goodbye, Norm

[Auld Phart]

it was nice knowing you

 

[toobfreak]

it was nice knowing you

Just remember: It is a dog eat dog world out there and Norm was wearing Milk-Bone underwear.

Which when bunched up, wasn't worth getting up to straighten out as, left alone, would probably straighten out in time by themselves.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Sad.

 

[Auld Phart]

Sad.

he was my age

 

[Blaster]

He was overweight.

 

[Foxfyre]

it was nice knowing you

George Wendt's character "Norm" was the only Cheers customer to appear in all segments of that show, the only original customer in the cast. Cliff Claven, Frazier, Lillith et al all came later.

Ironically he died on the 32nd anniversary of the last show of the series that aired May 20, 1993.

"Cheers" reruns can be found on television pretty much every day of the week now.

 

[1srelluc]

I liked the "Executive Executioner" episode.



RIP big guy.

 

[HeyNorm]

Noooooooooooooo!

Say it ain’t so

 

[skye]

RIP

 

[toobfreak]

it was nice knowing you

Originally, every episode began with Norm entering the bar with some quip, until the writers simply ran out of things to say. After that, Norm would enter only occasionally when they thought a new one up.

A lot of people in Cheers got their start on Taxi. In one Taxi episode, Norm was an exterminator going after cockroaches in Louis' cage.

George Wendt's character "Norm" was the only Cheers customer to appear in all segments of that show, the only original customer in the cast. Cliff Claven, Frazier, Lillith et al all came later.

I think Cliff made his first cameo in the second episode as a minor bar patron. I think they originally had Norm slated to be more like Cliff.

Lilith too was only meant to be an extra in one episode, but they liked her chemistry with Frazier so much, they brought her back as a semi-regular.

RIP

 

[Foxfyre]

Originally, every episode began with Norm entering the bar with some quip, until the writers simply ran out of things to say. After that, Norm would enter only occasionally when they thought a new one up.

A lot of people in Cheers got their start on Taxi. In one Taxi episode, Norm was an exterminator going after cockroaches in Louis' cage.


I think Cliff made his first cameo in the second episode as a minor bar patron. I think they originally had Norm slated to be more like Cliff.

Lilith too was only meant to be an extra in one episode, but they liked her chemistry with Frazier so much, they brought her back as a semi-regular.

I didn't recall the character of Cliff being that early but you could be right. We watched the first program and rarely missed it all those years.

 

[HeyNorm]

One of the most beloved sitcom characters ever!

 

[toobfreak]

I didn't recall the character of Cliff being that early but you could be right. We watched the first program and rarely missed it all those years.

 

[odanny]