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  • @zippyzipster46
    @zippyzipster46 3 года назад +551

    My favorite is when a guy walks in and says he hasn’t been in the bar for 20 years. Hasn’t changed much except for that new wall. Sam asked which wall. He said “the one behind Norm”. Lol.

    • @madeincanada29
      @madeincanada29 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/0FNHD_RyoL8/видео.html

    • @dplatt7290
      @dplatt7290 Год назад +35

      I can't remember when but one guy said he knew Norm as "the skinny guy at the end of the bar."

    • @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal
      @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal Год назад +34

      @@dplatt7290 that was Sam, he was trying to get norm to pay his bar tab and he said "I've been looking through you're tab, its kinda like a history of our relationship even back to when we didn't even know you're name. Says "skinny guy who sits at the end of the bar.""

    • @dplatt7290
      @dplatt7290 Год назад +5

      @@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal that makes it even better LOL!

    • @keiffers5
      @keiffers5 Год назад +6

      Actually that guy was talking with Woody, not Sam

  • @jamesdooling4139
    @jamesdooling4139 2 года назад +686

    This was the last episode I watched with my father before he died. He was a huge fan. I remember him laughing so hard at the failure's drink joke and even moreso at Frederick's first word.

    • @robertfarmer9901
      @robertfarmer9901 2 года назад +48

      I had to go to bed at 9 every night, except on Thursdays when my dad had me stay up to watch Cheers with him. For me it's the best sitcom of all time, and that five second "Norm!" clip is my favorite moment from the series.

    • @callesierra
      @callesierra 2 года назад +32

      May he still be laughing looking down, R.I.P.

    • @janetclaireSays
      @janetclaireSays Год назад +12

      What a great memory to have. 💕

    • @shevetlevi2821
      @shevetlevi2821 Год назад +8

      It's great to remember the little things as well as the big ones.
      You both have a great sense of humor if you liked Cheers.

    • @alanask9939
      @alanask9939 Год назад +5

      I read somewhere that the actor who played "failure" Phil was Rhea Perlman's father

  • @frisbeepilot
    @frisbeepilot 3 года назад +559

    It just goes to show you that good writing holds up over the years, every time.

    • @timjohnson1199
      @timjohnson1199 2 года назад +16

      And, years later, it's STILL great.

    • @laronrosser294
      @laronrosser294 2 года назад +8

      every.single.time

    • @OntarioBearHunter
      @OntarioBearHunter Год назад +4

      Cheers, Seinfeld, Friends, Frasier.. broke the " loving but slightly dysfunctional middle class family " trope by focusing on adult themes , that's why they survive.

    • @Gamevet
      @Gamevet Год назад +1

      @@OntarioBearHunter Add King of Queens to that. I never expected to like that show, but sat down to watch it with my wife and it was every bit like a mix of Seinfeld and Cheers.

    • @kendallrivers1119
      @kendallrivers1119 Год назад

      @@Gamevet I would say more like a mix of Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond, especially because they actualloy crossed over with Raymond quite a bit lol.

  • @davidgraham2673
    @davidgraham2673 3 года назад +212

    That actually IS the best Norm greeting ever.
    For once the title line was spot on.

    • @cheetahobx
      @cheetahobx 7 месяцев назад +4

      I like....."How's it going Norm?"...
      "It's a dog eat dog world Sammie....and I'm wearing milkbone underwear...."

    • @davidgraham2673
      @davidgraham2673 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@cheetahobx , Norm definitely had some great lines of greeting responses.
      He owns those, I think.

    • @rebeccayood5152
      @rebeccayood5152 6 месяцев назад +3

      That really WAS the best hello to Norm!! Absolutely precious!!

    • @davidgraham2673
      @davidgraham2673 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@rebeccayood5152 , It's hard to beat the great writing that Cheers had.
      Combined with the perfect actors for those characters, and you get a show that stands the test of time.
      Even the replacements were fantastic Woody for Coach, and Rebecca for Diane only enhanced the show by giving new script opportunities for those great writers.

    • @rebeccayood5152
      @rebeccayood5152 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@davidgraham2673 I 100% agree with you!!

  • @Amar7605
    @Amar7605 9 лет назад +533

    Even Norm was like, "What the hell?"

    • @justinl.shults7217
      @justinl.shults7217 7 лет назад +29

      Amar7605
      The whole bar and NORM was like "what the hell did he just say??"
      Even Lilith was like "The first words out of your little mouth is: NORM"

  • @vwlssnvwls3262
    @vwlssnvwls3262 3 года назад +272

    *"NORM!"*
    "What are you up to, Norm?"
    *_"My ideal weight if I was ten feet tall."_*

    • @kkampy4052
      @kkampy4052 3 года назад +12

      NORM! What's shakin' Norm? Oh, 4 cheeks and a couple of chins.

    • @ritathomas3926
      @ritathomas3926 3 года назад +1

      Hahaha

    • @Superpom40
      @Superpom40 3 года назад +5

      What do you say to a beer Norm? Daddy wuvs you!

    • @Howiesgirl
      @Howiesgirl 3 года назад +4

      @@kkampy4052 Your comment made my day. My husband, who just passed away a month ago, absolutely loved "Cheers". He was a large man- 6'5", 350lbs... he often used that famous reply of Norm's. Thanks for reminding me of that. Happy holidays to you.

    • @dans4270
      @dans4270 3 года назад +2

      According to the height weight scale I should be 11 foot 2 ☹

  • @bowlnow824
    @bowlnow824 4 года назад +424

    If you don't not bust out laughing when Fredrick says "Norm" you have no soul. Lol

  • @joem7641
    @joem7641 4 года назад +336

    Woody: Beer Mr. Peterson?
    Norm: It's a little early, Woody.
    Woody: Early for a beer?
    Norm: Early for stupid questions!

    • @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin
      @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin 3 года назад +11

      "Yeah, but stop me at 1. Well, make that 1:30."

