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Frequently Asked Questions

Text Version 1.31
Copyright (C) 1997 by Matt Messina 
Last Update: 16 March 1997

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Subject: Contents

General
  1.01 What is _Frasier_?
  1.02 Who are the stars?
  1.03 Where and when can I see it?
  1.04 How long has _Frasier_ been on?
  1.05 What critical awards (e.g. Emmys) has _Frasier_ won?
  1.06 How can I write to the cast?
  1.07 When will _Frasier_ be in syndication?
  1.08 How much longer will _Frasier_ be around?

The Net
  2.01 Is there an episode guide?
  2.02 Are there any WWW pages?
  2.03 Does anyone associated with the show read alt.tv.frasier?
  2.04 Is there a _Frasier_ mailing list?

The Show
  3.01 What kind of a dog is Eddie?
  3.02 What radio station is Frasier's show on?
  3.03 Is Daphne aware of Niles's infatuation with her?
  3.04 Does anyone have a list of Maris's quirks?
  3.05 What is the name of the coffee house that Frasier and Niles
  3.06 Why is Frasier's dad alive on _Frasier_ when he was dead on
  3.07 Why aren't the places that the characters visit really places in
  3.08 What is latte?
  3.09 What is a "bwat"?
  3.10 What was the deal with the magnifying glasses in the tag scene
  3.11 What breed is Niles's Maris-like dog?

The Actors
  4.01 Didn't I see Frasier on _Wings_? (or What else has Kelsey
  4.02 Didn't I see Daphne on _Murphy Brown_? (or What else has Jane
  4.03 Didn't I see Niles in _Sleepless in Seattle_? (or What else has
  4.04 Didn't I see Roz on _Cheers_? (or What else has Peri Gilpin
  4.05 Didn't I see Bulldog on _Caroline in the City_? (or What else
  4.06 Didn't I see Martin on _Cheers_? (or What else has John Mahoney
  4.07 Didn't I see Eddie at the Super Bowl? (or What else has Moose

Miscellaneous
  5.01 Has anyone from _Cheers_ (besides Frasier) appeared on
  5.02 Is Jane Leeves's accent real?
  5.03 Has anybody noticed that the guest callers are famous people?
  5.04 What does "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs" mean?
  5.05 Did you know that Kelsey Grammer performs the theme song?
  5.06 Has anybody noticed that some lines in the theme song change?
  5.07 Has anybody noticed that the logo at the beginning changes?
  5.08 Is Christopher Lloyd the producer the same as the _Taxi_ and
  5.09 Is Dan Butler gay?
  5.10 Is David Hyde Pierce gay?

Comments between [[ and ]] indicate I'm looking for help.
A | in the left margin indicates new or changed information.

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Subject: 1.01 What is _Frasier_?

  _Frasier_ is a television comedy based on the character "Frasier Crane" from
  _Cheers_.  Frasier has moved to Seattle, his home city, and is the host of a
  talk radio psychology/advice program.  His father, Martin, moves in with him
  in the first episode, as does Daphne, Martin's physical therapist.
  Frasier's brother Niles, also a psychiatrist, is a frequent visitor.

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Subject: 1.02 Who are the stars?

  Kelsey Grammer    as Frasier Crane
  Jane Leeves       as Daphne Moon
  David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
  Peri Gilpin       as Roz Doyle
  Dan Butler        as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe
  and John Mahoney  as Martin Crane

  Moose             as Eddie (the dog)
  Edward Hibbert    as Gil Chesterton (recurring)

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Subject: 1.03 Where and when can I see it?

  _Frasier_ runs for one-half hour on the following networks:
  [[please report any changes]]

  Australia
    Channel 9, Mondays, 20h00

  Belgium
    Ka2, Mondays, 19.30 h

  Canada
    MITV, Thursdays, 9:30 pm (Nova Scotia)
    CTV, Mondays, 9:30 pm (Quebec)
    Global, Tuesdays, 9:00 pm (Ontario)
    Calgary 7 (CICT), Tuesdays, 10:00 pm (Calgary)
    U-TV (CKVU), Tuesdays, 9:00 pm PST (Vancouver)
    [[other time zones?]]

