Cheers - The Complete First Season |  | Actors: Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 7513
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 539 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 1.1
MPN: D056924D
ISBN: 0792190262
UPC: 097360569247
EAN: 9780792190264
ASIN: B00008NV4G
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 1982
Release Date: May 20, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON OF THE TV SERIES CHEERS.
Amazon.com
The definition of comfort television is this: You want to go where everybody knows your name. And you're always glad you came. Long one of DVD's most wanted, Cheers is at last open for business in this four-disc set that contains all 22 episodes of the first, and best, season of one of the defining series of the 1980s. Cheers inherited the mantle from Taxi as television's best ensemble-driven workplace comedy. It can be instructive to return to a long-running series' more humble beginnings. While Cheers got drunk on farce in its later seasons, it began life as a much more grounded human comedy. In these inaugural episodes, the action does not stray from the Boston bar owned by Sam Malone, a washed-up baseball player three years sober. The straws that stir the drink are the lineup of MVPs: Nick Colasanto as addled Coach; Rhea Perlman, the Thelma Ritter of her generation, as surly and fertile waitress Carla; George Wendt as quintessential barfly Norm; and John Ratzenberger as Cliff, the bar know-it-all ready with "little-known facts" (and blessedly far from the pathetic blowhard his character would evolve into). Spiking this concoction is the palpable chemistry between Ted Danson's Sam and Shelley Long's Diane Chambers, fledgling waitress and self-described "student of life." The battle lines are drawn in the episode "Sam's Women": He's the "dim ex-baseball player" and she, "the post graduate." But, as Carla so indelicately puts it, they can't "put their glands on hold." In the first blush of lust, they were primetime's most potent mismatched couple until Moonlighting's David and Maddie bantered entendres. Here are little remembered facts: Sam was initially "an astute judge of human character." Guest stars Fred Dryer ("Sam at Eleven") and Julia Duffy ("Any Friend of Diane's") were among those considered for the roles of Sam and Diane. A pre-"Night Court" Harry Anderson stole his scenes in his recurring role as flim-flam man Harry ("Pick a Con...Any Con"). The lack of a commentary track is a disappointment, as are the extras that wouldn't fill a shot glass. Still, Cheers patrons can expect plenty of happy hours with this set. --Donald Liebenson
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Great pix quality on the DVDs I received! February 3, 2010
Anne~1536 (California, USA)
I don't undestand why alot of the reviews are about poor picture quality.
Mine are great on Season One.
There's no lip syncing at all and the picture is very clear.
I don't know if it depends on who the DVD was ordered from
matters or not, but the set I got was beautiful.
I loved watching all over again the situation Diane found herself in
after the snobby Sumner Sloan left her in. (the cad!)
It was great meeting the Cheers gang again after all these years!
If you love Cheers I defintely advise ordering the set.
 cheers November 11, 2009
James A. Marquis
great product and will probably buy more of the series soon. Amazon does a great job of sending them quickly and letting you know that they are on the way. Great Job !!!!!
Hometown Bar October 2, 2008
Casey Kirkdale (WA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It too me awhile to become a Cheers Fan, but once I did I was hooked. I do not recall watching it often during the first couple of seasons, probably just caught it now and again, but by the time it finally signed off I was a big fan.
During the time I caught many re-runs and decided to get the entire first season to be able to watch it from start to finish and it was very worthwhile to be able to do so to see the show from the beginning.
A great ensemble cast and sharp writing made it a darling of critics despite the less than steller ratings and foruntately the show continued on so there were many more wonderful years of Sam, Cliff, Norm and Carla, plus some others that were not around for the full show but were very special in their own right,
If you liked the show at all, or have caught the first season in parts, it is really worthwhile to get this set and enjoy the beginnings of the bar where everyone knew your name.
Cheer for Cheers! July 28, 2008
AJ (Twin Cities)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can I say--the entire first season of Cheers, starting from the pilot episode. All the original players. In a day of reality tv garbage and shock-type tv, it's so refreshing to have these old shows to watch--just good writing, good acting, and pure laughs.
Excellent! June 3, 2008
Matt (England)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with the excellent writing and acting reviews given in this section. But what I would also like to add is that the DVD picture quality is superb! These DVDs are a pleasure to watch.
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