Frasier (TV Series) The 1000th Show (1997) User Reviews

Seattle is a co star in this episode

[Tigeranne · 6/10 · 19 August 2020]

I agree with the other reviewers that the storyline itself isn't the strongest--Frasier Crane Day--but I love this episode for the real Seattle and for the ending. Not a typical episode, for sure.

Made Me Uncomfortable

[Hitchcoc · 6/10 · 10 October 2019]

Until the conclusion, this episode made me squirm. Frasier is going to receive incredible accolades from the city for his work. But he does everything he can to screw it up. It is imperative that he be to the celebration on time. So he decides to walk to the space needle. The writers wanted to make it extremely difficult for him to get there. The saving grace is the time he spends with a sad cab driver who is about to lose everything. The softer side of Frasier, sans ego.

Weaker Episode of GREAT Season

[cwstone · 5/10 · 8 September 2022]

Unfortunately I have to echo the sentiments of my fellow reviewers. I kept an open mind going into The 1000th Show even though I had a pretty good idea how it would turn out. I was actually surprised that this is the only episode shot in Seattle proper. Frankly this is probably the reason for its less than stellar execution. The episode feels like the creators and writers made a decision to finally throw Seattle a bone. The special guest star of the 1000th Episode is really the city itself. The plot is a clothesline to hang it on. We get lots of great Seattle location filming but it lacks the humor and charm of the more conventional episodes. But I believe in the idea that games can still be won in the later innings. Frasier manages to pull out a "W" in the last couple minutes of the episode. It's a later scene where Frasier finds himself in conversation with a limousine driver. A nice guy who is working out some personal problems and truly needs a sympathetic ear. It's been an episode long odyssey for Frasier to finally arrive at his destination. But the episode ends with Frasier making the decision of where he really needs to be at the moment. It's an incredibly well handled scene and I actually got a little choked up.

Forced

[jamesaburch · 5/10 · 18 May 2021]

One of my least favorite Frasier episodes. Once they got into the Seattle shots the dialogue seemed so forced. I felt like even the actors didn't want to be there.

B-team writing

[appnzllr-1 · 2/10 · 1 July 2019]

A VERY weak episode. I groaned during most of this episode. I expected better.