Frasier

Frasier is a sitcom that aired on NBC for eleven seasons from 1993 to 2004. A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin. It is one of the most successful spin-off series in television history, as well as one of the most critically acclaimed comedy series of all time.

Frasier provides a weekly dose of the neuroses and tribulations suffered by an insecure and pompous psychiatrist, Dr. Frasier Crane, host of a Seattle radio advice show at KACL. The twice-divorced doctor's peaceful home life of fine cigars and haute cuisine was shattered when his gruff, ex-cop father, Martin, was injured in the line of duty and forced to move in with Frasier. Martin brought with him a semi-psychic, live-in home-care provider, Daphne Moon, his pesky Jack Russell terrier, Eddie, and a duct-taped recliner that clashes with Frasier's more aesthetically pleasing Eames and Wassily chairs. Their home is frequently visited by Frasier's snobbish and competitive brother, Niles, a fellow psychiatrist whose longtime romantic interest in Daphne was finally happily realized at the conclusion of Season 7. At work, his slightly jaded producer and man-hungry single parent Roz Doyle, supports Frasier. Some of the people who voice the callers to Frasier's radio program are often bigtime celebrities.

Frasier, starring Kelsey Grammer in his Emmy Award-winning title role of Dr. Frasier Crane, made history by becoming the first series, comedy or drama, to achieve a record five consecutive Emmy wins for Outstanding Comedy Series. With this achievement, the series stands ahead of "Cheers", the series from which "Frasier" was spun-off. Overall, "Frasier" earned a total of 37 Emmys (more than any other series in history), including four for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Kelsey Grammer and four for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for David Hyde Pierce. It's also interesting to point out that Kelsey Grammer played the part of Frasier for 20 years, tying him for the longest duration playing the same character on television and, that the show included guest appearances from almost all regulars from Cheers, excluding Kirstie Alley.

Cast & Characters

• Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane
• Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
• David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane
• Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
• John Mahoney as Martin Crane
• Moose as Eddie (1993-2003)
• Enzo the Dog as Eddie (1993-2004)
• Dan Butler as Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe (1993-2004)
• Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly (1998-2004)
• Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton (1994-2004)
• Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky (1994-2004)
• Millicent Martin as Gertrude Moon (2000-2003)
• Saul Rubinek as Donny Douglas (1999-2002)
• James Oliver as James the Waiter (2001-2003)
• Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer (1993-2004)
• Bebe Neuwirth as Dr. Lilith Sternin (1994-2003)

Broadcast History

First Telecast: September 16, 1993
Last Telecast: May 13, 2004
Original Network:  NBC
Number of Seasons: 11
Number of Episodes: 264
Frasier Episode Guide
Original Primetime TV Schedule:

• September 1993- May 1994, NBC, Thursdays 9:30-10:00PM
• September 1994- May 1998, NBC, Tuesdays 9:00-9:30PM
• September 1998- May 2000, NBC, Thursdays 9:00-9:30PM
• October 2000- May 2004, NBC, Tuesdays 9:00-9:30PM

Theme Song Lyrics & Opening Credits

"Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs" by Kelsey Grammer

Watch opening intro:


Hey baby, I hear the blues a-callin',
Tossed salad and scrambled eggs
Oh My
Mercy
And maybe I seem a bit confused,
Yeah maybe, but I got you pegged!
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha!
But I don't know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs.
They're callin' again.
The following are alternate endings:
They're callin' again.
Good night, Seattle, we love you.
What is a boy to do. Good night.
Frasier has left the building.
Thank You!
Scambled eggs all over my face. What is a boy to do. Goodnight, everybody.
See you next year, we love ya.

Listen to theme song:

Frasier On DVD

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