Best CHEERS character

Love Diane.

It's a great performance I just don't enjoy the character unfortunately

I only remember the later seasons from the first run/syndication, jarring to see the first couple of seasons with a completely different Cliff and things 30% less wacky in general.

Oh I really like Diane. I love it when Shelley Long and Ted Danson almost break character just a tiny bit after a laugh to show they're kind-of in on the joke. Yeah Diane is quality

does Cliff change a lot in later seasons? it really is strange coming back to these as an adult, when last time i watched it i must have been about 12 or 13

I don’t think Cliff changes too much - a little more depth to his shallowness perhaps but you’d expect that over eleven seasons

Slightly mindblowing watching today to realise that Cliff and Norm are in their mid-30s when Cheers starts.

Early thirties I think! It is one of those WTF feelings knowing that the entire main cast (not including Coach) were around that age

Yeah Coach was a bit older - early 40s I think

Older surely?

Played an old mob boss in Raging Bull--two years before Cheers goes on the air.

Nick Colasanto was 59 when the show began

Sorry, failed joke attempt

Ha! Sorry!