Funniest Frasier
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To me, the funniest episode ever was when Daphne brought by a date who was
exactly like Niles. Mr. Crane (father) received a phone call in the
middle of introductions and told his caller that he couldn't talk at that
moment because he was in the "twilight zone." I've never laughed so much.
Xiu Li
I would vote for that fencing episode, with the German instructor.
Although the wordplay wasn't as frequent, the swashbuckling was great, and
Niles was so cute running around :)
Xiu
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On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Joshyr wrote:
> I'd have to go with the episode where the brothers Crane opened their
> own restaurant...great scenes all around, esp. when Niles brushes the
> sauce off the food and throws it over to Daphne, who shoves the wet
> thing back on the plate...
>
> JLR
Joshyr
KevRules
Xiu Li <s8...@u.washington.edu> wrote in article
<Pine.A41.3.95b.97013...@dante26.u.washington.edu>
>I would vote for that fencing episode, with the German instructor.
>Although the wordplay wasn't as frequent, the swashbuckling was great,
and
>Niles was so cute running around :)
I would disagree, only because this episode won the writing Emmy, beating
out the "Matchmaker" episode concerning Frasier's gay station manager,
which I thought was the funniest thing Joe Keenan has ever written, until
his season premiere this fall in which everyone was having to pretend to
be something other than who they were.
John, who, contrary to rumor, doesn't get any percentages from
unofficially promoting Joe's *fabulous* novels BLUE HEAVEN and PUTTING ON
THE RITZ at every conceivable turn, but read them, really, you
must..........
varuna
In <19970131182...@ladder01.news.aol.com> kevr...@aol.com
(KevRules) writes:
... "Matchmaker" episode concerning Frasier's gay station manager,
>which I thought was the funniest thing Joe Keenan has ever written,
until his season premiere this fall in which everyone was having to
pretend to be something other than who they were.
>
"Matchmaker" gets my vote. I've never laughed so hard at a tv show in
my life. And yes, Keenan's novels are excellent -- is there another in
the works, or is he too busy with the show?
KevRules
var...@ix.netcom.com(varuna)wrote in article
<5cuk2o$4...@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>
Yes on both counts. I ran into Keenan at the party and he said he is
kicking around an idea for another Gilbert and Philip romp, but he won't
be able to find time for it as long as he is tied up with FRASIER.
smu...@aol.com
There are so many to choose from, but I would have to say that my
favorites include the "Les Freres Heureux" episode, the fencing episode,
this past week's episode, and the episode where Lilith and Frasier are
trying to get little Frederick into that exclusive boarding school...
Marcus
Matchmaker all the way... I have it on tape and I'm still laughing
today... the season premiere this season and the Lilith episode where
Niles finds the missing turkey are runners up.
Les Faby
The Matchmaker episode was so good, I taped it, put off watching it for a
while because
I was afraid it wouldn't live up to my memory of it, watched it again, and
enjoyed it
just as much as the first time. I've seen the episode 5 times. I would
rate it as one of
the top 10 tv episodes ever in TV history of any series.
The season premiere was so good that when I described the plot to a friend
he broke
out in laughter even without the pacing, delivery and lines of the show.
* * * *
On a different subject, what episode of Frasier would you like to see shown
again?
I VOTE for the WINNABAGO EPISODE where they go over the border to Canada.
I"VE MISSED
THIS EPISODE AND critics claim this is one of the best.
* * * *
> >... "Matchmaker" episode ...was the funniest thing Joe Keenan has ever
written,
> >until his season premiere this fall in which everyone was having to
> >>
>
Joshyr
- KevRules wrote:
>
> Xiu Li <s8...@u.washington.edu> wrote in article
> <Pine.A41.3.95b.97013...@dante26.u.washington.edu>
>
> >I would vote for that fencing episode, with the German instructor.
> >Although the wordplay wasn't as frequent, the swashbuckling was great,
> and
> >Niles was so cute running around :)
>
> I would disagree, only because this episode won the writing Emmy, beating
-
> out the "Matchmaker" episode concerning Frasier's gay station
manager,
> which I thought was the funniest thing Joe Keenan has ever written, until
> his season premiere this fall in which everyone was having to pretend to
-
> be something other than who they were.
- This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
- episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
- everyone pretended to be someone else...
- jlr
Glenda Robertson
On 2 Feb 1997, Les Faby wrote:
> * * * *
> On a different subject, what episode of Frasier would you like to see shown
> again?
> I VOTE for the WINNABAGO EPISODE where they go over the border to Canada.
> I"VE MISSED
> THIS EPISODE AND critics claim this is one of the best.
...I'd like a repeat of the episode in which the brothers attempt to write
a book together. Not only was it funny, but there was an added bit of eye
candy for DHP fans. And I managed to miss the 'dirty boy - dirty girl'
episode when Frasier and Kate frolic in the office both times - the
original showing and as a rerun :(. It's the only episode I've never
seen...
As to faves, Les Freres Heureux and Matchmaker are two, and the tango
episode and the rainstorm (remember 'way back when Daphne and Niles were
trapped in the dark at his place?) are two more. I saw the latter several
times and loved it every time. Niles' reaction to Daphne appearing in the
skimpy garment of Maris' was hilarious...
Glenda
Juliet7139
My vote for the funniest Frasier would have to be this season's opener,
where Niles has to pretend to be Daphne's husband. Martin telling Clive
(the ex.) that Roz is Maris, Niles spilling the cookie plate when Roz
tells Clive Daphne is "eating for two." All of these memories are
implanted in my mind as ROFLaughers, and I don't think I have ever laughed
so hard just sitting in front of my television.
Runners up would be the "Daphne is trapped at the Crane mansion during
a storm" one, and the "Flour Child" episode, in which Niles readied
himself for parenthood by carrying around a sack of flour. And of course,
the tango episode gets my vote for best bittersweet episode, in which I
was laughing in one frame and in the next, I felt like crying for poor
Niles. Ah, the wonders that 19 inch black box can bring to an ordinary
Tuesday night!!!
Julie
"Life is what happens to you while your busy making other plans"-
John Lennon
Suzanne Chiles
PrestonDL wrote:
>
> Thems fightin' words!!! Joe Keenan wanted to do a show in the classic
> farce style so we thought it up--believe it or not-- all by ourselves and
> did not "borrow" from an old WKRP. Plagiarism is not the nicest thing to
> accuse writers of. Bad grammar is okay especially if you look at the
> previous sentence.
>
> David
David,
I loved that show. I kept turning to my friend and telling
her it was just like a classic Feydeau French farce. Finally
my friend told me to shut up and watch the show. :) It is our
most replayed episode on videotape.
Suzanne
PrestonDL
jlr recently wrote regarding"The Two Mrs. Cranes" episode:
>This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
>episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
>everyone pretended to be someone else...
Thems fightin' words!!! Joe Keenan wanted to do a show in the classic
aslan...@aol.com
In article <19970204043...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
julie...@aol.com (Juliet7139) writes:
> My vote for the funniest Frasier would have to be this season's opener,
>where Niles has to pretend to be Daphne's husband. Martin telling Clive
>(the ex.) that Roz is Maris, Niles spilling the cookie plate when Roz
>tells Clive Daphne is "eating for two." All of these memories are
>implanted in my mind as ROFLaughers, and I don't think I have ever
laughed
>so hard just sitting in front of my television.
This reminds me to ask: does anyone here watch Mad About You? Wasn't the
guy who played Clive on a recent show. I am pretty sure it was him but I
surprised that he didn't have an English accent. He must be really good
at accents because from watching the Frasier season premiere I would have
sworn he was English.
---Derek---
rashness is the characteristic of youth,
prudence that of mellowed age,
and discretion the better part of valor
varuna
In <19970205020...@ladder01.news.aol.com> pres...@aol.com
(PrestonDL) responds to an inflammatory post thusly:
>Plagiarism is not the nicest thing to accuse writers of. Bad grammar
is okay especially if you look at the previous sentence.
