What do we all think of Frasier?

efb · 01-10-2014 10:31pm

There were a lot of gay actors in Frasier

castletownman · 02-10-2014 12:41am

No one has mentioned the last ever episode. Probably the ideal conclusion to a sitcom of all time.

The moment from when Frasier and everyone else in the room have their wires crossed (they think he's dying when he's really moving to San Fran), to when he gives his farewell send-off on air, has me in a flood of tears every time.

"For eleven years you heard me say "I'm listening". Well you were listening too. And for that I'm enternally grateful. Goodnight Seattle".

cloud493 · 02-10-2014 7:36am

Its a nice episode but... (I'm not just here to find faults, honestly) Charlotte was not my favourite of Frasiers girlfriends.

Rachineire · 02-10-2014 1:57pm

cloud493 wrote: »

Its a nice episode but... (I'm not just here to find faults, honestly) Charlotte was not my favourite of Frasiers girlfriends.

Ditto she drove me crazy. you know who i liked? Claire. she was like his perfect match.

castletownman · 02-10-2014 2:03pm

That episode actually started with Daphne after giving birth and Martin, his wife and Frasier arriving late to the vets to find Niles nursing and feeding a baby monkey

CountyHurler · 02-10-2014 5:39pm

this is one of the best lol moments.

At the start of the episode, Martin scares Frasier a number of times with a few different childish pranks. So when treating a new patient for coulrophobia (fear of clowns), Frasier decides to carry out a practical joke of his own..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz76d7h1sM0

cloud493 · 02-10-2014 10:05pm

I liked Lana best, as a character anyway.

CountyHurler · 02-10-2014 10:12pm

castletownman wrote: »

"For eleven years you heard me say "I'm listening". Well you were listening too. And for that I'm enternally grateful. Goodnight Seattle".

You reminded me of another funny little "in-joke"... In one episode, Frasier's ex wife Nannette happens to be visiting town. She's a children's TV entertainer, going by the stage name Nanny G, and she confides in Frasier about how difficult it is having to play the same role every day.. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zUR56ctNQI

kingtiger · 02-10-2014 10:19pm

efb wrote: »

There were a lot of gay actors in Frasier

aye thinking about it David Hide Pierce didn't come out until 2007, find it hard to believe that he guarded his sexually so for such a long time

Back to the brilliance of Frasier, always loved the Nialls and Roz putdowns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54bSacwAIU

leahyl · 02-10-2014 10:21pm

Love, love, love Frasier! Niles was the best! One of my favourite episodes was the one where Frasier and Niles are competing to buy the best birthday present for Martin

Dr. Niles Crane: Hello, Daphne, Sherry.
[to waitress]
Dr. Niles Crane: Double latte, please.
[sits]
Dr. Niles Crane: Is Frasier with you?
Sherry Dempsey: No, he's out shopping for your dad.
Dr. Niles Crane: That jackal!
[Niles races out of the café. A minute later, Frasier comes in]
Daphne Moon: Dr. Crane, did you find something?
Dr. Frasier Crane: Yes, I did. It took me most of the afternoon but I finally came up with something I think is just about perfect!
Sherry Dempsey: Oh, Niles forgot his coffee.
Dr. Frasier Crane: Niles was here?
Sherry Dempsey: Yes, but you know, when I mentioned that you were out shopping for your dad he just shot out of here like a bullet...
Dr. Frasier Crane: That little worm!

And the episode where Frasier is sick: "Fine, I guess I'll just have to make my own tea!"

CountyHurler · 02-10-2014 11:07pm

leahyl wrote: »

Love, love, love Frasier! Niles was the best! One of my favourite episodes was the one where Frasier and Niles are competing to buy the best birthday present for Martin

Ah come on Leah! It's the 21st Century, we dont have to do transcripts or re-enactments...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziL1-EZ33Es

It's at 7:35 in that video.. Gift Horse is one of my favourites as well..

siblers · 02-10-2014 11:48pm

Love it for the most part, watched every episode last year and found Martin's character to be fairly homophobic in the earlier seasons. Was definitely a bit of a turnoff.

CountyHurler · 03-10-2014 12:06am

siblers wrote: »

Love it for the most part, watched every episode last year and found Martin's character to be fairly homophobic in the earlier seasons.

Kind of ironic given that John Mahony is gay himself... And Niles... And Bulldog.... And Gil Chesterton..

DazMarz · 03-10-2014 12:20am

CountyHurler wrote: »

Kind of ironic given that John Mahony is gay himself... And Niles... And Bulldog.... And Gil Chesterton..

David Hyde Pierce, yes.

Dan Butler, yes.

Edward Hibbert, yes.

But John Mahoney isn't gay. He does it really well in "Out With Dad", but in real life, he's not. At least not according to any biographies I've read.

syklops · 03-10-2014 12:37am

Another favourite episode of mine, watching it now, "A Tsar is born".

