Frasier (season 1)

The first season of Frasier originally aired from September 16, 1993 to May 19, 1994 on NBC, consisting of a total of 24 episodes.[1]

Frasier
Season 1
DVD cover
Starring	Kelsey Grammer Jane Leeves David Hyde Pierce Peri Gilpin John Mahoney
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 16, 1993 – May 19, 1994
Season chronology

Cast

Main

• Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane
• Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
• David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
• Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
• John Mahoney as Martin Crane

Special guest

• Amanda Donohoe as Catherine
• John Glover as Ned Miller
• Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith
• Mako as Sam Tanaka

Special appearance by

• Dr. Joyce Brothers as herself

Recurring

• Dan Butler as Bulldog

Guest

• Kathleen Noone as Aunt Patrice
• Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer
• Claire Stansfield as Kristina
• Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky
• Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton
• Pat Crowley as Marion Lawlor

Guest caller

• Linda Hamilton as Claire
• Griffin Dunne as Russell
• Christopher Reeve as Leonard
• Patti LuPone as Pam
• Judith Ivey as Lorraine
• Joe Mantegna as Derek Mann
• Jeff Daniels as Doug
• Robert Klein as Gary
• Bruno Kirby as Marco
• Eddie Van Halen as Hank
• JoBeth Williams as Danielle
• Carl Reiner as Roger
• Jay Leno as Don
• Mel Brooks as Tom
• Rosemary Clooney as Gladys
• Dominick Dunne as Jeff
• Ben Stiller as Barry
• Eric Stoltz as Don
• Piper Laurie as Marianne
• Henry Mancini as Al
• Elijah Wood as Ethan
• Timothy Leary as Hank
• Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Bruga
• Reba McEntire as Rachel
• Christine Lahti as Laura
• Mary Tyler Moore as Marjorie
• Steve Lawrence as Howard
• Eydie Gormé as Lois
• Tommy Hilfiger as Robert
• Gary Trudeau as Louis
• Steve Young as Blake
• Patricia Hearst as Janice

