Ted Danson (clockwise from top left), Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Grammer, George Wendt, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, Tom Berenger and John Ratzenberger. NBCUniversal via Getty Images ...
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“Cheers” Creators Say the Show Wouldn’t Have Survived Season 1 Without Shelley Long — and They Felt ‘Sheer Panic’ When She LeftLong played Diane on the show's first five seasons Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Glen and Les ...
Kirstie Alley, who died aged 71 on Monday, dressed up as Cheers predecessor Shelley Long "to break the ice and get off to a fresh start" she told PEOPLE Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter ...
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.
Glen said they were tasked with having to prove critics wrong who believed Long leaving would be the end of the show. “There were some critics that said when Shelley walks out the door ...
Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Les, 76, said that brothers’ mindset was “sheer panic.” ...
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