Cheers Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

A total of two hundred and seventy-five episodes of the comedy show Cheers were broadcast in the nearly eleven years that it was on the air. The show took place almost entirely in a Boston bar called Cheers, owned by an ex-baseball star by the name of Sam Malone. Sam not only owns the bar but also works as a bartender alongside his old coach, Ernie Pantusso. Sam and Ernie are joined by cocktail waitresses Diane, a prim and proper academic, and Carla, a cynical and loud-mouthed firecracker of a woman, as well as a host of regular barflies. It earned a record number of Primetime Emmy nominations, one hundred and eleven, and it won twenty-eight of those awards.

Cheers Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Cheers Inspired Name

Sam

The television show Cheers revolves mostly around the owner and main bartender at the Boston bar Cheers, Sam Malone. Sam, who once went by the nickname Mayday Malone, was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox for a short time prior to purchasing the bar. He’s a charismatic recovering alcoholic and a shameless womanizer, but well-loved by the regular patrons to his bar.

Like Sam Malone, Sam the stuffed dog was well-loved by the people who knew him; the students of Morecambe Bay Primary School in England. Sam was a stuffed representation of a white dog with grey ears, and the students at the school launched Sam into the air using a giant helium balloon in order to send the stuffed animal to the edge of space. The launch took place on April 5, 2016 from the Midland Hotel, as a project between the school and SentIntoSpace, a company in Britain that specializes in this type of project. The dog was fitted with a GPS tracking system and a GoPro camera so that the action could be properly examined. The launch appeared successful at first and the dog rose fifteen miles into the air- then the balloon popped. The balloon crashed to the ground in a field over thirty miles away near the town of Burnley; the GPS tracking device was found near the balloon, as was the camera. Sam, unfortunately, was nowhere to be found.

The school mounted a campaign in order to locate the cotton canine, as scientists expected that it could be anywhere within about a fifty mile radius from the landing site, and there was a possibility that it could have even landed in the sea. A complimentary stay at the hotel was offered for his return, and people searched throughout the area and made posts with #FindSam, but the little dog was never quite found. Fortunately, Sam was a stuffed dog, and while his loss was disheartening for both the teachers and the students, it was not as devastating or a final as losing a living being, and the experiment was renewed the following year. In 2017, the primary school students at Morecambe Bay Primary School launched a look-a-like stuffed animal, also dubbed Sam, this time using a Skybolt 2 research rocket instead of a balloon. The second Sam travelled just four miles before the fuel tank was released and he floated slowly back to Earth.

Cheers Inspired Dog Name Considerations

There are many different ways in which to choose a name for a new canine companion. Many people select a name based on someone they admire, either human or canine, while others choose a name based on a specific meaning. Other options include choosing a name based on the breed of the particular canine or their place of origin; or selecting a name based on a favorite movie, book, or television show. The popular 80s and 90s sitcom Cheers has a number of characters that can provide a source of inspiration when naming your new furry family member. If your dog that tends to speak its mind, whether anyone appreciates it or not, names like Cliff or Carla may suit them well. For a friendly or personable dog that is also just a little addlepated, Coach, Kelly, or Woody may be more appropriate, and for a clever dog that is constantly getting into mischief, you may find a name like Harry or Rebecca to be fitting. She wasn't featured very often, but there was even a dog on the show that you can name your pooch after, although you have to choose from the name Frasier gave her, which was Pavlov, or from the new moniker she got after becoming Sam's new companion, Diane.

