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* [[He Also Did]]: Roger Rees plays Robin Colcord in this series, Lord John Marbury on ''[[The West Wing]]'', and the Sheriff of Rottingham in ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''.
* [[Life Imitates Art]]: ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' uses "pulling a Clavin" to refer to when a contestant whiffs the way Cliff did on an episode.
* [[Network to the Rescue]]: The show was an utter bomb in its first year, having the ''worst'' Neilsen ratings of the year. Fortunately, NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff refused to cancel it, and put it in a prime slot right after ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and ''[[Family Ties]]'', and it soon became the #1 sitcom in America, even beating its lead-ins. Ironically, Tartikoff would later serve as chairman of [[Paramount]], which produced both ''Cheers'' and ''Family Ties''.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Two different actors played Gary in the various "Bar Wars" episodes.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Kelsey Grammer's daughter Spencer had an uncredited role in "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't".
** Phil the barfly was played by Phil Perlman, Rhea Perlman's father. In addition, Rhea's sister, Heide Perlman, was a frequent writer.
** Vera Petersen is Bernadette Birkett, [[Casting Gag|George Wendt's wife.]]
* [[Recycled Script]]: Not only is the storyline of the Season 11 episode "Norm's Big Audit" virtually identical to that of the ''[[Wings]]'' episode "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Police Woman Scorned," but the same actress who played the hard-nosed, lovesick policewoman in ''Wings'' was hired to play the hard-nosed, lovesick IRS auditor in this series.
** The "main male character's older brother who is better at everything" was used for ''Cheers'' as well. Many sitcoms used virtually the same script, including ''[[Three's Company]]''.
** Diane borrows money from Sam in one episode, and proceeds to spend it on apparently frivolous items before paying Sam back. This is a very common sitcom plot, used again in ''[[Frasier]]'' and many other shows.
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: There are several in the series.
** Carla's daughter who gets married is played by Leah Remini (''[[King of Queens]]'').
** [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Brent Spiner]] appeared in a two part episode.
** ''[[Frasier]]'' regulars Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney appeared in separate episodes.
*** John Mahoney plays Sy Flembeck, a jingle writer - whose skills wind up being criticized by Frasier. In ''Frasier'', Martin helps Frasier write a jingle.
*** Peri Gilpin plays a jaded reporter who has all of the same mannerisms and [[Deadpan Snarker|snarkiness]] as Roz.
** [[Star Trek: Voyager|Kate Mulgrew]] was a romantic partner for Sam in a three episode [[Cliff Hanger]].
** [[The Simpsons (animation)|Nancy Cartwright]] appeared as Andy-Andy's fiance. Fellow ''Simpsons'' (and ''[[The Critic]]'') castmember Doris Grau had a few appearances as Corrine.
** [[Seinfeld|Michael Richards]] appeared as a con-man who tried to bilk Sam out of his bar.
** [[Coach|Thomas Haden Church]] appears in ''Death Takes a Holiday on Ice''.
*** A studly blond [[Batman: The Animated Series|Kevin Conroy]] appears in the same episode.
** [[The Drew Carey Show|Diedrich Bader]] appeared as a [[Deadpan Snarker|snarky]] waiter in episode ''Sammy and the Professor''.
* [[Star-Making Role]]: True for almost the whole cast, except for Kirstie Alley who got her big break a few years earlier with ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', and arguably Bebe Neuwirth with her stage experience. Most dramatically true for Woody Harrelson, who went on to a very successful film career.
* [[Technology Marches On]]: In the Season 3 finale, everyone at the bar is impressed by Sam's new answering machine. In Season 4 Sam is jealous when Diane's boyfriend has a car phone.
** In "Where Nobody Knows Your Name", Frasier mentions the bar TV's "sixteen wonderful cable channels".
** As Cracked [http://www.cracked.com/article_19109_6-things-our-kids-just-plain-wont-get.html noted], the [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]], here personified by Cliff Clavin, is basically extinct. In an age of ubiquitous portable communication devices, anyone could smack down Cliff's BS. However, in ''Cheerful Goodbyes'', Cliff proved immune to corrections.
** Similarly to the above, in one episode the gang has an argument about what Sam Malone's big-league batting average was. Now they could just look it up on their phones.
** Rebecca's "very expensive calculator" in "My Son, the Father".
** More than one scene where the bar telephone rings, Carla or Sam asks "Who isn't here?", and everyone raises their hand. Remember when people could actually go out and not be always reachable by cell phone?
** Cliff totes around an enormous video camera in Season 11's "Sunday Dinner".
** In "Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure", Woody buys Rebecca "a portable, solar-powered phone".
** In "Those Lips, Those Ice", Frasier needs a ''briefcase'' to carry around his "portable cellular telephone".
** Acknowledged by Cliff in "Cheerful Goodbyes" that email has hurt postal mail, but dismisses it as a "fad".
* [[Throw It In]]: According to John Ratzenberger, he badly botched his audition for the role of Norm, and, figuring he had nothing to lose, asked if the cast included a bar [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All|know-it-all]]. He proceeded to improvise for a few minutes as such a character, and the writers subsequently created the part of Cliff for him.
* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: The show is soaked in '80s style and culture.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Joel Hodgson]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20131118085123/http://www.whmpodcast.com/2012/01/joel-hodgson-whm-interview.html revealed in a recent interview] that he auditioned for the role of Woody Boyd.
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