In addition to the original gang (which was comprised of Sam, Diane, Carla, Coach, Norm and Cliff), Cheers‘s creators also intended to feature a character called Mrs Littlefield, who was a racist elderly wheelchair user.
At one point in the episode, the character remarked that Ted Danson’s character Sam should “avoid nations whose leaders have hair on their faces”.
Cheers is back on UK screens today, as Channel 4 kicked off a full re-broadcast of the beloved workplace sitcom.
She can still be seen in the background of several shots of the first Cheers episode, however.