Post by mrsticka on Nov 10, 2023 9:34:33 GMT
"Cheers" still runs on NBC for 11 years. It still premieres on September 30th, 1982, and still ends on May 20th, 1993. It's still in the same time slot its entire run; Thursday night on NBC at 9:00/8:00 Central.
-What doesn't change is when "Cheers" first premieres in 1982, it's still dead last in the Nielsen ratings. And it's still almost canceled after the first season. But then-NBC president Brandon Tartikoff believes in the show's potential and keeps it on. A decision that proves to be the right move.
-The cast during the 1st season is still Ted Danson (Sam), Shelley Long (Diane), Nicholas Colasanto (Coach), Rhea Perlman (Carla) and George Wendt (Norm). John Ratzenberger (Cliff) is still only recurring although he appears in almost every episode of season 1, except for one.
-But there is a change during season 1. It has to do with Paul Willson, who played barfly Paul in seasons 9, 10 and 11. He already plays Paul in season 1. He appears in a total of 4 episodes in season 1. He still tries to hang around Cliff and Norm hoping to be included in their activities, but to no avail. They still exclude him.
-In season 2, John Ratzenberger is promoted to series regular and appears in the opening credits between Rhea Perlman and George Wendt.
-In season 2, the pictures in the opening credits still have that yellowish tint. They do not change to white.
-Also in season 2, Paul is still there. He appears in 5 episodes.
-In season 3, Kelsey Grammer is still introduced as Dr. Frasier Crane. He is still only intended to appear in only 7 episodes, but the writers like him so much, they write him in more episodes.
-Also in season 3, Nicholas Colasanto still rapidly loses weight. His health is stil in decline. He still has trouble remembering lines, doesn't get oxygen to his brain, etc. The cast and crew notice all of this. Nick goes to the doctor and learns he has water in his lungs (pulmonary edema). He still dies on February 12th, 1985, of congestive heart failure at 61. Here's what changes: NBC allows the cast and crew to take a break from taping and attend Colasanto's funeral which is held in Providence, RI, instead of John Ratzenberger being the only one as a representative. So Ted, Shelley, Rhea, John and George are all at the funeral. John is not a representative. James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles (brothers) are also at Nick's funeral.
-Paul is still there in season 3.
-In season 4, Woody Harrelson still joins the cast of "Cheers" as Woody Boyd replacing Nicholas Colasanto (Coach). His name still appears in the opening credits between John Ratzenberger and George Wendt. And George is still now billed as "And George Wendt" from here on out.
-In season 5, Kelsey Grammer is still finally promoted to series regular after 2 years and his name is added to the opening credits in between Woody and George.
-Paul is still there in season 4.
-Season 5 is also Shelley Long's last season. She says she wants to focus on her movie career. But there are reports of tension behind the scenes between her and her castmates, especially Kelsey. She still tries to get him fired from the show, but fails. Basically, she didn't really get along with the cast in general. They complained she took too long in between doing scenes because she would argue with the writers about what Diane would and/or wouldn't say.
-Paul is still there in season 5. Before, he'd only be in only 3, 4 or 5 episodes per season. But now, he started to appear in more episodes.
-In season 6, Kirstie Alley still joins "Cheers" as Rebecca Howe. When she comes into audition, she wears a blonde wig trying to look like Shelley Long. The producers love it.
-In the opening credits, Ted Danson, who was billed together with Shelley Long, is now billed solely at the top.
-Also in season 6, Paramount still changes their logo from the Blue Mountain one they'd been using since 1975 to the CGI one they would use for the next 15 years. The fact that they changed their logo when Shelley left "Cheers" after season 5 and Kirstie joined in season 6 is just a pure coincidence, nothing more.
-There are no other changes in either seasons 6 or 7.
-By this time, "Cheers" is the #1 show on TV.
