What is Cheers about?
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Cheers (1982)
A cozy Boston bar becomes a heartwarming haven for witty banter and wholesome, feel-good moments.
Dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu, Paramount+ and Pluto TV (free).
Cheers parents guide
The thing to know: some innuendo or implied sex, more than a TV-PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Created byLes Charles, James Burrows, Glen Charles
StarringTed Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson
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