The Many Lives of “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”

On January 29, 2024 Where Everybody Knows Your Name was a clue on Jeopardy.Click here to watch
In September, 2023 Maya Rudolph performed Where Everybody Knows Your Name at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City.Click here to watch
In September, 2023 Where Everybody Knows Your Name was featured in two episodes of the animated series, “Adventure Time:Fionna & Cake”. Click here to watch and here to watch
In August, 2023 The Cheers Theme was featured in a commercial for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes.Click here to watch
In July, 2022 Korean acapella group Maytree performed Where Everybody Knows Your Name on America’s Got Talent.
In June, 2022 Seth Meyers and Post Malone went day drinking and performed an inebriated version of Where Everybody Knows Your Name.
In January, 2022 Applebee’s premiered a series of commercials honoring their “regulars” featuring Where Everybody Knows Your Name (including a :60 version that aired before Super Bowl LVI) Click here to watch
In July, 2021 Gary performed Where Everybody Knows Your Name during an interview with Don Lemon on the CNN documentary “Where Have All The Theme Songs Gone?”
In February, 2021 Where Everybody Knows Your Name was featured on an episode of Resident Alien on the SYFY Network. Click here to watch
In September, 2020 Sophia Kruithof released Where Everybody Knows Your Name as her first single after winning Season 10 of The Voice in Holland. Click here to watch
In September, 2020 Kelly Clarkson sang Where Everybody Knows Your Name to open the second season of her talk show. Click here to watch
In August, 2020 Where Everybody Knows Your Name was featured in a commercial for Applebees. Click here to watch
In May, 2020 Gary Portnoy performed the Cheers Theme in Quarantine for his friends on Facebook and You Tube Click here to watch
Also in May, 2020 John Legend wrote a special lyric to Where Everybody Knows Your Name and he and the other judges on The Voice performed it at the end of their season finale. Click here to watch
In April, 2020 Stephen Colbert opened his show with a Cheers Theme inspired parody. Click here to watch
In February, 2020 Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured in a Cheers inspired Dominos commercial. Click here to watch
On February 16, 2019 PJ Morton performed Where Everybody Knows Your Name in concert at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Click here to watch
In 2018, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was part of a pivotal scene in the blockbuster Transformer movie “Bumblebee”.
In 2017 “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured in a commercial for Innovage, a company dedicated to helping seniors age in their own homes with dignity. Click here to watch
On September 17, 2017 “Where Everybody Knows Yours Name” was featured on the Emmy Awards in a one time only commercial for Audi. Click here to watch
On February 7, 2017 the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” in concert at TD Arena in Boston. Click here to watch
On February 5, 2017 “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured in a Super Bowl LI commercial for Michelob Ultra. Click here to watch
On January 5, 2017 “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was an answer on Jeopardy. Click here to watch
In 2017, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured (briefly!) in a new AT&T ad campaign. Click here to watch
On November 17, 2016 The Cheers Theme was parodied on Late Night with Steven Colbert. Click here to watch
Also in November, 2016 Russell Brand sang the Cheers Theme to his dog. Click here to watch
In August 2016 Gary performed “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” at a sold-out benefit for the Bedford Playhouse in Bedford, NY. Also appearing were Paul Shaffer, Glenn Close, Jeffrey Tambor, Chazz Palminteri and Robert Klein. Click here to watch
In 2016, in recognition of the acceptance and safety one finds at a place where “people know… people are all the same”, British artist K Anderson covered the Cheers Theme and set it to vintage pictures of gay gathering places through the years. Click here to watch
In 2014, the Cheers Theme was featured in the documentary “Razing The Bar” which chronicles the history and eventual demolition of the legendary Seattle fringe punk rock venue The Funhouse.
In 2014, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured in a Chevy Cruz commercial that premiered during the Winter Olympics
In September, 2013 Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance performed “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” on the Ray D’Arcy radio show.
Click here: Foy Vance – ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’ (The Theme From Cheers) – YouTube
On April 18, 2013 the Milwaukee Brewers played the Cheers Theme at a home game in a show of support for the people of Boston in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings.
