“Cheers” Cast Gets Tipsy After the Show’s Finale
There were mixed emotions when Cheers ended after 11 seasons in 1993. After the most recent episode, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrison, Rhea Pearlman, George Wendt, and John Ratzenberger were among the cast members that Jay Leno conducted a live interview with at the Cheers bar in Boston. Furthermore, Leno could not have been ready for what had happened, as with any live performance.
The cast had begun drinking before they even got to the bar, so even though there were scheduled sketches, they were utterly inebriated when Leno went to interview them. It was extremely uncommon at the time to see celebrities intoxicated on a late-night program. That was somewhat startling, then.
