Glen and Les Charles, brothers who co-created Cheers, opened up about her departure, and what she meant to the series, on the Feb. 26 episode of SiriusXM’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, ...

The actress reprised the role for the Cheers season finale — which also provided closure for all those left wondering about the Sam and Diane relationship. Long revisited Diane again ...

"There were some critics that said when Shelley walks out the door, that's the end of Cheers," Glen said, adding that it was difficult to believe otherwise since "a main element of the show was the ...

And we had to live with that because that was this element of the show, the main element of the show was the Sam Diane courtship.” Les added that the creators often said, “we’re not sure that ‘Cheers’ ...

“Cheers,” which aired for 11 seasons on NBC from 1982 to 1993, followed womanizing former pitcher Sam Malone (Danson) and the customers who frequented the bar he owned. Long co-starred as ...