Cheers (season 6)
| Cheers (season 6) | |
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Region 1 DVD
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 24, 1987 – May 7, 1988 |
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The sixth season of Cheers is an award-winning American television situation comedy set in a Boston bar called "Cheers". It originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 24, 1987 and May 7, 1988. The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles under their production company Charles Burrows Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Television. This season features the debut of Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe.
Cheers survived low ratings in the first season and changes to the Thursday evening schedule of NBC's primetime block Must See TV, and retained its regular Thursday 9:00 pm Eastern / 8:00 pm Central slot. In its original broadcast run, 1987–88, Cheers was scheduled against The Cosby Show, A Different World, Night Court, and hour-long drama L.A. Law. An hour-long crime drama Hill Street Blues was moved from Thursdays to Tuesdays in 1986 and ended in 1987 after its seven-year run. The sitcom Family Ties moved from Thursday to Sundays in 1987-88.
After Sam and Diane break up, Sam sells Cheers to the Lillian Corporation and leaves Boston on his new yacht. Six months later, the yacht sinks and he returns to Cheers where he finds changes; employees must wear uniforms, Carla is pregnant with Eddie's child, the bartender is Wayne (Jonathan Stark), and Rebecca Howe is the bar owner and manager, who rejects Sam's advances. Sam wants to work as a bartender again, but one bartender must be fired. Sam and Wayne compete to make a Screaming Viking, an unknown cocktail invented by Sam's friends. Wayne loses the contest and quits. Rebecca acknowledges the trick and promises to fire Sam if he tries another trick.
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