One of the things that got me through the entire pandemic was watching Cheers for the first time. Over the course of eleven seasons and 275 episodes, there was one character I could count on to always be hilarious, poignant, and to keep me riveted to the screen. And that was Hillary Norman Peterson, or Norm to everyone in the bar. Norm was portrayed by the late great George Wendt, who just passed away this week. Wendt said of the character, "I have a hard time talking about Norm. It's like he's too close to me, but I don't think he's changed over the years. They moved him from being an accountant to painter and decorator, but that was basically for some storylines. He's still the same Norm. I think he's the toughest to write for because he's not really anything. He's just funny."So, what made Norm one of the greatest sitcom characters of all time? Let's take a look. Norm Is One Of The Greatest Sitcom Characters EverCreating a long-running sitcom has nothing to do with the location or the idea. The only way a TV show can survive that long is through its characters. And while I think Cheers has the greatest sitcom pilot of all time, the reason it lasted eleven years was that it had some of the best characters TV has ever known. People like Coach, Woody, Carla, Cliff Clavin, and Frasier rounded out the supporting cast. And the leads? I mean, for a long...
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