Rebecca Howe
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| Cheers character | |
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Image:Cheers howe.jpg | |
| Rebecca Howe | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Role in Cheers | Manager/Waitress |
| Portrayed by | Kirstie Alley |
Rebecca Howe was a character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Kirstie Alley. Rebecca was introduced to the show after Shelley Long, who played overeducated barmaid Diane Chambers, left to pursue an ill-fated career in movies. Much of the show's humor had been based around the interaction and sexual tension between the womanizing, working-class main character, bartender Sam Malone, and the high-class, snobby Diane. Rebecca was intended to fill the gap as Sam's new female foil, but never became quite as popular with audiences.
Rebecca Howe came into the Cheers crowd as the manager sent by the bar's new corporate owner, eager to please and move up the corporate ladder, though being stuck in the insane atmosphere of the Cheers bar was like purgatory to her. She was initially presented as a tough, no-nonsense corporate type, but her facade soon dropped, revealing her neurotic and clumsy tendencies.
Rebecca is fired from the Lillian Corporation at the same time Sam gets the bar back from this corporate owner. Sam keeps her on basically as a "hired babe", technically as a waitress though she is practically never seen waiting tables.
Rebecca was constantly throwing herself at the feet of wealthy men, especially Robin Colcord, but eventually began to date Sam.
