Ted Danson apologizes to Kelsey Grammer for unspoken rift

Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer started the healing process after an unspoken rift that lasted over 30 years.

The 76-year-old Danson had the 69-year-old Grammer on his podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, which he co-hosts with Woody Harrelson. 

While Danson wouldn't divulged specifics on what started the argument between them, he apologized to Grammer on the podcast.

This also comes just months after Grammer's plans for a sweeping Grand Designs-style makeover of his home was rejected by British officials. 

'This isn't self-deprecating, but I wish — 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,' Danson said.

'Yeah, you came and told me that one day,' Grammer replied, as Danson added, 'And it's stuck in both of our memories.'

'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,' Danson added.

'I almost feel like apologizing to you... no I don't feel like, I apologize to you and me that I sat back, you know, and didn't. I really do apologize,' he said.

Grammer thanked him for that and said, 'I truly wish we'd spent some more time together,' before sharing an anecdote Danson told him that has always, 'quoted to other people.'

'When I turned 40, you came up 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,"' Grammer said with a laugh.

'I thought that was f***ing brilliant. I always loved that. And I thought about it, and I've repeated it. My love for you has always been as easy as the day. You know, as easy as the sunrise,' as Danson replied, 'Mine too.'

Danson was one of the original cast members of Cheers, playing former Boston Red Sox pitcher Sam Malone, who opened the title bar in Beantown.

Grammer didn't debut until the third season as psychiatrist Frasier Crane, initially only slated to appear in six episodes, but became a series regular who was a presence through the show's 11th and final season in 1993.

They also spoke about the bond they formed with legendary TV director James Burrows, who once told them, 'I don't care what you crazy people do during the week, just show up on shoot night and be funny.'

Grammer added, 'We were doing an interview together and he said, "You got to have an oar in the water." I’d never heard him express this before, but he said, "As long as everybody’s got their oar in the water and they’re pulling, then I’m happy,"' 

'I thought, "Yeah, makes a lot of sense." And we’re still working together. I mean, he’s done, you know, he does four shows in the last bunch and it’s been great working with him,' Grammer added of the iconic 83-year-old TV director.

They also recently reunited during one of many TV reunion segments during the Emmy Awards.