The First Temptation of Daphne 

Daphne stumbles across a file of one of Niles' patients, who is in love with him via "transference". Niles refuses to talk about her, citing patient-therapist confidentiality. Daphne's ... See full summary »

Director:

Kelsey Grammer

Writers:

David Angell (created by), Peter Casey (created by)

Stars:

Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Frasier Crane
Jane Leeves	...	Daphne Moon
David Hyde Pierce	...	Dr. Niles Crane
Peri Gilpin	...	Roz Doyle
John Mahoney	...	Martin Crane
Mary Hart	...	Mary Hart
Michelle Stafford	...	Heather Murphy
Vic Chao	...	Assistant

Storyline

Daphne stumbles across a file of one of Niles' patients, who is in love with him via "transference". Niles refuses to talk about her, citing patient-therapist confidentiality. Daphne's paranoia sends her to extreme lengths to learn anything she can about her. Meanwhile, Frasier is taunted by a rather chirpy cricket.

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Plot Keywords:

file | patient | chirping | cricket the insect | snooping | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grub Street Productions,Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 21 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sherilyn Fenn originally appeared in this episode but wasn't available when they had to re-shoot some scenes, due to scheduling conflicts. She was eventually replaced by Michelle Stafford.

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Goofs

Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) claims to have had - in his days of private practice - a great deal of female adulation, in Season Five's Frasier: The Maris Counselor, Frasier complains that no patients have ever fallen in love with him, "...not even that fat lady who brought me fudge".

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Quotes

Roz Doyle: Okay, so who is she?
Daphne Moon: Who's who?
Roz Doyle: Niles' patient.
Daphne Moon: All right. I saw one of his files by mistake. The woman is madly in love with him.
Roz Doyle: So who is she?
Daphne Moon: Her name is Heather Murphy.
Roz Doyle: Heather, huh? That's trouble. What else do you know?
Daphne Moon: Well, that's it. I only got a quick look at the file.
Roz Doyle: So what are you gonna do?
Daphne Moon: Nothing. Niles said he can't talk about his patients, so... what choice do I have? I should trust him.
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Crazy Credits

When the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, a lightning bolt flashes in the sky.

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Connections

References Entertainment Tonight (1981)

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Soundtracks

Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
Written by Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee
Performed by Kelsey Grammer

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