    In other areas, the local station usually broadcasts at the same time as
    the NBC station on their cable system.

  Finland
    YLE1, Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays, 17.30

  Ireland
    RTE1, Saturdays, 10.50 pm

  Israel
    Channel 3, Weekdays, 23:20

  Norway
    TV2, Tuesdays Fridays, 22.30

  Peru
    RTP, Sundays, 20:30

  United Kingdom
    Channel 4, Fridays, 10.00 pm

  United States
    NBC, Tuesdays, 9:00 ET/8:00 CT/8:00 MT/9:00 PT pm

  [[other countries?]]

  Satellite Feed
    Sat T1 Tr# 3 vertical, Mondays, 8:30 pm ET (Tuesdays, 01:30 GMT)

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Subject: 1.04 How long has _Frasier_ been on?

  The 1993-1994 season was _Frasier_'s first season.  The first episode was
  aired on 16 September 1993.

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Subject: 1.05 What critical awards (e.g. Emmys) has _Frasier_ won?

  Among _Frasier_'s awards are 3 consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Comedy
  series.

  Here is a probably incomplete list of _Frasier_'s critical awards:

  Primetime Emmys:
    1993-4:
      Outstanding Comedy Series
      Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Kelsey Grammer
      Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: James Burrows for "The Good
           Son"
      Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: David Angell & Peter Casey &
           David Lee for "The Good Son"
      Outstanding Editing for a Series (Multi-Camera): Ron Volk for "The Show
           Where Lilith Comes Back"
    1994-5:
      Outstanding Comedy Series
      Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Kelsey Grammer
      Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: David Hyde Pierce
      Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: David Lee for "The Matchmaker"
      Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-
           Giordano for "An Affair to Forget"
    1995-6:
      Outstanding Comedy Series
      Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Joe Keenan & Christopher Lloyd &
           Rob Greenberg & Jack Burditt and Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-
           Giordano & Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo for "Moon Dance"
      Outstanding Editing for a Series (Multi-camera): Ron Volk for "The Show
           Where Diane Comes Back"
      Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or Special: Dana Mark
           McClure, Thomas J. Huth, David M. Weishaar, Robert Douglass for
           "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
  Golden Globes, Television:
    1994 Best Comedy Series (tie with _Mad About You_)
    1995 Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Kelsey Grammer
  Viewers for Quality Television Quality Awards:
    1993-4:
      Best Supporting Actor, Quality Comedy: David Hyde Pierce
    1994-5:
      Best Quality Comedy
      Best Actor, Quality Comedy: Kelsey Grammer
      Best Supporting Actor, Quality Comedy: David Hyde Pierce
      Best Supporting Actress, Quality Comedy: Jane Leeves
|   1995-6:
|     Best Quality Comedy
|     Best Actor, Quality Comedy: Kelsey Grammer
|     Best Supporting Actor, Quality Comedy: David Hyde Pierce
  Television Critics' Association Awards:
    1994 Best Comedy
    1995 Best Comedy
  Banff Television Festival:
    1994 Best Comedy Series
    1995 Best Comedy Series
    1996 Best Comedy Series
  American Comedy Awards:
    1994:
      Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Lead): Kelsey Grammer
      Funniest Supporting Male -- Television: David Hyde Pierce
    1995:
      Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series (Lead): Kelsey Grammer
      Funniest Supporting Male -- Television: David Hyde Pierce
|   1996:
|     Funniest Supporting Male -- Television: David Hyde Pierce
  Screen Actors Guild Awards:
    1995 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Comedy
         Series: David Hyde Pierce
  Directors Guild of America Awards:
    1993 Television Comedy: James Burrows for "The Good Son"
    1994 Television Comedy: David Lee for "The Matchmaker"
  Writers Guild of America Awards:
    1994-5 Episodic Television Comedy: Joe Keenan for "The Matchmaker"
  Others:
    1994 People's Choice Award, Best Comedy
    1995 GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Award for "The
         Matchmaker"
    1994 George Foster Peabody Award

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Subject: 1.06 How can I write to the cast?

  (Name)
  Paramount Pictures
  5555 Melrose Ave.
  Hollywood, CA 90038
  USA

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Subject: 1.07 When will _Frasier_ be in syndication?