>
>David
Plagiarism is not the nicest thing of which to accuse writers? Is this
in any way right? No, I guess it should be: It is not nice to accuse
writers of plagiarism. Simplicity, my dears, simplicity sez Saint
Thoreau.
Never mind, all this is the byproduct of my celebration of Bob Marley's
birthday (were he, of course, alive today to celebrate.) It's ok, Bob,
I celebrated for you!
David Lee, I luv your show, babe!
BTW, I can never remember if the period comes before or after the final
parenthesis. Please excuse any error on my part.
LEGGGS
>This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
>episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
>everyone pretended to be someone else...
>jlr
I REALLY DONT SEE THE CONNECTION....
Just Me, Lisa.
Leg...@aol.com
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"Get the honey!" --- Fatso
Brian K. Garrett
PrestonDL <pres...@aol.com> wrote:
: jlr recently wrote regarding"The Two Mrs. Cranes" episode:
: >This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
: >episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
: >everyone pretended to be someone else...
: Thems fightin' words!!! Joe Keenan wanted to do a show in the classic
: farce style so we thought it up--believe it or not-- all by ourselves and
: did not "borrow" from an old WKRP. Plagiarism is not the nicest thing to
: accuse writers of. Bad grammar is okay especially if you look at the
: previous sentence.
: David
That's quite all right. I for one appreciate your use of grammar as much
as your use of Grammer. (The real question is, is there still a place in
this world for bad puns?)
Brian
Michael Jennings
In article <19970205020...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
PrestonDL <pres...@aol.com> wrote:
>jlr recently wrote regarding"The Two Mrs. Cranes" episode:
>
>
>>This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
>>episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
>>everyone pretended to be someone else...
>
>Thems fightin' words!!! Joe Keenan wanted to do a show in the classic
>farce style so we thought it up--believe it or not-- all by ourselves and
>did not "borrow" from an old WKRP. Plagiarism is not the nicest thing to
>accuse writers of. Bad grammar is okay especially if you look at the
>previous sentence.
>
general situation that has been used before and giving it different characters,
action and dialogue as 'plagiarism' anyway.
--
Michael Jennings
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
The University of Cambridge. mj...@damtp.cambridge.ac.uk
"`I need every aluminum can you can find! And duct tape!"
L. Ravi Narasimhan
In <19970205020...@ladder01.news.aol.com> pres...@aol.com (PrestonDL) writes:
>jlr recently wrote regarding"The Two Mrs. Cranes" episode:
>>This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
>>episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
>>everyone pretended to be someone else...
>Thems fightin' words!!! Joe Keenan wanted to do a show in the classic
>farce style so we thought it up--believe it or not-- all by ourselves and
>did not "borrow" from an old WKRP. Plagiarism is not the nicest thing to
>accuse writers of. Bad grammar is okay especially if you look at the
>previous sentence.
Didn't Rebecca on "Cheers" once paraphrase Churchill viz.
"This is the kind of crap up with which I will NOT put"?
--- Ravi
No comments about bad Grammer
--
Ravi Narasimhan
Dept. of Physics, UCLA
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~oski
PrestonDL
Ravi recently wrote:
>Didn't Rebecca on "Cheers" once paraphrase Churchill viz.
>"This is the kind of crap up with which I will NOT put"?
If she did she's a damned plagiarist and you should tell her point blank
the next time you run in to her!!!
David (who is going to have his hands full defending his position after
this Tuesday's episode but who actually has a very reasonable argument)
Joshyr
- Whoa! Take a stress pill and relax! I simply meant that the themes of the two
- shows are similar, intentially or not...
- BTW, for those reading this, seek out Frasier: The Official Companion by
- Jefferson Graham; it has a complete episode guide, as well as cast interviews
- and great script excerpts...not a plug, just a good reference guide to the series
- (now if only they'd do one for Seinfeld).
- Hope my grammer was adequate,
- JLR
- PrestonDL wrote:
>
> jlr recently wrote regarding"The Two Mrs. Cranes" episode:
>
> >This plot line seems to be borrowed from a hillarious WKRP in Cincinatti
> >episode years back in which a hitman was looking for Johnny Fever, and
> >everyone pretended to be someone else...
