When Ted Danson announced his departure from the series Cheers, NBC considered continuing the show with Woody taking over the bar. However, Woody Harrelson refused to continue without Danson, leading to the show's conclusion.
The character of Cliff Clavin wasn't in the original script. John Ratzenberger initially auditioned for the part of Norm and wasn't considered suitable. He then asked the writers if they had a "bar know-it-all" character and quickly improvised one. This impressed the producers so much that they created the part of Cliff Clavin for him.
Originally, Cliff was to be a police officer, but producers felt that making him a mailman would give him more access to information for his trademark "Little Known Facts." Many of Cliff's "Little Known Facts" were ad-libbed by Ratzenberger, with scripts written simply to cue him into the lines relating to his facts...
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