-In season 8, however, the credits undergo a change. No, they don't replace the pictures with new ones. They do what was originally done in seasons 2-5; Eliminate their yellowish tint and make them white. The "Cheers" logo changes from orange and brown to red and black. So do the cast's names. The post-theme credits are also changed. The titles such as "Co-Executive Producer", "Produced by", "Written by", "Directed by" are now in red while the names such as "KEN LEVINE, DAVID ISACCS, DAVID LLOYD, JAMES BURROWS" are now in black. The credits are now displayed with white outlines instead of black ones. These changes to the credits also apply to the closing credits as well. At the end of the credits, all the legal stuff such as "The persons and events in this film are fictitious...", etc., is in red, but the next line "Copyright (MCMLXXXIX (1989)/MCMXC (1990)" Paramount Pictures All Rights Reserved" is in black. The line after that "This motion picture is protected under laws of the United States and other countries...", etc., goes back to red. The line after that "Cheers is a registered trademark of...", etc., is black. At the bottom, "Filmed before a live studio audience" is in red and the IATSE logo is in black. All credits have white outlines. The "In Association With" between the Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions and Paramount logos is also in red. What doesn't change is the main theme itself, the closing music and all other music pieces. Also, that live action shot of cars driving by the bar before transitioning to the pictures doesn't change. Neither do the Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions nor the Paramount logo. They're not affected. And Paramount's byline still changes from "A Gulf+Western Company" to "A Paramount Communications Company" in gold.
-All these changes to the credits, opening and closing are in place for all of season 8. However, they prove to be very unpopular to viewers. They write to NBC and Paramount to complain. But as you would expect, they don't get a response at all. And if they do, it's to thank the viewer for watching the show while making no acknowledgement regarding the changes made to the credits. The changes made to the credits don't cause a drop in viewership, but they're still not very well liked.
-In season 9, the credits all change back to the way they were before. The pictures once again have their yellowish tint. The "Cheers" logo and the cast's names are once again displayed in orange and brown. The post-theme credits and closing credits are all in orange with black outlines again. Basically, everything's back to normal. Viewers are happy about that. And the credits are never changed in such a manner again. They remain the way they are for the rest of the series.
-In season 10, Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith) is still promoted to series regular and still has her name added to the opening credits between Kelsey Grammer and George Wendt.
-Paramount's byline "A Paramount Communications Company" still changes from gold to white. But its minor insignificant change compared to the changes made to the opening and closing credits in season 8.
-In season 11, Bebe still doesn't appear in every episode. And her name doesn't appear in episodes she's not in. But she does appear in the 11th season premiere, "The Little Match Girl". In that episode, she has only 3 lines. She's in the scene after the theme sequence where the Cheers gang returns from Woody and Kelly's wedding. Other than that, the episode itself is pretty much unchanged. Rebecca still accidentally burns down the bar with a cigarette she carelessly tosses away in a trash can in Sam's office.
-In 1993, the series finale "One For The Road" airs. It's still a big huge event. There are parties held at bars across the country. Millions of people tune in and watch the series finale. After the show is a special "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" live from Boston outside the actual Cheers bar. The cast (sans Kirstie Alley) still makes and appearance. And they're still drunk when they do. They later apologize for that.
-Another thing that's different with "Cheers" regarding the Bar Wars episodes where they compete against rival bar Gary's Olde Towne Tavern, the owner Gary is played by Joel Polis the whole entire time instead of alternating between him and Robert Desiderio. And although Gary doesn't appear in every episode, he is considered by viewers to be the main antagonist of the series.
-Kelsey Grammer still goes onto "Frasier" and continues playing Frasier Crane for the next 11 years.
-In 2001, "Cheers" still joins Nick at Nite's lineup. But the series is not remastered. And the Paramount logo doesn't change either. It's still the Blue Mountain logo for seasons 1-5 (the Diane era) and the CGI one for seasons 6-11 (the Rebecca era). The series doesn't get remastered until 2012 during the time of the 30th anniversary special.
As for "Frasier", it still premieres on September 16th, 1993. But it's in "Cheers"' old time slot at 9:00/8:00 Central.
-The show's main plot doesn't change. Frasier still moves from Boston to Seattle to be with his family and host a radio show where people call in to tell Frasier their troubles and he gives them advice on what to do. Also, Frasier still changes personality-wise. He goes from a regular guy hanging out at a bar drinking beer with lots of friends to a snobby socialite drinking the finest wines just like his brother Niles who he always falls back on.
-In season 2, "Frasier" does not move to Tuesday nights. Instead, it remains on Thursday night at 9:00/8:00 Central just like "Cheers".
-There's still a big continuity error on "Frasier". On "Cheers", Frasier was supposedly an only child and his father was dead and a research scientist. In the episode where Sam (Ted Danson) visits, he explains that Frasier never mentioned having a brother and discovers his father is still alive and a retired cop.
