Long played Diane on the show's first five seasons Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left ...

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name — a place that might not exist, if not for the work of Shelley Long ... to Diane. The actress reprised the role for the Cheers season ...

Kirstie Alley, who died aged 71 on Monday, dressed up as Cheers predecessor Shelley Long "to ... half-hour comedy show after Long's more intellectually-minded Diane Chambers.

Cheers creators feared losing Shelley Long would end the show’s run. Sam and Diane’s romance was central to Cheers' early appeal. Ted Danson credits Long for the boost in early seasons.

if not for the work of Shelley Long. During a visit to the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Cheers creators and brothers Glen and Les Charles credited Long's performance as Diane Chambers with ...

Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley ... was the Sam-Diane courtship.” Danson’s Sam Malone — a former baseball player-turned-bartender — and Long’s Diane ...

“And I think all of the rest of you were finding your way a little bit.” Related: Kelsey Grammer Wants Shelley Long's Cheers Character Diane on the Frasier Revival to 'Put Something to Bed' Danson ...