The Show Where Sam Shows Up 

Sam Malone visits Frasier in Seattle; it turns out he needs advice on whether to go through with his wedding. Complications arise when Frasier realizes that he had an affair with Sam's fiancée, Sheila.

Director:

James Burrows

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
Ted Danson	...	Sam Malone
Téa Leoni	...	Sheila (as Tea Leoni)

Storyline

Sam Malone visits Frasier in Seattle; it turns out he needs advice on whether to go through with his wedding. Complications arise when Frasier realizes that he had an affair with Sam's fiancée, Sheila.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | visit | sexual compulsive | reference to the seattle mariners | recliner | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 25, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grub Street Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode, Sam (Ted Danson) recalls that Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) had told him that his dad was a dead research scientist (which had happened in an episode of Cheers (1982) years earlier). This inconsistency is explained by Frasier saying that he and Martin (John Mahoney) had a fight before Frasier made that statement to Sam.

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Goofs

Martin tells Sam he remembered once seeing him pitch at The Kingdome. The Mariners, who played at the Seattle Kingdome, didn't come into existence until 1977, and on Cheers it was established that Sam's baseball career ended sometime before that year.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Frasier: So, that's our show for today. Don't forget, Bob "Bulldog" Brisco is up next and... oh, yes. This is KACL Cash Call Week. $5,000 when you answer your phone with the phrase that pays. So when your phone rings, don't say "hello", say...
[Frasier sees Sam outside the studio]
Frasier: Well, blow me down! No, no, no, no! Just, uh, say, uh, "KACL is the talk of the town." Talk of Seattle, whatever. Bye-bye.

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Crazy Credits

When the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, several lights are being lit in the "windows" of the buildings.

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Connections

References Cheers (1982)

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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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