Cheers
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Prost Helmut (1st version) Cheers (2nd version) |
| Original title | Cheers |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1982-1993 |
| Production company |
Charles / Burrows / Charles Productions Paramount Television |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 269–275 (depending on the counting method) in 11 scales ( list ) |
| genre | Sitcom |
| Theme music | Gary Portnoy - Where everybody knows your name |
| idea | Glen Charles , Les Charles , James Burrows |
| music |
Judy Hart-Angelo Craig Safan |
| First broadcast | September 30, 1982 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 17, 1985 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
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Cheers is an American sitcom that was produced from 1982 to 1993 and broadcast on NBC . Depending on how double episodes and specials are counted, it has between 269 and 275 episodes.
action
The Cheers , a small bar in Boston , forms the stage for different characters: The bar owner Sam Malone, a former baseball player, womanizer and dry alcoholic, experiences things of "everyday" life in Cheers with his employees and guests. The employees are the spirited Italian-born employee Carla Tortelli and the naive bartender Ernie Pantusso, known as Coach, who is later replaced by the equally simple-minded Woody Boyd. Then there is the student Diane Chambers, who is left by her fiancé in the first episode in Cheers and is promptly hired by Sam as a waitress. Regulars include the know-it-all postman Cliff Clavin and the mostly unemployed accountant Norm Peterson. In later episodes, the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane and his wife Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane, also a psychiatrist, added. Amorous complications occur regularly between Sam and Diane. A crisis in his relationship with Diane leads Sam to sell the bar. With Rebecca Howe, the new managing director, Sam leaves no opportunity to make an advances.
Offshoots and cross connections
From Cheers there were two offshoot series that circumstances linked to the original series:
- In The Tortellis was Carla's ex-husband Nick Tortelli ( Dan Hedaya ), who in six episodes of Cheers had played, at the center. Rhea Perlman starred in the pilot ; George Wendt and John Ratzenberger in the episode Frankie Comes to Dinner . The Tortellis ran for only 13 episodes in 1987 and has not yet been shown on German television.
- Much more successful was in 1993, right after the end of Cheers , Frasier , in which the character of Dr. Focus on Frasier Crane. In 2002 there was a farewell reunion with Cliff, Norm and Carla in the Frasier episode Cheers . Before that, Sam, Woody and, later, Diane several times, had guest appearances. Lilith appeared regularly on the series as Frasier's ex-wife. By the time it was discontinued in 2004, Frasier had created 264 episodes .
In addition, characters from Cheers and their actors appeared in other series in the form of crossovers :
- Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger lent the voices of their characters from Cheer 's characters of the same name in the episode Fear of Flying (1994) of the animated series The Simpsons . Before that, there was a parody of the Cheers opening credits and a Diane Chambers-inspired character named Colette (also spoken by Madeleine Stolze in the German version ) in the episode The Recipe for Success (1991).
- Guest appearances in the series Überflieger had George Wendt and John Ratzenberger as Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin ( Der absolute Antihero , 1990), Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth as Frasier Crane and Lilith Sternin-Crane ( Der Zug zum Seelischen Wohlbefinden , 1992) and Kirstie Alley as Rebbecca Howe ( Brian and the Celebrities , 1993).
- In the episode The Messiah (in the original Cheers , 1985) of the series Chief Physician Dr. Westphall , Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt played their characters from Cheers .
Through spin-offs, crossovers and guest appearances in the context of the respective offshoot series, Cheers is the origin of a common series universe of Cheers , chief physician Dr. Westphall , The Tortellis , High Flyer , Frasier , Night Shift with John , Caroline in the City , Friends , Joey , Crazy About You and Seinfeld .
synchronization
Cheers Helmut
In Germany, Cheers started in 1985 under the title Prost Helmut on ZDF . However, the synchronization did not correspond to the original and the names of the main characters were also renamed: Sam Hubert Milbe was called, Diane was Diane Zimmerlinde, Norm became Helmut and Cliff became Uwe. Ivar Combrinck was responsible for the German version, which was created at the Arena Synchron in Berlin, as dialogue writer and dubbing director. He also lent Ted Danson his voice and sang the theme song which he translated into German. In this version, the series had only moderate success and was discontinued after 13 episodes.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert Mite | Ted Danson | Ivar Combrinck |
| Diane Zimmerlinde | Shelley Long | Cornelia Meinhardt |
| Carla | Rhea Perlman | Renate Danz |
| Rudi | Nicholas Colasanto | Wolfgang Gruner |
| Helmut | George Wendt | Andreas Mannkopff |
| Uwe | John Ratzenberger | ? |
Theme song
“Surviving everyday anger takes a lot of strength.
Anyone who has worked hard for hours is always done.
Who doesn't like to relax then?
Then you look for a place where you feel at home
and wash away your grief.
Meet friends, talk, drink and be
happy until the early hours despite all worries .
Discussions, arguments, reconciliation - in a familiar setting.
