What do we all think of Frasier?

TheEnigma

It is very good indeed, I have not seen every episode though, it would be my 3rd favourite sitcom

marty_crane

Niles (thinking Martin is dying):

"I'm not ready for him to go yet. Who's going to teach my son to throw a football ball?"


Nanny G (Nanette) to Frasier:

"I'm bored. Have you any idea what it's like to play the same character for TWENTY YEARS?"


Others have mentioned Nile's silent scene but another one worth a mention is when Ben (Elvis Costello) asks a reluctant Niles to accompany him and Niles gets completely sucked in.

I never thought another comedy would overtake Only Fools and Cheers but for me this one did.

And yeah, Roz is a dinger

Tarzana

Too lazy to write my opinion on Frasier again so will quote this one I made in the Friends thread today:

Tarzana wrote: »

I love Frasier but I've been watching a lot of it on Netflix lately and it has gone down a bit in my estimations. A lot of really set up storylines that you see how they will unfold long before the punchline, a lot of embarrassing clichés and stereotyping. I would have long said before that Frasier is smarter than Friends but on reflection, not really. And both make me laugh out loud a lot.

Also, HATED Daphne's family, they were a real misstep.

Niles, Martin and Roz are wonderful characters though.

Tarzana

Beano wrote: »

I was never terribly keen on the freddie character but it if meant that Bebe Neuwirth might appear then i was willing to put up with him.

My BF fancies Bebe Neuwirth too. And Roz.

Tarzana

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Just remember the one where he was ironing his trousers - very Chaplinesque!

That is a great sequence.

Beano

Tarzana wrote: »

My BF fancies Bebe Neuwirth too. And Roz.

He is a wise man with excellent taste. You should cherish him dearly.

Tarzana

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

There was a special type of brilliance that managed to make two fusty metrosexual snobby doctors so endearing to the masses.

Spot on. You should hate them but you don't.

Tarzana

cloud493 wrote: »

I actually forgot about Bulldog, can't believe he wasn't in it for so long, how long was it, a season or so? 'THIS STINKS, THIS IS TOTAL BS, THIS IS oh wait no its ok'

I was shocked that Kenny only appeared about halfway through the run.

Jellybaby1

I've seen 'Bulldog' in other programmes, he is a fine serious actor as well. This link gives information on the cast 'after Frasier'.

http://showbizgeek.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-cast-of-frasier/

Caprica

My favourite sitcom of all time. Have the box set and watch it most mornings on C4. There was so many great episodes, I could watch them over and over again, some of my favourites are

The Klingon bar mitzvah
Niles and Lilith hooking up
Where Niles tells Daphne he lover her
When Daphne returns from fat camp
Cam Winston and his american flag
Anything with Bebe (best agent of all time)
When Daphnes English boyfriend came to visit and she pretended she was married to Niles
Nanny G

The introduction of Daphnes family was not the shows finest hour but I still enjoyed them somewhat. I liked Freddie and his crush on Daphne and how Niles was jealous of him.

JP Liz V1

madmaggie wrote: »

It was simply brilliant. I loved the way Martin would remind the sons of their roots whenever they were being really pompous. That, and the tatty armchair, and what was the name of the dog, it's bugging me?

Eddie the dog was my favourite character

Jellybaby1

I was never completely sold on the Niles/Daphne romance. Considering his character and personality, Niles would never have gone for someone like Daphne, but I suppose love is blind, as they say!

D.Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylJ5PP3W9zQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHWoYoW5zWA

two of my favourites. While the writing is great, i find its the little nuances in the performances of Kelsey Grammar and David Hyde Pierce that really carry it to brilliance.

AllGunsBlazing

The casting of David Hyde Pierce was a stroke of genius. Niles is one of the all time great sitcom characters.

FunLover18

Pacifico wrote: »

Daphne's brother was incredibly annoying!!

Her mother was the worst!

I love Frasier's outbursts. When Felicity Hoffman's character insults his towels. I also love this clip, could be used in practically every AH thread ever

FunLover18

It had to be posted

Tarzana

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

The casting of David Hyde Pierce was a stroke of genius. Niles is one of the all time great sitcom characters.

