"Shelley really gave the first year or two or three the boost that Cheers needed ... The will-they-or-won't-they romance between Long's Diane and Danson's Sam Malone remains one of the most ...

Long co-starred as Diane Chambers ... Emmys — but Long didn’t attend. “Shelley really gave the first year or two or three the boost that ‘Cheers’ needed because she landed into her ...

Long played Diane on the show's first five seasons Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Glen and Les ...

Cheers creators feared losing Shelley Long would end the show’s run. Sam and Diane’s romance was central to Cheers' early appeal. Ted Danson credits Long for the boost in early seasons.

Kirstie Alley, who died aged 71 on Monday, dressed up as Cheers predecessor Shelley Long "to ... half-hour comedy show after Long's more intellectually-minded Diane Chambers.

if not for the work of Shelley Long. During a visit to the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Cheers creators and brothers Glen and Les Charles credited Long's performance as Diane Chambers with ...

“And I think all of the rest of you were finding your way a little bit.” Related: Kelsey Grammer Wants Shelley Long's Cheers Character Diane on the Frasier Revival to 'Put Something to Bed' Danson ...