Since the Frasier reboot began airing on Paramount+ last year, series star Kelsey Grammer has talked about the possibility of bringing in either Ted Danson or Shelley Long to reprise their Cheers roles, since the radio shrink has moved back to Boston, which is where the Frasier character was first introduced.
In a recent interview with Parade, Grammer hinted there were scheduling issues as the reason why neither appeared, but he did say, “I think it’s possible. We have some ideas around both of those characters, and actors. But whether or not they’re going to happen, I can’t tell you.”
It won’t be happening in Season 2. All the episodes have filmed and neither Danson nor Long is guest starring, but maybe if there is a Season 3, it will happen then.
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But possibly the real reason that Danson hasn’t reprised his role as Sam Malone is the fact that the two men had a falling out back during their Cheers years and it took until now for Danson to apologize to Grammer.
The apology took place on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, which is hosted by Danson and Woody Harrelson, who played Woody Boyd.
Danson told Grammer, “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.”
Grammer agreed, saying, “You told me that one day and that was good.”
And Danson continued, “And it’s stuck in both of our memories. But I feel like, 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. No, I apologize to you and me. I sat back and I really do apologize.”
Grammer accepted the apology and went on to remind Danson of something he once told him that stuck with him.
“You said something wonderful to me that I always quote to other people,” Grammer reminded Danson. “When I turned 40, you came up to me and said, ‘You know what it means, don’t you now that you’re 40? It means you’re finally worth having a conversation with.’ That was brilliant. I have always loved that, and I repeated it.”
Then Grammer added, “My love for you has always been as easy as the day. You know, as easy as the sunrise.”
The men continued to reminisce about their years together, getting a little sentimental. Watch the entire podcast below.
Season 2 of Frasier is currently streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
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