    • @StarryStarryNocturne
      @StarryStarryNocturne 3 года назад +10

      Woody: Hey, Mr. Peterson. Jack Frost nipping at your nose?
      Norm: Yeah, now let's get Joe Beer nipping at my liver.

    • @philpotter7938
      @philpotter7938 3 года назад

      Àa

    • @HREIII
      @HREIII 3 года назад +4

      Woody: What's going on, Mr. Peterson?
      Norm: Woody, let's talk about what's going in Mr. Peterson.

    • @RichardX1
      @RichardX1 3 года назад +1

      Woody: One cold beer coming up, Mr. Peterson.
      Norm: You mean one cold beer going DOWN Mr. Peterson...

  • @lumariadp
    @lumariadp 7 лет назад +722

    "My little chopped salad" Frasier breaking out only the best pet names.

  • @mcwhirlpoolinc2641
    @mcwhirlpoolinc2641 4 года назад +354

    That "uh oh" Frasier did killed me 😂😂

    • @Galilee1964
      @Galilee1964 3 года назад +6

      I think that's even better than the greeting. His facial expression too.

    • @frankbellomo8140
      @frankbellomo8140 3 года назад +7

      Frasier was the best

    • @joeyblowinski6116
      @joeyblowinski6116 2 года назад +4

      The Cheers writers intentionally gave Frasier dull lines, because they liked to see how funny Kelsey Grammer could make them as he acted them out.

    • @cristinabuffington9659
      @cristinabuffington9659 2 года назад +2

      Once, at a USO, they were this chick flick that Lilith was in playing, and as soon as I recognized her, I was immediately pulled a, "Uh oh! Lilith!"

  • @salianni16
    @salianni16 4 года назад +711

    My favorite Norm line: "It's a dog-eat-dog world and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear!"

    • @ajax5622
      @ajax5622 4 года назад +20

      Hows life treating ya Norm?
      Like I ran over its dog

    • @thomasjacques5286
      @thomasjacques5286 4 года назад +11

      I use that line all the time

    • @oldrocker74
      @oldrocker74 4 года назад +13

      Or, How's life, Norm? Not for the squeamish!

    • @DanaFrank1701D
      @DanaFrank1701D 4 года назад +26

      What’cha up to Norm? My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall!

    • @rickrussell
      @rickrussell 4 года назад +9

      What would you say to a beer, Norm?
      "Hello sailor, lookin for a good time?"

  • @SilverWolf442
    @SilverWolf442 8 лет назад +632

    "He said mommy!" lmao Lilith

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 8 лет назад +39

      yes... let's go with that.

    • @Rokgen44
      @Rokgen44 8 лет назад +25

      I guess that means Norm is the true mother then.

    • @marcuscolburn4542
      @marcuscolburn4542 7 лет назад +8

      Baby Freddy Is So Cute

    • @marcuscolburn4542
      @marcuscolburn4542 7 лет назад +5

      Baby Freddy Is So Cute

    • @TheTsar1918
      @TheTsar1918 6 лет назад +10

      To quote her in the Frasier episode, Don Juan in Hell, Pt. 2 - "Ah, denial, so good of you to join us."

  • @murraystewartj
    @murraystewartj Год назад +33

    And this, folks, is why writers are important.

    • @petermgruhn
      @petermgruhn 2 месяца назад

      In their little niche.

  • @cazinger
    @cazinger 8 лет назад +671

    You saw this coming a mile away, but it still cracked you up when it happened. Now THAT is good directing.

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 7 лет назад +2

      cazinger yup

    • @ladyvincenza
      @ladyvincenza 6 лет назад +44

      I don't think I saw it coming... although it is a little convenient how no one else said, "Norm!"

    • @amandanies3174
      @amandanies3174 5 лет назад +7

      @@ladyvincenza Agreed.

    • @DrewSavo
      @DrewSavo 5 лет назад +18

      Sarah Trachtenberg they didn’t have the chance. The kid beat them to it.

    • @RobJazzful
      @RobJazzful 5 лет назад +1

      Good writing, too!

  • @featuretwirlerapp
    @featuretwirlerapp 3 года назад +123

    Still makes me laugh every time. “He’ll never learn to speak in a place like this”... “NORM” 🤣🤣🤣

    • @alanask9939
      @alanask9939 Год назад +2

      yep Lilith calls Cheers a "baudy house"

    • @SKRUBL0RD
      @SKRUBL0RD 7 месяцев назад

      i think you'll find the child said "mommy"

    • @keiffers5
      @keiffers5 5 месяцев назад

      @@alanask9939yet she continues to come and hang out there with the rest of them.....she's far from being innocent, I figure she's a banshee behind closed doors

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 3 месяца назад

      @@SKRUBL0RDyou’re not fooling anyone Lilith

  • @alfcab
    @alfcab 6 лет назад +789

    Do you make a drink for failures here at Cheers?
    *Hold on a second. Phil, what're you drinking?*
    A Manhattan!
    *Manhattan.*

    • @jayferguson9968
      @jayferguson9968 5 лет назад +9

      Ouch.

    • @ALSmith-zz4yy
      @ALSmith-zz4yy 5 лет назад +17

      I thought Sam was just going to say "Yeah, beer."

    • @robertstv8045
      @robertstv8045 5 лет назад +42

      Phil in real life was Rhea Perlman's dad

    • @Fyyt
      @Fyyt 5 лет назад +7

      Yeah that one made me laugh!😂😂😂

    • @g00gleminus96
      @g00gleminus96 5 лет назад +26

      Side note: As a bartender I can tell you that whatever Sam just mixed there was most definitely NOT a Manhattan. Whatever it was he just poured into that glass I did not see him add bitters. Well, if you don't add bitters it's not a Manhattan. All he added was a cherry garnish, which is an entirely optional component to a Manhattan.
      Also, a traditional Manhattan is served in a cocktail glass with no ice; Sam served whatever this was in a Old Fashioned (lowball) glass on ice. Although a Manhattan-on-ice is one of the more well-known variants of this cocktail it is not a straight Manhattan, which is what Phil said he was drinking (although admittedly we never actually see Phil's glass so we don't know for sure what he was drinking.)

