Kirstie Alley was gifted a SHOTGUN by the Cheers cast while starring in the sitcom’s sixth season

The Cheers cast welcomed Kirstie Alley to the show with a very unusual gift.

George Wendt, 74, recalled the funny story during a panel discussion at the Cheers reunion at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas.

Wendt said he and fellow cast member John Ratzenberger, 76, were asked to source a gift for the actress, who died in December after a battle with cancer while joining the show in season six.

The actors played Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin on the long-running and popular sitcom.

“We had dinner right before the show and we were like, ‘Oh god, we should’ve got her something, right?'” And “Yeah, like some flowers or something…” Wendt said. ‘So, [Ted Danson] says: “I can’t, I have to do something.” And [Rhea Perlman]”NO.”‘

New cast member in attendance: Kirstie Alley was surprised with a gift shotgun when she joined Cheers in Season 6

Memories: George Wendt (R) recalled working with John Ratzenberger (L) to find the gift during a panel discussion at Cheers reunion at the ATX TV Festival in Austin

So Wendt and Ratzenberger were tasked with finding a gift as part of a process of elimination, and they decided to drive through a very “hip area” on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

“We’re walking past all these places and we pass Big 5 Sporting Goods and John is like, ‘Do you want to buy her a shotgun?'” Wendt said.

“And just like you, I laughed for about five minutes,” he continued. “And then we immediately pulled into the parking lot and we bought her a damn shotgun.”

He added, “John and I were never charged with the gifts again.”

Ratzenberger also said that Wendt exaggerated the joke.

“I think you even wrote on the card, ‘You have to shoot your way out,'” he said.

Wendt and Ratzenberger recently reunited nearly 30 years after the series finale to see the bar where everyone knows your name one last time.

The bar was auctioned off in Dallas last month along with a plethora of memorabilia from iconic television shows.

“It was amazing, so great to see the bar,” Wendt told Boston’s WHDH.

Gimmicks: “We were having dinner right before the show and we were like, ‘Oh god, we should’ve got her something, right?'” And “Yeah, like some flowers or something…” Wendt said. ‘So, [Ted Danson] says: “I can’t, I have to do something.” And [Rhea Perlman]”NO.”‘

Everyone knows your name: As part of the process of elimination, Wendt and Ratzenberger were tasked with finding a gift and decided to drive through a very “hip area” on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles

Shotgun: “We walk past all these places and we pass the Big 5 Sporting Goods and John is like, ‘You want to buy her a shotgun?'” Wendt said. “And just like you, I laughed for about five minutes,” he continued. “And then we immediately pulled into the parking lot and we bought her a damn shotgun.”

“To this day I get a lot of letters saying, ‘Thanks, we were going through a bad time when my father was dying and the only joy in his life was watching your show,'” Ratzenberger said. “So it really means a lot. So seeing that meant a lot.”

Wendt also revealed that he’s staying in touch with his colleagues from Cheers.

“We’re catching each other in pieces,” he said.

“It’s pretty hard,” he continued. “It’s like rounding up cats and trying to bring us all together.”