Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name — a place that might not exist, if not for the work of Shelley Long. "Shelley really gave the first year or two or three the boost that ...

Aside from the lothario Sam and the well-read and extremely intelligent Diane ... were ever quite as big as "Cheers." Because, if nothing else, how many current TV shows feature characters ...

The will-they-or-won't-they romance between Long's Diane and Danson's Sam Malone remains one of the most influential TV relationships ... from the series didn't mean bidding a final farewell to Diane.