Everyone is greeted here by name. "
Cheers
It was not until ten years later, in 1995 and 1996, that RTL showed all the episodes in a true-to-original dubbed version under the title Cheers . The German processing was done by the company Plaza Synchron in Munich. In addition to Matthias von Stegmann , who also directed the dialogue, Martin Westphal and Thomas Kinne wrote the dialogue books.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Malone | Ted Danson | Rudiger Bahr |
| Diane Chambers | Shelley Long | Madeleine proud |
| Carla Tortelli | Rhea Perlman | Angelika Bender |
| "Coach" Ernie Pantusso | Nicholas Colasanto | Norbert Gastell |
| Woody Boyd | Woody Harrelson | Tobias Lelle |
| Rebecca Howe | Kirstie Alley | Sibylle Nicolai |
| Cliff Clavin | John Ratzenberger | Gudo Hoegel |
| Norm Peterson | George Wendt | Peter Musäus |
| Frasier Crane | Kelsey Grammer | Randolf Kronberg |
| Lilith Sternin-Crane | Bebe Neuwirth | Kornelia buoy |
background
The building shown as Cheers in the opening credits and in many of the cutscenes of the series is located at 84 Beacon Street in Boston . It was founded in 1969 as the Bull & Finch Pub . In the summer of 1981, screenwriting couple Mary Ann and Glen Charles visited Bull & Finch looking for a pub to inspire their new TV series. Pictures of the interior of the Bull & Finch were later used as the architectural template for the film set of the series Cheers (Stage 25 in Paramount Studios in Hollywood). The Cheers (Bull & Finch) in Boston has some similarities with the film set of the series Cheers, but otherwise differs from it. The Bull & Finch Pub no longer uses its original name due to numerous misunderstandings on the part of visitors and tourists. It continues to operate as a bar and restaurant under the name Cheers and is now one of Boston's numerous tourist attractions.
- Each episode begins with a scene lasting about one to two minutes, which is often directly related to the episode, but is usually of no importance for the course of the story. The opening credits follow the punch line of this sequence.
- A running gag is the fact that the obese norm is constantly thirsty and hungry and takes every opportunity to drink or eat. Another running gag is that it is usually greeted in Cheers (and in other restaurants and bars) with a loud and polyphonic “Norm!”. Then one of the bartenders asks how you are or something similar and Norman answers with a gag. These running gags are known in the USA under the name "Normisms". For example:
Coach: "Well, Norm, how is life with you?"
Norm: "As if I were in bed with his wife!" - Kelsey Grammer, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger were originally only signed for a few episodes.
- Sam Malone, Carla Tortelli, and Norm Peterson are the only characters that appear in every episode of Cheers .
- George Wendt is also the only actor to have played the same character - Norm Peterson - in seven different television series. In addition, John Ratzenberger, along with Paul Fusco (the original voice of Alf ) and Richard Belzer (as Detective John Munch), is one of the only three actors who played their characters in six different television series.
- The character Morn from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series pays homage to the character Norm from Cheers . Morn is a regular at the Quarks bar . The name is an anagram for "norm".
- Woody Harrelson not only shares his first name with the character Woody Boyd he embodies: The character comes from Hanover, Indiana, where Woody Harrelson used to go to college.
- At the end of the series, Carla has eight children from three different men (Nick Tortelli: Anthony, Ann Marie, Serafina, Jeno, Lucia / Dr. Bennett Ludlow: Ludlow / Eddie LeBec: The twins Elvis and Jesse).
- Nicholas Colasanto (Coach) passed away unexpectedly while filming the third season, episode beginning or end . He was replaced by Woody Harrelson in his own role.
DVD release
- United States
- Season 1 was released on May 20, 2003
- Season 2 was released on January 6, 2004
- Season 3 was released on May 25, 2004
- Season 4 was released on February 1, 2005
- Season 5 was released on May 17, 2005
- Season 6 was released on September 13, 2005
- Season 7 was released on November 15, 2005
- Season 8 was released on June 13, 2006
- Season 9 was released on April 29, 2008
- Season 10 was released on September 2, 2008
- Season 11 was released on January 27, 2009
- The complete series was released on May 5, 2015
- Great Britain
- Season 1 was released on November 24, 2003
- Season 2 was released on June 7, 2004
- Season 3 was released on September 6, 2004
- Season 4 was released on July 18, 2005
- Season 5 was released on November 27, 2006
- Season 6 was released on May 14, 2007
- Season 7 was released on May 18, 2009
- Seasons 8 & 9 were released on August 6, 2012
- Seasons 10 & 11 came out on September 3, 2012
- Germany
- Season 1 was released on September 4, 2008
- Season 2 was released on February 5, 2009
- Season 3 was released on November 12, 2009
- Season 4 was released on April 8, 2010
- Season 5 was released on October 4, 2013
- Season 6 was released on January 3, 2014
- Season 7 was released on April 3, 2014
- Season 8 was released on July 3, 2014
- Season 9 was released on December 4, 2014
- Season 10 was released on March 5, 2015
- Season 11 was released on June 4, 2015
- The complete series was released on November 19, 2015
Awards
Cheers is one of the most award-winning television series in American television history.
- The series was nominated 117 times for an Emmy and won 27 of them. Among other things, Cheers was named “ Outstanding Comedy Series ” in 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1992 .
- All ten main character cast members received Emmy nominations. Rhea Perlman and Ted Danson were nominated for an Emmy in ten years out of eleven. George Wendt received six nominations. Kirstie Alley, Shelley Long and Woody Harrelson have been nominated five times. Nicholas Colasanto received three nominations, Bebe Neuwirth, John Ratzenberger and Kelsey Grammer two each. Rhea Perlman won the Emmy four times, Bebe Neuwirth twice. Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson and Kirstie Alley each won an Emmy.
- A total of 17 actors from Cheers were nominated for Emmys.
- Cheers received 31 Golden Globe nominations and won six Golden Globes, including a. for Best Comedy TV Series of 1991.
Web links
- Cheers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- List of episodes at Episoden.tv ( memento from April 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the series dictionary of Kabel 1 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 2, 2009
- ↑ http://www.netjeff.com/humor/item.cgi?file=Normisms
- ↑ Description of the third season on dvd-palace.de , accessed on December 2, 2009