  • @megatitan9559
    @megatitan9559 9 лет назад +793

    Classic!!!!!!!!!!! The first words were "Norm!!!!!!!!!!"......writers are just EPIC. ..pure EPIC!!

    • @clevelandcbi
      @clevelandcbi 6 лет назад +15

      Mega Titan I remember me as maybe a 10 year old (born in 79) and my now deceased dad cracking up hysterically at this. The episode with Norm and Tom Skerrit was amazing too.

    • @brendabrown5996
      @brendabrown5996 6 лет назад +4

      Mega Titan That was the cutest thing I ever saw!

    • @MrBBsList
      @MrBBsList 6 лет назад +3

      Them they wrote Nog Bang.... bazinga

    • @justafanintexas7913
      @justafanintexas7913 5 лет назад +10

      Written by George Wendt who owned his dialogue from the time he entered the bar until he got to his stool.

    • @jasoncarpenter288
      @jasoncarpenter288 5 лет назад +3

      I believe writer david angel died in trade center 9/11? 1 of best shows ever!

  • @sunjaypatil2916
    @sunjaypatil2916 3 года назад +158

    Within a 2:07 minute segment, a dozen comedically genius moments were delivered. A first class show to which there isn't anything comparable on today's tv programming.

    • @MortonLuvz2drum
      @MortonLuvz2drum 2 года назад +2

      NOTHING COMPARABLE!

    • @allsportsdoctor9163
      @allsportsdoctor9163 Год назад +3

      "Programming" for sure.

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 Год назад

      Not since the Good Place ended.

    • @franksfiddle9031
      @franksfiddle9031 Год назад +4

      easy to miss gems like "glad I could be there for ya .."

    • @KRo-ek4no
      @KRo-ek4no Год назад +2

      Agree!!!! I am 43 now and still watch this show regularly. I loved being able to watch this with my parents as a kid, and now my husband and I watch it together. So good!

  • @dgaubin
    @dgaubin 2 года назад +35

    "Norm!" Got to be the longest set up for a great joke in comedic history.

    • @dojoguitare
      @dojoguitare 4 месяца назад +4

      In fact, the set up was years in the making!
      From the very first episode, to bring us just to that particular joke!

    • @paktype
      @paktype 15 дней назад +2

      But well worth it!!

  • @Bayan1905
    @Bayan1905 4 года назад +128

    I remember watching this episode when it aired and when Frederick said "Norm!" I about fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard.

    • @aliostrowski1935
      @aliostrowski1935 3 года назад +5

      That was funny and that he beat cliff at darts

    • @spittinvenom9671
      @spittinvenom9671 3 года назад +5

      I’m with you. One of the best laughs ever!!!

  • @Foolishpleazure
    @Foolishpleazure 11 лет назад +72

    Lol,I LOVE the astounded look on Norm's face when the baby said his name....classic!!!!

    • @fransbuijs808
      @fransbuijs808 Год назад +1

      Especially because he wasn't astounded at all; he had read the script, he knew what was coming. That's a great actor.

  • @BeazleyStudios
    @BeazleyStudios 4 года назад +508

    Anyone ever notice how Lilith was the Sheldon Cooper before there was a Sheldon Cooper?

    • @deanfranz
      @deanfranz 4 года назад +53

      More accurately, Sheldon is the Lilith after Lilith

    • @DrJekyll38
      @DrJekyll38 4 года назад +7

      And they're equally out of touch with reality!

    • @TheAwesome45
      @TheAwesome45 4 года назад +8

      C.T. Warren
      Lilith isn’t at all.

    • @Tonetwisters
      @Tonetwisters 4 года назад +13

      But she was pretty darn hot, in that bedroom scene, IIRC.

    • @CD-Freedom
      @CD-Freedom 4 года назад +1

      That’s a good point

  • @sickb2200
    @sickb2200 4 года назад +129

    When sitcoms ruled television and served as reasons for great gatherings and comradery in dorm halls across the U.S. These were great days, indeed.

    • @catholictrad
      @catholictrad 3 года назад +2

      Dorms? Hell this just made me really miss my parents, God rest them.

    • @thunderax
      @thunderax 3 года назад +3

      My fellow dorm residents and I gathered to watch the last episode of M*A*S*H. We even had dorm parties with a M*A*S*H theme complete with a simulated still like the one Hawkeye and Trap had.

    • @same_shit_different_daybru6775
      @same_shit_different_daybru6775 2 года назад +1

      Stories about dorms watching cheers are stories I wanna hear

    • @jacksongibbs8998
      @jacksongibbs8998 2 года назад

      Then everything changed when the woke mob attacked.

    • @kirkengstrom917
      @kirkengstrom917 Месяц назад

      Did this ever happen with Big Bang Theory? Because it seems to sum up the appeal..

  • @jamesfrost7465
    @jamesfrost7465 3 года назад +51

    Funniest Norm entrance ever. I love the way everybody is starring at the kid. Classic.

  • @therealtampadude9175
    @therealtampadude9175 3 года назад +41

    Bebe Neuwirth was actually quite the hottie back then.

    • @bmrigs
      @bmrigs 3 года назад +5

      Remember the episode where she let down her hair and Frazier got mesmerized?

    • @taekwondotime
      @taekwondotime 3 года назад +2

      She's Sheldon Cooper before there was Sheldon Cooper.

  • @Ozefan2580
    @Ozefan2580 3 года назад +42

    The Norm greeting I remember to this day...
    Bar: "Norm! What's up?"
    Norm: "My nipples. It's cold outside."

