With Dr. Frasier Crane back in Boston, there has been plenty of speculation on whether the beloved character will make his way to theCheersbar. Kelsey Grammer’sFrasierwas introduced to audiences at the iconic bar duringCheers’third season and remained a cast member until the show’s 1993 conclusion. Later that year, Grammer reprized the character for the Seattle-basedFrasier, which saw the quirky character return to his hometown where his brother and father lived. Although some viewers would love to see Cheers back on their screens, Grammer has shot down the possibility of Frasier stepping back into that establishment.
In a conversation withDeadline, Grammer shared:
“I’m not sure the guys who wrote ‘Cheers’would want us to go back to ‘Cheers.’ It’s like, let’s let that be where it is. It’s a monument in the minds of television history. But is it possible we might see someone from the old days at the bar? Maybe. I was just spitballing a little while ago about how it might be kind of fun to do a Christmas show next year, the Christmas ofCheersPast. Frasier could revisit scenes that he lived out before like when he had made a mistake. What could he do to fix it? [Laughs] I don’t know, it just seems like a good idea and it would be really funny. And [the original cast] wouldn’t even have to appear; it would just be old clips. But we’ll see,” he said, “You know, I love Ted [Danson] and working with him, so I’d love to do something with him. We just haven’t broken that idea yet.”
The idea ofCheerscast members appearing in theFrasierrevival serieshas been teased by Grammerbefore, so audiences will have to wait and see.
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A Nod to Cheers on Frasier Sequel Series
Just months ago,Cheersco-creator James Burrows (who directed 32 episodes of the originalFrasierand two episodes of the revival’s first season) said he was touched that showrunners Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli made mention of the bar in the revival’s pilot episode:
“It’s the one line in the pilot that I begged [Cristalli and Harris] not to lose. It’s tender to my heart, but also, it’s a way of acknowledging the birth of the character — and they were sweet enough to leave that line in.”
The bar is also mentioned during the revival’s fifth episode. As Frasier speaks with his friend Alan Cornwall (portrayed by Nicholas Lyndhurst), he opens up about never feeling like he quite fit in despite visiting the same bar every night. Alan’s response references theCheerstheme song: “Nobody knew your name.”
Cristalli and Harris, on their end, didn’t seemopposed to Frasier visiting the barnow that he’s living back in Boston. In a previous interview, Cristalli said Frasier wasn’t yet ready to revisit Cheers, but “hopefully it gets to a place where he can do it,” with Harris adding:
“It might just take him a little bit of time to warm up and get up the courage to set foot in that bar again. And we like the idea of stretching it out. If or when he goes back to Cheers, that’s going to be a big moment. We want to verify we do it right and give it what it deserves.”
Fortunately, Frasier has found another watering hole to frequent: Mahoney’s Taproom, whose name is an homage to the late John Mahoney, who portrayed Crane family patriarch Martin duringFrasier’s 1993 to 2004 run. TheFrasierrevival is now streaming on Paramount+ and you can check out the trailer below:
