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tvgurl_03 · 06-11-2003, 10:32 AM

ok last night i was watching cheers and frasier was talking about how his dad died but then who the old guy on frasier i thought that was his dad

Skywalker · 06-11-2003, 11:25 AM

Martin is frasier's father. He was dead when cheers was on but mysteriously came back to life in Frasier. There was never any explanation of what happened but I think that Frasier just had a big fight with his dad when he said his father was dead.

AKA · 06-11-2003, 01:17 PM

It's all explained here. This is an excerpt from The Frasier episode "The Show Where Sam Shows Up" (2/21/95)

Frasier: Oh, Sam, this is my brother, Dr. Niles Crane.

Niles: Pleasure to meet you. [shakes hands]

Sam: Yeah, you too. Wow... man, this is freaky. [to Frasier] He looks just like you did when I met you. What happened, huh?

Frasier: Wasn't exactly a health club you were running there, Sam. [walks over to get a drink]

Sam: [to Niles] This is strange. I gotta tell you, I didn't know he had a brother.

Niles: [glares at Frasier, then] Frasier, I don't mind telling you I'm a little offended that in all the time you spent swapping bon mots with the beernut set, you never once mentioned you had a brother.

Sam: Well, you know, the truth is, I bet he said something, it's just that when Frasier gets going you kind of have to tune him out.

Niles: That's a good slogan for his radio show - "Dr. Frasier Crane: when he gets going, you have to tune him out."

Martin: Hey, what did he tell you about me, Sam? His father, the old cop?

Sam: Oh, yeah, you I remember. Um, he told me you were dead.

Martin: [turns to Frasier, stunned] Dead?!

Frasier: Well, we had had an argument. You called me a stuffed shirt and hung up on me. I was mad.

Sam: You're a cop? [to Frasier] You told me he was a research scientist.

Frasier: [off Martin's glare] You were dead, what did it matter?

DianeChambers87 · 06-11-2003, 03:09 PM

lol now that i think about it Niles does look ALOT like Fraiser did back in 1983, when Fraiser was a prestigous and brillliant psychiatrist who was even INVITED TO SPEAK at the UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA!!!! and now......(smug smile) he has a "radio talk show".....

onefortheroad · 06-11-2003, 10:00 PM

now it all makes sense, i was wondering that too

MasterL · 06-11-2003, 10:10 PM

For everybody's FYI David Hyde Pierce was the first choice when they were casting, if you buy the DVD of Frasier you'll learn more about it

06-11-2003, 10:32 AM	#1
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06-11-2003, 11:25 AM	#2
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	Martin is frasier's father. He was dead when cheers was on but mysteriously came back to life in Frasier. There was never any explanation of what happened but I think that Frasier just had a big fight with his dad when he said his father was dead.

06-11-2003, 01:17 PM	#3
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	It's all explained here. This is an excerpt from The Frasier episode "The Show Where Sam Shows Up" (2/21/95) Frasier: Oh, Sam, this is my brother, Dr. Niles Crane. Niles: Pleasure to meet you. [shakes hands] Sam: Yeah, you too. Wow... man, this is freaky. [to Frasier] He looks just like you did when I met you. What happened, huh? Frasier: Wasn't exactly a health club you were running there, Sam. [walks over to get a drink] Sam: [to Niles] This is strange. I gotta tell you, I didn't know he had a brother. Niles: [glares at Frasier, then] Frasier, I don't mind telling you I'm a little offended that in all the time you spent swapping bon mots with the beernut set, you never once mentioned you had a brother. Sam: Well, you know, the truth is, I bet he said something, it's just that when Frasier gets going you kind of have to tune him out. Niles: That's a good slogan for his radio show - "Dr. Frasier Crane: when he gets going, you have to tune him out." Martin: Hey, what did he tell you about me, Sam? His father, the old cop? Sam: Oh, yeah, you I remember. Um, he told me you were dead. Martin: [turns to Frasier, stunned] Dead?! Frasier: Well, we had had an argument. You called me a stuffed shirt and hung up on me. I was mad. Sam: You're a cop? [to Frasier] You told me he was a research scientist. Frasier: [off Martin's glare] You were dead, what did it matter?

06-11-2003, 10:00 PM	#5
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