In 2013, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was twice featured in the “Simon and Marcy” episode of the animated series “Adventure Time”.
Ice King singing Cheers song
Adventure Time- The Ice King (Simon) Sings Cheers Theme “Version 2”
The Killers performed ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’ in concert at the Agganis Arena in Boston on December 17, 2012.
In 2011, the Cheers Theme was featured in a commercial for “State Farm” entitled “State Of Anonymity”
In August, 2010, country superstar Brad Paisley performed the Cheers Theme in concert before a crowd of 51,000 at Gillette Stadium.
In 2010, TVNZ in New Zealand used “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” to celebrate their 50th Birthday. The song is sung by the stars of TVNA shows past and present and the video includes cameos by the casts of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Desperate Housewives.”
Rascal Flatts sang The Cheers Theme in concert at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on January 23, 2009.
In 2009 the New England Patriots produced a video of the Cheers Theme to be shown at all home games in celebration of the team’s 50th Anniversary.
In 2008, the song was featured in a Diet Dr. Pepper commercial (USA) and a Kelsey’s commercial (Canada).
In 2006, Gary Portnoy performed the Cheers Theme on the 2006 TV Land Awards. click to watch video
In 2006, a video of Shaquille O’Neal disparaging Vlade Divac to the tune of the Cheers Theme ringer on O’Neal’s cell phone was posted on youtube and has been viewed over 1,700,000 times.
In 2006, a portion of “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was used on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother during the episode “Swarley”. click to watch video
In 2005 the Cheers theme was performed by Colin Hay of Men At Work in an episode of Scrubs in which the discovery that his latest patient is a comedy writer tips J.D. into a sitcom fantasy. click to watch video
Also in 2005, the Theme from Cheers was the focus of an episode of the PBS series “The Piano Guy With Scott Houston”.
In 2004, British Rock Group The Wildhearts performed “Cheers” on tour at the Hammersmith Apollo Theater.
In 2003, the school choir in Everwood performed a portion of the Cheers Theme in the episode “The Miracle Of Everwood.” click to watch video
Also in 2003, host Jack Black performed the song in a skit on Saturday Night Live.
In 2002, Gary Portnoy was interviewed and performed the Cheers Theme on an episode of Entertainment Tonight. click to watch video
Also in 2002, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was performed in an episode of the television series Ally McBeal. click to watch video
Also in 2002, UPS used the Cheers Theme to pay homage to their drivers in a holiday commercial called “Driver Celebration”.
Also in 2002, the casts of NBC hit shows past and present sang the Cheers Theme on a live special celebrating that network’s 75th Anniversary.
Also in 2002, Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo were interviewed and performed Where Everybody Knows Your Name on a TV Land Top 40 TV Themes special. click to watch video
In 1998, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured in an episode of Friends entitled “The One With Ross’ Wedding”. click to watch video
In 1998, it was featured in a scene from Will Ferrell’s movie A Night at the Roxbury. click to watch video
In 1995, it played in an episode of the Nancy Travis sitcom Almost Perfect.
In 1994, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” was featured in an episode of the Simpsons entitled “Fear Of Flying”. click to watch video
In 1994, the Theme From Cheers was featured in a skit on the Canadian comedy troupe series The Kids In The Hall.
On May 20, 1993, Gary Portnoy, Judy Hart Angelo and the cast of Cheers sang “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno live from Boston following the airing of the final episode of Cheers. click to watch video
In 1993, Portnoy adapted and performed the Cheers Theme for an episode of the PBS series Bill Nye the Science Guy. click to watch video
In October of 1991, the cast of Cheers performed the Cheers Theme as part of host Kirstie Alley’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.click to watch video
In 1991, the theme from Cheers was parodied (“At Flaming Moe’s”) in an episode of The Simpsons entitled “Flaming Moe’s”. click to watch video
In 1985, Crystal Gayle sang “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” on the Emmy Awards. click to watch video