Date: Mon, Jul 28, 1997 9:14:17 AM

Well, I promised this one, so here it is....

How Cheers is like Voyager...

1) In Cheers, the bartneder Sam falls in love with the cute blonde Diane, who leaves him. In Voyager, the bartender Neelix falls in love with the cute blonde Kes, who leaves him.

2) In Cheers, Frazier is a doctor who has an inflated ego and has obvious feelings for the cute blonde Diane. In Voyager, holodoc is a doctor who has an inflated ego and has obvious feelings for the cut blonde Kes.

3) In Voyager, Chakotay is a statuesque Native American. In Cheers, Tecumseh is a statue of a Native American

4) In Cheers, the cute blonde Diane was replaced with a sexy brunette Rebecca. In Voyager the cute blonde Kes will be replaced with the sexy brunette Borg.

5) In Cheers, Rebecca slept with the head of a corporation who later betrayed her. In Voyager, Chakotay slept with the head of the Collective, who later betrayed him.

6) In the first episode of Cheers, the cute blonde Diane leaves her sheltered life to join Cheers as a waitress, a position for which she is wholly unqualified. In the first episode of Voyager, the cute blonde Kes leaves her sheltered life to join Voyager as a nurse, a position for which she is wholly unqualified.

7) In Cheers, Carla is an ascerbic, sarcastic, angry woman who makes sure the bar runs smoothly. In Voyager, B'Elana is an ascerbic, sarcastic, angry woman who makes sure the ship runs smoothly.

8) In Cheers, Cliff works for the government, thinks he's smarter than he is, generally spouts useless information and is often wrong. In Voyager, Tuvok works for the government, thinks he's smarter than he is, generally spouts useless information, and is often wrong.

9) In Cheers, Woody is a young, naive, handsome junior bartender. In Voyager, Kim is a young, naive, handsome junior ensign.

10) In Cheers, Norm almost never leaves his barstool. In Voyager the holodoc almost never leaves sick bay.

11) In Cheers, Mr. Hill has almost absolute power over the bar's lease, with the power to save or destroy it at will. In Voyager, Q has almost absolute power over the ship, with the power to save or destroy it at will.

12) In Cheers, Norm's "tab" never seems to run out. In Voyager, the crew's "replicator rations" never seem to run out.

13) In Cheers, Rebecca's father, who is an admiral, tries to convince her to leave Cheers, but fails. In Voyager, Janeway's father, who is an admiral, tries to convince her to leave Voyager, but fails.

14) In Cheers, Sam loves to talk about his glory days in professional baseball. In Voyager, Chakotay loves to talk about his glory days in the Maquis.

15) In Cheers, the actress who plays Rebecca (Kirstie Allie) once played a Romulan. In Voyager, the actress who plays Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) once played Sam's politician girlfriend.

16) In Voyager, Paris loves 20th century pop culture. Cheers is 20th century pop culture.

17) In Cheers, Sam, the owner of the bar, and Rebecca, the manager, have unresolved sexual tension. In Voyager, Janeway, the captain of the ship, and Chakotay, the first mate, have unresolved sexual tension.

18) In Cheers, Woody pretended to get fired so he could infiltrate Cheers' arch-rival, Gary's Olde Town Tavern. In Voyager, Paris pretended to get exiled so he could infiltrate Voyager's arch-rival, the Kazons.