Sam Malone Autographs
Samuel "Mayday" Malone is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Ted Danson and created by Glen and Les Charles. Sam is a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox baseball team who owns and tends the bar called "Cheers". He is also a recovering alcoholic and a notorious womanizer. Although his celebrity status was short-lived, Sam retains that standing within the confines of Cheers, where he is beloved by the regular patrons. Along with Carla Tortelli and Norm Peterson, he is one of only three characters to appear in all episodes of Cheers. Sam has an on-again, off-again relationship with the bar waitress Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) for the series' first five seasons until her departure from the series. Then he tries to seduce Diane's replacement, Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley), who frequently rejects his advances. Sam also appears in "The Show Where Sam Shows Up", a crossover episode of the spin-off Frasier.
Other actors auditioned for the role. Producers decided to give Danson the role primarily for his chemistry with Shelley Long as Diane. Critical reception for the character has been mostly positive. Some academics considered Sam an example of satirizing masculinity. For his performance as Sam, Ted Danson won two respective Emmy Awards as an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1993 and two Golden Globe Awards as a Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series.
At the time the series debuted in 1982, Sam has been the bartender and owner of Cheers for five years. Chronologically within the series, Sam, who is Irish Catholic, dropped out of high school in his senior year to play professional baseball. He has one older brother, Derek, who seems to be a polymath and is a highly successful international lawyer. Derek and Sam are not close, and Sam is also not close to his parents (who it is implied, always favored Derek.)
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Traded items with a signature of Sam Malone
The most expensive item with a signature of Sam Malone (Cheeres Sam Malone Bar Scene by Dahl Delu Signed # Cast Signed Wendt Long) was sold in November 2025 for $2,000.00 while the cheapest item (Jarod Polson Sam Malone Signed 8 X 10 Kentucky Wildcats 2012 National Champs Wow) found a new owner for $5.00 in July 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2019 with an average selling price of $49.95 for an autographed item of Sam Malone. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2020 with $329.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was June 2016. In average, an autographed item from Sam Malone is worth $50.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sam Malone were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | CHEERS TED DANSON SAM MALONE AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $25.50 |  |
| GFA Cheers Sam Malone * TED DANSON * Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo AD1 COA | $60.00 | |
| TED DANSON SAM MALONE CHEERS HAND SIGNED MLB BASEBALL WITH JSA COA | $199.99 | |
| TED DANSON SIGNED #16 BOSTON RED SOX SAM MALONE JERSEY MAYDAY INSCRIPT JSA COA | $499.99 | |
| TED DANSON signed (CHEERS) Sam Malone TV Show 8X10 photo BECKETT BAS V76364 | $50.00 | |
| TED DANSON signed (CHEERS) Sam Malone TV Show 8X10 photo BECKETT BAS V76365 | $50.00 | |
| TED DANSON signed (CHEERS) Sam Malone TV Show 8X10 photo BECKETT BAS V76366 | $50.00 | |
| TED DANSON signed (CHEERS) Sam Malone TV Show 8X10 photo BECKETT BAS V76367 | $50.00 | |
| TED DANSON SIGNED 8X10 JSA CHEERS AUTOGRAPH SAM MALONE | $159.99 | |
| TED DANSON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CHEERS SAM MALONE 8x10 PHOTO w/EXACT PROOF | $59.95 | |
| TED DANSON SIGNED AUTOGRAPHE​D 8x10 PHOTO SAM MALONE CHEERS RARE BECKETT BAS | $115.00 | |
| TED DANSON SIGNED CHEERS NOW PITCHING SAM MALONE SCRIPT w/PROOF BECKETT BAS COA | $139.99 | |
| Ted Danson signed Cheers Sam Malone Funko Pop JSA | $169.99 | |
| Ted Danson Signed Cheers TV Show 8x10 Photo w/COA Autographed Sam Malone | $39.95 | |
| ~ TED DANSON Authentic Hand-Signed Sam Malone - CHEERS 8x10 Photo (JSA COA) ~ | $127.49 | |