Episodes

See also: List of Frasier episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Good Son"	James Burrows	David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee	September 16, 1993 (1993-09-16)	28.1
Dr. Frasier Crane, formerly of Boston, has recently arrived back in his birthplace of Seattle to restart his life following his painful divorce. His independence is soon compromised by the fact that his father Martin is incapable of living by himself, and must move into Frasier's apartment.
2	2	"Space Quest"	James Burrows	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23)	29.2
After Martin moves into his apartment with his physical therapist Daphne and dog Eddie, Frasier struggles with the loss of his personal space and his tensions with Martin. After repeatedly failing to get any kind of solitary time at home or work, he decides to try forging a bond with his gruff father.
3	3	"Dinner at Eight"	James Burrows	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30)	28.7
Frasier and his brother Niles decide to treat Martin to the fancy restaurant Le Cigare Volant in an attempt to improve his sense of style. Meanwhile, Niles meets Daphne for the first time and is instantly smitten with her, despite already being married.
4	4	"I Hate Frasier Crane"	David Lee	Christopher Lloyd	October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)	28.5
After being insulted on Frasier's show following a bad review, newspaper columnist Derek Mann challenges Frasier to a fist fight. Although Frasier agrees in the heat of the moment, Martin is angry to later learn he has no intention of going through with it. After learning of the shame he put Martin through when he ducked out of a similar situation as a child, Frasier resolves to meet the challenge.
5	5	"Here's Looking at You"	Andy Ackerman	Brad Hall	October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)	30.9
Frasier buys Martin a telescope as a gift. While looking through it Martin spots a woman, Irene, with whom he becomes romantically involved.
6	6	"The Crucible"	James Burrows	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	October 21, 1993 (1993-10-21)	28.9
Frasier organizes a cocktail party to show a painting he recently bought, but the painter informs him that she did not paint it. When Frasier's attempts to return the painting to the gallery fail, he plots revenge against the gallery owner.
7	7	"Call Me Irresponsible"	James Burrows	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28)	27.0
Frasier gives advice to a caller, Marco, to break off his relationship with his girlfriend, Catherine (Amanda Donohoe), because of his inability to commit. However when Catherine and Frasier end up going on a date, Niles questions his brother's ethics.
8	8	"Beloved Infidel"	Andy Ackerman	Leslie Eberhard	November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)	29.6
After accidentally seeing Martin with an old family friend at a restaurant, Frasier and Niles begin to wonder whether Martin had an affair while married.
9	9	"Selling Out"	Andy Ackerman	Lloyd Garver	November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11)	28.0
Frasier meets Bebe Glazer, a smarmy talent agent who sweet-talks him into doing a series of product endorsements. He finds himself conflicted when she arranges a television ad for a product he does not support, knowing that the money earned could go towards his son's college fund.
10	10	"Oops!"	James Burrows	Denise Moss & Sy Dukane	November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)	29.3
Frasier is told a rumor that one of the KACL on-air staff is getting fired. When sportscaster Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe is called into a meeting with management, Frasier assumes the rumor is true and accidentally reveals it to him. As a result, Bulldog quits the station while Frasier learns that his job was actually safe. Feeling guilty and after feeling pressure from Martin, Frasier decides to go to the station manager and beg for Bulldog's job back, only to learn the rumor was true and it was actually Frasier who was about to be fired.
11	11	"Death Becomes Him"	Andy Ackerman	Leslie Eberhard	December 2, 1993 (1993-12-02)	30.6
After the premature death of Martin's physician, who was similar to Frasier in physique, behavior and temperament, Frasier begins to obsess about his own mortality. Putting his affairs in order, he becomes determined to find more about the physician to the point he decides to attend his shiva.
12	12	"Miracle on Third or Fourth Street"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd	December 16, 1993 (1993-12-16)	32.6
Frasier's plans for Christmas with Frederick, Martin and Niles are derailed after Lilith decides to take Frederick to Austria. Already angry, Frasier then has a bitter argument with Martin, and agrees to do the Christmas Day shift at the radio station, which proves depressing.
13	13	"Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?"	Andy Ackerman	Molly Newman	January 6, 1994 (1994-01-06)	30.4
Frasier is surprised to learn that Martin has been sleeping with a woman from his building. He then broadcasts this fact in his next show, embarrassing the woman and infuriating Martin. Feeling guilty, Frasier resolves to get them back together. Roz is going out with Noel Shempsky, a Star Trek addict.
14	14	"Can't Buy Me Love"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	January 20, 1994 (1994-01-20)	32.6
Frasier takes part in a bachelor auction, where he is bought by a model, Kristina. He invites her for dinner for them at his apartment. When she arrives, Kristina announces that she has some urgent business and needs Frasier to look after her daughter Renata. Frasier learns from Renata that her mother is neglectful, leading him to criticise Kristina heavily when she returns, only to discover that Renata had invented the bad behavior she described. Meanwhile, Daphne accidentally buys Bulldog, but despite her uneasiness, she enjoys their date, which ends with her causing Bulldog to get into a fight.
