Ted Danson apologizes to Cheers co-star Kelsey Grammer for strained relationship: Missed out on the last 30 years

Things weren’t always cheery behind the scenes of this beloved sitcom.On Wednesday’s episode of Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast, Danson, 76, reflected on his friendship with their “Cheers” co-star Kelsey Grammer.“This isn’t self-deprecating, but it’s — I feel like I got stuck a little bit with you during the ‘Cheers’ years.I have a memory of getting angry at you once,” the “Good Place” alum told Grammer.“Yeah you came and told me that one day,” the 69-year-old replied.“And it’s stuck in both of our memories,” continued Danson.

“But I feel like, f–k, I don’t know.I missed out on the last 30 years of Kelsey Grammer and I feel like it’s my bad, my doing, and I almost feel like apologizing to you.”And that’s exactly what “The Good Place” star did.“No — I don’t feel like — I apologize to you and me that I sat back, you know, and didn’t, and I really do apologize,” Danson said.“You said something wonderful to me though, too, that I’ve always, I quote to other people,” Grammer revealed.

“When I turned 40, you came up and you said, ‘You know what it means, don’t you? Now that you’re 40, it means you’re finally worth having a conversation with.’”The two shared a laugh before Harrelson, 63, quipped, “That’s good.”“That was f–king brilliant.I always loved that.

And I’ve repeated it.And my love for you has always been as easy as the day.

You know, as easy as the sunrise,” the “Frasier” vet responded.Danson echoed his friend’s sentiments, saying, “Mine to you.”  “What an amazing thing that we, that time we all spent together.You can go off in different directions, you can have different lives, but that bond, that love of making something really funny and really good and cracking each other up and going through life and still showing up.

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