many fans of the hit sitcom cheers might not realize the show's titular bar
took its inspiration from a real-life boston location named the bull and finch pub in fact
the real-life pub was actually used for the fictional bar's exterior shots on the show
after cheers became successful the owner of the bull and finch pub capitalized on the attention
by changing the pub's name to cheers beacon hill join facts first as we take a look inside the
real bar from cheers cheers is a classic sitcom that ran on nbc from september 30th 1982 to may
20th 1993. the show was one of the network's most successful shows during its 11 years on the air
the plot of the show centered on the denizens of its bar a pub named cheers a real life pub
in boston inspired the fictional location and was also used for the exterior shots as cheers became
more and more popular fans became more interested in finding out the true story behind the location
that inspired it the real-life pub that inspired it was named the bullen finch however the bar's
name was later changed to cheers beacon hill to better capitalize on the success of the show the
bowling finch pub was founded in boston in 1969. the pub was a huge success soon after opening with
people from all over the country stopping in for a visit while in boston the bull and finch pub made
an impression on the creators of cheers and they used the location as an inspiration when crafting
their own fictional pub although the interiors of the bull and finch pub and the bar on cheers may
not be identical the real life exterior provides the perfect face for both in reality the interior
of the bullen finch pub is a good deal bigger than the cozy bar featured on cheers but the owner
opened up another location after the success of cheers that more closely resembled the show's bar
in 2001 the owner of the original bowlin finch pub which was now named cheers beacon hill the
second location opened up in august of 2001. it was dubbed cheers faneuil hall named after the
area it was located in the much smaller location served as a place for cheers fans to get a more
intimate experience that more accurately mimicked the show sadly the location has since closed down
due to covet 19. the original location is still open many fans were devastated when cheers faneuil
hall announced it was closing sadly many other restaurants and businesses around the world were
doomed to a similar fate as a result of the virus the interior of cheer spaniel hall also served as
a veritable museum for memorabilia from the show and all this memorabilia was sold off after the
closing while cheers faneuil hall once served as a public place where fans could get together and
experience this memorabilia together much of it is divided up in private collections now likely
to never be seen again thankfully the profits went towards maintaining the original location which is
still operating in 2009 the cheers beacon hill location made news when it made the decision to
lay off a longtime bartender named eddie doyle eddie had been bartending there for over three
decades having started back when it was called the bull and finch he was also one of the co-founders
of the charity cheers for children which used the bar's fame as a catalyst to raise money
for children in need tom kershaw the owner of cheers beacon hill said they had to let eddie go
due to restrictions put upon his budget by the recession to commemorate eddie after the loss
of his longtime job the city of boston decided to name an intersection after him eddie doyle square
was later unveiled to the public with a ceremony headed by then boston transportation commissioner
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factsfirst for more the fictional bar that served as the location of cheers was located in boston
just like the real life pub that served as its inspiration cheers followed a group of bostonians
who all meet up at the bar to drink as the theme song of the show suggests all of the customers
in the bar knew each other's names and the bar served as a second home for them because of this
they were like family but that doesn't mean they all got along the main character was sam malone
the pub's bartender sam was played by ted danson who rose to immense fame due to his portrayal of
this character sam was a notorious womanizer and former relief pitcher for the boston red sox for
the first several seasons sam had a love interest in diane chambers played by actress shelley long
shelley also rose to great fame due to her time on the show and even quit part way in to try to
branch her success into a hollywood career after she left sam was given another love interest
in the form of kirstie alley's rebecca howe rounding out the rest of the cast were the bar's
many regular denizens these included memorable characters like norm peterson and cliff clavin
later on frasier crane was introduced and became a beloved regular the character of norm played by
actor george wendt appeared in every single one of cheers 275 episodes actor john ratzenberger played
the character of cliff a know-it-all postal worker always one-upping his fellow patrons
in a cross-promotional effort the character of cliff even made a guest appearance on the beloved
game show jeopardy which is another nbc staple frazier crane was introduced a few seasons in
played by then unknown actor kelsey grammer like ted danson and shelly long kelly proved one of
the biggest stars to come out of cheers as immense success although the character of frasier wasn't
originally intended as a regular the chemistry the character had with the other regulars at the bar
struck a chord with the audience frasier was introduced to complicate the relationship between
sam and diane he was meant as a love interest for diane he was charming and smart while sam
was brutish and more of an everyman after the love triangle storyline came to an end the producers
realized they didn't want to let kelsey go shelly long eventually left the series and
kelsey grammer's character was written into the series as a regular the character of frasier crane
remained one of the show's most popular characters until its end in 1993 and was given an equally
successful spin-off in the 90s after shelley long left the show frasier crane was given another love
interest in the form of lilith sternit played by bb newworth by cheers's end fraser and lilith were
married and lilith had given birth to a child the finale of cheers aired on may 20th 1993.
in addition to the finale a special aired afterwards that showcased jay leno and the
cast of cheers celebrating at cheers beacon hill jay leno interviewed the cast and the show's theme
song was played as the camera viewed the exterior of the real-life location fans were gathered
outside making for a touching send-off of the series after the airing of the finale many years
later cheers faneuil hall opened up and stayed open for nearly two decades cheers beacon hill
is open to any cheers fans who wish to get the closest thing possible to a real-life cheers
experience although the interior of the pub itself doesn't match the set used on cheers a smaller
area has been created that works as a modernized replica it also remains the ultimate place to get
cheers merchandise as well as experience remaining memorabilia now it's time to hear from you comment
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