-In the third season episode "Frasier Grinch" where Frasier's son Frederick flies in for Christmas and Frasier has nothing for him and has to do some last-minute shopping, Frederick is not played by Luke Tarsitano. Instead, he's played by Trevor Einhorn just like the rest of the series.
-In the season 7 episode "Big Crane On Campus", Lorna Lynley/Lana Gardner (Jean Smart) is named Lana the whole entire time. Her name is never Lorna.
-In the series finale "Good Night, Seattle", Bulldog (Dan Butler) is in it. He gets his old job back. He once again hosts the Gonzo Sports Show. And he's thrilled to be back behind the mic. There's also a small part where Bulldog thinks he misplaces something and when he looks for it, he gets angry, slams his hand on a table and shouts "THIS STINKS! THIS IS TOTAL BS!" He eventually finds what he's looking for, which is an energy drink.
-"Frasier" doesn't undergo many changes during its run if any at all. But what does change is the night it's on. It never moves to Tuesday night in season 2, then back to Thursday for seasons 6 and 7 and back to Tuesday again for the rest of the series. Instead, it stays on Thursday night at 9:00/8:00 Central its entire run. So for 10 years, it along with "Friends" dominate Thursday nights.
All season sets of "Cheers" and "Frasier" are released onto DVD on the same dates.
DVD release dates:
-Seasons 1–May 20th, 2003, which also happens to be the 10th anniversary of the series finale of "Cheers" airing on NBC.
-Seasons 2–January 6th, 2004
-Seasons 3–May 25th, 2004
-Seasons 4–February 1st, 2005
-Seasons 5–May 17th, 2005
-Seasons 6–September 13th, 2005
-Seasons 7–November 8th, 2005
-Seasons 8–February 7th, 2006
-Seasons 9–June 6th, 2006
-Seasons 10–October 3rd, 2006
-Seasons 11–December 12th, 2006
The "Cheers" DVDs are quite different. For starters, the front cover has the "Season 1" under the S in the "Cheers" logo. And the front picture is a little smaller so that there's enough room for the "Season 1" and it doesn't obstruct and of Norm's head. The discs all have a list of episodes. On the back are screen caps from various season 1 episodes. As for the menus, they show that shot of the bar seen during the closing credits. The episode titles listed are displayed in Cooper Black, which is the same typeface used for the closing credits. That applies to all "Cheers" DVD sets. The extras are quite different. They not only include an interview with Ted Danson, but also interviews with Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger (even though he wasn't a regular yet), George Wendt, Glen and Les Charles and James Burrows. There's also audio commentary from the Charles brothers and Burrows on the first episode "Give Me A Ring Sometime". There are deleted scenes and bloopers from season 1 as well.
-These differences apply to all "Cheers" season DVD sets. They all include interviews with Ted, Rhea, John, George, the Charles brothers and Burrows and include deleted scenes and bloopers. Some episodes have audio commentary by the Charles brothers and Burrows.
-There are more extras on the season 3 "Cheers" DVD set such as interviews with the cast and crew. They even interviewed Kelsey Grammer. In the extra "Shrink Warped: Introducing Frasier Crane", there actually are interviews with Kelsey, the Charles brothers and Burrows about how Frasier started out as a recurring character, stayed for 9 years and then got spun off into his own series. For "Nicholas Colasanto - His Final Season", Ted, Rhea, John and George all still talk about Nick and their favorite moments with him and his failing health and death. But now the Charles brothers and Burrows also are interviewed about him and basically talk about the same thing - What they remembered about Nick, their favorite memories about him, how his health was declining, how he had trouble remembering his lines, his rapid weight loss and eventual death. There's still that interactive tour of the bar where art director Dahl Delu takes the viewer on a tour of the set. In it, the jukebox feature was different. Instead of it playing the theme song, Delu talks about jukebox, how and where it was made. And there are deleted scenes and bloopers from season 3.
-The front cover for the "Cheers" season 4 is different. Instead of a picture with only Sam, Diane and Woody, they have the whole cast. Instead, they use the photo that was originally used for the season 5 cover and use it for season 4.
- The front cover for the "Cheers" season 5 set is also different. Instead, they have a different picture of the cast. One from season 5 that includes Frasier (since Kelsey was promoted to series regular that season).
