Television Series
Fictional TV Hangouts That You Wish Were Real
Have a drink with your most loved television characters
· The Regal Beagle · Ten Forward · Moe’s Place · Rosie’s Bar · Cheers · MacLaren’s Pub · Poor Richard’s · Paddy’s Pub
Television has been such a part of our daily lives that the lines between fiction and reality often start to blur.
We become so close to beloved television characters that we wish we could spend some time with them; perhaps even have a drink with them in their favorite hangouts.
Here is a list in no particular order of some favorite television bars and pubs in which you would likely want to have a drink.
The Regal Beagle
The seventies sitcom Three’s Company endeared us to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy (played by John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Somers) who loved to unwind after a day of hijinks and miscommunications at The Regal Beagle.
You would feel like part of the gang if you could sip on a glass of wine with one of your favorite television trios from the seventies.
Ten Forward
In Star Trek’s The Next Generation, you probably would love to “boldly go where no one has gone before” and have a drink in Ten Forward.
At least, no one in our world has ever been there. Plenty of Starfleet’s finest could be found enjoying their off-duty time in the Ten Forward lounge.
Moe’s Place
At some time, most of the town of Springfield on The Simpsons have wandered into Moe’s Pub.
Of course, characters such as Homer and Barney are more fixtures of the place than simply regulars.
We would love to down a glass of Duff’s beer at Moe’s if for no other reason than to listen to Bart prank Moe on the bar’s telephone.
Rosie’s Bar
When not making Frank Burn’s life hell, Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda) and the gang from M*A*S*H could be found blowing off steam in Rosie’s Bar.
If you are not the type to drink or have had too many dry martinis from the still back at the Swamp, you could probably order a grape Nehi with Radar at Rosie’s Bar.
Cheers
No list of television bars would be complete without naming the title bar from the 80’s sitcom Cheers.
If you want information of questionable accuracy, the mailman Cliff Clavin (played by John Ratzenberger) will tell you more than you desire. If you sit next to Norm (played by George Wendt), your side will hurt laughing at his one-liners.
Who wouldn’t want to spend an afternoon downing a few beers at Cheers?
MacLaren’s Pub
Where did Ted meet the mother of his children in television’s sitcom How I Met Your Mother?
Not to give any spoilers, it may or may not have been MacLaren’s Pub, the gang’s favorite bar. Not an episode goes by where the friends are not seen at their favorite table, rehashing the events of their busy lives.
Wouldn’t it be great to sit at the table right next to the group and listen to their constant back and forth?
Poor Richard’s
After a long day in the American version of The Office, the employees of the Dunder Mifflin paper company love to unwind at Poor Richard’s.
If you ever wanted to meet Jim or Pam or any of the other characters, Poor Richard’s might be a good place to stop for a drink.
Of course, no point in looking for Pam at Chili’s. She was banned from there after a particularly wild Dundee award ceremony.
I think it might be fun to party with Meredith or try to get into Creed’s head while having beers at Poor Richard’s.
Paddy’s Pub
If you do not like to spend your time in a busy bar, Paddy’s Pub from television’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the bar for you.
This place hardly ever has any customers in it.
But even though the pub is empty, don’t expect it to be quiet as the main characters are always up to something. What they are up to at Paddy’s Pub is unpredictable but one thing is for sure, it will be loud, misguided, and hilarious.
This is, of course, only a partial list. Family Guy’s The Drunken Clam, The Alibi Room from Shameless, and The Bada Bing! from Sopranos would also be interesting to stop in for a quick drink as well.
Bars are so much a part of many of our lives that it is not surprising that our favorite television show characters also make them a part of their daily lives. We can frequent these hangouts on reruns or in our imagination.
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