NEED TO KNOW Ted Danson admitted he's "wrong" about a lot — including, initially, about the casting of his Cheers costar Shelley Long Danson recently said his first reaction to the actress being cast ...

Ted Danson and Shelley Long onstage at the 2006 TV Land Awards.© Getty Images Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Ted Danson as Sam Malone on "Cheers."© NBCUniversal via Getty Images ...

Ted Danson remembers his initial resistance to casting Shelley Long on “Cheers”: 'It'll ruin the show' [Extremely Diane Chambers voice]: They say first impressions are often correct, but that failed ...

CHEERS -- "The Godfather: Part 3" Episode 22 -- Air Date 03/19/1987 -- Pictured: (l-r) Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Ted Danson as Sam Malone (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ...

Stars Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley (escorted by pal Dan Cortese), Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, and Bebe Neuwirth all met for dinner this weekend to reminisce about ...

At the heart of its first few seasons was the crackling dynamic between its two leads, Ted Danson and Shelley Long. Long told Yahoo Entertainment that they had chemistry from the beginning.

Ted Danson admitted he's "wrong" about a lot — including, initially, about the casting of his Cheers costar Shelley Long Danson recently said his first reaction to the actress being cast on the ...

Ted Danson remembers his initial resistance to casting Shelley Long on “Cheers”: 'It'll ruin the show' [Extremely Diane Chambers voice]: They say first impressions are often correct, but that ...

Ted Danson said his penchant for being wrong was on full display ahead of Cheers casting Shelley Long — who he initially thought would not be a good choice for the role of Diane Chambers.