрын
I never watched much of this shoe as a kid. Because when the intro music came on it meant that it was bedtime. Every night I remember brushing my teeth while listening to everybody knows your name.
@seanmcloughlin5983
2 жыл бұрын
I consider Cheers “Piano Man, the series!” It’s not healthy to sit and drink your problems away, but it’s cozy, the world out there is harsh and painful, but the warm glow of a pub has this nostalgic feel for it where you can just let it all go for a time, what a lot of us get from the internet. and share that time with others in your same situation. A group of people sharing a drink called loneliness, but it’s better than drinking alone.
@gingermaniac5484
2 жыл бұрын
SING US A SONG YOU'RE THE PIANO MAN
@kibagami74
2 жыл бұрын
Very well done video. I'll always love the first few seasons, the writing was so good and it had such a spark. Sam and Diane were the best dynamic, Shelley Long was just superb in the role as was the chemistry with Ted Danson. I get why they kept the show going and going, and yes they were very successful afterwards but Sam and Diane were the heart of it. I totally get why Shelley was invested in the character, she was right to leave when she did because they simply played played it out as long as possible and then some. Also, Coach was awesome, he was greatly missed in season 4.
@lexkanyima2195
2 жыл бұрын
But it was intelligent
@luannnelson2825
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this show. I had actually just gotten a television, a couple of years after graduating from college, and we never left the house on Thursday nights.
@frankieandtheflowers
2 ай бұрын
As a person who used to watch all the sitcoms in the 90s with my gramma I just want to thank you for your perceptive and sensitive take on this show and I literally watched this whole thing, often tearing up, time is a real b!tch
@fredinalaska
2 жыл бұрын
I watched cheers on TV as it aired 😆, time flies kids, make the most of it. Tomorrow is never promised!
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