"his grandfather, who Greene has captured. During a public incident involving Greene trying to shoot Norm in the restaurant, Norm subdues Greene, gaining the attention of the media and heightening Greene's approval ratings. Greene decides to hire Norm as his mascot. Before going on a television show, Norm meets Vera's daughter Olympia, who tells Norm to raise Greene's approval ratings and then speak out against him to save the Arctic. Norm's popularity heightens the approval ratings, but Greene sabotages Norm's plan by playing recorded dialogue stating that Norm supports Greene's developments. Defeated, Norm is comforted by Vera and Olympia, who"
"Norm Peterson Hilary Norman Peterson is a character on the American television show ""Cheers"", portrayed by George Wendt. He is named Hilary after his grandfather. Norm appeared in all 275 episodes of ""Cheers"" between 1982–1993 and was initially the only customer featured in the main cast, later joined by Cliff Clavin, Frasier Crane, and Lilith Sternin. Along with Sam Malone and Carla Tortelli, Norm is one of only three characters to appear in every episode of ""Cheers"". He also made one guest appearance each in the three other sitcoms set in the ""Cheers"" universe: the ""Frasier"" episode ""Cheerful Goodbyes,"" the"
"that the federal copyright law does not trump the California Celebrities Rights Act. In another, the 9th Circuit ordered a jury trial on the basis of publicity rights. The case resulted in an undisclosed settlement in 2001 to the actors. Norm Peterson Hilary Norman Peterson is a character on the American television show ""Cheers"", portrayed by George Wendt. He is named Hilary after his grandfather. Norm appeared in all 275 episodes of ""Cheers"" between 1982–1993 and was initially the only customer featured in the main cast, later joined by Cliff Clavin, Frasier Crane, and Lilith Sternin. Along with Sam Malone"
"Wendt starred as Willy Loman in ""Death of a Salesman"" at St. Jacob's Country Playhouse in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada from October 18 to November 4, 2017. Wendt has been married to Bernadette Birkett since July 8, 1978. They have three children: Hilary (b. 1985), Joe (b. 1987), and Daniel (b. 1990). George Wendt George Robert Wendt III (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He played Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ""Cheers"" (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. Wendt was born in the Beverly"
"George Wendt George Robert Wendt III (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He played Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ""Cheers"" (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. Wendt was born in the Beverly neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, the son of Loretta Mary (née Howard) and George Robert Wendt, a navy officer and realtor. His maternal grandfather was photographer Tom Howard. Wendt is of German and three quarters Irish descent. He attended Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He"
"and Lilith Sternin. (However, Lilith joyously believes that he said ""Mommy!"") Prior to the show, Norm was born in Chicago, and moved to Boston to become an accountant, and is a lifelong Boston Celtics fan who went to Boston Garden as a child. Norm previously served in the United States Coast Guard (Army? Made reference to being in the motor pool.) He loses his job in an accounting firm by defending Diane from his boss, and after struggling for few years as an independent accountant, eventually becomes a housepainter. Norm was also revealed to be an accomplished interior decorator and"
"of the season, contrasting the romance between Sam and Diane, who enjoyed a romance then bitterly broke up in that last episode. When Vera got a job at Melville's, however, he was deeply disturbed by her proximity to him during his bar time. Vera was played by George Wendt's real-life wife, Bernadette Birkett. In the ""Cheers"" episode ""It's a Wonderful Wife"" (season 9, episode 20) Vera tells Rebecca off-camera that Norm's real first name is Hilary. He explains that he was named after his grandfather who ""once killed a man for laughing at him."" Cliff asks if his grandfather really"
"in New York City; they lived on Gay Street. Other guests include Norm's Minnesotan lumberjack cousin Sean (Duffy) and his conservative-but-open-minded wife Rachel (Campos,) who is 8 months pregnant, promiscuous stripper Cory (Murphy), Norm's college buddy Syrus (Yarbrough), and opinionated eurotrash DJ Lars (Schlichting). The group ultimately converge in Norm's castle in Los Angeles where pre-wedding festivities unfold. Crises unfold when the wedding planner Norm has hired discovers he is gay and backs out; when her assistant secretly continues the gig, the planner cancels all of their catering and florists. Additionally it becomes evident to everyone at the wedding that"
