Cheers (1982–1993)
George Wendt: Norm Peterson, Self
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Quotes
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Norm : It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear.
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Norm : Women. You can't live with 'em. Pass the beernuts.
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Norm : Boy, I envy Sammy and his carefree lifestyle.
Carla : Yeah.
Norm : Night after night, he dates pretty girls, while I sit here and wrestle with the world's problems.
Carla : You do not.
Norm : What do you mean? Last night I let out a moan at the thought of nuclear war.
Carla : It wasn't 'cuz of nuclear war, it's cuz we ran out of beer nuts.
Norm : It was a combination of the two.
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Norm : [Frasier and Lilith are having an argument in Sam's office] Sammy, don't you think you should check on them? They've been in there for over an hour.
Sam : Yeah, I guess so.
[knocks on the door]
Sam : Frasier, you guys all right?
Frasier : [opening the door] A few more minutes, Sam. It's almost my turn to talk.
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[Red Sox star Wade Boggs enters Cheers]
Wade Boggs : Hi, I'm Wade Boggs.
Norm : Yeah, pal, and I'm Babe Ruth.
Cliff : And I'm Dizzy Dean.
Woody : I'm Woody Boyd.
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Norm : My supervisor's coming over here for drinks. I don't want to give him the impression that I'm one of those barfly type guys.
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[on reincarnation]
Cliff : The Hindus believe that what you come back as depends upon your behavior in your this life. If you led a good life, you come back in an elevated state.
Coach : Like Colorado?
Cliff : No, Coach. Uh, more like a king or a prince. Conversely, if you've not led a good life, you come back in a more lowly condition.
Norm : Last time out, I must have made a real ass out of myself.
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[the bar holds a drawing to decide the night's designated driver]
Carla : And the lucky loser is... Norm Peterson.
Norm : Great, the first time I enter this thing and you can't pick...
[Norm pulls another slip from the hat]
Norm : Norm Peterson or...
[Norm pulls another slip from the hat]
Norm : Norm Peterson or...
[Norm pulls another slip from the hat]
Norm : Norm Peterson or...
[Norm pulls another slip from the hat]
Norm : Oh, Frasier Crane. At least somebody was honest.
Frasier : I beg your pardon. I wrote "Norm Peterson".
[Norm looks at the slip again]
Norm : You're right. I wrote that.
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[Sam tries to hotwire Cliff's disabled car]
Frasier : Are you sure you know what you're doing?
Sam : Don't worry. My old friend Buck taught me how to hotwire a car.
[Sam electrocutes himself and falls to the ground]
Frasier : Sam, are you all right?
Sam : Diane?
Cliff : You see, Sammy. What your friend Buck never counted on was the Cliff Clavin Auto Security System. First, Mr. Car Thief gets the shock of his life, then the doors automatically lock and the alarm goes off.
Norm : Wait, the doors *lock*?
Cliff : Yeah, and the alarm should be going off. I don't know why it ain't working.
Norm : I guess I'll have to do it manually then...
[screaming at Cliff]
Norm : You locked us out of the car!
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[the guys play a game of basketball, but Norm's ball won't bounce]
Sam : The ball seems a little low on air, Norm.
Norm : Yeah, it's been a while since I've been to the gym. I used to go to the one next to Cheers.
Cliff : There's no gym next to Cheers.
Norm : I know, they tore it down to build the jewelry store.
Cliff : There's no jewelry store either.
Norm : I know, they tore that down to build the bank.
Sam : Bank's been there as long as I can remember.
Norm : Well, there you go.
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Woody : Sam, I found an apartment... It's got everything I ever wanted... a living room and a bedroom.
Sam : Isn't this in Chinatown?
Woody : I don't think so Sam.
Sam : Well yeah I think it is. Did there seem to be a lot of Chinese restaurants around?
Woody : Yeah, I guess so.
Cliff : Were there a lot of uh signs hanging hither and yonder in Chinese there?
Woody : Yeah, come to think of it.
Norm : Lots of Chinese people walking around in the street I suppose.
Woody : Yeah, but that could just be a coincidence you know. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll call my landlady. If anyone would know, Mrs. Chung would.
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Norm : Next to Sammy's life, my life has always appeared dull. Then again, next to a barnacle's life, my life has always appeared dull.
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Old Man : What if I bought this guy a beer?
Norm : Buy me a pitcher and you can kiss me on the lips.
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Norm : [Norm is trying to pass himself off as a gay interior decorator to a yuppie couple] Did I tell you that I programmed myself to dream about your space last night?