Chronicle - TV

DateNovember 9 1990

Can DescriptionsAircheck Chronicle Friday November 9, 1990 TV

AbstractChronicle; TV Cheers and Jeers; the Cheers cast and crew members meet with fans in Boston celebrating 200 episodes; a focus on the pub that serves as its home; Mary Lou Crane talks about what the show has done for the city; James Burrows talks about directing the show; Les Charles talks about localizing show plot points; the cast talks about their characters; black screen breaks with some audio interruptions; The Simpsons and The Cosby Show are reviewed and compared; Bart the brat, and the Huxtables couldn't be more different but both are very popular; viewers talk about why they like the characters; experts are interviewed about The Simpsons and The Cosby Show strong points; Mike Barnicle shares his view on the charge that television contributes to social woes; lottery number; upcoming show about upstate New York;

OtherIn the studio Mary Richardson, Peter Mehegan, Mary Kathryn Seipke, Lisa Grace, Bob Comiskey, Chris Stirling, Susan Sloane, Jerry Kirschenbaum, Pat Bates, Kathy Bickimer, Clint Conley, Lorie Conway George, Stella Gould, Stan Leven, Lynne McCrea, Andria Hall, Gonca Sonmez-Poole, Rita Thompson, Tony Kahn, J. Isaac Laughinghouse, Amy O. Hassan, Lisa Kenney, Ken Sullivan, Bob Oliver, Judy Guild, Art Donahue, David Skillicorn, Jim Fripp, John Mitchell, Dough Dike, Bob Hakkila, Curt Reichenbach, Leroy McLaurin, Susan Kreiger, Ted Phillips, Kevin Yarr, Frank Firnschild, Carolyn Stirling, Janie Cartier, Rob Crowley, Bruce Goldman, G. Geoffrey Lans, Phil Walters, Mary Driscoll, George Nahas, Roger Rice, Jim Watson, Bob Jennings, Leon Goldman, Ted Phillips, Gretchen Schoener, Russ Cooper, Kimberly Devolve, Tricia Gillian, Sharon Lewis, Christine Finn, Molly Lynch;