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Title:The TV Chatter Notes Conference
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Created:Wed Dec 16 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:498
Total number of notes:5416

99.0. "Cheers" by HELIX::MAIEWSKI () Sat Mar 13 1993 03:54

  The NBC Comedy Cheers is nearing the end of it's many year run. The last
new show is scheduled for sometime around 12 May.

  I heard a rumor about the last show:

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  Word has it that "Diane", played by Shelly Long, will be in the last episode.

  George
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99.1Cheers was a quality show, just a notch below the bestTNPUBS::NAZZAROBoston Shootout - June 18,19,20!Wed Jun 02 1993 04:128
    Or how about the fight between the pig and the fish in the men's
    room?!?
    
    Actually, given the usual drivel that litters the TV landscape, Cheers
    was pretty damn good.  I just think it was a cut below the best sitcoms
    of the past dozen years.
    
    NAZZ
99.2XCUSME::SAPPIt Takes A Village to raise a Child!Thu Jun 03 1993 13:504
    	In regards to shows that were great over the past dozen of years,
    WKRP certainly doesn't come to mind. I would say a show like TAXI could
    easily have been as popular as CHEERS if $#%$#%#$%#%%&** NBC hadn't
    canceled it.
99.3HELIX::MAIEWSKIFri Jun 04 1993 03:1211
  Actually there are no absolutes when it comes to comedy. If something makes
you laugh, it makes you laugh. Personally I never did warm up to either WKRP or
Taxi. The former seemed like a poor man's Mary Tyler More and the latter seemed
like a poor man's McHale's Navy. Others loved those shows. Still others liked
one of those but not the other. 

  I guess from the network's point of view the question is, how many people are
willing to tune in and laugh along at any particular program, rather than asking
how funny the show is to any small group of individuals.

  George 
99.4Normy on CheersSALEM::TAYLOR_JPickin' and a grinnin'Thu Feb 17 1994 11:02421
From: harrison@cs.ubc.ca (James Harrison)
Newsgroups: alt.quotations
Subject: Re: Wanted: - Norm! quotes
Date: 25 May 1993 21:49:46 -0700
Message-ID: <1tustaINNoc8@shiner.cs.ubc.ca>

The Normisms file, Version 1.3.

Maintained by rjc@math.princeton.edu (Raymond Chen).  Please
do not distributed modified versions of this file.  This header
may not be deleted.

In chronological order:

The Coach's Daughter:

Norm:  Gentlemen, start your taps.

Any Friend of Diane's:

Coach: How's life treating you, Norm?
Norm:  Like it caught me in bed with his wife.

Friends, Romans, and Accountants:

Coach: How's life, Norm?
Norm:  Not for the squeamish, Coach.

Truce or Consequences:

Coach: How's it going, Norm?
Norm:  Daddy's rich and Momma's good lookin'.

Coach Returns to Action:

Sam:   What's up, Norm?
Norm:  My nipples.  It's freezing out there.

Endless Slumper:

Coach: What's the story, Norm?
Norm:  Thirsty guy walks into a bar.  You finish it.

The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One:

Sam:  What's new, Norm?
Norm: Most of my wife.

Now Pitching, Sam Malone

Coach: Beer, Norm?
Norm:  Naah, I'd probably just drink it.

Let Me Count the Ways:

Coach: What's doing, Norm?
Norm:  Well, science is seeking a cure for thirst.  I happen to be the
guinea pig.

No Help Wanted:

Coach: Can I draw you a beer, Norm?
Norm:  No, I know what they look like.  Just pour me one.

Coach: How about a beer, Norm?
Norm:  Hey I'm high on life, Coach.  Of course, beer is my life.

Fortune and Men's Weights:

Coach: How's a beer sound, Norm?
Norm:  I dunno.  I usually finish them before they get a word in.

Coach: What's up, Norm?
Norm:  Corners of my mouth, Coach.

Snow Job:

Coach:  What's shaking, Norm?
Norm:   All four cheeks and a couple of chins, Coach.

Coach:  Beer, Normie?
Norm:   Uh, Coach, I dunno, I had one this week.
Eh, why not, I'm still young.

Norman's Conquest:

[Norm comes in with an attractive woman.]
Coach:  Normie, Normie, could this be Vera?
Norm:   With a lot of expensive surgery, maybe.

I'll Be Seeing You (Part 2):

Coach:  What's up, Normie?
Norm:   The temperature under my collar, Coach.

Diane Meets Mom:

Coach:  What would you say to a nice beer, Normie?
Norm:   Going down?

[Norm returns from the hospital.]
Coach:  What's up, Norm?
Norm:   Everything that's supposed to be.

Peterson Crusoe:

[Norm comes in, depressed.  He just stands by the door with a sullen face.]
Norm:   [mutters] Afternoon, everybody.
All:    Norm?  (Norman?)

The Heart is a Lonely Snipehunter:

Sam:  What's new, Normie?
Norm: Terrorists, Sam.  They've taken over my stomach.
They're demanding beer.

