Niles was right...Daphne WAS a Goddess! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

andress_jade · 11-13-2011, 09:46 PM

I checked out a baby names book from the library and it has everything in it! It has over 100,000 baby names in it. It also has names of celebrities as well as celebrities kids' names. David Hyde Pierce is mentioned in it as a Tony award winner.

Anyway, it even has names of authors, names from history, etc. Well, much to my surprise I found out that Daphne was a Greek Goddess. I had no idea. So NIles wasn't far off by calling Daphne a Goddess because she really was!

Here is a little info about the Goddess Daphne.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne

born2late · 11-13-2011, 09:56 PM

That's interesting. Thanks for posting.

Schmoopie · 11-14-2011, 04:05 AM

Ha ha... I wonder if the writers knew that when they named her character! You don't hear of too many people named Daphne; or I don't anyway. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever heard the name Niles until I watched Frasier a few times.

andress_jade · 11-14-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Ha ha... I wonder if the writers knew that when they named her character! You don't hear of too many people named Daphne; or I don't anyway. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever heard the name Niles until I watched Frasier a few times.

I had heard the name Niles from The Nanny. The butler on there was named Niles and he was from England of all places! In another weird coincidence, the actor who played Niles on The Nanny was Niles' doctor in Rooms With a View, how is that for irony?

When I started watching Frasier, I had to laugh to myself because there was a character named Niles on there and was completely different from the Niles on The Nanny. Other than that, I had never heard of the name Niles.
I don't really know anyone named Daphne either, except for a girl I met on the Frasier Facebook page. She is black and just loves Frasier, and of course her favorite character is of course, Daphne!

I love the name Daphne and I have considered using it for one of my children, it's such a rare and unique name.

born2late · 11-14-2011, 05:46 PM

Anybody remember her on Murphy Brown? Her boyfriend was Miles.

andress_jade · 11-14-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by born2late

Anybody remember her on Murphy Brown? Her boyfriend was Miles.

Yep Miles and Niles. LOL.

Here is her very first appearance, she looks very different with the glasses. The episode is called The Brothers Silverberg. She appears at 8:03. Her characters always go for the nerdy or intelligent guys.

She quit this show when she got the role of Daphne on Frasier.

Here is the link to the thread I started on the Murphy Brown board, it's all about her appearances on the show. She was only in 9 episodes, it seemed like more.
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=285584

bingbangbaby · 11-14-2011, 10:25 PM

^^^ Omg, I miss that show! That was such a smart comedy (most of the time). I loved it. I really liked her as Audrey too. She's really talented with the accents... that's a totally different accent than Daphne, which is a totally different accent than her natural one.
She was also on an episode of Who's the Boss? (season 7) as Billy's preschool teacher, Ms Adams.

Schmoopie · 11-15-2011, 07:45 AM

Oh! Thanks for the clip! Can't watch it right now, but I'm looking foreword to it!

andress_jade · 12-12-2011, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bingbangbaby

^^^ Omg, I miss that show! That was such a smart comedy (most of the time). I loved it. I really liked her as Audrey too. She's really talented with the accents... that's a totally different accent than Daphne, which is a totally different accent than her natural one.
She was also on an episode of Who's the Boss? (season 7) as Billy's preschool teacher, Ms Adams.

Here is the thread I started that mentions that very episode.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=285877

She was so cute in it.

I love the expression she gives Tony when he mentions throwing up on the teacher. It was so funny!

Also, here is an episode of Blossom with Jane as Sheila, Nick's date. She reminds me a lot of Daphne, a little quirky and somewhat eccentric.

The way she talks about her exes and what she did to them was brilliant.

11-13-2011, 09:46 PM	#1
andress_jade Life Goes On... Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2004 Location: Iola, KS or Glenbrook Posts: 1,220	Niles was right...Daphne WAS a Goddess! I checked out a baby names book from the library and it has everything in it! It has over 100,000 baby names in it. It also has names of celebrities as well as celebrities kids' names. David Hyde Pierce is mentioned in it as a Tony award winner. Anyway, it even has names of authors, names from history, etc. Well, much to my surprise I found out that Daphne was a Greek Goddess. I had no idea. So NIles wasn't far off by calling Daphne a Goddess because she really was! Here is a little info about the Goddess Daphne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne
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11-13-2011, 09:56 PM	#2
born2late Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Tn Posts: 360	That's interesting. Thanks for posting.

11-14-2011, 05:46 PM	#5
born2late Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Tn Posts: 360	Anybody remember her on Murphy Brown? Her boyfriend was Miles.

11-14-2011, 10:25 PM	#7
bingbangbaby I see you!! Senior Member Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,070	^^^ Omg, I miss that show! That was such a smart comedy (most of the time). I loved it. I really liked her as Audrey too. She's really talented with the accents... that's a totally different accent than Daphne, which is a totally different accent than her natural one. She was also on an episode of Who's the Boss? (season 7) as Billy's preschool teacher, Ms Adams.

11-15-2011, 07:45 AM	#8
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Oh! Thanks for the clip! Can't watch it right now, but I'm looking foreword to it!