Male Cheers Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Al Elderly barfly Al appeared in seventy-four episodes, more than any other secondary character
0	Anthony Carla and Nick’s eldest son is Anthony Tortelli
0	Barry Father Barry is a priest who occasionally visits Cheers
0	Bennett Dr. Bennett Ludlow is Frasier Crane’s mentor
0	Cliff Know-it-all postal worker Cliff Clavin is a regular at the Cheers bar
0	Coach Absent minded bartender Ernie Pantusso is usually just referred to as Coach
0	Derek Sam Malone’s enviable brother
0	Dobbins Fire marshall Captain Dobbins often ends up the butt of jokes at Cheers
0	Eddie Eddie LeBec is a hockey player that eventually marries Carla Tortelli
0	Elvis Carla Tortelli and Eddie Lebec have twins named Elvis and Jesse
0	Evan Evan Drake was Rebecca Howe’s boss, who she became obsessed with
0	Frasier Dr. Frasier Crane is a psychiatrist who was engaged to Diane for a time but later married fellow psychiatrist Lilith Sternin-Crane
0	Frederick Frederick Crane is the son of Dr. Crane and Dr. Sternin Crane
0	Gary Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo wrote the iconic Cheers theme song “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”
0	Gino Carla and Nick’s third child and youngest son
0	Gus Gus O'Malley was the previous owner of the bar before Sam
0	Harry When con artist Harry the Hat visited the bar, trouble tended to visit as well
0	Jesse Carla Tortelli and Eddie Lebec have twins named Elvis and Jesse
0	John John Allen Hill is the owner of Melville’s
0	Ludlow Carla Tortelli’s son with Dr. Bennett Ludlow
0	Mayday Sam used to go by the nickname Mayday Malone when he was a major league pitcher
0	Melville Melville’s is the seafood restaurant that is situated above the bar
0	Nick Carla’s lowlife ex-husband is Nick Tortelli
0	Norm Norm Peterson is an extremely well-known and long-time regular at Cheers
0	Paul Paul Krapence is a toll-booth operator who can often be found unwinding at Cheers
0	Robin English millionaire Robin Colcord was using Rebecca’s affections in order to take over her company
0	Sal Sal Lozupone is Carla’s brother
0	Sam Sam Malone is the bartender at Cheers for the majority of the show as well as it’s owner
0	Walter Walter Gaines is Kelly’s father
0	Woody Naïve country boy from Indiana, Woody Boyd, took over as bartender after Coach passed away

Female Cheers Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Angelique One of Carla Tortelli’s sisters is Angelique Lozupone
0	Annie Marie Carla and Nick Tortelli’s second daughter and fourth child
0	Annette One of Carla Tortelli’s sisters is Annette Lozupone
0	Annie Anthony Tortelli’s wife
0	Beth Back home in Indiana, Woody dated a girl named Beth Curtis
0	Betty Lilith Sternin-Crane’s mother is named Betty Sternin
0	Boston The show revolves around a bar named Cheers in Boston
0	Carla Carla Tortelli is a short-statured cocktail waitress with a jaded outlook on life and a sarcastic sense of humor
0	Corinne A waitress from The Hungry Heifer who occasionally filled in as a cover waitress at Cheers
0	Diane Chatty cocktail waitress Diane Chambers is intellectual, opinionated, and pretentious
0	Donna Donna Kreitzer is Vera Peterson’s sister
0	Esther Cliff’s overprotective mother who he still lives with
0	Helen Helen Chambers is Diane Chambers’ mother
0	Hester Frasier Crane’s mother is named Hester Crane
0	Jacqueline Jacqueline Bissett is a woman who almost married Sam to help him keep the bar
0	Joanne A local Boston newscaster who is sometimes seen on the bar’s television
0	Judy Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo wrote the iconic Cheers theme song “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”
0	Kelly Woody’s wealthy fiancée, who is also very sweet and naïve
0	Lilith Psychiatrist Lilith Sternin-Crane is Dr. Frasier Crane’s wife
0	Lisa Coach’s only daughter is a successful businesswoman
0	Loretta Nick Tortelli marries Loretta after his divorce from Carla
0	Lucia Carla and Nick Tortelli’s youngest child and third daughter
0	Maggie Maggie O’Keefe is a rookie postal worker and Cliff’s love interest
0	Pavlov Maggie O’Keefe is a rookie postal worker and Cliff’s love interest
0	Rebecca Rebecca Howe becomes manager of the bar for a time when Sam leaves Boston
0	Roxanne Roxanne Gaines is Kelly’s mother
0	Serafina Carla and Nick Tortelli’s second child and eldest daughter
0	Susan Rebecca’s sister Susan is an actress
0	Valerie John Allen Hill’s daughter
0	Vera Norm Peterson’s wife is Vera Peterson