-The front cover for the "Cheers" season 6 set is also different. It's like the first 5 where the photo of the cast is placed over a brick wall-like surface and sort of fades into it. The "Season 6" is still placed under the "S" in the "Cheers" logo. The byline "The Complete Sixth Season" is displayed in white instead of black.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 7 set is also different. Like seasons 1-5, the picture is placed over a brick wall-like surface and the edges of the picture fade into it. And the photo was different, too. Instead of just Sam, Woody, Frasier and Rebecca, it has a different picture featuring the whole cast including Carla, Cliff and Norm.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 8 set is similar to the others in it having the "Season 8" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 9 set is like the others sets by having the "Season 9" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo.
-Also, on the "Cheers" season 9 set, there are no music changes. For example, in the episode "Grease" when Sam taunts Rebecca with the song "I Fought The Law" and later Rebecca does it back, the song is intact on the DVD.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 10 set is also like the others by having the "Season 10" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo. And there are no music changes on the DVD set either. For example, in the episode "Get Your Kicks On Route 666" when the guys go driving on the road, the part where they sing along to "The Wanderer" is still intact. In another episode "The Norm Who Came In From The Cold" where Norm hurts his back painting Frasier and Lilith's house and he lies on the couch recuperating, then the gang shows up and later when Frasier and Lilith are in bed and they're all still there, them singing "Those Were The Days" is still intact.
in the episode "Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment", where the gang along with Gary trick Sam into thinking he killed Gary, the song "Monster Mash" is still intact on the DVD.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 11 set is like the others by having the "Season 11" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo. Also, there are no music changes on the season 11 set. In the episode, "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar" where Robin Concord (Roger Rees) returns and he's broke and the gang thinks he's still rich and has a money belt stashed away somewhere in the bar and when they literally tear the bar apart in search of a non-existent money belt, the song "Money (That's What I Want)" is still intact on the DVD. The series finale "One For The Road" is fully included in the set. Not the edited 3-part version used for syndication. The full unedited episode is on the DVD. And there are extras of course such as interviews with the cast and crew. There is audio commentary on the series finale "One For The Road". Also, there's a behind-the-scenes look at the show. There's also an interactive tour of the back room with art director Dahl Delu taking the viewer a tour of the backroom showing everything that's back there including the pool table.
-Long story short, all 11 DVD sets of "Cheers" are basically the same in that the "Cheers" logo is placed on the top and the "Season (number)" is placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo. Each season set has a cover photo with the entire cast of that season. The edges of the cover photos all fade into the background which is a brick wall-like surface. But what isn't different is that they all have different colors. The seasons 1, 8 and 11 sets are still the original colors of orange and yellow. The seasons 2, 5 and 7 sets are still red. The seasons 3, 6 and 9 set are still blue. But the season 4 set is purple and the season 10 one is brown. Their menus are all displayed in those colors as well.
-The DVD season sets all have extras such as interviews with the cast and crew, deleted scenes and bloopers. Some episodes have audio commentary which, of course, the viewer could turn on or off. The menus on all the DVD sets all feature the shot of the bar seen during the closing credits and the episodes being displayed on Cooper Black, which was the typeface font used in the closing credits.
-Now since "Cheers" wasn't remastered until 2012, the DVDs all feature the original unremastered prints of the episodes. Even the original Paramount logos are intact. So seasons 1-5 (the Diane era) still have the Blue Mountain logo. Seasons 6-11 (the Rebecca era) still have the CGI logo, but with the original bylines used at the time.
-The "Frasier" DVD sets are different, too. For example, the season 1 set had the Seattle skyline silhouetted on the background behind the cast. The "Frasier" logo was white instead of red, but had a red outline. The byline "The Complete First Season" was the same. This changed applies to all "Frasier" DVD sets. The Seattle skyline is silhouetted in the background with a photo of the cast superimposed over it. The "Frasier" logo is on the bottom in white with either red, brown, blue or purple outlines. It varies from season to season. The extras for every season include not only interviews with the cast and crew, but deleted scenes and bloopers from every season and celebrity guest callers for Frasier's radio show.
-On the menus for the episodes listed have them all displayed in Korinna, the same typeface used for the closing credits and also when there's a black screen and a message appears.
-The season 6 DVD set of "Frasier" is also different in that it has the picture of the cast all standing together with their hands on each other's shoulders, except Kelsey who was holding Moose who played Eddie. On the back are screencaps from various episodes from season 6.
-This applies to both the "Cheers" and "Frasier" DVD sets of seasons 1, 2 and 3. The bylines at the bottom just simply say "The Complete First/Second/Third Season". There is no "On DVD" at the end. Instead, they both have the DVD video logo next to them on the right. In fact, all of the DVD season sets include the DVD video logo on the bottom right.
