John Ratzenberger Joins 'Bones'

'Bones' Is Getting A Dose Of 'Cheers'
CHEERS -- 'Sisterly Love' Episode 21 -- Air Date 04/27/1989 -- Pictured: (l-r) Marcia Cross as Susan Howe, Ted Danson as Sam Malone, Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe -- (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
CHEERS -- 'Sisterly Love' Episode 21 -- Air Date 04/27/1989 -- Pictured: (l-r) Marcia Cross as Susan Howe, Ted Danson as Sam Malone, Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe -- (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

When Booth (David Boreanaz) and Bones (Emily Deschanel) work a case at a couples retreat in an upcoming episode, they're going to run into someone whose name Cheers fans certainly know.

EW has learned exclusively that John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff on the long-running NBC comedy, is set to appear in the second episode of Bones's ninth season, playing Bill Schumacher, who with his wife Ethel goes to a couples retreat to work on a few personal problems. The catch? Bill and Ethel have a secret double life that they will struggle to keep private.

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