  • @jjaa6157
    @jjaa6157 2 года назад +91

    The ending is so great. "He said Mommy!"

    • @jaysmith1408
      @jaysmith1408 2 года назад +3

      If anything, it could be misheard as just Mom, I don’t know where she got Mommy.

    • @johngill2853
      @johngill2853 Год назад +9

      @@jaysmith1408 she wanted the baby to say Mommy. She wanted it so badly she heard it

    • @jakeg3126
      @jakeg3126 Год назад

      @@jaysmith1408 I always thought same thing, they were overselling that joke

    • @larrybaker5316
      @larrybaker5316 Год назад +1

      excellent writers

    • @seventhsteel1415
      @seventhsteel1415 Год назад +1

      @@jakeg3126 Nah it's a new joke. And the fact that it could not be misheard as Mommy is what makes it so funny. Classic setup/punchline/tag. Frasier set the big Norm punchline up but the setup for the Mommy joke was already handled in her conversation with Sam worrying that she hadn't connected with the kid. Pretty brilliant structure now that I'm really thinking about it

  • @mikebe41
    @mikebe41 3 года назад +83

    I remember when Shelly Long wanted Frazier off the show and then years later he had his own show and was the highest paid actor on TV

    • @bertfoxdogs8667
      @bertfoxdogs8667 3 года назад +21

      Who's Shelly Long?

    • @cvetter80
      @cvetter80 3 года назад +12

      @@bertfoxdogs8667 exactly.....

    • @danicook9607
      @danicook9607 3 года назад

      @@bertfoxdogs8667 Diane

    • @danicook9607
      @danicook9607 3 года назад +3

      That's what Kelsey Grammer thought but everyone else said it wasn't true

    • @arthurcurry2003
      @arthurcurry2003 3 года назад +4

      who gives a shit, without Shelley Cheers wouldn't even be in RUclips or have the legacy it has. Yeah so Kelsey did good. big whoop.

  • @PetProjects2011
    @PetProjects2011 8 лет назад +137

    The funny part about that "loser drink" joke, is the Phil that Sam addresses is Rhea Perlman's father!

    • @daboys1215
      @daboys1215 7 лет назад +21

      Philip Perlman who passed away at 95 last year.

    • @deborahhanna6640
      @deborahhanna6640 5 лет назад +10

      R.i.p. Cheers qas a classic in its own time!

    • @scotthilliard7177
      @scotthilliard7177 5 лет назад +18

      I've seen every episode several times.... I never knew that! ✌

    • @773SleepyHollow
      @773SleepyHollow 3 года назад +12

      @@scotthilliard7177 Neither did I! Here's his background, from Rhea's Wikipedia entry:
      Perlman was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, the daughter of Philip Perlman (1919-2015), a Polish immigrant who was a manager at a doll parts factory and Adele (1922-2016), a bookkeeper.[4] She grew up in Bensonhurst in a Jewish family with additional roots in Russia.[5] She has a sister, Heide, who is a television writer, story editor, and producer who worked on Cheers, Frasier and The Tracey Ullman Show.[6] In the mid-1980s, their parents moved to Los Angeles, and their father became an extra on Cheers. His character became known by his real name, Phil, and he managed to get a few lines over the years as he appeared in more than 30 episodes. He created a second career as a character actor, appearing in several films and television shows, including Throw Momma from the Train, Hoffa, and Frasier.[4][6]

    • @gregp103
      @gregp103 3 года назад +2

      No, that's NOT the funny part!
      (Unless you mean funny - peculiar.)

  • @grbmajor6645
    @grbmajor6645 4 года назад +67

    My favorite Norm line. "Women....You can't live with them, and pass me the beer nuts."

  • @brandondavidson4085
    @brandondavidson4085 5 лет назад +108

    I forget sometimes that Frasier was a character on Cheers before he was his own hit sitcom. Best spin-off ever.

    • @junbh2
      @junbh2 3 года назад +2

      Was Frederick on Frasier? Because if so I've completely forgotten him.

    • @shaneomacdaddy
      @shaneomacdaddy 3 года назад +6

      @@junbh2 Yes, he was, but more grown up.

    • @MichaelGonzalez-hd7kk
      @MichaelGonzalez-hd7kk 3 года назад +8

      He spent something like 17 years playing Frasier Crane on TV. Course longer than that playing Side Show Bob...

    • @TubenIt83
      @TubenIt83 3 года назад

      @@MichaelGonzalez-hd7kk I thought it was a total of 20 years...tying James Arness as Gunsmoke’s marshal Matt Dillon.

    • @billt8504
      @billt8504 3 года назад +7

      Grammer also played Frasier Crane on Wings for a single episode. So technically, Kelsey Grammer player the same character on three different TV shows... not sure that's ever been done before.

  • @KatarinaS.
    @KatarinaS. 4 года назад +47

    Binge-watching Cheers during lockdown and just saw this episode a few days ago. Little Freddy greeting Norm is one of the best things I've seen in the whole series. That and Frasier running around the bar with scissors. It's no wonder he got his own long-running series after this.

    • @milesparris4045
      @milesparris4045 3 года назад +4

      There was a call-back to Frasier running with scissors in his series.

    • @robertfarmer9901
      @robertfarmer9901 Год назад +3

      Those moments when Frasier stops being a psychiatrist and he shows his true colors as an overgrown man-child are the best.

    • @jjaa6157
      @jjaa6157 Год назад

      I watched a lot of shows during the pandemic.

  • @julieporter7805
    @julieporter7805 3 года назад +100

    The best part is after he says Norm you can tell Bebe put him closer to her face, to cover up that she was laughing. The bit even melted the ice queen.😆

    • @shakurlaflare17
      @shakurlaflare17 Год назад

      no the fuck she didn’t

    • @number4cat1
      @number4cat1 11 месяцев назад +1

      Lilith was an ice queen. Bebe definitely isn't.

