US Letter Carrier's jacket, worn by John Ratzenberger as Cliff Claven on Cheers
date: label: date made
content: 1982-1993
name: label: Associated Name
content: United States Postal Service
notes: label: Description
content: <i>Cheers</i> was an American situation comedy that aired on the NBC television network from 1982-1993. Created by James Burrows, Glen Charles and Les Charles, the program followed the staff and patrons of a Boston bar, the titular <i>Cheers, </i> where, according to the show’s popular theme, "everybody knows your name." Nominated for a record 117 prime-time Emmy awards and winning 28, <i>Cheers</i> is routinely lauded by media critics for having been one of television’s best written programs.
label: Description
content: The character of Cheer’s customer, know-it-all mail carrier Cliff Clavin, was portrayed by actor John Ratzenberger. The trivia espousing postman was often shown interacting with friend and fellow bar regular Norm Peterson (George Wendt.)
label: Description
content: In addition to a variety of television and film appearances, including a voice role in each of Pixar Studios’ first 22 animated films, John Ratzenberger (b. 1947) has helped create eco-friendly packaging and has been an advocate for American-made manufacturing.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Television broadcasts
label: Subject
content: Comedy
label: Subject
content: Mail
label: Subject
content: Comedy
label: Subject
content: Television
label: web subject
content: Entertainment
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum of Television
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0131.11.01
label: accession number
content: 2021.0131
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0131.11.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jacket
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (snaps and zipper material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 in x 32 in; 76.2 cm x 81.28 cm