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07/02/1987 Leading lady Shelley Long leaves the sitcom 'Cheers', with Kirsty Alley later replacing her

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Shelley Long on The Phil Donahue Show discussing why she quit Cheers

Amid much controversy, Long left Cheers after season five. In the Cheers biography documentary, co-star Ted Danson admitted there was tension between them but "never at a personal level and always at a work level" due to their different modes of working. He also stated that Long was much more like her character than she would like to admit, but also said that her performances often "carried the show."
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