  Paramount is selling _Frasier_ to local stations for syndication starting
  Fall 1997.

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Subject: 1.08 How much longer will _Frasier_ be around?

  NBC and Paramount recently worked out a deal to renew _Frasier_ for 3 more
  seasons (through the 1999-2000 season).  After that, the series may be
  renewed again.

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Subject: 2.01 Is there an episode guide?

  Yes.  The _Frasier_ Program Guide, written by Dean Adams, is available at:

    ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/program-guides/frasier
    http://www.nyx.net/~dnadams/frasier.html

  Included in the Program Guide are episode descriptions, guest cast and
  caller listings, program notes, and more.

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Subject: 2.02 Are there any WWW pages?

  Yes, the URLs are

    http://www-personal.umich.edu/~messina/frasier/
    http://www-personal.umich.edu/~geena/frasier.html
    http://www.nbc.com/entertainment/shows/frasier/index.html
    [[ others? ]]

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Subject: 2.03 Does anyone associated with the show read alt.tv.frasier?

  Yes, more than one member of the _Frasier_ creative team reads and
  participates in alt.tv.frasier, among them David Lee, a creator,
  executive producer and director.

  For this reason, story ideas should not be posted to this newsgroup.  As a
  rule, television producers do not accept unsolicited story ideas, and the
  posting of story ideas to this newsgroup may cause them to stop reading it
  for legal reasons.

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Subject: 2.04 Is there a _Frasier_ mailing list?

  Yes.  To join, mail your Real Name and Subscription Address to
  .  They also have a WWW page at

    http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umstoro2/

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Subject: 3.01 What kind of a dog is Eddie?

  Eddie is a wire-haired Jack Russell Terrier.  (Actually, Moose is a Jack
  Russell Terrier.  It is possible that Eddie is a different breed than the
  dog who plays him.)

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Subject: 3.02 What radio station is Frasier's show on?

  Frasier works for KACL, 780 AM.  Not-so-coincidently, the creators of
  _Frasier_ are named (A)ngell, (C)asey, and (L)ee.

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Subject: 3.03 Is Daphne aware of Niles's infatuation with her?

  No, it would seem that she isn't.  In "Roz in the Doghouse," Daphne says,
  "Dr. Crane is always dropping by and bringing me little gifts and he's not
  after anything."

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Subject: 3.04 Does anyone have a list of Maris's quirks?

  Yes.  There is a list in the "Program Notes" Appendix of the _Frasier_
  Program Guide.  (See "Is there an episode guide?")

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Subject: 3.05 What is the name of the coffee house that Frasier and Niles
 frequent?

  The coffee house is named Cafe Nervosa.  "Nervosa" is a psychological term
  meaning "the debilitating psychological addiction to an object, belief, or
  behavior pattern."  Seattle is known for its coffee houses, so the producers
  decided that a coffee house would be a good non-work/non-home setting.

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Subject: 3.06 Why is Frasier's dad alive on _Frasier_ when he was dead on
 _Cheers_?

  On _Cheers_, there were several references, one by Frasier's mother [[anyone
  care to confirm that? I've never seen that episode]], that Frasier's father
  was a scientist who had died.  But in _Frasier_, he is a retired police
  officer.

  In the "The Show Where Sam Shows Up" episode, Frasier says that he told the
  gang at Cheers that his father was dead because he and Martin had just had a
  fight.  When Martin asks Frasier why he told them he was a scientist,
  Frasier responds, "What did it matter?  You were dead!"

  Apparently, the creators decided that _Frasier_ would be a better show with
  Frasier's dad than without him.

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Subject: 3.07 Why aren't the places that the characters visit really places in
 Seattle?

  Real places (generally) aren't used so that if the owner/manager/etc. is
  portrayed negatively, it is not a real person.  If Frasier were to visit a
  real restaurant and then complain about the service, the show would be
  slighting a real establishment and opening the door for legal action.

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Subject: 3.08 What is latte?
From: Dave Oberman

  You take a tall glass (or a big cup), dump in a shot of espresso (or two,
  for a double latte), and fill it to the top with steamed milk.