The look on their faces when Martin tells them they are royalty. :pac:

philstar · 03-10-2014 10:19am

classic scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7clRrOCsEA

gimmick · 03-10-2014 11:09am

I have watched, rewatched and watched again most episodes of Frasier and love it every time. It does cringe like no other and does some genuine laugh out loud regularly.

My favourite scene has to be Niles preparing himself for a date in Frasiers Apartment. Totally hammed up nonsense, but abolsutely hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mWiPaQ872c

Another episode I love is when Daphnes ex - Clive, visits and they are all lying through their teeth to him. Roz is Maris, Frasier is married to her, Niles is married to Daphne. Pure class.

Possibly my favourite over the top episode, and I dont know the title, is the one where they find the actor who made them love Shakespeare. Turns out his an an awful ham. But they have him booked to do a 1 man show. The usual farce ensues. Does anyone know the title as I have looked for it on Netflix and cannot find it?

In short - its my favourite comedy of them all.

Aglomerado · 03-10-2014 11:14am

I love the episode where Marty, Frasier and Niles are all watching the Antiques Roadshow, and they play a drinking game where they all have a slug whenever the word "veneer" is mentioned.

chrysagon · 03-10-2014 11:33am

one of the best!!!

dnme · 03-10-2014 12:08pm

Another thing I loved about Frasier was the line up of women that dated him. More or less all of them were stunners. My absolute favorite was Virginia Madsen

https://www.google.ie/search?q=virginia+madsen+frasier&client=firefox-a&hs=KDN&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l4MuVPm3F8PV7gbZ6ICICQ&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1268&bih=833

Welsh Megaman · 03-10-2014 12:24pm

gimmick wrote: »

Possibly my favourite over the top episode, and I dont know the title, is the one where they find the actor who made them love Shakespeare. Turns out his an an awful ham. But they have him booked to do a 1 man show. The usual farce ensues. Does anyone know the title as I have looked for it on Netflix and cannot find it?

'The Show Must Go Off'

Season 8, Episode 12

Bacon and Cabbage · 03-10-2014 12:27pm

gimmick wrote: »

Another episode I love is when Daphnes ex - Clive, visits and they are all lying through their teeth to him. Roz is Maris, Frasier is married to her, Niles is married to Daphne. Pure class.

The two Mrs. Cranes, definitely one of my top 5 episodes!!

gimmick wrote: »

Possibly my favourite over the top episode, and I dont know the title, is the one where they find the actor who made them love Shakespeare. Turns out his an an awful ham. But they have him booked to do a 1 man show. The usual farce ensues. Does anyone know the title as I have looked for it on Netflix and cannot find it?

In short - its my favourite comedy of them all.

"The show must go" off I'm pretty sure. Season 8 ep 11

take everything · 03-10-2014 12:56pm

Great show.
IMO went downhill after Niles got the girl (kinda like Only Fools and Horses did when the lads got rich).
It's a great premise (Frasier's pomposity pricked endlessly) and the idea his brother is a more extreme version shouldn't work on comedic paper but only makes it better.
Love David Hyde Pierce's portrayal of Niles.
Obviously Marty's salt of the earth father works really well against this providing endless gags.

The plots are always great and the writing can be sparkling when they're on form.
As I say though, for me it went downhill in the last few years.

take everything · 03-10-2014 1:10pm

Also.
Lilith = total babe

gimmick · 03-10-2014 4:36pm

The series or 2 which Lana is in I am not mad about. Dont think she was a good fit for the show at all. Her son, Kirby, just irritated me.

I loved the episodes with Bebe. The horrible over acting between herself and Frasier is hilarious.

boosabum · 03-10-2014 4:56pm

Great show and dated fairly well too i think.
Loved the episode when Frasier is jumping on his bed in the beach resort mimicing wild sex because he thinks Lilith is in the adjoining room.
That and the show where he has "3 dates"............. classic

bnagrrl · 03-10-2014 8:46pm

One of my favourites. Love Niles at the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTuYZTBZnOc

dnme · 03-10-2014 9:26pm

just FYI, there are 3 episodes of Frasier on C4 every morning. I record em and watch em each night even though Ive seen em all before.

Tarzana · 04-10-2014 4:17am

dnme wrote: »

Another thing I loved about Frasier was the line up of women that dated him. More or less all of them were stunners. My absolute favorite was Virginia Madsen

https://www.google.ie/search?q=virginia+madsen+frasier&client=firefox-a&hs=KDN&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l4MuVPm3F8PV7gbZ6ICICQ&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1268&bih=833

My BF considered Amy Brenneman by far the hotter of the two in that little love triangle.

http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/Amy%20Brenneman.JPG

cloud493 · 04-10-2014 8:56am

Frasier and Cheers is on American netflix. I haven't seen much of cheers, but young frasier is crazy :pac:

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