Norm! Norman

Sad to see this, I watched Cheers every week and hundreds of reruns. Great character. Sorta too young but he never was in the best of health.

Loved him in the discount double check commercial as a Bears fan on a plane.

They’ll have your barstool ready, George.

Buried in his Milk Bone underwear.

"It's a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy..."

Thanks, NORM!

“What’s shaking, Norm?”
“All four cheeks & a couple of chins.”

“What’s new, Normie?”
“Terrorists, Sam. They’ve taken over my stomach & they’re demanding beer.”

“What’d you like, Normie?”
“A reason to live. Give me another beer.”

“What’ll you have, Normie?”
Well, I’m in a gambling mood Sammy. I’ll take a glass of whatever comes out of the tap.”
“Looks like beer, Norm.”
“Call me Mister Lucky.”

“Hey Norm, how’s the world been treating you?”
“Like a baby treats a diaper.”

“What’s the story, Mr. Peterson?”
“The Bobsey Twins go to the brewery. Let’s cut to the happy ending.”

“What’s going on, Mr. Peterson?”
“A flashing sign in my gut that says, ‘Insert beer here.’”

“Whatcha up to, Norm?”
“My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall.”

“How’s it going, Mr. Peterson?”
“Poor.”
“I’m sorry to hear that.”
“No, I mean pour.”

“Women..... Can’t live with ‘em.... pass the beer nuts.”

“What’s going down, Normie?”
“My butt cheeks on that bar stool.”
“Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?”
“Alright, but stop me at one....make that one-thirty.”

“How’s it going, Mr. Peterson?”
It’s a dog eat dog world, Woody & I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear.”

“What’s the story, Norm?”
“Boy meets beer. Boy drinks beer. Boy meets another beer.”

“Can I pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?”
“A little early, isn’t it, Woody?”
“For a beer?”
“No, for stupid questions.”

“Hey Norm, how’s life in the fast lane?”
“Don’t know, can’t find the on-ramp.”

I read this earlier on X. That was a great role and he played it great.

Cheers to you Normie

I met him a few years ago he visited my home town while we were there for Oktoberfest. He hit a bar we were at the night before. He was pimping his book at the time. He stopped by our table and chatted for a couple minutes while he sipped a beer. I guess you could say I drank a beer with Norm. Promised him I'd buy his book the following day at his book signing at the brewery where Oktoberfest was being held. Sure enough as I was walking through the crowd someone calls my name and it's him waving his book at me from a table he was sitting at. Of course I bought it and he autographed it for me.

I really enjoyed him on Cheers. Series finale was 32 years ago tonight. Makes me feel old.

Wow. 32 years ago. It feels cliche to say he was a beloved character. They were all beloved characters.

I heard the news flash on my phone. Sad.

A corner stool of the show.

Since "Milk-Bone" underwear has been mentioned, I thought this was cute as I'm also a fan of Frasier.

^^^That was funny, thank you.

My favorite episode featuring Norm; his company had decided to do layoffs, and they offer Norm a promotion/raise to become their ax man. He was too laid back and totally unsuited for the task, but by the end he was embracing his bad guy role. Co-workers began to fear his calls and to avoid him like the grim reaper he was. The climax was the final call he made; as the recipient picked up the phone, Norm bellowed loudly "It's Norm Peterson! Mooohahahahahaa!!!"

I laughed so hard, i actually fell on the floor.

EDIT: It is season 3, episode 21: The Executive's Executioner.



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Sorry to hear of his passing.

The episode where he was an axman for the company was also my favorite.

Watching the clip posted by dsiets I burst out laughing at the 1:48 minute mark.

Here's all those great Norm sayings above in video... Go to the link, theres a lot of posts with videos

He played it well, such a great show

https://x.com/DannyDeraney/status/1924916810018938979

I was sorry to hear of his passing. Hard to believe Cheers ended 32 years ago.

I didn't know Jason Sudeikis is his nephew.

That's the immediate Norm-ism I always think of when it comes to Wendt.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Buried in his Milk Bone underwear.