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Cheers’ Thanksgiving Food Fight Was Even More Disgusting Than It Looked
By VALERIE ETTENHOFER
In season 5's holiday episode of Cheers, the gang waited hours for Norm (George Wendt) to produce a cooked turkey at Carla's (Rhea Perlman) house.
Norm and Carla began sniping at each other about their cooking skills, and eventually, he lobbed a pea at her, who flung carrots back in his face. All hell then breaks loose.
The "Cheers" food fight is hilarious for its relatability, and the thwack sounds of food making contact with skin become almost ridiculously loud.
In a Hollywood Reporter retrospective from 2018, though, series co-creator Glen Charles said at least one element of the scene wasn't real: the food itself.
"The combination of things we used caused the worst smell," Charles said. The memory of that foul odor lingered on for the involved cast members, even decades later.
"When I run into anyone in the cast they still comment on the smell," Charles added. Shelley Long, who played Diane, also recalled, "The smell of the food fight was unbelievable."