>
> Thems fightin' words!!! Joe Keenan wanted to do a show in the classic
> farce style so we thought it up--believe it or not-- all by ourselves and
> did not "borrow" from an old WKRP. Plagiarism is not the nicest thing to
> accuse writers of. Bad grammar is okay especially if you look at the
> previous sentence.
>
-
> David
L. Ravi Narasimhan
>Ravi recently wrote:
>>Didn't Rebecca on "Cheers" once paraphrase Churchill viz.
>>"This is the kind of crap up with which I will NOT put"?
>If she did she's a damned plagiarist and you should tell her point blank
>the next time you run in to her!!!
I'll be sure to mention that to Kirstie the next time we're comparing
apples and oranges in the produce aisle at the local Vons. It is
so much fun to live in LA, hobnobbing with the rich, having them come
over to my apartment (or should I say atelier?) for pizza and videos.
Sometimes we even go bowling afterwards.
--- Ravi
Needs telescope to see stars
Les Faby
I ordered the book from www.amazon.com by the following URL:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0671003682/0172-6516123-122284
If you can't cut and paste it, just go to www.amazon.com and search for
titles beginning with "Frasier".
The book is a must-have for fans.
Joshyr <jros...@asimov.oit.umass.edu> wrote in article
<32F9FB...@asimov.oit.umass.edu>...
Lia42
I love all Fraziers comedies.
I specially like the one Frazier and his brother gave their father's lazy
chair
away and , oh boy, did he get mad. Also the one Niles was drinking his
glass of milk and taking a look at Daphn. Niles rested his glass of milk
on the sidetable and Ed licked it, and as Niles was so excited and didnt
see what Ed
did , drank it.
Lia
PrestonDL
Ravi recently wrote:
<I'll be sure to mention that to Kirstie the next time we're comparing
<apples and oranges in the produce aisle at the local Vons. It is
<so much fun to live in LA, hobnobbing with the rich, having them come
<over to my apartment (or should I say atelier?) for pizza and videos.
<Sometimes we even go bowling afterwards.
Who's Kirstie? I thought we were talking about Rebecca Howe!
David
S. Fraser
Frasier is THE funniest show on tv - and wouldn't it be just bliss to go
over every episode to decide which one is funniest so far - if only to
linger over DHP's every nuance. He is a perfect gem....
And further more:
Wubba, wubba.
S Fraser
L. Ravi Narasimhan
Do you mean the actors/actresses aren't responsible for ensuring that
their lines have passed copyright and/or any other intellectual property
statutes that might apply?
--- Ravi
2,4,6,8 everybody litigate
EvilMilan
My faverite episode was the one where Niles ,Frasier, and Martin go to
that restaurant where the waitress took out a scissor and cut Fraiser's
and Niles' ties off.
Matt Messina
L. Ravi Narasimhan <os...@physics.ucla.edu> wrote:
>Didn't Rebecca on "Cheers" once paraphrase Churchill viz.
>"This is the kind of crap up with which I will NOT put"?
"There is some crap up with which I will not put!"
-- Rebecca Howe _Cheers_ "Don't Paint Your Chickens"
--
Matt Messina
mes...@umich.edu
Rubix7
buy the restaraunt and they basically demolish the place. I can't think
of that one line without laughing...
Frasier: "We could make it very exclusive! No sign, an unlisted phone
number.."
Martin: "And while you're at it, why don't you just put a sniper on the
roof!"
Dr. Franklin
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>I think that the funniest episode was the one where Frasier and Niles
>buy the restaraunt and they basically demolish the place. I can't think
>of that one line without laughing...
>Frasier: "We could make it very exclusive! No sign, an unlisted phone
>number.."
>Martin: "And while you're at it, why don't you just put a sniper on the
>roof!"
"How much firepower do you suppose is necessary to embed a cherry in an
acoustic ceiling tile?"
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Pat Reuter
The one that still is the absolute funniest was the ep where Frasier is
trying to suck up to the new (male) station manager, not knowing he is
gay. Everyone knows the joke but Frasier, and that makes it sooo funny
in my mind.
Pat