  • @jennypulczinski7204
    @jennypulczinski7204 7 лет назад +470

    Oh my God, I have tears in my eyes! Today's sitcoms can only hope to be this funny! I really miss Cheers - just watched it again today, 12/17/20, and yep, still just as funny!

    • @surviver5738
      @surviver5738 4 года назад +5

      Try it's always sunny or curb your enthusiasm

    • @Filelor
      @Filelor 4 года назад +1

      True test. Find a copy of a sitcom without the laugh track. If you can still muddy your drawers laughing without it.... It's still great.
      If not... well...
      e.g. I cut out the laugh track for M*A*S*H to save space on my HDD, I still watch it thru multiple times a year and still am riveted and keep standby knickers at the ready.

    • @Filelor
      @Filelor 4 года назад +1

      @@surviver5738 Fair suggestions, however, I fear they may be be an acquired taste for some. (Not me)

    • @johnprieto435
      @johnprieto435 4 года назад +5

      Check out The Good Place! It also has Ted Danson

    • @crowtservo
      @crowtservo 4 года назад +1

      Now that Modern Family and Big Bang Theory are gone, what’s left?

  • @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin
    @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin 6 лет назад +298

    Woody: "Would you like a beer, Norm?"
    Norm: "Yah, but stop me at 1. Actually better make that 1:30."

    • @modbz
      @modbz 5 лет назад +26

      Good joke, but Woody would never call Norm by his first name. He'd say "Mr. Peterson".

    • @boodro2122
      @boodro2122 5 лет назад +3

      @@modbz nice catch! But they did in fact make that exchange...save the "Norm" part

    • @RobJazzful
      @RobJazzful 5 лет назад

      Sam: “How’s life treating you?”
      Norm: “Like I just ran over its dog.”
      -or-
      Norm: “Like it just caught me in bed with its wife.”

    • @RobJazzful
      @RobJazzful 5 лет назад +2

      Actually, I think there’s a whole website of Norm one-liners.

    • @wiscgaloot
      @wiscgaloot 5 лет назад +1

      @@RobJazzful Norm: "Like a baby treats a diaper."

  • @djay252
    @djay252 2 года назад +29

    One of the top funny lines in sitcom history. I remember watching this live, and laughed SO hard.

  • @ytafan4068
    @ytafan4068 9 лет назад +40

    That moment defined what Cheers was all about! My dad and I laughed so hard when we first saw and heard that scene. Whomever came up with that scene deserved an Academy Award or one of those awards. My only regret was that the other regulars - Carla, Cliff, Woody, and Rebecca - weren't there.

  • @megamanj2004X
    @megamanj2004X 9 лет назад +194

    Frasier looked dumbfounded, Sam was like "did he just say that?" and Norm paused and looked again like "what did he just say?"

    • @slcRN1971
      @slcRN1971 4 года назад +2

      That is a scene worth remembering!

    • @ruthgar9753
      @ruthgar9753 3 года назад

      It even puts Norm so off kilter that he goes to sit at a stool other then his regular one. :)

  • @mortensteen
    @mortensteen 3 года назад +64

    Man, Cheers just holds up so well still. Incredible to think it's almost 40 years ago it started. Timeless comedy.

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony Год назад +3

      I totally agree, and I never thought about it but the show’s whole premise really adds to that timeless feel. Even a hundred years from now, there will still most likely be people similar to this show’s cast gathered in a bar somewhere discussing their life.

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 Год назад +1

      @@ninja_tony
      It’s been that way since the beginning of human civilization.
      All you have to do is replace the baby saying Norm with it turning water into wine and you’ve got a wonderful family guy skit about baby Jesus.

    • @Brandon-lw1wx
      @Brandon-lw1wx Год назад

      @@matthew8153Seth MacFarlane is a liar

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 Год назад

      @@Brandon-lw1wx
      And?

    • @Brandon-lw1wx
      @Brandon-lw1wx Год назад

      @@matthew8153 He’s a liar and he needs to be taken down.

  • @Quonzer
    @Quonzer 9 лет назад +183

    "Norm!" :3
    *stunned silence*
    "He said 'mommy'!" Owe;;;;

    • @arandham
      @arandham 6 лет назад

      Altrunchen

    • @Capcoor
      @Capcoor 6 лет назад

      Altrunchen That's Mr. Peterson to you.

  • @chrisweidner4768
    @chrisweidner4768 7 лет назад +64

    "Phil what are you drinking?"

  • @r-w-r
    @r-w-r Год назад +5

    "Phil, what are you drinking?" Phil was played by Carla's real life father. 0:27

    • @PM-bv2nx
      @PM-bv2nx Год назад +2

      I actually think that was funniest part of whole scene

  • @lonewave1
    @lonewave1 3 года назад +22

    This was one of my favorites of all time. I wasn't expecting it when I first saw it. The expressions on everyone's faces was priceless!

  • @SJReid82
    @SJReid82 2 года назад +24

    Cheers is one of those shows I really wish I'd been old enough to appreciate when it was on. Love watching the reruns, but it's not the same when a show is years past its original run and isn't in the cultural zeitgeist anymore. I was lucky enough to be on board the Seinfeld and Friends bandwagons back in the day, but I really feel like Cheers and MASH were the two that I just completely missed out on.

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 Год назад +3

      Heck, #MASH is still relevent.

    • @slydogger
      @slydogger 2 месяца назад

      I feel the same way about Barney Miller. Just when I came of age the reruns stopped.

  • @imanygirl
    @imanygirl 7 лет назад +101

    Now I want to watch more Cheers clips instead of doing my work. Mission accomplished!

    • @kendallrivers1119
      @kendallrivers1119 6 лет назад +2

      The whole series is on Netflix. Loads of great memories revisited! :)

  • @rossdiamondthief6627
    @rossdiamondthief6627 6 лет назад +115

    This is a prime example of why Cheers is the greatest show ever created!

