There were some critics that said when Shelley walks out the door, that’s the end of ‘Cheers.’ And we had to live with that,” ...

"Cheers" star John Ratzenberger remembered a scary fan encounter involving a samurai sword. A fan brought a sword to the set while the cast was filming.

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.

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.” ...

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name — a place that might not exist, if not for the work of Shelley Long. "Shelley really gave the first year or two or three the boost that ...