"shows with a reminder about personal safety, specifically highlighting the importance of wearing safety glasses. Abram lives with his wife, Elise, in a custom modified-classic two-story Colonial, timber-framed, home that he built in Carlisle, Massachusetts. His fondness of plaid shirts is well-known and at times parodied, a prime example being the character Al Borland on the 1991–1999 ABC sitcom ""Home Improvement"", portrayed by Richard Karn. Abram was previously married to Laura Cone (divorced in 1996), with whom he has a daughter, Lindsey. Norm Abram Norman L. ""Norm"" Abram (born October 3, 1949) is an American carpenter known for his work"
"refined ""Norman""). Norm is also greeted by everyone at Gary's Olde Towne Tavern, Cheers' rival bar, with the customary ""Norm!"" shout in ""Bar Wars VI"" (season 10, episode 23). When Sam asks why the people at Gary's know him by name, Norm replies that he goes there on Christmas when Cheers is closed. A recurring gag in the series is, following a commercial, for the bartender to ask Norm if he wants another beer; Norm replies ""one quick one,"" after which he inevitably stays a lot longer. ""Norm"" is actually the first word of Frederick Crane, son of Frasier Crane"
"took a big job offer out of town and broke up with Norm. She returned a year later and the season saw Norm constantly trying to get back together with her. She continued to resist his advances, but she later admitted that she did love him. A Dachshund, Wiener Dog lives in Norm's apartment and is a devoted pet. A running gag throughout the series is that Wiener Dog is quite smart for a dog, which Norm does not truly appreciate. (One example sees Norm asking for chips. Wiener Dog brings in some poker chips, but Norm says he wanted"
"The Norm Show The Norm Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network. Originally titled ""The Norm Show"", the show simply became Norm from September 1999 through the remainder of the show's run. The show focused on the life of Norm Henderson (Norm Macdonald), a former NHL hockey player who is banned for life from the league because of gambling and tax evasion. To avoid jail time for these crimes, Norm must perform five years of community service as a full-time social worker. Other characters in the show included fellow social"
"added to the brothers' relationship, and other plots centering on Niles, starting in the second season. The producers initially did not want to make Niles' wife Maris an unseen character because they did not want to draw parallels to Vera, Norm's wife on ""Cheers"". They originally intended that she would appear after several episodes, but were so enjoying writing excuses for her absence that eventually they decided she would remain unseen, and after the increasingly eccentric characteristics ascribed to her, no real actress could portray her. Frasier's apartment was designed to be ultra-modern in an eclectic style (as Frasier himself"
"calm down, and they discuss Tom. Moments later, Sam publicly accepts and supports Tom and his sexuality, which local newspapers report on their front pages. The next day, as they read the newspaper, the bar's regular patronsincluding Norm (George Wendt)express their disdain toward homosexuals and their worries that Sam's support for his old friend will turn Cheers into a gay bar. Diane criticizes their homophobia telling them that gays are normal people and says that there are actually two gay men in the bar. The regulars conclude that three male newcomers are homosexual and try to persuade Sam to escort"
"tensions between Harry ""Rabbit"" Angstrom and his son Nelson. Cheers (season 11) The eleventh and final season of Cheers, an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 24, 1992, and May 20, 1993. In Episode 8, Norm brings a Barcalounger into the bar for thanksgiving dinner. Joey and Chandler from the hit NBC sitcom ""Friends"" owned a set of Barcalounger recliners, which were often used as a plot device within the show. Elaine and Jerry from the hit NBC sitcom ""Seinfeld"" made love on a Barcalounger recliner. In the ""Call Me Irresponsible"" episode of"
"beer taster, capable of spotting a bad vat in a factory by drinking a single bottle. Even when unemployed, Norm is the bar's best customer. A running gag throughout the series are the numerous jokes made about the enormous size of Norm's tab at ""Cheers"" (e.g., several large binders are shown as being just a portion of it – in the episode ""Home Malone"" (season 9, episode 25), when Woody's rich, naïve girlfriend Kelly waitresses at Cheers to gain ""real-life experience,"" Norm convinces her that the tab is a record of the beers for which he has already paid, and"
"of Carla, who tries to kill him with a spear gun. Norm Peterson attends the retirement party of Cliff Clavin in ""Cheerful Goodbyes"". He meets up with Frasier at the party, and gets along famously with Martin as a fellow beer drinker. Frasier telephones Norm in the episode ""Three Dates and a Break Up"". Carla Tortelli was a waitress at Cheers. She appears in the episode ""Cheerful Goodbyes"" at Cliff Clavin's retirement party, ecstatic that Cliff is finally leaving Boston. She flies into a psychotic rage when Cliff announces he has decided to stay, thanks in part to Frasier. She"