    • @pawwalker3492
      @pawwalker3492 2 года назад +4

      Followed by a photo finish with Frasier

    • @Goibniu001
      @Goibniu001 Год назад +6

      @@pawwalker3492 Opposite sides of the same coin, one blue-collar humor, the other white, and BOTH were comedy at its finest!🍻

    • @pawwalker3492
      @pawwalker3492 Год назад +4

      @@Goibniu001 - because we all could relate 😊

    • @jakeg3126
      @jakeg3126 Год назад

      @@pawwalker3492 I could never get into Frazier. He wasn’t the same guy.

    • @russs7574
      @russs7574 Год назад +2

      It is definitely on my list of all-time favorite shows, right up there with Seinfeld and Night Court. I feel sorry for this TV viewing generation. Twenty-five years from now, nobody is going to remember any of the "sophisticated, socially aware" sitcoms that pollute the airwaves now.

  • @Jake-d8d
    @Jake-d8d 2 года назад +25

    The amount of laughs Cheers crammed into two minutes is more than whole episodes of modern sitcoms can manage now. Genius writing. The first word joke is good, but the failure's drink exchange is amazing.

  • @awesomesk5578
    @awesomesk5578 7 лет назад +134

    Baby: *NORM*
    *EVERYONE* *IS* *SILENT*
    Lilith: He said Mommy 😂😂

    • @slcRN1971
      @slcRN1971 4 года назад +4

      Awesome SK55 : that really was so funny, especially the silence and the shocked look by everyone there.

    • @charliemartin5482
      @charliemartin5482 3 года назад

      At least the baby did not say daddy !

    • @iroulis
      @iroulis 3 года назад

      @@charliemartin5482 That would be Impossible: Lilith doesn't drunk ENOUGH (on a regular basis) for that to happen.

    • @missbirdie05
      @missbirdie05 3 года назад

      Ai ya! That is so so cute!!

  • @notsure1277
    @notsure1277 3 года назад +15

    It is good to see a title that is not clickbait. As a longtime viewer of this show, I agree -- it is the best Norm greeting ever.

  • @yung4evr
    @yung4evr 6 лет назад +36

    Best situation comedy ever to be closely followed by Frasier. Nothing comes even remotely close these days. Where have all those great writers gone?

    • @RJSRdg
      @RJSRdg 3 года назад +1

      Well, one of them was killed on 9/11 :-(

    • @ytram34
      @ytram34 3 года назад

      @@RJSRdg debbie downer...

    • @sstrykert
      @sstrykert 3 года назад +1

      Sjws. True story

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 3 года назад +1

      they retired .. since they got their start with Carol Burnette ... by this era they were almost ready to retire ... now we just get recycled comedy programs .. just a bunch of retreads ;)

    • @josephhickman1306
      @josephhickman1306 3 года назад

      James Burrows was a genius.

  • @justafanintexas7913
    @justafanintexas7913 5 лет назад +36

    One of my all-time favorites:
    Coach: "How's life treatin' you, Normie?"
    Norm: "Like it caught me in bed with its wife."

  • @Ariou016
    @Ariou016 2 года назад +21

    This will stand the test of time in comedy, pure gold, a complete classic.

  • @concorde2003
    @concorde2003 Год назад +9

    Perfect title. Zero clickbait.
    I miss Cheers.

  • @dimitrisionas9566
    @dimitrisionas9566 6 лет назад +30

    Sam "hows the world treating you?" Norm "like a baby treats a dipper"

  • @saltyalterego
    @saltyalterego 5 лет назад +11

    Best Norm greeting ever! I'll give the runner up prize to the whole Sam/Lillith exchange, along with bringing Phil into it. 2:07 worth of laughs better than anything on TV today.

  • @kennybluet5527
    @kennybluet5527 3 года назад +32

    Hey let's give Cliff some love for all his obscure trivia.

  • @ROGER2095
    @ROGER2095 6 лет назад +25

    Sam, Coach, Woody, & Carla offer Norm a beer at Cheers:
    ***What'll you have Normie?
    Well, I'm in a gambling mood Sammy, I'll take a glass of whatever comes out of the tap.
    Looks like beer Norm.
    Call me Mister Lucky.
    ***What can I do for you, Norm?
    Open up those beer taps and oh, take the day off, Sam.
    ***Hey, Mr. Peterson, Jack Frost nipping at your nose?
    Yep, now let's get Joe Beer nipping at my liver.
    ***Hey Mr. Peterson, there's a cold one waiting for you.
    I know. If she calls, I'm not here.
    ***What can I do for you, Norm?
    Well, I am going to need something to kill time before my second beer. Uhhh, how about a first one?
    ***Hey, Mr. Peterson, you got room for a beer?
    Nope, but I am willing to add on.
    ***Beer, Norm?
    Have I gotten that predictable? Good.
    ***What's going on Mr. Peterson?
    A flashing sign in my gut that says, 'Insert beer here.'
    ***Can I draw you a beer, Norm?
    No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.
    ***How about a beer, Norm?
    Hey. I'm high on life, Coach. Of course, beer is my life.
    ***Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?"
    Alright, but stop me at one...make that one-thirty.
    ***What do you say, Norm?
    Any cheap, tawdry thing that'll get me a beer.
    ***How's a beer sound, Norm?
    I dunno'. I usually finish them before they get a word in.
    ***What's doing, Norm?
    Well, science is seeking a cure for thirst. I happen to he the guinea pig.
    ***Can I pour you a beer Mr. Peterson?
    A little early isn't it, Woody?
    For a beer?
    No, for stupid questions.
    ++

    • @BHRamsay
      @BHRamsay 5 лет назад +2

      -What's going on Mister Peterson?
      -Lets talk about what's going IN Mister Peterson

  • @TheSaneHatter
    @TheSaneHatter 9 лет назад +51

    Freddy Crane's probably old enough to drink by now: if he ever went back to "Cheers," he probably greeted Norm without realizing why.