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Subject: 3.09 What is a "bwat"?
From: Kenneth Chidi Anyadike

  Literally translated, "boite" (the i should have a circumflex) is French for
  "box."  "Boite" is usually a term to describe a small place (e.g. coffee
  house) one feels comfortable in.

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Subject: 3.10 What was the deal with the magnifying glasses in the tag scene
 of one episode?

  The tag scene of [[which episode was it?]] featured the characters sitting
  on the couch and looking at something through magnifying glasses.  According
  to David Lee, they were trying to read the credits, which are squeezed into
  the right-most one-third of the screen on NBC.

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Subject: 3.11 What breed is Niles's Maris-like dog?

| The consensus among alt.tv.frasier dog aficionados is that Girl is a
| Whippet.

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Subject: 4.01 Didn't I see Frasier on _Wings_? (or What else has Kelsey
 Grammer done?)

  TV Series, regular:
    _Frasier_ (1993) .... Dr. Frasier Crane
    _Cheers_ (1982) .... Dr. Frasier Crane (1984-)

  TV Series, guest:
    _John Larroquette Show, The_ (1993) "More Changes" (1995) .... Frasier
         Crane
    _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ (1987) "Cause and Effect" (1992) ....
         Capt. Morgan Bateson
    _Simpsons, The_ (1989) (voice) recurring .... Sideshow Bob
    _Wings_ "Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes" .... Frasier Crane (1992)
         (Emmy Nomination)
|   _Another World_ .... Dr. Canard
    _One Life to Live_
    _Guiding Light_

  TV Mini-series:
    _Crossings_ (1986) .... Craig Lawson
    _George Washington_ (1984) .... Lieutenant Stewart
    _Kennedy_ (1983) .... Stephen Smith

  Movies, Feature and TV:
|   _Anastasia_ (1997) (voice) .... Vladimir
    _Down Periscope_ (1996) .... Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge
    _London Suite_ (1996) (TV) .... Sydney Nichols
    _Runaway Brain_ (1995) (voice) .... Dr. Frankenollie
    _Innocent, The_ (1994) (TV) .... Detective Frank Marlow
    _Beyond Suspicion_ (1993) (TV) .... Ron McNally
       ... aka _Appointment for a Killing_ (1993) (TV)
|   _Galaxies Are Colliding_ (1992) .... Peter
    _Top of the Hill_ (1989) (TV)
    _Dance 'Til Dawn_ (1988) (TV) .... Ed Strull

  TV Specials:
    _Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny_ (1995) (special) .... host

  Commercials
    McDonalds

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Subject: 4.02 Didn't I see Daphne on _Murphy Brown_? (or What else has Jane
 Leeves done?)

  TV Series, regular:
    _Frasier_ (1993) .... Daphne Moon
    _Throb_ (1986) .... Blue
    _Red Dwarf_ (American) .... Holly

  TV Series, guest:
    _Caroline in the City_ (1995) "Caroline and the Bad Back" (1995) ....
         Daphne Moon
    _Seinfeld_ (1989) "The Virgin" "The Contest" (1992) .... Marla
    _Murphy Brown_ (1988) recurring .... Audrey Cohen (1989-1993)
    _Who's the Boss_ (1984)
|   _The Benny Hill Show_ (1969)

  TV Mini-series:
    _Pandora's Clock_ (1996) .... Rachel Sherwood

  Movies, Feature and TV:
    _James and the Giant Peach_ (1996) (voice) .... Ladybug
    _Miracle on 34th Street_ (1994) .... Alberta Leonard
    _Mr. Write_ (1994) .... Wylie
    _To Live and Die in L.A._ (1985) .... Secena

  Commercials
    AT&T

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Subject: 4.03 Didn't I see Niles in _Sleepless in Seattle_? (or What else has
 David Hyde Pierce done?)

