Its a common practice for characters to get cut from a TV show after the pilot.
BetweenSeinfelds pilot episodeand the rest of season 1, sardonic waitress Claire was replaced by Jerrys sardonic ex-girlfriend Elaine.
She was characterized asa horribly racist elderly wheelchair user with an unpleasant demeanor.
Cheersran for 275 episodes across 11 seasons.
Having a despicable racist in the bar every episodewouldve made the show needlessly uncomfortable.
The series ran for 11 seasons and gave rise to popular spin-off shows such as Frasier.
One of the most well-known American sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s, Cheers is primarily set in Boston at the Cheers bar, and features and ensemble cast that includes Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Pearlman, Kelsey Grammer, and George Wendt. Danson’s Sam Malone acts as the bar’s proprietor, and episodes depict the lives of Cheers' staff and patrons during the bar’s operating hours. The series ran for 11 seasons and gave rise to popular spin-off shows such as Frasier.
