Ted Danson and Shelley Long as Sam and Diane in 'Cheers.' Getty/CBS Although the pilot episode "Give Me a Ring Sometime" firmly established Shelley Long's Diane Chambers as the point-of-view ...

Starting with the very first episode, Cheers was a collision of different cultures and norms. The owner of the titular bar was Sam Malone (Ted Danson) a former baseball hero, who was also a ...