A talk show host commented to Wendt that he’ll probably never have to pay for a beer at a bar ever again. Hope it worked out that way. There’s a terrible rumor about beer and Heaven but I’m sure if there is a Heaven George is drinking a beer there right now.
How about his role on MASH? He’s the Marine who gets the pool ball stuck in his mouth.
RIP George. I loved watching you. Thanks for the great entertainment.
I also remember his brief appearance on MASH. Considering that he had a pool ball in his mouth most of the time, and could only issue a series of desperate grunts, he still managed to be very funny.
Rest well, George. You done good.
He’s also horrific in the movie King of the Ants.
“How’s life treating you?”
“Like I kicked its’ dog.”
He really deserved the six consecutive Emmys he won. It’s why everybody knows his name.
I was listening to Bill Burr on comedy radio today, the one where he makes fun of Philadelphia for worshipping a fictional character. “They play the Rocky song every time the Eagles score a touchdown. I’m from Boston? Can you imagine if we played the theme song from Cheers every time we scored? Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got…
Better said by him:
RIP Norm…
One for the road:
WOODY: What’s shakin’, Mr Peterson?
NORM: All four cheeks and a couple of chins.
RIP, Norm. The bar is closed. 
I remember when his IRL doctor advised him to lose weight around the middle of the third season or so, and he did. He got it down to well under 300, but gained it all back again. If you watch those episodes of Cheers, you’ll notice he looks thinner than usual.
What madness hast thou wrought? (I’m pretty sure.)
D’oh! I did hesitate at that word.
Cheers customer walks in, sits down, talks to Woody — “Two decades ago, my job took me to Alaska. This is the first time I’ve been back to Cheers since the 60s. See those stairs? They used to go down the other side of that wall. And the floor used to be ugly green tile. I guess everything changes in 20 years. They’ve even changed the paneling.”
Woody — “Where?”
Cheers customer — “Over there, behind Norm.”
That was my favorite opening of Cheers.
I was reading an LA Times story about Wendt, which listed his survivors. I was surprised to learn that his wife, Bernadette Birkett, was the voice of Norm’s wife Vera on Cheers.
Birkett, as Vera, actually appeared on just one episode of Cheers, where her face was covered by a pumpkin pie.
Mine too. I could see the punchline coming but still made me smile.
My friend loved that movie when we were kids. We watched House and Spaceballs at a sleepover for his 11th or 12th birthday. We watched House II the following year, which features fellow Cheers star John Ratzenberger.
In memory I watched the episode of Columbo where he was the murderer and an episode of Cheers.
A while ago I wondered if Norm holds the record for most airtime for a character in one spot. Cheers was a long running show, taking place mainly in the bar, and he was almost always in his corner chair. I couldn’t come up with anyone with more.
I always enjoyed George’s entrance and funny lines on Cheers.
Cheers is the best example of an ensemble cast. Each character had a specific role in creating the comedy.
AFAIK Cheers never had an episode without George’s entrance into the bar?
A few openings took place outside the bar. In one he ends up helping Carla fix a car, but in reality she’s stealing a car battery.
As a bonus, the gang were at a bowling alley, and he entered the bar area and everybody there shouted his name.