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*** Peri Gilpin plays a jaded reporter who has all of the same mannerisms and [[DeadpanSnarker snarkiness]] as Roz.
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* FreudWasRight: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAb1W6FJ2qo&feature=related Frasier and Lilith]], naturally.
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*** John Mahoney plays Sy Flembeck, a jingle writer. In ''Frasier'', Martin helps Frasier write a jingle.
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*** John Mahoney plays Sy Flembeck, a jingle writer.writer - whose skills wind up being criticized by Frasier. In ''Frasier'', Martin helps Frasier write a jingle.
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** In "Pitch It Again, Sam," Sam gets a chance to pitch in an exhibition game. At the stadium, Sam comments that the only thing missing from this great opportunity is Coach. Carla tries to do an impression of Coach to motivate him, but she winds up crying - twice.
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** On the other hand, no one benefited from Derek, like Norm, in the end. When Derek leaves, the bar expresses disappointment. Derek may have talents, but Sam has friends.
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* MarySue: In universe: Sam's brother Derek, a successful (and supposedly handsome) lawyer, who stops by the bar at the end of the first season spends the entire episode offscreen in the backroom wowing the regulars with his singing, piano playing, tap dancing and pool tricks. Over the course of the night he gets the unemployed Norm a job at a high end accounting firm, teach Coach fluent Spanish, seduce Diane into going away with him on his private jet and have all the customers fight over who should get the pleasure of buying him a beer. All while Sam stands alone at the counter in the front room having to hear from anybody who steps in how terrific his brother is. Sheesh, no wonder he has an inferiority complex.
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* MarySue: In universe: Sam's brother Derek, a successful (and supposedly handsome) lawyer, who stops by the bar at the end of the first season spends the entire episode offscreen in the backroom wowing the regulars with his singing, piano playing, tap dancing and pool tricks. Over the course of the night he gets the unemployed Norm a job at a high end accounting firm, teach Coach fluent Spanish, seduce Diane into going away with him on his private jet and have all the customers fight over who should get the pleasure of buying him a beer. All while Sam stands alone at the counter in the front room having to hear from anybody who steps in how terrific his brother is. Sheesh, no wonder he has an inferiority complex.
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* MarySue: In universe: Sam's brother Derek, a successful (and supposedly handsome) lawyer, who stops by the bar at the end of the first season spends the entire episode offscreen in the backroom wowing the regulars with his singing, piano playing, tap dancing and pool tricks. Over the course of the night he gets the unemployed Norm a job at a high end accounting firm, teach Coach fluent Spanish, seduce Diane into going away with him on his private jet and have all the customers fight over who should get the pleasure of buying him a beer. All while Sam stands alone at the counter in the front room having to hear from anybody who steps in how terrific his brother is. Sheesh, no wonder he has an inferiority complex.
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* EarWorm: [[ThemeTune "Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your naaame..."]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Al, played by Al Rosen. He first appeared exclaiming "Sinatra!" in one episode, and was such a hit with the writers, he was given more and more punchlines by the writers. He was later referenced in ''{{Frasier}}'' episode ''Cheerful Goodbyes'' when Cliff told Phil, "You've always been there for me, Al", and Phil retorted, "I'm Phil. Al's been dead for fourteen years, you dumb son of a bitch!"
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** Sam's tearful goodbye with his imaginary son. The son says "see you in a few years," but as of three years later (''Frasier'' Season 2), Sam is still unattached.
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* CharacterDerailment: After Diane left, all traces of Sam's problems vanished. His alcoholism became a non-issue, his womanizing was more of a joke than when Diane was zinging him for it, and even WordOfGod pointed out after the show had ended that the series began to depend less on clever writing and more on physical humor. This was pointed out in the documentaries in the DVD releases.
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character derailment is Flame Bait
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* CharacterDerailment: After Diane left, all traces of Sam's problems vanished. His alcoholism became a non-issue, his womanizing was more of a joke than when Diane was zinging him for it, and even the writers after the show ended admitted that the series began to depend less on clever writing and more on physical humor.
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*** John Mahoney plays Sy Flembeck, a jingle writer. In ''Frasier'', Martin helps Frasier write a jingle.