"killed a man for laughing at his first name and Norm replies, ""Not exactly. He was a surgeon and he sort of botched an operation."" When not sipping beer at Cheers, Norm satisfies his hunger at an eatery called The Hungry Heifer, whose emblem is a young cow smacking her chops. The customers there greet him just the same as the Cheers patrons do. He knows the waitresses by name, and usually orders a meal called a Feeding Frenzy, a monstrous supply of corn and beef. He denigrated the eatery when he first visited it in season 2, but when"
"her at home, alone, scrubbing floors. Later, Mira marries Norm, a future doctor. Mira and Norm have two sons, Norm, Jr. (referred to as Normie throughout the book) and Clark. During the first few years of her marriage, Mira develops friendships with three neighborhood women: Natalie, Adele, and Bliss—all of whom are married with children. The women begin to throw dinner parties in order to create fun evenings together that involve their husbands. At the dinner parties there is flirtation among the different couples. Natalie begins to believe that her husband and Mira are having an affair, but Mira is"
"sinful and dressing him in girl's clothes as punishment for getting an erection in her presence (that she herself had caused). The two live in contented isolation at the large house as if there is no one else in the world until, in 1949, she becomes engaged to a brutish man named Chet Rudolph. Driven over the edge with jealousy and Chet's abuse (which Norma encourages), Norman kills both of them by serving them poisoned iced tea. He then steals and preserves his mother's corpse. He develops a split personality in which he ""becomes"" his mother to suppress the guilt"
"her parents Reine lied and said that she and Norm were engaged. This led to a convoluted trip to Hawaii with Reine's parents, in which Norm and Reine realized their true feelings for each other. Soon after they began dating and eventually marry. Ford: Norm's African-American closest male friend, who is slightly older and slightly wiser than Norm; and occasionally acts as his voice of reason; though more often than not he encourages and goes along with Norm's whimsical tendencies. At work he is a technical writer who works in the cubicle next to Norm's and is often seen Gophering"
"Elena: A friend of Reine who Norm had shown some interest in while unaware that she was already engaged. The Neighbours Also referred to as ""The Married Friends"" A young married couple with a baby who live next door to Norm, usually appearing as a counterpoint to Norm's bachelor lifestyle. Their names are not mentioned. They also have a Sheltie named Chuck that Norm occasionally takes for walks. Chuck The Shetland Sheepdog owned by Norm's neighbours. Norm likes to take Chuck for walks in the park as (according to his theory) it is a good way to meet single women."
"life; she married her then-boyfriend, John Massett, and passed off her unborn child as his own. She would later divorce John to marry Sam, becoming estranged from Dylan and favoring Norman, her son with Sam, instead. When Norman's sanity begins to deteriorate, Norma marries the town sheriff, Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell), so she can use his insurance coverage to pay for Norman to be treated in a mental institution. While the marriage is at first merely a financial arrangement, they eventually fall in love. After Norman is released from the institution and finds out that Norma is married, he grows"
"Norm Peterson, the first onscreen customer to enter the bar and who ""[badgered] Diane rather than the other way around."" Show co-creator Les Charles stated that the character was based on a frequent customer he met in a bar when Charles was its bartender during college. Meanwhile, Ratzenberger suggested to the producers that a know-it-all character should be added, resulting in Cliff Clavin. Norm's entrance into the bar is a running gag on ""Cheers"", typically beginning with a greeting by Norm. This is followed by the bar crowd yelling his name (except Diane Chambers, who would follow with a more"
"being broken while the cast was slipping on the floor during the scene. However, the attempt was ineffective. After the episode aired, the production crew received a few angry letters disapproving of the food fight scene ""at a time when world hunger was a political cause ""du jour""."" According to Burrows, food not used for the scene was donated to charity. Bernadette Birkett, whose husband George Wendt portrays Norm Peterson, appears in the episode as Norm's wife Vera, though Birkett is not credited for the role. Vera's face is never visible to the audience because she is struck by a"