    • @rclaughlin
      @rclaughlin 9 лет назад +6

      Nick HentschelAssuming he followed in his parents' footsteps, Frederick is old enough to have graduated medical school by now. He was born late in 1989, which would make him the right age to have received his degree with the class of 2015.

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter 9 лет назад +6

      ***** Then he can have his graduation party at the bar!

    • @rclaughlin
      @rclaughlin 9 лет назад +1

      Nick Hentschel What if Sam's retired? (In real life, Ted Danson is pushing 70.)

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter 9 лет назад +4

      ***** I'm way ahead of you, pal.
      I have this crazy vision of Freddy coming to the bar, out of money, and taking a job waiting tables . . .
      It all snowballs from there.

    • @endingman
      @endingman 9 лет назад +2

      Nick Hentschel Another idea: Freddy comes to the bar every day while going to school in Boston, loses interest in medical school, graduates with a bachelor's degree in organic chemistry. Comes into work from his job at Cabot, everything is hum-drum until one day he has to throw a party for his supervisor. His supervisor attempts to sexually assault the barmaid, he comes to her rescue. After that, he gets fired and works as a short-run trucker. When he walks in they call him "FRED", followed by a soft, gentle, "Frederick."

  • @Joe33305
    @Joe33305 4 года назад +18

    “NORM!” Probably the best line ever.

  • @mauriceupton1474
    @mauriceupton1474 4 года назад +34

    Phil was actually
    Carla's father is real life.
    He often sat at the bar.

    • @seanmurphy9632
      @seanmurphy9632 3 года назад +1

      Phil was actually
      Carla's father in real life.
      He sat at the bar.
      Fixed that haiku for you

  • @flaviooprc
    @flaviooprc 10 лет назад +49

    Norm's face is awesome, hahaha!

    • @sageofearth5250
      @sageofearth5250 10 лет назад +9

      Agreed that is the best part about that scene

    • @slcRN1971
      @slcRN1971 4 года назад

      Sage Of Earth : true, yet it was great the way everyone just stopped and their facial expressions were priceless .

  • @jkarnes7529
    @jkarnes7529 2 года назад +5

    "Norm"... the whole bar just stops

  • @jameshenry3530
    @jameshenry3530 4 года назад +27

    It just struck me that this must be the only bar
    where no one smokes.

    • @JohnEDoey
      @JohnEDoey 4 года назад +4

      Well... Rebecca did burn the place down in one episode.

    • @DirectionlessStudent
      @DirectionlessStudent 4 года назад +1

      In Boston no less. Get me a pack a Marbs!

    • @DocJerky
      @DocJerky 4 года назад +4

      No, there are episodes where people are smoking in the bar

    • @TruckTaxiMoveIt
      @TruckTaxiMoveIt 4 года назад

      And I'm grateful

    • @Jnor116
      @Jnor116 3 года назад

      They used to show Phil smoking.

  • @wikiwack2
    @wikiwack2 4 года назад +17

    Woody- "What's going down Mr. Peterson?"
    Norm- "My cheeks on that barstool."

    • @slcRN1971
      @slcRN1971 4 года назад

      I sure wish that I had that ability to give great one-liners like Norm does. I don’t think of any, until later in the day 😒.

  • @paulklein2940
    @paulklein2940 3 года назад +26

    Lilith is 100% the most under the radar funny character from Cheers
    She would make a tremendous Mrs Dwight Shrute

    • @rickj1983
      @rickj1983 3 года назад

      If you like that show. I thought it was boring as hell. Kind of like British comedy.

    • @bobbyjohnson6410
      @bobbyjohnson6410 3 года назад +1

      I was thinking she was kind of a Sheldon Cooper before there was a Sheldon Cooper

  • @mlwoods45331
    @mlwoods45331 3 года назад +30

    Woody: What's Shaking Mr. Peterson
    Norm: Both chins and all four cheeks

    • @vectorm4
      @vectorm4 3 года назад +3

      How's your day going Norm? Like it just caught me in bed with its wife.

    • @Dratim-l6b
      @Dratim-l6b 3 года назад +1

      😩😩😩🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

  • @ChrisManley1994
    @ChrisManley1994 2 года назад +3

    "Good afternoon everybody."

  • @cameltanker1286
    @cameltanker1286 5 лет назад +48

    Twenty-five years later and it's still funny.

    • @lylestavast7652
      @lylestavast7652 3 года назад

      82 to 93 ... been a while :) Good show...

  • @brianwertman5848
    @brianwertman5848 10 лет назад +22

    I loves Frazier face reaction when he said norm.

  • @remmy141
    @remmy141 3 года назад +10

    "How's the world treating you Mr. Peterson?"
    "Like a baby treats a diaper."

  • @just-for-funtriviaquizzes
    @just-for-funtriviaquizzes Год назад +9

    I can count the number of times I laughed uncontrollably at a sitcom line on one hand. This Norm greeting was one of them.

  • @JD987abc
    @JD987abc Год назад +6

    I adore Lilith. She’s funny, stunning beautiful and has an amazing voice. I wish she’d have her own show.

    • @1Cheytown
      @1Cheytown 4 месяца назад

      She would say no in a heartbeat though

  • @warrenlehmkuhleii8472
    @warrenlehmkuhleii8472 4 года назад +14

    The sad thing is I am probably the only 16 year old who still watches this show.

    • @danielwarren3138
      @danielwarren3138 4 года назад +2

      Possibly. It's pretty dated if I'm honest, better shows out there (coincidentally, Frasier being one of them).

