TV & VIDEO - Aug. 3, 1987

Kirstie Alley went a long way last week toward dispelling the sizable shadow that Shelley Long casts over the newest member of the “Cheers” cast. Alley showed up on the set disguised as Long, who quit the popular series to pursue a motion-picture career. “I wanted to break the ice and get off to a fresh start,” said Alley, who broke up the cast with laughter as she paraded in a blond wig and a conservative dress with her eyebrows colored blond and with makeup to look like Long.