ality changes the character's alcoholism would cause him/her in the real would, and taking that into account the previously discussed examples of behavior and how the real-world problems caused by an addiction to alcohol would cause them to react differently.
             Heather L. Hundley wrote a critique concerning The Naturalization of Beer in Cheers. She discussed Cheers role in causing beer drinking to be considered a normal part of the day. Instances were cited where beer was treated as casually, if not more so, than water in this sitcom. She went a long way towards proving that a flippant attitude towards beer was the cause of the problem that will be discussed here. It will soon be seen that a casual attitude towards alcoholism in the entire show is the problem itself.
             The show ran for eleven award-winning years and broke more than one record. It is set in a Boston bar named Cheers whose exterior is the Bull Finch, a real life Boston bar. The series began with five regular characters in the first season and ending with seven regulars in the last season. Only three of the characters made it thought the entire run of the series which makes a total of ten regulars in Cheers. Almost all of them can be viewed as having an addiction to alcohol for one reason or another. They may not always be seen with a drink on screen, but the complications arising from their problems are easy to find.
             Nicholas Colasanto played 'Coach' Ernie Pantuso for Cheers first three seasons. He was a kindly old man who ran a tidy bar but was awful at giving advice. Coach always has a smile on his face, and is rather oblivious to all the problems going on around him while still managing to be a convincing father figure. He used to coach Sam when he was playing baseball, but is now happy to take orders from him. He isn't senile, but has a very childlike approach to most problems. He is too shy to confront his daughter about her sleazy fianc&e...