-What doesn't change is when "Cheers" first premieres in 1982, it's still dead last in the Nielsen ratings. And it's still almost canceled after the first season. But then-NBC president Brandon Tartikoff believes in the show's potential and keeps it on. A decision that proves to be the right move.
-The cast during the 1st season is still Ted Danson (Sam), Shelley Long (Diane), Nicholas Colasanto (Coach), Rhea Perlman (Carla) and George Wendt (Norm). John Ratzenberger (Cliff) is still only recurring although he appears in almost every episode of season 1, except for one.
-But there is a change during season 1. It has to do with Paul Willson, who played barfly Paul in seasons 9, 10 and 11. He already plays Paul in season 1. He appears in a total of 4 episodes in season 1. He still tries to hang around Cliff and Norm hoping to be included in their activities, but to no avail. They still exclude him.
-In season 2, John Ratzenberger is promoted to series regular and appears in the opening credits between Rhea Perlman and George Wendt.
-In season 2, the pictures in the opening credits still have that yellowish tint. They do not change to white.
-Also in season 2, Paul is still there. He appears in 5 episodes.
-In season 3, Kelsey Grammer is still introduced as Dr. Frasier Crane. He is still only intended to appear in only 7 episodes, but the writers like him so much, they write him in more episodes.
-Also in season 3, Nicholas Colasanto still rapidly loses weight. His health is stil in decline. He still has trouble remembering lines, doesn't get oxygen to his brain, etc. The cast and crew notice all of this. Nick goes to the doctor and learns he has water in his lungs (pulmonary edema). He still dies on February 12th, 1985, of congestive heart failure at 61. Here's what changes: NBC allows the cast and crew to take a break from taping and attend Colasanto's funeral which is held in Providence, RI, instead of John Ratzenberger being the only one as a representative. So Ted, Shelley, Rhea, John and George are all at the funeral. John is not a representative. James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles (brothers) are also at Nick's funeral.
-Paul is still there in season 3.
-In season 4, Woody Harrelson still joins the cast of "Cheers" as Woody Boyd replacing Nicholas Colasanto (Coach). His name still appears in the opening credits between John Ratzenberger and George Wendt. And George is still now billed as "And George Wendt" from here on out.
-In season 5, Kelsey Grammer is still finally promoted to series regular after 2 years and his name is added to the opening credits in between Woody and George.
-Paul is still there in season 4.
-Season 5 is also Shelley Long's last season. She says she wants to focus on her movie career. But there are reports of tension behind the scenes between her and her castmates, especially Kelsey. She still tries to get him fired from the show, but fails. Basically, she didn't really get along with the cast in general. They complained she took too long in between doing scenes because she would argue with the writers about what Diane would and/or wouldn't say.
-Paul is still there in season 5. Before, he'd only be in only 3, 4 or 5 episodes per season. But now, he started to appear in more episodes.
-In season 6, Kirstie Alley still joins "Cheers" as Rebecca Howe. When she comes into audition, she wears a blonde wig trying to look like Shelley Long. The producers love it.
-In the opening credits, Ted Danson, who was billed together with Shelley Long, is now billed solely at the top.
-Also in season 6, Paramount still changes their logo from the Blue Mountain one they'd been using since 1975 to the CGI one they would use for the next 15 years. The fact that they changed their logo when Shelley left "Cheers" after season 5 and Kirstie joined in season 6 is just a pure coincidence, nothing more.
-There are no other changes in either seasons 6 or 7.
-By this time, "Cheers" is the #1 show on TV.
-In season 8, however, the credits undergo a change. No, they don't replace the pictures with new ones. They do what was originally done in seasons 2-5; Eliminate their yellowish tint and make them white. The "Cheers" logo changes from orange and brown to red and black. So do the cast's names. The post-theme credits are also changed. The titles such as "Co-Executive Producer", "Produced by", "Written by", "Directed by" are now in red while the names such as "KEN LEVINE, DAVID ISACCS, DAVID LLOYD, JAMES BURROWS" are now in black. The credits are now displayed with white outlines instead of black ones. These changes to the credits also apply to the closing credits as well. At the end of the credits, all the legal stuff such as "The persons and events in this film are fictitious...", etc., is in red, but the next line "Copyright (MCMLXXXIX (1989)/MCMXC (1990)" Paramount Pictures All Rights Reserved" is in black. The line after that "This motion picture is protected under laws of the United States and other countries...", etc., goes back to red. The line after that "Cheers is a registered trademark of...", etc., is black. At the bottom, "Filmed before a live studio audience" is in red and the IATSE logo is in black. All credits have white outlines. The "In Association With" between the Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions and Paramount logos is also in red. What doesn't change is the main theme itself, the closing music and all other music pieces. Also, that live action shot of cars driving by the bar before transitioning to the pictures doesn't change. Neither do the Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions nor the Paramount logo. They're not affected. And Paramount's byline still changes from "A Gulf+Western Company" to "A Paramount Communications Company" in gold.
