14 Facts About Norm Peterson

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Hilary Norman Peterson is a regular fictional character on the American television show Cheers.

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Norm Peterson made one guest appearance each in the three other sitcoms set in the Cheers universe: the Frasier episode "Cheerful Goodbyes," the Wings episode "The Story of Joe" and the spin-off The Tortellis.

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Norm Peterson's entrance into the bar is a running gag on Cheers, typically beginning with a greeting by Norm Peterson.

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Norm Peterson previously served in the United States Coast Guard, though in an earlier episode he stated he'd been in the Army.

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Norm Peterson loses his job in an accounting firm by defending Diane from his boss, and after struggling for few years as an independent accountant, eventually becomes a housepainter.

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Norm Peterson was revealed to be an accomplished interior decorator and beer taster, capable of spotting a bad vat in a factory by drinking a single bottle.

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Nevertheless, Norm Peterson annually receives a complimentary beer on his birthday.

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Norm Peterson explained in this instance that he felt he was a bad husband but would not cheat on his wife as it would make him a bad person.

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Norm Peterson was a surgeon and he sort of botched an operation.

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Norm Peterson knows the waitresses by name, and usually orders a meal called a Feeding Frenzy, a monstrous supply of corn and beef.

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Norm Peterson denigrated the eatery when he first visited it in season 2, but when the place was being shut down in season 9, he insinuated it was an important place to him throughout his life and said he knew the owner since at latest his college years.

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Domino's Pizza released a commercial in February 2020 parodying Cheers with Norm Peterson entering a Domino's, surprised to find that no one knows his name.

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Norm Peterson's face was scanned from a Cheers episode to replace a body double's face.

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Norm Peterson operated airport lounges styled similarly to Cheers which included two robots, one heavyset and the other a postal worker, which the actors claimed resembled Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin.