Danson talked about the age difference between Harrelson and the rest of the “Cheers” cast and how that made them want to mess with him. Danson explained:
“We were all, like, 37 when Woody, at age 25, joined us, and it was like, ‘Okay, let’s kick his ass.’ So we took him to the basketball court, because we fancied ourselves pretty good basketball players — he killed us.”
Look, Woody Harrelson is far more of an intimidating guy these days after his work in projects like “Natural Born Killers,” “True Detective,” and “No Country for Old Men.” However, back then, he looked like a kid fresh off the farm in comparison to characters like Carla (Rhea Perlman) and Sam. His character was super friendly and a bit clueless. He played it well, plus, he was the new guy. Of course they tried, and not just with basketball. Danson said they also gave board games a shot: “Then we decided clearly we don’t have the physical edge. We’ll play chess – and he killed us!” Harrelson did pretty well at acting the role as well, landing five Emmy nominations and one win.
“Cheers” is currently streaming on Hulu — and he killed us!