i thought that dynamic was very good too but I’m definitely one for the- preferred the humor of Alley/Rebecca over the Long/Diane stuff. Still, I think it’s great either way.
one thing that’s so rare about Cheers aside from it remaining very good all the way through the end of a long run is that it managed to masterfully deal with departures of cast members.
when Coach sadly passed, the show got Woody, who was terrific. When Long left, the show got Alley, who was awesome.
Speaking of additions to the cast, Neuwirth was phenomenal on Cheers and didn’t come into play until, what, the 5th season?
and Frasier himself was not on the show until season 3.