-All these changes to the credits, opening and closing are in place for all of season 8. However, they prove to be very unpopular to viewers. They write to NBC and Paramount to complain. But as you would expect, they don't get a response at all. And if they do, it's to thank the viewer for watching the show while making no acknowledgement regarding the changes made to the credits. The changes made to the credits don't cause a drop in viewership, but they're still not very well liked.
-In season 9, the credits all change back to the way they were before. The pictures once again have their yellowish tint. The "Cheers" logo and the cast's names are once again displayed in orange and brown. The post-theme credits and closing credits are all in orange with black outlines again. Basically, everything's back to normal. Viewers are happy about that. And the credits are never changed in such a manner again. They remain the way they are for the rest of the series.
-In season 10, Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith) is still promoted to series regular and still has her name added to the opening credits between Kelsey Grammer and George Wendt.
-Paramount's byline "A Paramount Communications Company" still changes from gold to white. But its minor insignificant change compared to the changes made to the opening and closing credits in season 8.
-In season 11, Bebe still doesn't appear in every episode. And her name doesn't appear in episodes she's not in. But she does appear in the 11th season premiere, "The Little Match Girl". In that episode, she has only 3 lines. She's in the scene after the theme sequence where the Cheers gang returns from Woody and Kelly's wedding. Other than that, the episode itself is pretty much unchanged. Rebecca still accidentally burns down the bar with a cigarette she carelessly tosses away in a trash can in Sam's office.
-In 1993, the series finale "One For The Road" airs. It's still a big huge event. There are parties held at bars across the country. Millions of people tune in and watch the series finale. After the show is a special "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" live from Boston outside the actual Cheers bar. The cast (sans Kirstie Alley) still makes and appearance. And they're still drunk when they do. They later apologize for that.
-Another thing that's different with "Cheers" regarding the Bar Wars episodes where they compete against rival bar Gary's Olde Towne Tavern, the owner Gary is played by Joel Polis the whole entire time instead of alternating between him and Robert Desiderio. And although Gary doesn't appear in every episode, he is considered by viewers to be the main antagonist of the series.
-Kelsey Grammer still goes onto "Frasier" and continues playing Frasier Crane for the next 11 years.
-In 2001, "Cheers" still joins Nick at Nite's lineup. But the series is not remastered. And the Paramount logo doesn't change either. It's still the Blue Mountain logo for seasons 1-5 (the Diane era) and the CGI one for seasons 6-11 (the Rebecca era). The series doesn't get remastered until 2012 during the time of the 30th anniversary special.
As for "Frasier", it still premieres on September 16th, 1993. But it's in "Cheers"' old time slot at 9:00/8:00 Central.
-The show's main plot doesn't change. Frasier still moves from Boston to Seattle to be with his family and host a radio show where people call in to tell Frasier their troubles and he gives them advice on what to do. Also, Frasier still changes personality-wise. He goes from a regular guy hanging out at a bar drinking beer with lots of friends to a snobby socialite drinking the finest wines just like his brother Niles who he always falls back on.
-In season 2, "Frasier" does not move to Tuesday nights. Instead, it remains on Thursday night at 9:00/8:00 Central just like "Cheers".
-There's still a big continuity error on "Frasier". On "Cheers", Frasier was supposedly an only child and his father was dead and a research scientist. In the episode where Sam (Ted Danson) visits, he explains that Frasier never mentioned having a brother and discovers his father is still alive and a retired cop.
-In the third season episode "Frasier Grinch" where Frasier's son Frederick flies in for Christmas and Frasier has nothing for him and has to do some last-minute shopping, Frederick is not played by Luke Tarsitano. Instead, he's played by Trevor Einhorn just like the rest of the series.
