“I don't know too many people who would walk away from a mega hit like Cheers voluntarily,” Phil Donahue told Shelley Long in 1987. Long heard that one a lot. In 1995, another interviewer ...

Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Ted Danson as Sam Malone on “Cheers.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images Shelley was Danson’s love interest on the sitcom before leaving after Season 5 in 1987.

Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Ted Danson as Sam Malone on “Cheers.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images. Shelley was Danson’s love interest on the sitcom before leaving after Season 5 in 1987.

In "Different Flowers," comedy legend Shelley Long takes on a roll that most fans of the "Cheers" and "Troop Beverly Hills" star are just not used to seeing -- a grandma.

Ted Danson says 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.

Ted Danson’s predictions weren’t in a good place. The actor, 77, got candid on having a history of being wrong while starring on the NBC sitcom “Cheers” from 1982 to 1993. “I had the ...