"bar"

1982 · 11 Seasons · NBC · Comedy

Cheers is one of the foundational texts of the American sitcom, building an entire show around the regulars of a Boston bar with writing so sharp and performances so lived-in that the location feels like a place you've actually been. The Sam-Diane dynamic defined the will-they/won't-they template for a generation, Ted Danson's Sam Malone is one of the great sitcom protagonists, and the ensemble grew richer with every season. The show spans two distinct eras (the Diane years and the Rebecca years) of varying quality, and some episodes haven't aged as gracefully as the show's reputation suggests.