  TV Series, regular:
    _Frasier_ (1993) .... Niles Crane
    _Powers That Be, The_ (1992) .... Theodore

  TV Series, guest:
|    _The Simpsons_ (1989) "Brother From Another Series" .... Cecil (Sideshow
|         Bob's brother)
|    _Caroline in the City_ (1995) "Caroline and the Cat Dancer" (1996) ....
|        Jimmy Callahan
|   _The Outer Limits_ (1995) "The Sentence" (1996) .... Jack
    _Caroline in the City_ (1995) "Caroline and the Bad Back" (1995) ....
         Niles Crane
|   _Dream On_ (1990) "The Guilty Party" (1992) .... Jerry Dorfer
    _Crime story_ (1986)
    _Spenser: For Hire_ (1985)

  Movies, Feature and TV:
    _Nixon_ (1995) .... John Dean
    _Wolf_ (1994) .... Roy
    _Addams Family Values_ (1993) .... Delivery Room Doctor
    _Sleepless in Seattle_ (1993) .... Dennis Reed
    _Fisher King, The_ (1991) .... Lou Rosen
    _Little Man Tate_ (1991) .... Garth
    _Vampire's Kiss_ (1989) .... Theater Guy
    _Bright Lights, Big City_ (1988) .... Bartender at Fashion Show
    _Crossing Delancey_ (1988) .... Mark
    _Rocket Gibraltar_ (1988) .... Monsieur Henri

  Commercials
    Lipton Iced Tea (voice)

  Despite rumors to the contrary, he was not in _The Terminator_ or _Moving
  Violations_.  That is another actor named David Pierce.

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Subject: 4.04 Didn't I see Roz on _Cheers_? (or What else has Peri Gilpin
 done?)

  TV Series, regular:
    _Frasier_ (1993) .... Roz Doyle
    _Flesh 'n' Blood_ (1991)

  TV Series, guest:
|   _Early Edition_ (1996) "After Midnight" (1996) .... Lenore
|   _The Outer Limits_ (1995) "Out of Body" (1996) .... Dr. Rebecca Warfield
    _Pride & Joy_ (1995)
    _John Larroquette Show, The_ (1993) "More Changes" (1995) .... Roz Doyle
    _Cheers_ (1982) "Woody Gets an Election" (1993) .... Holly Matheson
    _Designing Women_ (1986) "Shovel Off to Buffalo" (1993)
    _Wings_ (1990) "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy" (1992) .... Barbara
         #242
    _Matlock_ (1986) "The Pro" (1990)
    _21 Jump Street_ (1987) "The Currency We Trade In" (1988)
    _Max Monroe: Loose Cannon_

  Movies, Feature and TV:
    _The Secret She Carried_ (1996) (TV)
    _Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story_ (1995) (TV) .... Charlotte Parks

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Subject: 4.05 Didn't I see Bulldog on _Caroline in the City_? (or What else
 has Dan Butler done?)

  TV Series, regular:
    _Frasier_ (1993) .... Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe

  TV Series, guest:
|   _Caroline in the City_ (1995) "Caroline and the Dearly Departed" (1997)
|        .... Kenneth Arabian
    _Caroline in the City_ (1995) "Caroline and the Gay Art Show" (1995) ....
       Kenneth Arabian
    _The X-Files_ (1993) "Die Hand Die Verletzt" (1995) .... Jim Ausbury
|   _Picket Fences_ (1992) "Duty Free Rome" (1993) .... Joe Henley
    _Quantum Leap_ (1989) "Southern Comforts" (1991)
    _Life Goes On_ (1989)
    _Roseanne_ (1988) recurring (1991-1992)
|   _The Single Guy_ (1995) "Pilot Redux" (unaired)

  Movies, Feature and TV:
    _Assassination File, The_ (1996) (TV) .... Harvey Young
       ... aka _Out In the Cold_ (1996) (TV)
    _Fan, The_ (1996) .... Garrity
    _I Love Trouble_ (1994) .... Wilson Chess
    _Dave_ (1993) .... Reporter
    _Rising Sun_ (1993) .... Ken Shubik
    _Captain Ron_ (1992) .... Zachery
    _Columbo: No Time to Die_ (1992) (TV)
    _From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One_ (1992) (TV)
    _Rape of Dr. Willis, The_ (1991) (TV) .... Styvesant
    _Silence of the Lambs, The_ (1991) .... Roden
    _Long Walk Home, The_ (1990) .... Charlie
    _Longtime Companion_ (1990) .... Walter
    _Manhunter_ (1986) .... Jimmy Price
       ... aka _Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter_ (1986)
    _Country Gold_ (1982) (TV) .... Jonathan

  Theatre
    _The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me_ (his autobiographical
         one-man show) New York, Los Angeles

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Subject: 4.06 Didn't I see Martin on _Cheers_? (or What else has John Mahoney
 done?)

