Television Cheers: A Comprehensive Reference

Television Cheers: A Comprehensive Reference furnishes a singular comprehensive resource to readers intrigued and enthralled by one of the all-time classic television situation comedies. The contents herein have been thoroughly researched and all 275 episodes meticulously analyzed to develop an unabridged, credible reference source. Individual chapters are devoted to biographies of the cast and narratives of their respective characters to provide a thorough examination of their personae. Additional chapters are committed to a biography of the show from its inception through the season finale, and a narrative of the fictional Cheers bar (including sporadic bar regulars and sundry patrons). Another section offers a detailed description of each Cheers episode in chronological order based on airing dates from 1982 to 1993. The summaries contain technical credits, episode writers, directors, guest actors (with highlights of significant movie and television credits), and the most humorous episodic quotes. The final chapter provides a listing of the Emmy nominations and awards earned over the show's eleven-year span of television dominance. In sum, this book is the most extensive analysis of Cheers available on the market, no other source is more exhaustive.