What Is... Cliff Clavin? show's host, Alex Trebek, later arrives at Cheers, tells Cliff that his response should have been accepted earlier, and announces his resignation as the host of "Jeopardy!". However, Cliff convinces Trebek to remain as host by telling him how much the show and Trebek mean to him. After Cliff shares the news with others, Norm Peterson (George Wendt) praises Trebek for doing this just to make Cliff feel better. However, Trebek says that he did not realize that Cliff was at the bar and that meeting him had been a coincidence. Trebek says that Cliff scares him and that the
Home Is the Sailor (Cheers) the Sailor" scored a 28.4 rating and was third placed in the list of top ten shows that were tuned-in by households on the week of September 21–27, 1987. This episode earned its writers Glen and Les Charles an Emmy Award nomination for an Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 1988 but did not win. In 1997, it was ranked No. 45 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2014, "IGN" ranked it as number two of the top ten "Cheers" episodes. "Screaming Viking", a fictional made-up cocktail seen in this episode, became an actual cocktail.