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I’ve always assumed this was an intentional reference by the DS9 creative team - right down to the running gag about Morn never shutting up.
I think they actually confirmed this at some point! Maybe in What We Left Behind
Yes, that was the idea when they created Morn.
Making your way
in deep space today
Takes everything
You’ve got
The weirdest thing about watching old sitcoms that one last saw as a kid is seeing all these characters we used to regard as “old people” looking so young.
Everyone in Cheers was in their 20s and 30s. I remember them seeming old when I was a kid.
Rewatching as a 37 year old, I about fell out of my chair when they mention in the first season that Norm is 35.