37 Facts About Loretta Tortelli

1.

Loretta Tortelli has had on-again, off-again relationships with Diane Chambers, his opposite, in the first five seasons.

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2.

Loretta Tortelli has an on-and-off relationship with bartender Sam Malone.

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3.

Carla's sleazy first husband, Nick Loretta Tortelli, made appearances, variously challenging Carla with a custody battle or a legal scam stemming from their divorce.

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4.

Loretta Tortelli's body is played by Bernadette Birkett, the real-life wife of George Wendt.

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5.

Loretta Tortelli is ridiculed by friends and enemies alike, including Norm and Carla, for his know-it-all attitude.

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6.

Loretta Tortelli warns her that writing both a novel and being a housewife to Sam simultaneously is impossible.

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7.

Loretta Tortelli tells the gang that they are naturally "losers" and that topping Gary is impossible.

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8.

In "Those Lips, Those Ice", when Carla Loretta Tortelli assumes that her then-husband Eddie is cheating on her with another woman, Alan advises Carla to tell Eddie how she feels inside by expressing not only her heart but her soul, so they both "give unto" each other.

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9.

Loretta Tortelli is primarily involved in main stories that involve legality, like financial will and parental custody.

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10.

Nick and Loretta Tortelli are a married couple currently living in Las Vegas.

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11.

Loretta Tortelli has made no attempt to support his children financially and barely has any contact with them.

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12.

In "An American Family", Loretta Tortelli discovered that she will never be able to produce children.

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13.

Three weeks later, Loretta Tortelli comes to the bar and then begs him to be still her husband.

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14.

In "Save the Last Dance for Me", Nick and Loretta Tortelli enter the dance competition against Sam and Carla, but both are disqualified during the contest.

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15.

Nick and Loretta appear in their own short-lived spin-off The Tortellis, which lasted from January to May 1987.

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16.

Loretta Tortelli then goes to Cheers to seek help from Carla and Diane Chambers for independence, such as becoming a singer.

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17.

In "Loathe and Marriage", Nick and Loretta Tortelli come to his daughter Sarafina's wedding with a retired police officer, located at the bar.

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18.

Loretta Tortelli has a distinct, gravelly voice and often unexpectedly interjected with a comedic one-liner relevant to what the characters are discussing, often leaving them speechless momentarily.

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19.

Loretta Tortelli's last credited episode is "The Improbable Dream: Part 2".

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20.

Loretta Tortelli is a balding, nondescript man who sits to Norm's left but sometimes get on Norm's nerves.

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21.

Loretta Tortelli is one of boys in "The Heart Is the Lonely Snipe Hunter" who abandon Frasier Crane, who has been playing a snipe hunting game in the woods.

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22.

Anthony Loretta Tortelli is the eldest son of Nick and Carla Loretta Tortelli, and Annie is his wife.

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23.

Loretta Tortelli is an older gentleman with large glasses who would make an occasional acerbic comment.

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24.

In two-part episode "Never Love a Goalie", Carla Loretta Tortelli meets the Boston Bruins ice hockey player, Guy "Eddie" LeBec, who has a long winning streak and a French Canadian background, and then begins to date him.

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25.

Loretta Tortelli makes regular appearances thereafter, leading to her and Cliff's on-again, off-again relationship.

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26.

Loretta Tortelli then tells Norm that the father is upset someone else will be raising his child and that he wants to marry her and Cliff is off the hook.

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27.

Loretta Tortelli later learns that Woody knew nothing of the affair and that Woody would never stoop to blackmail, however Mr Gaines' butler Hives overhears the entire conversation and proceeds to blackmail him.

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28.

Loretta Tortelli first appears in the Season 7 episode "I Kid You Not", when his coach drops him off at Cheers after his T-ball game.

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29.

Loretta Tortelli is mentioned in season 6, episode 13 "Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes" as Carla is describing the horrible things her kids did that day; apparently, Ludlow unplugged the freezer to see if frozen peas defrosted quicker than ice-cream.

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30.

Loretta Tortelli then reveals that he still had some of his fortune in a secret stash, but that he would go away if she still had not changed her mind.

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31.

Loretta Tortelli was delivered in a taxicab while Lilith was on her way home from the hospital after an episode of false labour.

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32.

Loretta Tortelli appeared in several "Bar Wars" episodes, in which the Cheers gang thought he was an agent of Gary's Olde Town Tavern, only to be proved wrong.

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33.

Loretta Tortelli appeared in the final season, when the Cheers gang suspected Robin Colcord of hiding money belts at Cheers.

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34.

Loretta Tortelli informs Sam that the deed for Melville's includes Cheers' bathrooms and pool room, and after some resistance Sam eventually capitulates and begins paying monthly rent to him, until Sam and Rebecca team up to purchase the rooms.

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35.

Loretta Tortelli is a lothario who is familiar with Sam's playboy reputation among stewardesses.

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36.

Loretta Tortelli ends up staying against her will through dinner but warns Sam and Rebecca they better let her go as her boyfriend is a retired cop.

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37.

Loretta Tortelli is previously mentioned in "Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes", as Carla is describing the horrible things her kids did that day.

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