-In the season 7 episode "Big Crane On Campus", Lorna Lynley/Lana Gardner (Jean Smart) is named Lana the whole entire time. Her name is never Lorna.
-In the series finale "Good Night, Seattle", Bulldog (Dan Butler) is in it. He gets his old job back. He once again hosts the Gonzo Sports Show. And he's thrilled to be back behind the mic. There's also a small part where Bulldog thinks he misplaces something and when he looks for it, he gets angry, slams his hand on a table and shouts "THIS STINKS! THIS IS TOTAL BS!" He eventually finds what he's looking for, which is an energy drink.
-"Frasier" doesn't undergo many changes during its run if any at all. But what does change is the night it's on. It never moves to Tuesday night in season 2, then back to Thursday for seasons 6 and 7 and back to Tuesday again for the rest of the series. Instead, it stays on Thursday night at 9:00/8:00 Central its entire run. So for 10 years, it along with "Friends" dominate Thursday nights.
All season sets of "Cheers" and "Frasier" are released onto DVD on the same dates.
DVD release dates:
-Seasons 1–May 20th, 2003, which also happens to be the 10th anniversary of the series finale of "Cheers" airing on NBC.
-Seasons 2–January 6th, 2004
-Seasons 3–May 25th, 2004
-Seasons 4–February 1st, 2005
-Seasons 5–May 17th, 2005
-Seasons 6–September 13th, 2005
-Seasons 7–November 8th, 2005
-Seasons 8–February 7th, 2006
-Seasons 9–June 6th, 2006
-Seasons 10–October 3rd, 2006
-Seasons 11–December 12th, 2006
The "Cheers" DVDs are quite different. For starters, the front cover has the "Season 1" under the S in the "Cheers" logo. And the front picture is a little smaller so that there's enough room for the "Season 1" and it doesn't obstruct and of Norm's head. The discs all have a list of episodes. On the back are screen caps from various season 1 episodes. As for the menus, they show that shot of the bar seen during the closing credits. The episode titles listed are displayed in Cooper Black, which is the same typeface used for the closing credits. That applies to all "Cheers" DVD sets. The extras are quite different. They not only include an interview with Ted Danson, but also interviews with Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger (even though he wasn't a regular yet), George Wendt, Glen and Les Charles and James Burrows. There's also audio commentary from the Charles brothers and Burrows on the first episode "Give Me A Ring Sometime". There are deleted scenes and bloopers from season 1 as well.
-These differences apply to all "Cheers" season DVD sets. They all include interviews with Ted, Rhea, John, George, the Charles brothers and Burrows and include deleted scenes and bloopers. Some episodes have audio commentary by the Charles brothers and Burrows.
-There are more extras on the season 3 "Cheers" DVD set such as interviews with the cast and crew. They even interviewed Kelsey Grammer. In the extra "Shrink Warped: Introducing Frasier Crane", there actually are interviews with Kelsey, the Charles brothers and Burrows about how Frasier started out as a recurring character, stayed for 9 years and then got spun off into his own series. For "Nicholas Colasanto - His Final Season", Ted, Rhea, John and George all still talk about Nick and their favorite moments with him and his failing health and death. But now the Charles brothers and Burrows also are interviewed about him and basically talk about the same thing - What they remembered about Nick, their favorite memories about him, how his health was declining, how he had trouble remembering his lines, his rapid weight loss and eventual death. There's still that interactive tour of the bar where art director Dahl Delu takes the viewer on a tour of the set. In it, the jukebox feature was different. Instead of it playing the theme song, Delu talks about jukebox, how and where it was made. And there are deleted scenes and bloopers from season 3.
-The front cover for the "Cheers" season 4 is different. Instead of a picture with only Sam, Diane and Woody, they have the whole cast. Instead, they use the photo that was originally used for the season 5 cover and use it for season 4.
- The front cover for the "Cheers" season 5 set is also different. Instead, they have a different picture of the cast. One from season 5 that includes Frasier (since Kelsey was promoted to series regular that season).
-The front cover for the "Cheers" season 6 set is also different. It's like the first 5 where the photo of the cast is placed over a brick wall-like surface and sort of fades into it. The "Season 6" is still placed under the "S" in the "Cheers" logo. The byline "The Complete Sixth Season" is displayed in white instead of black.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 7 set is also different. Like seasons 1-5, the picture is placed over a brick wall-like surface and the edges of the picture fade into it. And the photo was different, too. Instead of just Sam, Woody, Frasier and Rebecca, it has a different picture featuring the whole cast including Carla, Cliff and Norm.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 8 set is similar to the others in it having the "Season 8" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 9 set is like the others sets by having the "Season 9" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo.
