Cheers decadent old-money WASPs," but, to meet producers' demands, they rewrote the lyrics to be about "likeable losers" in a Boston bar. The show's producers rejected this song, as well. After they read the script of the series pilot, they created another song "Another Day". When Portnoy and Hart Angelo heard that NBC had commissioned thirteen episodes, they created an official theme song "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" and rewrote the lyrics. On syndicated airings of "Cheers", the theme song was shortened to make room for commercials. "Cheers" was critically acclaimed in its first season, though it landed a disappointing 74th
Mendy Portnoy guitar lessons, with Sruli taking piano, before the two switched. In 2010, he performed at the Complete Unity Concert at Heichal Shlomo alongside Aharit Hayamim, Shtar, and JudaBlue. He and Sruli participated in the music video "Waving Flags", performed by campers and volunteer staff at Camp Simcha. Mendy Portnoy was featured on composer Yossi Green's 2015 album "Pianesque". That same year, he collaborated with singer and saxophonist Daniel Zamir on "Esa Einai", an album of Shlomo Carlebach songs, and released a short online-only piano album entitled "Holy Days". He was the final keyboardist for the Jewish rock band Hamakor, performing