Cheers (1982–1993)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.8

Overview

The lives of the disparate group of employees and patrons at a Boston watering hole called "Cheers" over eleven years is presented. Over much of this period, Sam Malone (Ted Danson), a womanizing ex-Boston Red Sox pitche...

Starring Cast

Ted Danson • Rhea Perlman • John Ratzenberger

Where to watch

Hulu

Paramount+

Philo

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

Starring Cast

Ted Danson • Rhea Perlman • John Ratzenberger

Where to watch

Hulu

Paramount+

Philo

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

Cheers maintains a neutral political stance by focusing on apolitical themes of human connection, community, and personal relationships, offering a balanced portrayal of various character types without promoting a specific political ideology.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

Cheers features a predominantly white main cast, reflecting typical mainstream television of its era, without explicit efforts towards diverse casting or race/gender swaps. The narrative primarily focuses on character-driven humor and relationships within a traditional setting, without offering critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly engaging with DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NeutralConfidence: High

Cheers, a long-running sitcom from the 80s and early 90s, largely avoided LGBTQ+ themes. Its most notable instance, 'The Boys in the Bar,' used a gay bar and its patrons as a plot device for comedic situations stemming from Sam's discomfort, concluding with a mild acceptance. Overall, the portrayal was neither strongly affirming nor overtly denigrating, making its net impact neutral due to its incidental nature and dated comedic approach.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Cheers is an original sitcom that introduced its characters for the first time. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which its characters were adapted. Therefore, no character's gender could have been changed from a previously established canon.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Cheers is an original sitcom that introduced its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters could have been race-swapped.