-Also, on the "Cheers" season 9 set, there are no music changes. For example, in the episode "Grease" when Sam taunts Rebecca with the song "I Fought The Law" and later Rebecca does it back, the song is intact on the DVD.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 10 set is also like the others by having the "Season 10" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo. And there are no music changes on the DVD set either. For example, in the episode "Get Your Kicks On Route 666" when the guys go driving on the road, the part where they sing along to "The Wanderer" is still intact. In another episode "The Norm Who Came In From The Cold" where Norm hurts his back painting Frasier and Lilith's house and he lies on the couch recuperating, then the gang shows up and later when Frasier and Lilith are in bed and they're all still there, them singing "Those Were The Days" is still intact.
in the episode "Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment", where the gang along with Gary trick Sam into thinking he killed Gary, the song "Monster Mash" is still intact on the DVD.
-The cover art for the "Cheers" season 11 set is like the others by having the "Season 11" placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo. Also, there are no music changes on the season 11 set. In the episode, "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar" where Robin Concord (Roger Rees) returns and he's broke and the gang thinks he's still rich and has a money belt stashed away somewhere in the bar and when they literally tear the bar apart in search of a non-existent money belt, the song "Money (That's What I Want)" is still intact on the DVD. The series finale "One For The Road" is fully included in the set. Not the edited 3-part version used for syndication. The full unedited episode is on the DVD. And there are extras of course such as interviews with the cast and crew. There is audio commentary on the series finale "One For The Road". Also, there's a behind-the-scenes look at the show. There's also an interactive tour of the back room with art director Dahl Delu taking the viewer a tour of the backroom showing everything that's back there including the pool table.
-Long story short, all 11 DVD sets of "Cheers" are basically the same in that the "Cheers" logo is placed on the top and the "Season (number)" is placed under the S in the "Cheers" logo. Each season set has a cover photo with the entire cast of that season. The edges of the cover photos all fade into the background which is a brick wall-like surface. But what isn't different is that they all have different colors. The seasons 1, 8 and 11 sets are still the original colors of orange and yellow. The seasons 2, 5 and 7 sets are still red. The seasons 3, 6 and 9 set are still blue. But the season 4 set is purple and the season 10 one is brown. Their menus are all displayed in those colors as well.
-The DVD season sets all have extras such as interviews with the cast and crew, deleted scenes and bloopers. Some episodes have audio commentary which, of course, the viewer could turn on or off. The menus on all the DVD sets all feature the shot of the bar seen during the closing credits and the episodes being displayed on Cooper Black, which was the typeface font used in the closing credits.
-Now since "Cheers" wasn't remastered until 2012, the DVDs all feature the original unremastered prints of the episodes. Even the original Paramount logos are intact. So seasons 1-5 (the Diane era) still have the Blue Mountain logo. Seasons 6-11 (the Rebecca era) still have the CGI logo, but with the original bylines used at the time.
-The "Frasier" DVD sets are different, too. For example, the season 1 set had the Seattle skyline silhouetted on the background behind the cast. The "Frasier" logo was white instead of red, but had a red outline. The byline "The Complete First Season" was the same. This changed applies to all "Frasier" DVD sets. The Seattle skyline is silhouetted in the background with a photo of the cast superimposed over it. The "Frasier" logo is on the bottom in white with either red, brown, blue or purple outlines. It varies from season to season. The extras for every season include not only interviews with the cast and crew, but deleted scenes and bloopers from every season and celebrity guest callers for Frasier's radio show.
-On the menus for the episodes listed have them all displayed in Korinna, the same typeface used for the closing credits and also when there's a black screen and a message appears.
-The season 6 DVD set of "Frasier" is also different in that it has the picture of the cast all standing together with their hands on each other's shoulders, except Kelsey who was holding Moose who played Eddie. On the back are screencaps from various episodes from season 6.
-This applies to both the "Cheers" and "Frasier" DVD sets of seasons 1, 2 and 3. The bylines at the bottom just simply say "The Complete First/Second/Third Season". There is no "On DVD" at the end. Instead, they both have the DVD video logo next to them on the right. In fact, all of the DVD season sets include the DVD video logo on the bottom right.