King of the Hill:

Coach: What'll it be, Normie?
Norm:  Just the usual, Coach.  I'll have a froth of beer and a snorkel.

The Mail Goes to Jail:

Coach: What would you say to a beer, Normie?
Norm:  Daddy wuvs you.

Behind Every Great Man:

Sam:  What'd you like, Normie?
Norm: A reason to live.  Gimme another beer.

Norm:  Afternoon, everybody.
All:   Norm!
Cliff: Afternoon, everybody.
All:   [silence]

The Executive's Executioner:

Sam:  What will you have, Norm?
Norm: Well, I'm in a gambling mood, Sammy.  I'll take a glass of whatever
comes out of that tap.
Sam:  Oh, looks like beer, Norm.
Norm: Call me Mister Lucky.

Birth, Death, Love and Rice:

Sam:  What do you say, Norm?
Norm: Any cheap, tawdry thing that'll get me a beer.

Woody Goes Belly Up:

Sam:  What do you say to a beer, Normie?
Norm: Hiya, sailor.  New in town?

Diane's Nightmare:

Norm: [coming in from the rain] Evening, everybody.
All:  Norm!  (Norman.)
Sam:  Still pouring, Norm?
Norm: That's funny, I was about to ask you the same thing.

I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday:

Sam:   What's the good word, Norm?
Norm:  Plop, plop, fizz, fizz.
Sam:   Oh no, not the Hungry Heifer...
Norm:  Yeah, yeah, yeah...
Sam:   One heartburn cocktail coming up.

Love Thy Neighbor:

Sam:   Whaddya say, Norm?
Norm:  Well, I never met a beer I didn't drink.  And down it goes.

>From Beer to Eternity:

[Norm goes into the bar at Vic's Bowl-A-Rama]
Off-screen crowd:  Norm!
Sam:   How the hell do they know him here?
Cliff: He's got a life, you know.

The Bar Stoolie:

Woody:  What's your pleasure, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:   Boxer shorts and loose shoes.  But I'll settle for a beer.

The Triangle:

Woody: What can I do for you, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Elope with my wife.

[Norm is angry.]
Woody: What can I get you, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Clifford Clavin's head.

Take My Shirt... Please?

Woody: How's life, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Oh, I'm waiting for the movie.

The Peterson Principle:

Sam:  Hey, what's happening, Norm?
Norm: Well, it's a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy,
and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear.

Diane Chambers Day:

Sam:  How's life in the fast lane, Normie?
Norm: Beats me, I can't find the on-ramp.

Strange Bedfellows, Part 1:

Woody: What's happening, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  The question is, Woody, why is it happening to me?

Strange Bedfellows, Part 2:

Woody: What's going down, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  My cheeks on this barstool.

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, can I pour you a beer?
Norm:  Well, okay, Woody, but be sure to stop me at one. ...
Eh, make that one-thirty.

Strange Bedfellows, Part 3:

Woody: How are you feeling today, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Poor.
Woody: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Norm:  No, I meant `pour'.

The Proposal:

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, what's the story?
Norm:  Boy meets beer.  Boy drinks beer.  Boy gets another beer.

Tan 'n Wash:

Paul:  Hey Norm, how's the world been treating you?
Norm:  Like a baby treats a diaper.

Norm:  Hey, everybody.
All:   [silence; everybody is mad at Norm for being rich]
Norm:  [carries on both sides of the conversation himself]
Norm!   (Norman.)
How are you feeling today, Norm?
Rich and thirsty.  Pour me a beer.

Knights of the Scimitar:

Woody: What's the latest, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Zha-Zha marries a millionaire, Peterson drinks a beer.
Film at eleven.

Chambers vs. Malone:

Woody: How are you today, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Never been better, Woody. ... Just once I'd like to be better.

Norm's Last Hurrah:

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, what do you say to a cold one?
Norm:  See you later, Vera, I'll be at Cheers.

Sam:   Well, look at you.  You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.
Norm:  And I need a beer to wash him down.

Home is the Sailor: [the bar is completely different, since Sam went
sailing around the world and sold the bar]

Norm:  Afternoon, everybody.
Woody: Norm!  [nobody else in the bar says anything]
Norm:  That was it, Woody.  Last chance.  I'm out of here.

Norm:     [comes in, pretending to be Joe Average customer,
as part of operation Wayne Down the Dwain]
This looks like a nice, friendly tavern.  What the heck,
I think I'll give it a chance.


Little Carla, Happy at Last, Part 2:

Woody:  Would you like a beer, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:   No, I'd like a dead cat in a glass.

Paint Your Office:

Woody: What's going on, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Let's talk about what's going <in> Mr. Peterson.  A beer, Woody.

A Kiss is Still a Kiss:

Sam:  How's life treating you?
Norm: It's not, Sammy, but that doesn't mean you can't.

Let Sleeping Drakes Lie:

Woody:  Can I pour you a draft, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:   A little early, isn't it Woody?
Woody:  For a beer?
Norm:   No, for stupid questions.

Airport V:

Woody:  What's the story, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:   The Bobbsey twins go to the brewery.
Let's just cut to the happy ending.