  TV Series, regular:
    _Frasier_ (1993) .... Martin Crane
    _Human Factor, The_ (1992) .... Dr. Alec McMurtry
    _H.E.L.P._ (1990) .... Chief Patrick Meacham
    _Chicago Story_ (1982) .... Lt. Roselli
    _Quatermass and the Pit_ (1958)

  TV Series, guest:
    _3rd Rock From the Sun_ (1996) "Body & Soul & Dick" (1996) .... Dr. Hanlin
    _Cheers_ (1982) "Do Not Forsake Me, 'O My Postman" (1992) .... Sy Flembeck

  TV Mini-series:
    _Favorite Son_ (1988) .... Lou Brenner
|      ... aka _Target: Favorite Son_ (1988)

  Movies, Feature and TV:
|   _Devil's Own, The_ (1997)
    _Mariette in Ecstasy_ (1996) .... Dr. Claude Baptiste
    _Primal Fear_ (1996) .... John Shaughnessy
    _She's the One_ (1996) .... Mr. Fitzpatrick
    _American President, The_ (1995) .... Leo Solomon
    _Hudsucker Proxy, The_ (1994) .... Chief
    _Reality Bites_ (1994) .... Grant Gubler
    _In the Line of Fire_ (1993) .... Sam Campagna
    _Striking Distance_ (1993) .... Vince Hardy
    _Secret Passion of Robert Clayton, The_ (1992) (TV) .... Robert Clayton Sr.
    _Water Engine, The_ (1992) (TV)
|   _10 Million Dollar Getaway, The_ (1991) (TV) .... Jimmy
    _Article 99_ (1991) .... Doctor Henry Dreyfoos
    _Barton Fink_ (1991) .... W.P. Mayhew
    _Love Hurts_ (1991) .... Boomer
    _Unnatural Pursuits_ (1991)
    _Image, The_ (1990) (TV) .... Irv Mickelson
    _Russia House, The_ (1990) .... Brady
    _Dinner at Eight_ (1989) (TV) .... Oliver Jordan
    _Say Anything..._ (1989) .... James Court
    _Betrayed_ (1988) .... Shorty
    _Eight Men Out_ (1988) .... Kid Gleason
    _Frantic_ (1988) .... Williams
    _House of Blue Leaves, The_ (1987) (TV) .... Artie Shaughnessy
    _Moonstruck_ (1987) .... Perry
    _Suspect_ (1987) .... Judge Matthew Helms
    _Tin Men_ (1987) .... Moe
    _Manhattan Project, The_ (1986) .... Lieutenant Colonel Conroy
       ... aka _Deadly Game_ (1986)
    _Streets of Gold_ (1986) .... Linnehan
    _Trapped in Silence_ (1986) (TV) .... Doctor Winslow
    _Code of Silence_ (1985) .... "Prowler" Representative
    _First Steps_ (1985) (TV) .... '60 Minutes' Producer
    _Through Naked Eyes_ (1984) (TV) .... Police Captain
    _Mission Hill_ (1982)
|   _Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy_ (1982) (TV)

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Subject: 4.07 Didn't I see Eddie at the Super Bowl? (or What else has Moose
 done?)

  Commercials
    Rold Gold Pretzals .... Sparky

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Subject: 5.01 Has anyone from _Cheers_ (besides Frasier) appeared on
 _Frasier_?

| Yes, Lilith has appeared in 4 episodes.  Sam Malone visited and updated
  Frasier on the ongoings of the _Cheers_ gang.  Diane Chambers also visited,
  (in addition to appearing briefly in Frasier's dream in an earlier episode).

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Subject: 5.02 Is Jane Leeves's accent real?

  She really has an English accent, but it's not Daphne's.

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Subject: 5.03 Has anybody noticed that the guest callers are famous people?

  Yes.  The guest callers are listed in Dean Adams's _Frasier_ Program Guide.
  (See "Is there an episode guide?")