"bartending job in Cancún, Mexico. One of his patrons, Pepe, greatly resembles Norm in appearance and mannerisms. George Wendt guest starred as Norm Peterson on ""St. Elsewhere"", ""Cheers""’ first spinoff ""The Tortellis"", ""Wings"", and ""The Simpsons"" episode ""Fear of Flying"", which also guest starred Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, and John Ratzenberger as their respective characters. Years after ""Cheers"" ended, Wendt played Norm in a 2002 episode of its spinoff ""Frasier"", where he got along famously with Martin Crane. (Martin: ""Wow, that's some mug callus you've got there."" Norm: ""Judging from your grip, I'd say you were a can"
"potato chips. When Wiener Dog returns with a bag of corn chips, Norm angrily says, """"Potato"" chips!"") Nonetheless, Norm has often used Wiener Dog in an attempt to make decisions (such as barking if he should do one thing or not). Also, Norm once tricked Mr. Denby into hiring Wiener Dog at the office. Played by Patricia Belcher (recurring, seasons 2–3). Norm's frequently angry landlady, though she is usually angry because Norm consistently fails to pay the rent. Her attempts to get Norm to pay have included removing his door and moving in with him. She is also certified to"
"released at the same time as the show. Jarrett, Fink, and Holm also appeared on the cover of ""TV Guide"", which coincided with the November 5, 1970 wedding episode. But it wasn't enough to generate viewer interest. Seventeen episodes of ""Nancy"" were broadcast before the shows cancellation. Nancy (TV series) Nancy is an American sitcom that aired on NBC during the 1970-1971 television season, with Renne Jarrett in the title role. While Nancy Smith, daughter of the President of the United States, is vacationing in fictitious Center City, Iowa, she meets and marries veterinarian Adam Hudson (John Fink). Celeste Holm"
"workers Laurie Freeman (Laurie Metcalf), Danny Sanchez (Ian Gomez), and Danny's sometime girlfriend and former prostitute Taylor Clayton (Nikki Cox). Norm's boss on the program for the first several episodes was named Anthony Curtis and played by Bruce Jarchow. This character was quickly replaced by a new boss, Max Denby, played by Max Wright. The second season of the show added Artie Lange as Norm's half-brother. It also brought about the shortening of the show’s title to ""Norm"" to avoid a legal conflict with Michael Jantze's comic strip ""The Norm"". Originally airing on Wednesday nights, the series was one of"
"his wife, Edith, in the 1940s; she died in 1971. Especially in earlier episodes, Norman reminisced about his wife and her traits: how she hated his camping phase; and her sharp tongue. After her death and being made redundant from his job as a lino salesman, he hung around with his school-friends Compo Simmonite and Cyril Blamire. They divided their time between the local library, pubs, eating at Sid's Café and devising adventurous exploits to stave off boredom. Clegg was a cynic, and more critical of the schemes than the others, preferring to take a back seat and casually watch,"
"keeps frozen and preserved in the cellar. Romero, who is in prison for perjury, sends a hitman to kill Norman, but ""Mother"" takes control and kills the assassin. Caleb learns of Norma's death and comes after Norman, so ""Mother"" helps Norman take him hostage, but cannot bring herself to kill him. The Bates' neighbor Chick Hogan (Ryan Hurst) accidentally runs Caleb over, and ""Mother"" helps him and Norman dispose of the body. When Norman falls for Madeline Loomis (Isabelle McNally), a lonely housewife who bears an uncanny resemblance to Norma, and whose husband Sam (Austin Nichols) is cheating on her,"
"Norma briefly has him committed to a mental institution. While there, Norman recovers a memory of witnessing his father rape Norma; it is implied that this trauma fractured his psyche. When Norman's sanity begins to deteriorate, Norma marries the town sheriff, Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell), so she can use his insurance coverage to pay for Norman to be treated in a mental institution. While the marriage is at first merely a financial arrangement, they eventually fall in love. After Norman is released from the institution and finds out that Norma is married, he grows insanely jealous and tries to kill"
"suffering from prostate problems and a ""testicular murmur""; Edna founded the non-profit ""Friends of the Prostate"" in his honour. Dame Edna was not with Norm when he died. And due to his insistence that all his organs be donated; by the time she reached his bedside, Norm had been ""globally recycled"" and all that remained was ""a dent in the pillow"". As a result, Dame Edna almost believed that Norm's cremation was a ""waste of money"". In recent years, Edna has demonstrated her social conscience and sensitivity, telling audiences of her intention to adopt an African child from ""the country"