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** [[TheDrewCareyShow Diedrich Bader]] appeared as a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] waiter in episode ''Sammy and the Professor''.
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*** A studly blond [[BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Kevin Conroy]] appears in the same episode.
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** [[{{Coach}} Thomas Haden Church]] appears in ''Death Takes a Holiday on Ice''.
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** Sam's tearful goodbye with his imaginary son. The son says "see you in a few years," but three years later (Frasier Season 2), Sam is still unattached.
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* TearJerker: The DreamSequence after Diane leaves for good in "I do and adieu", where Sam imagines what might have been with the two of them as an elderly married couple.
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* CharacterDerailment: After Diane left the bar, even the WordOfGod admitted the serious subtext of the show, Sam's alcoholism in particular, vanished.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One episode saw Sam give a radio interview in which he makes disparaging comments of Diane. She gets mad. He gets apologetic. Years later, recurring cast member Jay Thomas gave a radio interview in which he made some disparaging comments about Rhea Perlman. She got mad. He got fired.
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** [[{{Seinfeld}} Michael Richards]] appeared as a con-man who tried to bilk Sam out of his bar.
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** [[TheSimpsons Nancy Cartwright]] appeared as Andy-Andy's fiance.
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** [[TheSimpsons Nancy Cartwright]] appeared as Andy-Andy's fiance. Fellow ''Simpsons'' (and ''TheCritic'') castmember Doris Grau had a few appearances as Corrine.
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** Norm has admitted to Sam and Diane he's ''lying'' about neglecting his wife. Any time his marriage is threatened, Norm becomes desperate to keep it together. It's also hinted that Vera is quite beautiful.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Remove the [[strike:laugh track]] [[InsistentTerminology live studio audience]], and you have a pretty sad story of a hardcore alcoholic, Norm Peterson, who neglects his work and family obligations to spend 12-14 hours per day in a bar.
** Not to mention the dangerously paranoid, delusional, sexually dysfunctional and possibly matricidal postal worker Cliff Clavin, who stalks TV personalities, writes threatening letters to politicians and has an unhealthy obsession with conspiracy theories and government plots. Hell, even WITH the laugh track the character is slightly uncomfortable to watch at times.
* CharacterDerailment: After Diane left the bar, even the WordOfGod admitted the serious subtext of the show, Sam's alcoholism in particular, vanished.
** Not to mention the dangerously paranoid, delusional, sexually dysfunctional and possibly matricidal postal worker Cliff Clavin, who stalks TV personalities, writes threatening letters to politicians and has an unhealthy obsession with conspiracy theories and government plots. Hell, even WITH the laugh track the character is slightly uncomfortable to watch at times.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: There are several in the series.
** Carla's daughter who gets married is played by Leah Remini (''KingOfQueens'').
** [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Brent Spiner]] appeared in a two part episode.
** ''{{Frasier}}'' regulars Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney appeared in separate episodes.
** [[StarTrekVoyager Kate Mulgrew]] was a romantic partner for Sam in a three episode {{Cliffhanger}}.
** [[TheSimpsons Nancy Cartwright]] appeared as Andy-Andy's fiance.
** Carla's daughter who gets married is played by Leah Remini (''KingOfQueens'').
** [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Brent Spiner]] appeared in a two part episode.
** ''{{Frasier}}'' regulars Peri Gilpin and John Mahoney appeared in separate episodes.
** [[StarTrekVoyager Kate Mulgrew]] was a romantic partner for Sam in a three episode {{Cliffhanger}}.
** [[TheSimpsons Nancy Cartwright]] appeared as Andy-Andy's fiance.
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The \"Hey It\'s That Guy\"/\"That Voice\" entries, which should go on the trivia page, are so pointless it is not really worth creating a trivia page just to put them there. It would just be clutter.
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** An earlier episode has an old friend of Sam's coming by to collect on a bet. The old friend is [[{{Seinfeld}} Cosmo Kramer]].
** An earlier episode has an old friend of Sam's coming by to collect on a bet. The old friend is [[{{Seinfeld}} Cosmo Kramer]].
