Cheers, an NBC sitcom than ran from 1982 until 1993, is recognized as one of the greatest television shows of all-time. The bar is owned by Sam Malone, a retired pitcher from the Boston Red Sox, who ironically happens to be a recovering alcoholic.
Throughout the run of the series, Cheers enjoys the patronage of three especially loyal customers: Norm Peterson, Cliff Clavin, and Dr. Frasier Crane.
In every episode of this show, the entire gang assembles at Cheers as soon it opens. The question I have is: how are the bar patrons, these three specifically, never drunk?
Norm, an overweight man of many careers, would presumably function as the bar's resident drunk. Perched on his stool from opening time until last call, he is almost never seen without a beer. However, at the end of the night, he appears perfect sober and makes his way home.
Cliff, a self-professed "proud member of the US Postal Service", is another constant in the bar. He appears in scenes that occur at all hours of the day, especially during the peak times of mail delivery. It seems he is an alcoholic mailman but he somehow manages to keep his job.
Finally, we have Dr. Frasier Crane. He is one of Boston's premier psychiatrists, but in-between appointments with his patients, can be found at Cheers, drinking with the others. How can a psychiatrist, who is likely counseling alcoholics, provide support when it appears he is one himself?
I realize it is only a television show, but the typical effects of binge drinking are nowhere to be found.
In actuality, each of these three characters should look like this at the end of the night:
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| Norm |
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| Cliff |
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