Many of them were in their 30s, while Harrelson was just 24, which triggered a strange reaction.
Harrelson agreed: “Johnny’s strong.”
But not strong enough at that moment, as Danson points out.
Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson star in “Cheers.".Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty
“John’s strong and got some thighs on him,” Danson says.
“Woody kicked his ass.
I literally have a bad elbow to this day ‘cause I wouldn’t give up arm wrestling.
I did finally give up, because he was kicking my butt.
So then we moved to chess.”
It didn’t go any better.
“Killed us at chess.
So this is all in the first week really.
And he is, to this day, that’s Woody Harrelson.”
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