The potential return of characters like Woody, Cliff, and Rebecca in the Frasier reboot ... start to integrate some characters from Cheers into the cast – but how would icons like Sam Malone ...

Kirstie Alley joined the show as Rebecca Howe in Season 6 ... Long was not there to celebrate with them. The cast of 1983’s “Cheers,” including (clockwise from center, top) Ted Danson ...

So we can't fight that.” The series ultimately brought Kirstie Alley on in season 6 as Rebecca Howe, who becomes manager of Cheers and butts heads with Sam. But she wasn’t meant to be a Diane ...