that’s the end of Cheers. And we had to live with that because that was this element of the show, the main element of the show was the Sam [played by Danson] - Diane courtship,” he said.

"Shelley really gave the first year or two or three the boost that Cheers ... the Sam-Diane courtship." Sign up for Entertainment Weekly 's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive ...

Even more than four decades after its premiere, "Cheers ... intelligent Diane, there was the sassy barmaid Carla Tortelli ...