History Series / Cheers

-->'''Diane:''' ''(long pause, then turns to Sam and grins)'' [[ImmuneToSarcasm See?]]

* ChristmasEpisode / SantaClaus: In "Christmas Cheers" perpetually unemployed Norm gets some seasonal work as a Santa.

** MemeticNumber / ShoutOut: In "Coach Returns to Action", a graffito reads "For a good time call Diane Chambers [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny 867-5309]]" (Carla was responsible for that as well. When Diane discovers it and tries to erase it, Carla huffs, "Sheesh! I was doing you a ''favor''!")

* TedBaxter

->''Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name\\

You wanna be where everybody knows your name''

''Cheers'' was a hugely popular SitCom, which aired on NBC for eleven seasons (1982-1993), about the goings-on at a [[LocalHangout friendly neighborhood bar]] in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}. When it began, it was notable for the fact that the entire show took place in the bar, never venturing outside, but this was dropped after a while. The Sam-Diane relationship was the most over-elaborate relationship in television history, until [[{{Friends}} Ross and Rachel]] came into the picture.

* BluntYes: In "Diane Meets Mom" Diane is shocked after Frasier's mom (played by [[TheSopranos Nancy Marchand]]) threatens to murder her if she doesn't break it off with Frasier. She goes to Sam for advice.

** The first Rebecca that ended with a Cliffhanger was Season 8. After Robin Colcord flees from police after his plot to take over Rebecca's corporation is exposed, Rebecca finally sleeps with Sam--only to have Robin come back and [[InterruptedIntimacy burst in on them]] in the last scene of the finale. The resolution was something of an {{Anticlimax}}, as Rebecca goes back to Robin and she and Sam are never a romantic item again. Then Season 9 ended with Rebecca and Sam deciding to conceive a child[[hottip:*:This didn't make them a romantic item, as neither one of them had romantic feelings for one another. While they enjoyed sex with each other, their only reason for doing it was to have a baby.]]--only to have that plot abruptly ended in Season 10 (see Real Life Writes The Plot below).

* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The final episode ended with white-on-black credits, instead of the usual yellow. In addition, a LonelyPianoPiece version of the theme played instead of the usual orchestration.

* JeopardyIntelligenceTest: Cliff's Jeopardy skills are a defining character trait. It Comes full circle when hes actually was on Jeopardy!, but he loses in the final round.

* JeopardyIntelligenceTest: George becomes a genius by abstaining from sex, and does great while watching Jeopardy. Jerry asks whether it's a rerun, but it's not.

* DropWhatYouAreDoing: Twice in "My Fair Clavin".

* {{Catchphrase}}: Frasier's "You will ''rue the day'' you did that!" Ironically, he only used the catchphrase once in ''{{Frasier}}''.

* AllPartOfTheShow: In "Homicidal Ham", Diane and crazy Andy are performing {{Othello}}'s murder of Desdemona, when Andy really begins to strangle Diane. She struggles, causing the present acting scout to exclaim, "[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation I love it! A Desdemona who fights back!]]"

** Other Series Continuity Errors with ''Frasier'', mainly Frasier referring to his father as 1) an eminent psychiatrist and 2) dead, were [[RetCon explained away]] on ''Frasier'' as Frasier basically lying because he was not on good terms with his father at that time.

* TheCastShowOff: In "Mr. Otis Regrets", everyone jokes about Lilith's lack of singing ability when she takes lessons so she can sing to her baby, until the ending, when Lilith sings a beautiful lullaby. In RealLife BebeNeuwirth was (and is) an excellent stage singer who was famous for playing Velma Kelly in ''{{Chicago}}'' long before she was cast on ''Cheers''.