Cheers: Sam and Diane get Married Alternative Scene

An Alternative Ending of Cheers where Sam and Diane decide instead to get married instead of the original ending where Diane leaves. Personally enjoyed Diane's character and wished this is how it could've ended between their characters.

[@rosalindshays5679]

The "alternate" ending was how it should've ended.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

I really wish Sam and Diane had gotten married. they were such a good couple. the chemistry was real and powerful. Though overall it made the show's series finale message even stronger. Sam ended up alone, there was never anyone meant for Sam, just his love for his bar. Unconventional, and I've never seen another show with the guts to do the same.

[@coreynaylor]

I just watched the season five finale yesterday. After I read that there were two alternate realities, I had to look this up. Thank you for this gem of history!

[@ars1602]

Of course! I had to find this on some obscure video archive online website as I saw it was impossible to find this clip anywhere on KZbin! Personally this where my headcanon prefers, wish Diane never left!

[@independentfilmchannel1476]

I liked the alternate ending better despite the graininess.

[@bearcookie13]

For me , Cheers was never the same after Diane left the show, Rebecca Howe was way too whinny for my taste!

[@vestonbruno2795]

If they had gone the alternate ending, it would've been good enough and Cheers would've ended there.

[@michelleorlando3702]

I wish this was the only ending I ever saw. I loved them so much.

[@ars1602]

Same :/

[@co94]

Ill admit it…i got a little choked up at the scene where Sam envisions growing old with Diane in that house they were buying. Sam and diane will always be a, “what if….?” Tv couple.

[@lnl3237]

Literally, just watched "I Do and Adieu" 10 minutes ago. Looked up the episode on Wikipedia and it led me here. Cannot believe I just watched what I did. Cannot thank you enough for tracking it down.. Although, I have come to accept that Ms. Long's decision to leave after five seasons was actually for the best for all concerned-and that includes the characters of Sam and Diane-this "head-fake" of a finale was so satisfying to watch. Sam and Diane so reminded me of the old romantic comedies of yore-think Gable and Colbert of "It Happened One Night." Had it been a film and not episodic tv, they surely would've ended up married. Thanks again for giving us diehard fans a glimpse of what might-have-been and for capturing this moment in time.

[@ars1602]

Of course! Yeah I agree overall really enjoyed Diane's character & just glad we got 5 seasons of her, definitely excited to see if they potentially show up in the reboot of Fraiser! Maybe their story doesn't have to end here 🥲

[@lnl3237]

​@@ars1602 Thanks for responding. Fingers crossed they pop on the Frasier reboot. It's been 30 years since their last encounter. Is it too much to ask to give us Sam/Diane fans the ending we've been waiting for...dreaming of?

[@TheKevinNewsom]

@@lnl3237 That would be an awesome cap to the franchise. Holy hell! The ultimate surprise!

[@jaredjlinden]

Of course we knew Diane Chambers was leaving the show. It had been in all the papers a few months before that Shelley was leaving.