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Subject: 5.04 What does "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs" mean?
From: David Lee

  Its been fun watching the different theories regarding the meaning of
  "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs" pop up over the last few years.  I don't
  think "Hamlet" has been as closely scrutinized or more divergently
  interpreted.

  Here is what I (and the songwriters and other two creators of the show)
  thought it meant when we decided on it.

    Hey baby I hear the blues a'callin'

      play on words:  He's got the blues and referencing that he takes phone
      calls

    Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs

      mixed up people who call in

    And maybe I seem a bit confused
    Well, maybe, but I got you pegged

      the core of Frasier's character:  He is a nutcase himself much of the
      time, but can analyze the problems of others

    But I don't know what to do with those
    Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs

      except these damn callers

    They're callin' again

      they're calling again

  Subject: Another analysis
  From: Bill Jennings

  Here's my Personal Theory (tm) as to the meaning behind the _Frasier_ theme.

  What do tossed salad and scrambled eggs have in common?  They are both
  things that, once made, can't be unmade.  As the Gershwin song goes, "You
  Can't Unscramble Scrambled Eggs".

  While the phrase can be applied to Frasier's callers, I think it has more to
  do with his family and friends.  Frasier has put himself into a situation
  that he can't get out of.  Sort of like tossed salad and scrambled eggs.

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Subject: 5.05 Did you know that Kelsey Grammer performs the theme song?

  Yes.  It's in the closing credits:  "Theme Performed by Kelsey Grammer."

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Subject: 5.06 Has anybody noticed that some lines in the theme song change?

  Yes.  The different variations of the theme are documented in Dean Adams's
  _Frasier_ Program Guide.  (See "Is there an episode guide?")

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Subject: 5.07 Has anybody noticed that the logo at the beginning changes?

  Yes.  The variations of the opening animation are documented in the
  _Frasier_ Program Guide.  (See "Is there an episode guide?")

  The color of the "Frasier" in the opening title graphic indicates the season
    Season 1: Blue
    Season 2: Red
    Season 3: Green
    Season 4: Purple

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Subject: 5.08 Is Christopher Lloyd the producer the same as the _Taxi_ and
 _Back to the Future_ Christopher Lloyd?

  No, he's a different Christopher Lloyd.

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Subject: 5.09 Is Dan Butler gay?

  Yes.

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Subject: 5.10 Is David Hyde Pierce gay?

  If you really want to discuss who's gay and who's not, read the newsgroup
  alt.showbiz.gossip.  Frankly, most alt.tv.frasier readers have grown tired
  of these "discussions."

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Subject: Feedback

  If you can fill in information requested between [[ and ]] or if I've left
  out a question that has come up one too many times, please post an article
  to alt.tv.frasier or send mail to Matt Messina .

  I welcome any and all feedback, suggestions, submissions or corrections.

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Subject: Acknowledgements

  Thanks go to the following people for contributing to this FAQ:

  Dean Adams
  David Lee
  Bill Jennings
  Kenneth Chidi Anyadike
  Jeffrey A Zahnen
  David Parr
  Patti Shock
  Shannon Myers
  Anna Matyas
  Edward Wong
  Paula Cramer
  Peter E Reissner
  John Kerr
  Bruce Golden
  Tanya Noreen
  forrest
  Siobhan Harper-Jones
  Richard Keen
  Doug Cook
  Bill Spotz
  Catherine A Payne
  Jeff B.
  Chris
  Monique Ricketts
  Erwin Sterk
  Daniel Gilmore
  Rich Setchell
  Les Faby
  Lenesh Shah
  P. Moloney
  Dan Hartung
  Dave Oberman
  Teresa Preston
  Larisa
  Glyn Whiteside
  Doug Yovanovich
  Kevin Gray
  Adam Blechman
  Johnny Sharp
  Juha Kivijarvi
  Toni Lahti
  Tommi Ojanpera
  Jon Bjorgum
  Pekka Ranta
  Jonathan
  Anthony Reimer
  Paul OHare
  Marco Antonio
  Ramaswamy
  Ian Dickerson
  Liron Kapara
  all contributors to the Internet Movie Database

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Subject: Legalese

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