Cheers : Can anyone answer these Cheers questions?

Can anyone answer these Cheers questions?

Before we go .... These are not trivia questions as I do not know the answer but have always wanted to.


Who played Tawny in, "From Beer to Eternity"? A date with Tawny was part of the bet. She never spoke, hence, not in the credits.

Who was the voice of the pilot in the finale? It sure sounded like Sam Eliot. I assume he was not in the credits because we never saw him.

Why did Sam play, "Unchained Melody" in "Please Mr. Postman"? He told Carla the magic song was, "You've lost that Lovin' Feeling". It couldn't have been a licensing issue as "Loving Feeling" was played four times in episodes 8-1, 8-15 & 8-16.

Why were the credits in the final episode different (white lettering over a black background) than usual (yellow lettering over a photo of the bar).

Re: Can anyone answer these Cheers quesitons?

Unfortunately, I am only able to answer your final question:

The reason is because the yellow lettering represented full beer glasses (beer is typically yellow-ish), while the white lettering represented empty glasses. Therefore, the symbolism of "Cheers" ending, i.e. no more beer. Kind of ironic since Norm left his beer unfinished in his final scene. But, of course, like Martin Crane telling his son Frasier, "Thank you" in the finale of "Frasier," or Geoffrey the butler calling Will Smith "Will" instead of "Master William" in the finale of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," a character has to say/do something out of character to emphasize the bitter sweet moment. To continue, the pitch blackness during the "Cheers" credits also represented the end, of course. Similar to when rapper Jay Z retired (or so we thought), thus his "final" album "The Black Album" with the CD artwork being simply that: black. Hope that helped. :-)

Re: Can anyone answer these Cheers quesitons?


The reason is because the yellow lettering represented full beer glasses
That doesn't sound logical. The photo of the bar is brownish and yellow contrasts with brown. It was a bright yellow, not a pale yellow like beer. Got a cite for that?
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