I totally agree. He wasn't planned either, just written into the show once David Hyde Pierce auditioned for something else.

_Brian

Wonderful show.
Niles and Lylith were my favourite characters.

The episode where Niles cuts his finger and faints each time he looks at was just gold, pure gold, comic writing at it's best.

cloud493

Thats the chaplin esque bit

jmayo

Pacifico wrote: »

Daphne's brother was incredibly annoying!!

He is Australian.
Sorry couldn't resist now going to hyde.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Eddie the dog was my favourite character

Which one ?
AFAIK there were a couple because the original Eddie (Moose) got old.
I think it was his son that first took over as stunt double and then as actual Eddie.

I recall hearing John Mahoney, say something along the lines of Eddie actually wasn't that friendly dog in real life.
Maybe he was a bit of a prima dona.
They had to smear oil or pate on themselves for him to lick them.

Chip Whitley

Love this show. If I'm channel surfing, and I see it I'll always leave it on, without fail.

A few episodes that stand out to me:

The 'Prank' episode, where Frasier tries to prank Bulldog with zombies and there is all sorts of double-crossing going on...

the Halloween episode where they dress up as their heroes and Niles dresses like Martin. There is a scene towards the end of that episode that has me bawling like a baby, every time...

The Christmas episode where Martin has to work and the boys plan to surprise him and swap the real presents for the fake presents in the lobby where he works...

The Radio Awards episode where Frasier has a journalist tailing him for the night morning awards show and iirc he has to get Roz's stuck-up sister to be his date...

Someone mentioned it already, but the episode where he refuses to pay the carpark ticket is great.

The episode where Niles flukes making the basketball shot at the stadium and Martin has never been prouder of him so Frasier sets out to prove it was a fluke...

Frasier is just a perfectly written TV show imo.

Degag

Brendão wrote: »

The 'Prank' episode, where Frasier tries to prank Bulldog with zombies and there is all sorts of double-crossing going on...

That reminds of another episode where the radio station gets new breakfast dj's and they prank Frasier by making him sing on the radio and get people to take pictures of his backside for $100.

A picture of Roz's only got you a six pack:pac:

cloud493

'Pranks are supposed to be fun!'

JohnMearsheimer

I have great time for Frasier. My favourite episode is the Ham Radio one, it's probably my favourite episode of a sitcom of all time. 'Look out, he's got a nug!', ha.

I also love The Doctor Is Out episode. Patrick Stewart's turn as a gay director who fancied Frasier is great.

Welsh Megaman

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I agree that her family were badly written though, they're meant to be from Manchester and yet her brother has a strong Cockney accent? Research department fail!

I used to cringe when her brother would make an appearance.

Worst. British accent. Ever!

Anthony La Paglia is a great actor too, always wondered why they couldn't have just cast a British actor to play the part.

''Naah, where's the nearest paaab?''

Jellybaby1

The few British actors in it really hammed it up.

Dirty Dingus McGee

This Episode , The Matchmaker was a classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFV3e0FHKgQ

cloud493

I thought John Mahoney was great in it. Might have hammed it up for sure, but it felt like character development, he comes from withdrawn and grumpy in the first episodes to coming out of his shell a bit and eventually remarrying.

dnme

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

This Episode , The Matchmaker was a classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFV3e0FHKgQ

"Why not just lather Daphne up with baby oil, and hurl her over the wall of a prison yard"

marty_crane

I haven't the post count to link but another classic for me was when Dr. Mary came on and took over Frasier's show. He didn't know how to broach it with her because she was black so he did the role play with Niles and Frasier hams it up playing Dr. Mary.

Funny, reading these posts, it's amazing how many people enjoyed the episodes where there was a gay theme. I find all those listed exceptional episodes also as did I enjoy the one where Frasier and Niles believed Roz's boyfriend to be gay and it led to Frasier dancing in the gay bar in his tight fitting squash shorts. Classic.

Despite seeing all the episodes over and over I've only recently started looking at the footage at the end when the credits roll. Turns out the episodes weren't actually over at all....