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CHEERS: THE BOYS IN THE BAR (TV)

Summary

One in this comedy series about a group of regulars at a Boston bar. In this episode, Sam's best friend from his baseball days reveals that he is gay. When Sam supports his old friend Tom by taking publicity photos with him at Cheers, the regulars in the bar panic. They fear that Cheers will turn into a gay bar after the pictures are seen by the public. The crowd's worst fears appear to be confirmed when Diane tells them that there are two gay men in the bar. The barflies hold a meeting in the back room and decide that the gay men must be removed from the bar. When Sam refuses to do so, the regulars take action on their own. Commercials deleted.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by Blake Byrne.

Details

  • NETWORK: NBC
  • DATE: January 27, 1983 Thursday 9:30 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:24:02
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T84:0393
  • GENRE: Comedy
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Gays - Comedy; LGBTQ+ Collection - Comedy
  • SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1982-1993
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • James Burrows … Producer, Director, Created by
  • Glen Charles … Producer, Created by
  • Les Charles … Producer, Created by
  • Tim Berry … Associate Producer
  • Ken Levine … Co-Producer, Writer
  • David Isaacs … Co-Producer, Writer
  • Craig Safan … Music by
  • Gary Portnoy … Theme Music by
  • Judy Hart Angelo … Theme Music by
  • Ted Danson … Cast, Sam Malone
  • Shelley Long … Cast, Diane Chambers
  • Nicholas Colasanto … Cast, Ernie "Coach" Pantusso
  • Rhea Perlman … Cast, Carla Tortelli
  • George Wendt … Cast, Norm Peterson
  • Harry Anderson … Cast, Harry Gittes
  • John Ratzenberger … Cast, Cliff Clavin
  • Alan Autry … Cast, Tom Kenderson
  • John Furey … Cast, Larry
  • Kenneth Tigar … Cast, Fred
  • Lee Ryan … Cast, Bob
  • Jack Knight … Cast, Jack
  • Tom Babson … Cast, Barney
  • Wesley Thompson … Cast, the Photographer
  • Shannon Sullivan … Cast, Reporter #1
  • John Bluto … Cast, Reporter #2
  • Michael Kearns … Cast, Richard
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