There was neither Norm Peterson nor Cliff Clavin, regular customers of Cheers ; later revisions added them as part of the series.

" The writers also patterned the character after Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ), a character from the sitcom Cheers.

Hillary Norman " Norm " Peterson is a character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by George Wendt.

In the original script of the 1982 pilot, " Give Me a Ring Sometime ", there were no Norm Peterson ( contrary to beliefs that Norm is an original character ).

" The writers expanded Wendt's role, and the character evolved into Norm Peterson, the first onscreen customer to enter the bar and who " Diane rather than the other way around ".

George Wendt guest starred as Norm Peterson on St.

Frasier specifically says " Norm Peterson ," though Norm is not actually seen or heard.

In this court case, the company produced two robotic toys ( one a " heavyset " and other a postal worker ) that the actors claimed may resemble Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin.

George Robert Wendt III ( born October 17, 1948 ) is an American actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the television show Cheers.

Wendt has since appeared as himself on Seinfeld and has reprised the character Norm Peterson on the The Simpsons episode " Fear of Flying ", two episodes of Family Guy " Road to Rupert " and " Three Kings " as well as the Frasier episode " Cheerful Goodbyes ".

" In " Cheerful Goodbyes ", Carla Tortelli, Cliff Claven, and Norm Peterson all remark on how Niles resembled Frasier from when they first met him.

( Actually, bar patrons, including Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ) and Cliff Clavin ( John Ratzenberger ), trick Rebecca into licking her lips, which convinces Frasier that she is " attracted " to him.

For a question of spinning off a character, 15 percent voted Sam, 12 percent voted Woody Boyd ( Woody Harrelson ), 10 percent voted Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ), and 29 percent voted no spin-offs.

In the original script of the 1982 pilot, " Give Me a Ring Sometime ", there were no Norm Peterson ( contrary to beliefs that Norm is an original character ) and Cliff Clavin.

Since Wendt was cast as George ( later evolved into Norm Peterson ), Ratzenberger suggested to the producers that a know-it-all character must be added, and that suggestion led to the addition of the character Cliff Clavin.

Wendall Wittler from NBC News website called Cliff a " classic " character but found his friendship with Norm Peterson " superficial " and nothing compared to Ralph Kramden ( Jackie Gleason ) and Ed Norton ( Art Carney ) from the television sitcom The Honeymooners.

For a question of having a spin-off of a character, 15 % voted Sam, 12 % voted Woody Boyd ( Woody Harrelson ), 10 % voted Norm Peterson, and 29 % voted no spin-offs.

In this court case, the company produced two robotic toys ( one a " heavyset " and other a postal worker ) that the actors claimed may resemble Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson.

" Martin also bonded with Norm Peterson on a trip to Boston in " Cheerful Goodbyes ".

For a question of having a spin-off of a character, 15 % voted Sam, 12 % voted Woody Boyd ( Woody Harrelson ), 10 % voted Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ), and 29 % voted no spin-offs.

Then, when everyone leaves except Norm and Sam, Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ) reassures Sam that Sam would " come back " to and never leave his one " true love ".

Pluto was initially a minor character until 1934, when Disney animator Norm Ferguson gave the dog a key role in the cartoon Playful Pluto.

Speculation exists that the character of Norman Dale was named for Norm Ellenberger, whose middle name is Dale.

The only recurring character to appear in more than one production season was Jimmy's lawyer, Roger, played initially by Norm Macdonald, and later by NewsRadio writer Drake Sather.

The film Man on the Moon featured a re-enactment of the Andy Kaufman incident in which Richards was portrayed by actor Norm Macdonald ( although he is never referred to by name so he could be seen as a composite character taking the place of Richards ).

She subsequently appeared with Norm Macdonald on The Norm Show ( or Norm ), which ran for three seasons, and was also a regular character on the 2003 Nathan Lane series Charlie Lawrence, which was cancelled after the airing of two episodes.

As the character evolved, Edna's unseen family became an integral part of the satire, particularly the travails of her invalid husband Norm, who suffered from an almost lifelong onslaught of an unspecified prostate ailment.

At this time the character was billed as " Mrs Norm Everage " ( Humphries describing this name as " Everage as in ' average ', husband Norm as in ' normal '") and had none of the characteristic flamboyant wardrobe of later years.

Wendt also guest starred in the TV series Hot In Cleveland as Yoder, based on his character Norm in Cheers.

Lions utility player Shaun Hart won the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground in the Grand Final.

After the Maris trade, Lane acquired 25-year old Norm Cash from the White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and then traded him to Detroit before he ever played a game for the Indians ; Cash went on to hit over 350 home runs for the Tigers.

Philadelphia Eagles assistant Nick Skorich and a man with Minnesota ties who was working in the CFL, Bud Grant, were also candidates until a different Eagle, quarterback Norm Van Brocklin, was hired on January 18, 1961.

But Colts running back Norm Bulaich failed to gain any yards with three rushing attempts, and on fourth down, Morrall threw an incomplete pass, turning the ball over on downs.

Dallas defensive end Tony Tolbert sacked O ' Donnell on third down for a 9-yard loss, however, forcing Pittsburgh to settle for kicker Norm Johnson's 46-yard field goal with 11: 20 left in the game, cutting the deficit to 20-10.

Injury free, he received numerous honours, including selection to the All Australian Team, and the Norm Smith Medal for a best on ground performance in the AFL Grand Final.

North went on to win the 1996 premiership, with Carey again a stand out in all three finals games, including the Grand Final against Sydney, where he was runner-up to Glenn Archer in Norm Smith Medal voting.

Norm Hiscock, Gary Campbell, and Frank Van Keeken were co-members and later became writers on the show.

Norm Phelps writes that the case followed the highly publicized campaign of Henry Spira in 1976 against experiments on cats being performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and Spira's subsequent campaign in April 1980 against the Draize test.

In an interview on CNN's The Situation Room on April 7, 2008, Ventura hinted that he was considering entering the race for the United States Senate seat then held by Norm Coleman, his Republican opponent in the 1998 Gubernatorial race.

Starting February 26, 2011, Norm Macdonald became the new host of High Stakes Poker on GSN.

( Betty was the script girl on Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Norm directed live television ).

* Norm Cash, another Tiger baseball legend from the same era, lived a couple of blocks from his teammate, on Sloman Street between Jerome and Saratoga.

Norm Dicks regularly defends the area's significant economic ties to the military, sitting on the House Appropriations Committee and the Select Committee on Homeland Security.

Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott a 132 room hotel opened in March 2010 on the site of the old City Hall building made obsolete by the new Norm Dicks Government Building.

Barkley served until the 107th congress ended on January 3, 2003, when he was replaced by Norm Coleman, who had been elected on November 5, 2002 to the term lasting from 2003 to 2009.

Over five hundred people attended his funeral, many of the actors and comedians who had worked with him on Saturday Night Live and on film including Phil Hartman ( who would die five months later ), Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, Joe Mantegna, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Buscemi, Mike Myers, Christopher Walken, John Goodman, Eugene Levy, George Wendt, Norm Macdonald, Holly Wortell, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Tim Meadows, and Tom Arnold.

Disapproving of Casey's methods, Brian and Charlie wish to leave, and a corrupt auto dealer, Norm, on Casey's payroll, desiring the same, tells Casey of this.

To quote the Minneapolis Star Tribune, " Nearly every potentially vulnerable Senate Republican, from Norm Coleman Minnesota to Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire, has signed on to the legislation.