r/Cheers

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I'm curious if the show towned down the Boston aspect of the show in order to make it more accessible? None of the characters have a New England accent other than Cliff. Other than the Redox there is very little local Boston stuff or culture mentioned. They almost never use Boston slang or talk about New England cuisine etc.

We are in the tail end of Season 9 and the writers have completely morphed Rebecca Howe into an insane, unappealing lunatic. The wedding sequence has drug on far too long, I now loathe her character and admit Diane added more to the show.

I really liked the addition of Alley's character in the beginning, but they developed her into a cartoonish buffoon that even the rest of the cast couldn't carry. The plot lines have gotten ridiculous. I do stand corrected.

Back during the pandemic, Cheers was one of the things I binged on. Thru several factors including my general reluctance to let things end, I didn't wind up finishing the show (pretty sure I finished season 9, at least). I want to go back and finish it up, but given the gap of several years, I want to refresh myself before I go back, and I do NOT have time to rewatch the whole thing since.

I'm looking for:

• truly significant episodes
• milestone episodes
• at least one episode per character that truly embodies what they're all about
• the funniest episodes
• the saddest episodes.

Thank you.

EDIT: And, of course it's a minute later that I notice the Abridged Watchlist. Sigh.

Still, if you have any other suggestions, that aren't on it or for paring it down, I guess.

I was a kid when Cheers was current, and I've lived in the southeastern US my entire life, so maybe my perception is different. Throughout the series, various characters refer to it as a lower-quality bar. I know it is not upscale, but the average bar today doesn't have all that woodwork. I'm curious as to whether any people here who were adults at the time would have considered it "crummy", which is a term that's been used several times.