15	15	"You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover"	Andy Ackerman	David Lloyd	January 27, 1994 (1994-01-27)	30.5
After Roz is scammed out of $10 by a street con, Frasier claims to always be able to spot a criminal, so Martin challenges him to a test: several of Martin's friends come over to play cards, including one ex-convict. Frasier must identify the criminal to win the bet, but he fails. Before the ex-con is revealed, Daphne agrees to go on a date with him. Martin is concerned and tries to forbid the date, but Frasier accuses Martin of being judgmental. Later, when Niles hears about the date, he is concerned for Daphne's safety and convinces Frasier to go and check on her. At the dive bar the ex-con took her to, Daphne is scamming a pool player, running the table and taking his money, having already thrown her date out of the bar. Frasier and Niles show up and get in trouble with one of the locals, who demands money they do not have. Daphne wagers her winnings on making an unlikely shot against Frasier and Niles receiving a beating. Daphne almost makes the shot, but fails, and the three flee the bar.
16	16	"The Show Where Lilith Comes Back"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)	33.1
Frasier's ex-wife Lilith visits him in Seattle because she found a letter from Frasier asking if reconciliation is possible. She thought Frasier had left the letter after his last visit a few weeks before, but he actually wrote the letter before he first left for Seattle, a year earlier. Frasier meets her at her hotel room to go to dinner as friends, but they end up spending the night together. In the morning, Lilith looks at the breakfast and says "This was a mistake," which Frasier takes as an admission about their relationship and quickly recites his own litany of reasons why they should not reconcile. When Lilith says she was talking about the breakfast, Frasier is mortified. Lilith breaks down, but Frasier reassures her and they part as friends.
17	17	"A Mid-Winter Night's Dream"	David Lee	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10)	32.8
After Niles has a fight with Maris, he and Daphne have a moment of mutual attraction during an attempt to make a reconciliation dinner. Stranded at Niles' mansion during a storm, Frasier must reach them before they do something Niles will regret.
18	18	"And the Whimper Is..."	James Burrows	Denise Moss & Sy Dukane	February 17, 1994 (1994-02-17)	N/A
Frasier discovers that he has been nominated for a local broadcasting award, and becomes obsessed with winning it.
19	19	"Give Him the Chair!"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	March 17, 1994 (1994-03-17)	29.8
Frasier is tired of Martin's favourite chair and replaces it, but Martin demands his old chair back. The old chair is easily located on the set of a school production, but the recovery proves more difficult.
20	20	"Fortysomething"	Rick Beren	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	March 31, 1994 (1994-03-31)	27.1
Worrying about impending middle age, Frasier strikes up a tentative romance with a shop assistant several years his junior.
21	21	"Travels with Martin"	James Burrows	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	April 14, 1994 (1994-04-14)	25.5
Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne go on a road trip in a Winnebago. They drive over the border into Canada only to learn that Daphne is not allowed to leave the US because she does not have her green card yet.
22	22	"Author, Author"	James Burrows	Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian	May 5, 1994 (1994-05-05)	26.2
Niles has been invited to pitch a book, but with his deadline looming and no ideas, he agrees with a suggestion to write a book on sibling relationships with Frasier. They lock themselves in a hotel room to write the book. When hours pass without them even writing an opening sentence, Frasier and Niles quickly descend into a brawl.
23	23	"Frasier Crane's Day Off"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12)	28.3
Frasier falls ill, and KACL restaurant critic Gil Chesterton tries to steal his timeslot in his absence. Frasier begs Niles to take over to prevent this. When Niles unexpectedly runs the show with great success, a feverish Frasier begins to imagine plots against him, and decides to drag himself to the station no matter what. He locks Niles and Roz out of the studio and broadcasts in a state of delirium.
24	24	"My Coffee with Niles"	James Burrows	David Angell & Peter Casey	May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)	29.7
Over their daily coffee, Frasier and Niles discuss life and happiness. For the first time, Niles acknowledges he may have feelings for Daphne. Frasier considers if he is happy with his new life in Seattle.

Awards and nominations

Viewers for Quality Television awards

• 1994 Best Quality Comedy Series – Nominated[2]
• 1994 Best Lead Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (Kelsey Grammer) – Nominated[3]
• 1994 Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (David Hyde Pierce) – WON[4]
• 1994 Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (Jane Leeves) – Nominated[5]

Writers Guild awards

• 1995 Episodic Comedy ("A Mid-Winter Night's Dream") (Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano) – Nominated[6]

References

1. "Frasier: Season One". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
2. "Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
3. "Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
4. "Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
5. "Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
6. "Writers Guild of America, USA (1995)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.