8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cheers (1982)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Cheers maintains a neutral political stance by focusing on apolitical themes of human connection, community, and personal relationships, offering a balanced portrayal of various character types without promoting a specific political ideology.
Cheers features a predominantly white main cast, reflecting typical mainstream television of its era, without explicit efforts towards diverse casting or race/gender swaps. The narrative primarily focuses on character-driven humor and relationships within a traditional setting, without offering critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly engaging with DEI themes.
Secondary
Cheers, a long-running sitcom from the 80s and early 90s, largely avoided LGBTQ+ themes. Its most notable instance, 'The Boys in the Bar,' used a gay bar and its patrons as a plot device for comedic situations stemming from Sam's discomfort, concluding with a mild acceptance. Overall, the portrayal was neither strongly affirming nor overtly denigrating, making its net impact neutral due to its incidental nature and dated comedic approach.
The show portrays Christianity, particularly Catholicism through Carla, as an integral part of characters' identities and cultural backgrounds. While often a source of lighthearted humor stemming from individual quirks or family dynamics, the narrative never critiques the faith itself as oppressive or foolish. Instead, it presents it as a natural part of life for many characters, often with warmth and community spirit.
The television series 'Cheers' did not include any discernible transsexual characters or themes throughout its run, reflecting the typical subject matter and social context of sitcoms from its era. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Cheers is an original sitcom that introduced its characters for the first time. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which its characters were adapted. Therefore, no character's gender could have been changed from a previously established canon.
Cheers is an original sitcom that introduced its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.6
Critic Ratings
8.7
8.1
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