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* [[Acting for Two]]: Rhea Perlman appeared in one episode as Carla's sister Annette.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: A strange case. For a while, Carla's ex-husband Nick was [[The Faceless]], and was described as Danny DeVito. Rhea Perlman played Zena, Louis DePalma's girlfriend on ''[[Taxi]]''. DeVito was going to play Nick, but his movie career took off and Dan Hedaya was hired to play the role instead.
* [[Adored by the Network]]: When ''Cheers'' finally went off the air on May 20, 1993, NBC dedicated a whole night to the show's final episode. The night began with a "pregame" show hosted by NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, followed by the final 98-minute episode itself. NBC affiliates then aired tributes to ''Cheers'' during their local newscasts, and the night concluded with a special ''[[The Tonight Show|Tonight Show]]'' broadcast live from the Bull & Finch Pub.
** So adored that the show was an utter bomb in its first year, having the ''worst'' Neilsen ratings of the year. Fortunately, NBC president Brandon Tartikoff refused to cancel it, and put it in a prime slot right after ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and ''[[Family Ties]]'', and 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''.
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