Buffalo theory

What Cheers writer authored th "buffalo theory" which xplaind why drinking beer makes one smarter?

Cliff.

see http://www.manbottle.com/humor/Buffalo_Theory

Yes, I am aware of th clever dialogue. That's why i askt th question. Which writer is responsibl for adding to our collectiv laughtrack wth that bit of wit?

Who knows - they had a huge team of writers for that show -- afaik, no one has publicly claimed responsibility for it.

Here's how you can find out, if you really want to know...

The primary issue is finding that particular episode. 

First you will need a PC with a video tuner card with close-caption capabilities.  In particular one that can save a transcript of the close-captioning text to a file.  (ATI made cards that did this, at least at one time.  If they don't anymore, check eBay.)

Next, find your local station that airs reruns of Cheers, then set up your PC to capture a cc transcript for every single episode.  You will need to check it every day or so to see if it found the "buffalo" episode.

At the same time, set up your VCR or DVR or PVR or whatever to record those episodes.  When you find the episode from the cc transcript, fast-forward to the credits -- that should tell you the team of writers that worked on that particular episode.  It may be one to five writers on any given show.

Lastly, and this part is tricky, you will need to Google the name of the writers, until you find their agent or management representative.  With a little luck you can get them to pass on a message to each of them asking if they wrote the buffalo theory or not.  With a little persistence they may get tired of hearing from you and respond.  The response may be the answer you're looking for, or it may be a temporary restraining order.  Proceed carefully.

There were 11 full seasons of Cheers, with 26 episodes each.  Airing in syndication five days a week, it should take only 14 months to find the exact episode (worst case) and then a few more months to actually get a response from any of the writers involved.

Good luck!

Ok, Curtis, i guess u've coverd th bases pretty well. I was just hoping that someone might have that info "on th tip of their tongue," metaphorically speaking. Tnx much for your time & effort. Larry Mills

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