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Cheers (magazine)
''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Network Television, and was created by the team of James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles. The show is set in the titular "Cheers", a bar in Boston, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax and socialize. At the center of the show is the bar's owner and head bartender, Sam Malone, a womanizing former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. The show's ensemble cast introduced in the pilot episode are waitresses Diane Chambers and Carla Tortelli, second bartender Coach Ernie Pantusso, and regular customers Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin. Later main characters of the show include Frasier Crane, Woody Boyd, Lilith Sternin, and Rebecca Howe. After premiering in 1982, it was nearly canceled during its first season when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen And Les Charles
Glen Gerald Charles (born February 18, 1943) and Les Charles (born March 25, 1948) are American screenwriters and television producers, best known for ''Taxi'' and '' Cheers''. Early life and careers The Charles brothers attended University of Redlands. Glen graduated in 1965, and Les graduated in 1971. Glen began his professional life as an advertising copywriter but moved into television. Both Glen and Les began their television careers together as writers for ''M*A*S*H''. They later wrote for ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Phyllis'' and ''The Bob Newhart Show'', and were head writers and producers on the TV series ''Taxi''. They then formed the Charles-Burrows-Charles production company with James Burrows, and created and produced the television series '' Cheers''. The brothers also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film ''Pushing Tin''. Both were credited in every episode of ''Frasier'' as the creators of the "Frasier Crane" character from ''Cheers.'' ''Cheers'' ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