    • @jonathangarmuth8975
      @jonathangarmuth8975 3 года назад

      Do you plan on being a writer for a sitcom? I know alot of 16 year olds who idolize cheers writers 😉

    • @warrenlehmkuhleii8472
      @warrenlehmkuhleii8472 3 года назад +1

      @@jonathangarmuth8975 I will not lie, I have thought about writing for the Simpsons, but I have put that in my “most assuredly unstable” category. But if given the opportunity to write for a sitcom, I would jump on it like a chance to vote for Woody Boyd, he is one of us.

    • @wickedshadesproductions5254
      @wickedshadesproductions5254 3 года назад

      I’m 17 and watch this

  • @bjusticeforever
    @bjusticeforever 2 года назад +6

    "Do you make a drink for failures?"
    "What are you drinking, Phil?"
    "Manhattan."
    "I'll make you a Manhattan." 😀

  • @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte
    @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte 7 лет назад +73

    NORM !!

    • @SecondEvilEx
      @SecondEvilEx 6 лет назад +2

      MIZORAM - Mafaka Hnamte *HE SAID MOMMY*

  • @VoxRox1
    @VoxRox1 3 года назад +5

    1:43
    Lilith:” he’ll never learn to speak in this environment “.
    Norm:”afternoon everybody”.
    Baby Fredrick:”Norm”. 😂
    The writers were awesome.

  • @jerrykinnin7941
    @jerrykinnin7941 3 года назад +3

    My pastor at church preached a sermon once. The subject?
    The theme song to Cheers.
    Sadly for work i had to move to another state. But that church lived up to the song.

  • @mwduck
    @mwduck 11 месяцев назад +9

    One of the best shows ever.

  • @ChrisBakerauthor
    @ChrisBakerauthor 10 лет назад +66

    Yes, this is the best Norm gretting.

  • @PatricksCrazyPlace
    @PatricksCrazyPlace 3 года назад +8

    I remember the first time I saw this, I almost choked on my drink from laughing so hard.

  • @johnnymossville
    @johnnymossville 3 года назад +9

    I wasn't expecting that, and didn't expect Lilith's reaction, and Frasier's after that. Perfect writing there.

  • @dm9078
    @dm9078 Год назад +2

    I always thought the best Norm greeting was when Sam asked him how’s it going and Norm replied “It’s a dog eat dog world and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear Sammy!”

  • @jackcrawford6078
    @jackcrawford6078 3 года назад +6

    How's life Mr. Peterson? It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing milkbone underwear.

  • @dsmj7389
    @dsmj7389 3 года назад +17

    One of the all time great shows. Most of the stuff today is weird and unfunny by comparison.

    • @h.r.jackman2777
      @h.r.jackman2777 3 года назад +2

      I couldn't agree more!

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 3 года назад

      the Joys of ellen degeneres comedy .. boring and unfunny ...

  • @princeicio
    @princeicio 9 лет назад +43

    How come none of the others said Norm?!

    • @dennyfrontier
      @dennyfrontier 9 лет назад +6

      princeicio Y2K

    • @animfan1100
      @animfan1100 9 лет назад +22

      That would have ruined the joke.

    • @djco5782
      @djco5782 9 лет назад +18

      +princeicio Frederick beat them to it. ;)

    • @geraldspencer1956
      @geraldspencer1956 8 лет назад +15

      Little Fredrick beat them to it. 😀😀😀😀

    • @dancingdan1994
      @dancingdan1994 8 лет назад +10

      Freddy beat them all to it lol

  • @TeriLynn923
    @TeriLynn923 2 года назад +2

    She was Sheldon before Sheldon.

  • @D-C.
    @D-C. 10 месяцев назад +5

    One of the funniest moments of the whole show. But there are just too many to choose from. Cheers will always be one of the all time great shows

  • @sammyspaniel6054
    @sammyspaniel6054 3 года назад +9

    Hey Norm how's the world treatin' ya?
    Norm: Like a baby treats a diaper.

  • @rrh1980
    @rrh1980 Год назад +4

    The delivery of the Manhattan joke is A+

  • @seanb.6793
    @seanb.6793 3 года назад +7

    This video is 9 years old, and I haven't thought of Cheers in ages - interesting algorithm RUclips!

  • @YeshuaKingMessiah
    @YeshuaKingMessiah Год назад +3

    It’s a female Sheldon!

  • @AmishEcstasy
    @AmishEcstasy 7 лет назад +14

    Beat Cliff at darts! LOL

    • @StevePringle
      @StevePringle 3 года назад

      Do you knows that a player can throw a maximum of 3 darts per turn and if a dart misses the board, it can fall to the floor and land point down first? 🎯

  • @daboys1215
    @daboys1215 4 года назад +5

    "Phil" was played by Philip Perlman. Rhea's father.

  • @andresrios9855
    @andresrios9855 11 месяцев назад +2

    To the parents out there, how would you feel if this was your baby's first word?

  • @bigwillietheb
    @bigwillietheb 10 лет назад +29

    Now that was classic

  • @billlozier5551
    @billlozier5551 4 года назад +8

    The was awesome! Lmao. Baby says Norm. What writing.

  • @MrSupernick3000
    @MrSupernick3000 7 лет назад +17

    i cant be the only one that scouts out NORM!!! when he enters

    • @Soxruleyanksdrool
      @Soxruleyanksdrool 3 года назад +1

      Why would you scout him out? He should be right by the door since he just came in, right?

    • @MrSupernick3000
      @MrSupernick3000 3 года назад

      @@Soxruleyanksdrool ...... Shout*.... Mb haha

    • @Soxruleyanksdrool
      @Soxruleyanksdrool 3 года назад

      Cheers, mate.

  • @nmelkhunter1
    @nmelkhunter1 3 года назад +6

    The comedy in this show was pure genius. IMHO nothing today can touch this or other sitcoms of the time.

  • @jeffking887
    @jeffking887 Год назад +3

    Funniest one word line in tv history

  • @hybrid5568
    @hybrid5568 Год назад +4

    Never before has a baby's first words shocked the world