Cheers (season 4)

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The fourth season from Cheers , an American television sitcom, initially aired on NBC in the United States between September 26, 1985 and May 15, 1986, as part of Thursday's Lineup network. This season marks Woody Harrelson's television debut as Woody Boyd after Nicholas Colasanto, who plays Coach Ernie Pantusso, died during the previous season. The show was made by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles, under Charles Burrows production team Charles Productions, in collaboration with Paramount Television.

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During the previous season, 1984-85, after two years of struggling with low ratings, fast schedule changes, and series failures, the NBC lineup on Thursday night (the year before the Must See TV promotion slogan was developed) consisted of, in the order of time slots from 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 Middle afternoon: The Cosby Show , Family Association , Cheers , Night Court , and Hill Street Blues , and became a successful ranking for the network. The schedule of Thursday 1985-86 is similar to the previous season and is still a success.

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Transmission and character

• Ted Danson as Sam Malone - bartender, owner, towing pitcher Red Sox retired
• Shelley Long as Diane Chambers - arrogant waitress, moral compass of bar staff and customers
• Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli - waiter, mother divorced from six. Gives birth Ludlow, named after his father Dr. Bennett Ludlow, Frasier's mentor.
• John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin - post and virgin posting, a great bar knows everything
• Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd - Indiana's small bar-tender town, hired by Sam to fill in for coach absence.
• George Wendt as Norm Peterson - semi-unemployed accountant, husband without children
• Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane (recurring) - an affair psychiatrist

  In the "Cliffie Great Score" remastered screens, visible on DVD and later syndication, Grammer's name appears on the opening credits, even though he does not appear in the episode.

During the previous season, Sam went to Italy to stop Frasier and Diane's wedding. This season, he failed to do so, and returned to Boston. A few months later, Frasier came to the bar to announce that Diane had put her to sleep on the altar, made love to another man, and was now at a monastery, an hour away from Boston. Sam takes Diane from the monastery and picks her up as a barman. After losing everything, including his career, Frasier often visits the Boston bar, Cheers, for drinks and then slowly turns into alcoholism. He recovers, then starts another psychiatric work, distancing himself from Sam and Diane's relationship. Sam then starts a relationship with city council Janet Eldrige (Kate Mulgrew). Tired of being part of a triangle with Sam and Diane, Janet broke up with Sam. At the end of the season, during a phone call, Sam proposes to an unknown woman.

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Episode

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Production

During the filming of the third season of the series, Nicholas Colasanto, who plays the regular character of Coach Ernie Pantusso, died of a heart attack. Instead of rearranging the characters, Coach is written. In the premiere episode of the season, "Birth, Death, Love and Rice", it is revealed that the character of Coach has died, although no explanation is given. As a substitute for Coach, the show's producer created a new character, Woody Boyd, "an Indiana farm boy" who became a bartender at Boston's city bar, described by Woody Harrelson. Before Toast , Harrelson was a substitute in the Broadway drama, Biloxi Blues , and made his movie debut at Wildcats , released to theaters in February 1986.

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Reception

In the 1985-86 season, Cheers is scheduled at 09:00. (East)/8:00 pm (Central) against CBS Simon & amp; Simon and ABC's The Colbys, replacing Lady Blue , who moved to Saturday in mid-November 1985. On December 26, 1985, the series earned 33 percent in ratings Nielsen from the previous season. On January 29, 1986, he became one of the top three ranking series amongst women, along with two other Comedy TV comets, the The Cosby Show and Family Ties . On April 23, 1986, it scored a total of 23.7 and 35 share ratings, placing it to fifth place in the 1985-86 season.

Despite hating Sam-and-Diane's romance, and regards the series as a regular sitcom in previous seasons, television critic Rick Sherwood praised the fourth season as "the funniest [and] smartest" since the debut season.

The fourth season ends with a cliffhanger from Sam Malone summoning and proposing to an unknown individual. A telephone survey surveyed the callers about who they thought were recipients: politicians Janet Eldridge or Sam again from girlfriend Diane Chambers. Almost 140 chose Diane, and almost 60 chose Janet. Those who choose Janet are not Janet fans; on the contrary, they expect the triangle love to continue in next season. Some of the callers surveyed regarded Janet as "funny and interesting". The rest thought Janet was wrong for Sam.

Jeffrey Robinson of DVD Talk considers this season not very good and also can not be swapped at all and not as sweet as the previous season, but worth watching, especially for fans. Robinson found his show "episodic". Adam Arseneau from DVD Verdict described it as "perfect and gold", with 95 percent on the story and 94 on acting. The critics consider the introduction of new characters, Woody Boyd (even if not well developed and well integrated), the more famous Frasier Crane, and the character that should be once Lilith Sternin, who became a recurring character in the next season. , as the highlights of the fourth season. However, they find Coach Ernie Pantusso's inexplicable death to be one of the lowest points of the season.

Nate Meyers of Digital Obvious praised this fourth season as an old and still "fresh" person, especially after mostly eliminating "topical humor" and developing character. Robert David Sullivan rated "I'll be happy to pay you Tuesday" (1985) at number 36 in the list of his top 100 favorite sitcom episodes.

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Accolades

All players, except for newcomers Woody Harrelson and actor Kelsey Grammer (whose character Frasier Crane appeared repeatedly this season), were nominated for the 1986 PrimeTime Emmy Awards. Only Rhea Perlman won his own Emmy Award, as an Extraordinary Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. The "Fear Is My Co-Pilot" episode produces the following crew for the Exceptional Sound Mixing for Comedy or Special Series: Michael Ballin, Robert Douglass, Douglas Gray, and Thomas J. Huth.

Shelley Long was awarded Best Actress in a Comedy Series by Audience for Television Quality in 1986 for her performance throughout the season. Long also won the Golden Globe in 1985 as Best Actress in a Music/Comedy Series for her performance in 1985.

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DVD Release

The fourth season is available on DVD, with four discs set. On February 1, 2005, the entire season was released to Region 1 DVD with four discs set. Unlike previous season's DVD releases, the four-set season lacks specific features, such as interviews and censorship.

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Note

References

• Bjorklund, Dennis A. Cheer TV Shows: Full Reference (e-Book ed.). Praetorian Publishing . Retrieved June 27, 2012 .

Value source

According to the Daily Breeze , the newspaper from Torrance, California, ranked 1985-86 based on 85.9 million households with at least one television.

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External links

• The order of production of Cheers (season 4) in the Copyright Catalog
  • Click " Set Search Limit ", select " Range ", choose " Motion Picture " in "Item Type" type " 1985 " in the left box and " 1986 " in the right box, either press " Enter " or click " Set Search Limit "
  • Then, after the above step, search by title, type " Cheers ", and press " Enter " or click " Start search "
• Cheers , season 4 in Internet Movie Database
• Toast , season 4 on TV.com (printable version, recommended for dial-up only users)
• Toast , season 4 in TV Guide

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