Last Updated on 8 April 2025

The TV show Cheers has many funny elements. One running joke is when Norm — NORM!! — walks into the bar and someone asks him how he’s doing or if he wants a beer. His responses are hilarious!

  • Norm, do you want a beer? “Pour me a tall one in case I like it.“
  • Norm, there’s a cold one waiting for you. “I know. If she calls, I’m not here.”
  • What would you like, Norm? “I am going to need something to kill time before my second beer. How about a first one?”
  • How’s the world treating you, Norm? “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy, and I’m wearing Milk-Bone underwear.”
  • What would you say to a beer, Normie? “Daddy wuvs you.”
  • Whatcha up to, Norm? “My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall.”
  • How does a beer sound, Norm? “I don’t know Coach, I usually finish them before they get a word in.”
  • Beer, Norm? “I’ve heard of that stuff. Better give me a tall one in case I like it.”
  • What can I do for you, Norm? “Open up those beer taps and, oh, take the day off, Sam.”
  • What’s shaking Norm? “All four cheeks & a couple of chins.”
  • What’s new Normie? “Terrorists, Sam. They’ve taken over my stomach and they’re demanding beer.”
  • What would you say to a beer, Norm? “Hiya, sailor. New in town?”
  • Hey, Mr. Peterson, what do you say to a cold one? “See ya later, Vera, I’ll be at Cheers.”
  • What’s going down, Normie? “My butt cheeks on that bar stool.”
  • How’s about a beer, Norm? “That’s that amber sudsy stuff, right? I’ve heard good things about it!”
  • What’s the latest, Mr. Peterson? “Zha-Zha marries a millionaire, Peterson drinks a beer. Film at eleven.”
  • What’s going on, Mr. Peterson? “Let’s talk about what’s going IN Mr. Peterson: a beer, Woody.”
  • What’s the story, Norm? “Thirsty guy walks into a bar. You finish it.”
  • What’s doing, Norm? “Well, science is seeking a cure for thirst. I happen to be the guinea pig.”
  • What would you say to a nice beer, Normie? “Going down?”
  • Can I draw you a beer, Norm? “No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.”
  • What’d you say, Norm? “Any cheap, tawdry thing that will get me a beer.”
  • What’s up, Norm? “My nipples. It’s freezing out there.”
  • What’s going on, Mr. Peterson? “A flashing sign in my gut that says, ‘Insert beer here.'”
  • Beer, Norm? “Have I gotten that predictable? Good.”
  • How’s it going, Mr. Peterson? “Poor.” I’m sorry to hear that. “No, I mean pour.”
  • Whaddya say, Norm? “Well, I never met a beer I didn’t drink.”
  • How’s life, Norm? “Not for the squeamish, Coach.”
  • Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson? “Alright, but stop me at one… make that one-thirty.”
  • Hey Mr. Peterson, Jack Frost nipping at your nose? “Yep. Now let’s get Joe Beer nipping at my liver, huh?”
  • Hey Norm, how’s the world been treating you? “Like a baby treats a diaper.”
  • What’ll you have, Normie? “Well, I’m in a gambling mood, Sammy. I’ll take a glass of whatever comes out of that tap.” Looks like beer, Norm. “Call me Mister Lucky.”

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