Vera Peterson (nee Kreitzer) is Norm's wife, who is an unseen character mentioned often in the series. It is revealed in the pilot episode, Give Me a Ring Sometime, that she knows that Norm hangs out at Cheers but doesn't care. Despite Norm's constant jokes about Vera, he is shown at times to actually deeply care for her, such as when she was fired by John Allen Hill. Of note is that Bernadette Birkett and George Wendt have been married since 1978 and remain so to date ! They have a daughter, a son, and two step-children.