The great purge occurred after Harrelson, who is vegetarian, realized hed accidentally eaten pork.
“And he decided to go purge.
So I told him, ‘Out of solidarity, I will purge with you.’

Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson on ‘Cheers’.Moviestore/Shutterstock
And Ted said, ‘I’ll purge, too.'”
Despite the stomach-churning situation, Wendt remembered the trio having a blast spewing up their takeout.
Harrelson joined the cast ofCheersin its fourth season as a new bartender who was also named Woody.

George Wendt as Norm, Woody Harrelson as Woody, and Ted Danson as Sam on ‘Cheers’.Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
“Then we decided clearly we don’t have the physical edge.
We’ll play chess,” he said, “and he killed us!”
And in walks Woody."