Cheers is one of the most celebrated TV sitcoms of all time.

Set in a Boston bar, the show survived cast changes as it won major awards, turned

its stars into household names, and even spawned a classic spin-off.

Cheers ended its run 30 years ago this spring, 30 years, so we thought this would be a good

time to answer your questions about the series.

I'm Linda Holmes.

And I'm Stephen Thompson.

Today we are talking about cheers on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining Linda and me today is our co-host Aisha Harris.

Hey Aisha.

Norm!

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There you go.

We shout your name whenever you enter the room.

So cheers aired from 1982 to 1993, but it's never really ended.

It has aired in syndication for decades as of this taping, it's streaming on Hulu, Peacock,

and Paramount Plus, and several of its characters continued on for another 11 years thanks to

the success of Frazier.

Many members of the cheers cast became major stars, including Ted Danson, as bar owner and

retired Red Sox pitcher Sam Malone, Rhea Perlman played a Serbic waitress Carla Tortelli,

John Ratsenberger played Noidall Cliff Clayvin and George Went, played the cheers bar's

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