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'Real' Cheers bar opens in Boston

The owner of the bar that inspired Cheers is planning to further cash in on the US sitcom's success.

Tom Kershaw, the owner of the Bull and Finch Pub in Boston, has built an exact replica of the TV pub in the city.

The original Bull and Finch is already a tourist trap, attracting 900,000 visitors a year, but many are disappointed that its interior looks nothing like the set of the hit show.

"People want a place that looks like what they saw on TV for 11 years. It proves the power of television," said Kershaw.

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