Frasier 

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father, and works as a radio psychiatrist.

Creators:

David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee

Stars:

Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 128 wins & 272 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Frasier Crane 263 episodes, 1993-2004
Jane Leeves	...	Daphne Moon 263 episodes, 1993-2004
David Hyde Pierce	...	Dr. Niles Crane 263 episodes, 1993-2004
Peri Gilpin	...	Roz Doyle 263 episodes, 1993-2004
John Mahoney	...	Martin Crane 263 episodes, 1993-2004
Moose	...	Eddie 164 episodes, 1993-2003
Paul Cosimano	...	Waiter 142 episodes, 1993-2004

Storyline

Dr. Frasier Crane, a successful Boston therapist, moves to Seattle to get a new start on life. He has a radio talk show, which he uses to relay his wit and wisdom to others, but at times he struggles with his own problems with his salt-of-the-earth father, his pretentious brother, and his friends and co-workers.

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Plot Keywords:

radio broadcasting | psychiatrist | radio | retired cop | dating | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Lisa Maxwell, she auditioned for the role of Daphne. But due to a misunderstanding with her agent, she was under the impression that she was already cast in the role, and did not know it was an audition. She criticized the script and made suggestions on improving it, which the show's writers did not like, so she did not get the part.

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Goofs

Throughout the scene where Martin brings out the new chair in "Bla-Z-Boy", and then Frasier brings out Martin's old chair, Daphne's legs keeps changing positions between shots. In some shots her legs are crossed, and in others, they are uncrossed. There also is a similar editing goof involving Daphne's legs in "Dark Victory".

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Quotes

Frasier: You're not going to get sick. Just remember that the more you do it, the less special it will seem.

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Crazy Credits

The series title changes color and the Seattle skyline image has a different animation with each episode.

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Connections

Spoofed in Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)

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Soundtracks

Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
(Theme)
Music by Bruce Miller
Lyrics by Darryl Phinnessee
Performed by Kelsey Grammer

User Reviews

Frasier has saved my life

When I first immigrated to Canada I was living in a bachelor apartment which was too small for...well everything. The only entertainment I had was my little TV (small TV for a small apt). This show literally saved me from killing myself. If it wasn't for this show, I would have probably jumped out the balcony or something. Every time I came home in the evening from a fruitless job search, I would turn on the TV and started watching Frasier 2-3 hours straight. And all the situations portrayed in the show with an optimistic look on life really helped me a lot. Frasier became my TV psychologist.

This is an awesome show with very intelligent dialogs and conversations. The show begins with Frasier moving to Seattle from Boston (this character is originally from Cheers). He takes a job at a radio station as a radio psychologist. He is over-intellectual, over-refined, witty, sarcastic and a little snobby..but in a delightful way. However, he is still awkward with women, sometimes with his relation with his father and others. After all, he is a human being too. His brother Niles Crane is just like his older brother (maybe a higher IQ, was it 4 points higher??), only more neurotic and probably more insecure with women. Niles character was initially meant to be just a secondary character but as the show developed, his character became very essential. The situations that arise from his untold love for Daphne (Martin/Frasier's father's physical therapist) are just hilarious. Roz Doyle, Frasier's producer, is another important character who loves men just a little too much. But she is more complicated than just a simple fool-for-men character (wonderfully portrayed by Peri Gilpin). Martin Crane is probably the most rational, most practical of all and it is a wonder how Frasier and Niles fell so far away from the tree in that department. Daphne Moon, love object of Niles Crane, is a delightful young woman from Manchester, UK who lives in the same house and is practically a member of the Crane family. Although just a dog, Eddie is a very important part of the show. Eddie is so lovable and probably the best company of Martin Crane. There are so many other notable characters, such as Bulldog (a womanizer with sports-dude attitude), Maris, Niles' wife, who doesn't appear in the show at all but the jokes about her are enough to count her in as an essential character, and Frasier's ex-wife and son.

Overall, Frasier is an unforgettable comedy sitcom that has been superbly successful for 10 years and received many awards. And if I am not mistaken, Kelsey Grammar (Frasier) has the record as the actor who portrayed the same character in TV series for more than 20 years (Cheers and Frasier). I own the entire DVD box-set collection and recommend it to everyone who enjoys intelligent comedy.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon Hebrew Spanish French Latin

Release Date:

16 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frasier

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grub Street Productions, Paramount Television, Grammnet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (262 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1