![]() The bar from TV’s Cheers, complete with stools, glassware and telephone. It includes taps, beer mugs, bar stools and pretty much everything else you’d need to open your own Boston watering hole, short of alcohol and one Cliff Clavin. It has a minimum bid of US$100,000.Īlso on the menu is the bar from Cheers, three sections of “Luan wood paneled counter sections studio-painted with faux woodgrain” with attached brass rail armrests and footrests. The lot includes walls, faux stairs, carpeting and furnishings, right down to the rotary-dial phone and a Bronx phonebook from 1977. ![]() The centrepiece of the auction - and certainly one of the oddest finds in a field that tends to deal in costumes and handheld props - is the Bunker family living room set, as seen every week on TV’s All in the Family and later Archie Bunker’s Place. “I’m not upset as much as I am frustrated,” he says, but adds he’s hopeful that many of the pieces will bring joy to both collectors and fans of old shows. ![]() Later, as a television writer, he developed relationships with show creators, actors, producers and directors, leading to the impeccable sourcing, provenance and condition of much of his collection.īut at 58, Comisar says he’s ready to give up the bulk of these items to others, especially since his dream of founding a new museum of television hasn’t come to fruition. (His treasured Witchiepoo costume will not be part of the auction.) As a result, he developed a lifelong love of certain programs, beginning with the classic kids’ show H.R. James Comisar remembers being a “chubby kid” in the ’70s who loved watching TV on Saturday mornings and after school – anything to avoid sports. The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.
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