Famous TV last words
25 years after Cheers bar said ‘Sorry, we’re closed’... Can you name the shows which left our screens with these lines?
It has been 25 years since TV’s most famous bar Cheers called time. The US comedy ran for 11 series, launching the careers of Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Kelsey Grammer.
But it was also renowned for having one of the most poignant last lines in a TV series – when bar owner Sam, played by Danson, simply says: “Sorry, we’re closed.”
So how many TV endings can you recognise?
Put yourself to the test with the last lines of some of the biggest shows both sides of the Atlantic from the past few decades... 1 “This time next year, we’ll be 2 millionaires.” Character one: “Shall we get some coffee?” 3 Character two: “Sure, where?” Hears a gunshot and runs into the room. “Oh my God.” 4 Character one: “Every year we drink to the future whatever it may bring.” Character two: “What else could we drink to? We’re going forward into the future, not back into the past.” Character one: “If only we had the choice.” 5 “That’s the great thing about this place. You can be anything that you wanna be. Every year is a fresh start. Every year is a clean sheet. And that’s what you ought to tell ‘em.” 6 A woman speaks to the hotel inspector while her husband is dragged unconscious from the restaurant. “I’m afraid it’s starting to rain again.” 7 “The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you that you love, well, that’s just fabulous.” 8 A detective walks into a dark mortuary, looks at the corpse of his mentor and kisses him on the forehead. He says: “Goodbye, sir,” then pulls the shroud into place and walks out of the door. 9 He leans over the sink in front of a broken mirror. “How’s Annie? How’s Annie?” He repeats the words over and over, laughing insanely. 10 “I’m afraid it’ll have to wait. Whatever it was, I’m sure it was better than my idea to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here. Good luck everyone.” He blows a whistle and shouts: “Charge.” 11 Character one: “Francis, my dear, safe now. It was the only way, my darling. You do understand.” Character two, with his dying breath: “Elizabeth.” 12 “So, five card stud, nothing wild. And the sky’s the limit.” 13 “Stop, there’s something I forgot to do.” The man leaps out of the car and returns to the empty houses in the close to turn on the taps and paint Game Over on the boarded-up windows. 14 A man bursts into the police office shouting: “What the hell is this? Where’s my office?” Character one puts down his scotch and says: “A word in your shell-like, pal.” The screen fades to black and Heroes by David Bowie plays. 15 “What have I learned, Mr Mackay? Three things. One, bide your time. Two, keep your nose clean. And three, don’t let the b*****ds grind you down.” Holds two fingers up as a V-sign. “Oh, sorry”. Raises third finger. 16 Two detectives sit on a bench with cliffs in the background. “So, you and Daisy then, you’re going to stay, properly now, you don’t hate it that much?” Second detective: “I’ll see you tomorrow, Miller.” First detective: “Fine, I’ll see you tomorrow.” 17 A man in a judge’s wig screams: “All personnel. Takeover. Evacuate.” A surreal gunfight as The Beatles track All You Need Is Love plays and the hero escapes in a jail cell on wheels driven by a midget. 18 “For once, Wilson, I agree with you.” Raises his glass. “To Britain’s Home Guard.” 19 A woman walks into the office Christmas party and approaches her admirer. Their colleague interrupts. “Careful, she’s got a fiancee.” She replies: “I haven’t, not any more.” The couple kiss. 20 A waitress puts down a portion of onion rings and the head of the family says: “I went ahead and ordered some for the table.” The scene cuts to black. 21 Addressing a room full of journalists at a press conference: “I’ve been in this job for 35 years, the last 18 of which have been here in this nick, and I love the job now as much as did when I walked in. “I’m proud of my team and the job they do every single day and the community they serve. It’s an honour. Today was one of the good days. Thank you.” 22 Heading off into the Pennines, one of the trio asks his friends: “Did I lock the door?” 23 A man wakes to find himself chained up in a supermarket as the lights are switched off and the last of the staff walk out chattering. Realising he is trapped, he exclaims: “Oh, fudge.” 24 “Oh yeah, Ted, you’re here to stay. With me and Mrs Doyle and Father Jack. For ever and ever...” Fades to a montage of highlights from previous episodes. 25 A couple sit alone on a plane. The wife asks: “What are you thinking about?” The husband replies: “Tomorrow.”