One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape, Part 2:

Pepe:  [something in Spanish]

Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back:

Woody:  Hey, Mr. Peterson, there's a cold one waiting for you.
Norm:   I know, and if she calls, I'm not here.

Don't Paint Your Chickens:

Sam:  Beer, Norm?
Norm: Have I gotten that predictable?  Good.

Call Me, Irresponsible:

Woody: What's going on, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  A flashing sign in my gut that says, ``Insert beer here.''

The Two Faces of Norm:

[Norm tries to prove that he is not Anton Kreitzer.]
Norm:  Afternoon, everybody!
All:   Anton!

Two Girls for Every Boyd:

Sam:  What can I get you, Norm?
Norm: [scratching his beard] Got any flea powder?
Ah, just kidding.  Gimme a beer; I think I'll just drown the little
suckers.

Feeble Attraction:

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, Jack Frost nipping at your nose?
Norm:  Yep, now let's get Joe Beer nipping at my liver, huh?

Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh:

Sam:  What are you up to Norm?
Norm: My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall.

Loverboyd:

Woody: Nice cold beer coming up, Mr. Peterson.
Norm:  You mean, `Nice cold beer going <down> Mr. Peterson.'

Sam:   What do you know there, Norm?
Norm:  How to sit.  How to drink.  Want to quiz me?

Sam:   Hey, how's life treating you there, Norm?
Norm:  Beats me. ... Then it kicks me and leaves me for dead.

Woody: How would a beer feel, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Pretty nervous if I was in the room.

Breaking In Is Hard to Do:

Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson, what's up?
Norm:  The warranty on my liver.

[Norm returns from another trip to plug the parking meter]
Sam:  What'll you have this time, Norm?
Norm: A cow if I have to climb those stairs one more time.

[The Cranes are concerned that Frederick has yet to say his first word.]
Norm:      Afternoon, everybody.
Frederick: Norm!
Lilith:    He said Mommy!

Bad Neighbor Sam:

[The bar clientele has turned yuppie.]
Bradley:  Ciao, gang!
All:      Bradley!

Veggie-Boyd:

Sam:  What can I do for you, Norm?
Norm: Open up those beer taps and, oh, take the day off, Sam.

It's a Wonderful Wife:

Woody: What's going on, Mr. Peterson?
Norm:  Another layer for the winter, Wood.

The Norm Who Came to Dinner:

Sam: [answers the phone]  Cheers!  ... [to gang] Hey guys, it's Norm.
[holds up the receiver]
All: Norm!
Sam: [to phone] Hey, what's shakin' man? [chuckles]
[to gang]  Where does he come up with these things?

Where Have All the Floorboards Gone:

Sam:  What's going on, Normie?
Norm: My birthday, Sammy.  Give me a beer, stick a candle in it, and I'll
blow out my liver.

Head Over Hill:

Woody: Hey, Mr. P.  How goes the search for Mr. Clavin?
Norm:  Not as well as the search for Mr. Donut.
Found him every couple of blocks.

---

Not yet categorized:

"How about a beer, Norm?"
"That's that amber sudsy stuff, right? I've heard good things about it!"
99.5KERNEL::FIDDLERMThu Jun 13 1996 09:4016
    Are there any Cheers experts out there...?
    
    In the UK, the series is being repeated.  Last night we had the show 
    where Diane and Sam are about to get married, but cancel atthe last
    minute so that Diane can go off for six months and write a book.  Is
    this the last Diane episode?  I thought that there was another marriage
    episode, where Diane does not turn up, then Sam goes off on his boat
    after selling Cheers?
    
    And where does the John Cleese episode fit in?
    
    Sorry - its bugging me!
    
    Thanks
    
    Mikef
99.6MaybeEVMS::SCHUETZVMS Clusters Memory Channel 381-6075Thu Jun 13 1996 21:163
    As I recall, she shows up for a few guest episodes, but I'm not an
    avid fan of the show.
    
99.7SWAM1::ROBERT_HOThu Jun 13 1996 22:476
    Yes, that was her last episode.  The first time he proposed is when
    he went off on his boat.  She rowed out to meet him and I can't
    remember the details, but I believe she sank the boat.  He ended up
    taking her to court and during the court scenes, they made up and he 
    proposed to her a second time, again she said no.  By the end of the 
    episode she had finally said yes.
99.8Made me thirstyFABSIX::M_RICEThu Jun 13 1996 23:2726
    
    
    RE: .4
    
    
    	I just read the list of "Normisms".
    Those are the best!! Good humor!
    
    		Thanks.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    			I'm going to have a BEER!
    
    							-MR-
99.9CLUSTA::MAIEWSKIBos-Mil-Atl Braves W.S. ChampsThu Jul 11 1996 21:0110
RE                      <<< Note 99.5 by KERNEL::FIDDLERM >>>

>    In the UK, the series is being repeated.  Last night we had the show 
>    where Diane and Sam are about to get married, but cancel atthe last
>    minute so that Diane can go off for six months and write a book.  Is
>    this the last Diane episode?  

  Diane comes back for the last episode.

  George