Cheers 45 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2002, "Cheers" was ranked No. 18 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked it as the eighth best written TV series and "TV Guide" ranked it #11 on their list of the 60 Greatest Shows of All Time. Before the "Cheers" pilot "Give Me a Ring Sometime" was completed and aired in 1982, the series originally consisted of four employees in the first script. Neither Norm Peterson nor Cliff Clavin, regular customers of Cheers, were featured; later revisions added
Fear of Flying (The Simpsons) time in the episode for Grammer, who already had a recurring role on "The Simpsons" as Sideshow Bob, to voice Frasier Crane. Ted Danson guest starred as Sam, Woody Harrelson as Woody, Rhea Perlman as Carla, John Ratzenberger as Cliff, and George Wendt as Norm. Homer enters the Cheers bar in a scene which is a parody of a typical episode of the comedy series "Cheers". All of the speaking characters are voiced by the actors who played them in "Cheers". Ironically, Frasier Crane remains silent despite being played by "The Simpsons" veteran Kelsey Grammer, the voice of Sideshow Bob.