History Awesome / Frasier

** Made better by His line: "I'm not a hero, I just wanted you to shut up."

* Martin got one in "Bad Dog", in which, after Fraiser spends days trying to expose Bulldog for the fraud he is after accidently preventing a gunman from harming people, Martin exposes him in a matter of seconds simply by shoting "Hey Bulldog, THAT MAN'S GOT A GUN" in front of the groud of people honouring him for his "heroic act", causing Bulldog to use his OWN MOTHER as a human shield. The crowd see through what happened before and turn on Bulldog.
** Made better by His line:"I'm not a Hero,I just wanted You to shut up"

* New station owner and multimedia tycoon Big Willy Boon implies there might be a syndication deal in it for Frasier if he can get Willy's fiancee to quit smoking in three weeks. Said fiancee is Bebe. And after three weeks of hell, Frasier ''finally'' finds a method that works.

* New station owner Big Willy Boon and multimedia tycoon implies there might be a syndication deal in it for Frasier if he can get his fiancee to quit smoking in three weeks. Said fiancee is Bebe. And after three weeks of hell, Frasier ''finally'' finds a method that works.

* The Crane boys may be milquetoasts, but you can only push them so far before they snap in an awesome way:
** The episode 'High Crane Drifter' has Frasier physically throw a rude customer out of a restaurant. This in itself is awesome, but then at the end of the episode, the man declares his intent to sue, leading Niles to mock him mercilessly for his cowardice. The man responds by touching Niles' shirt with his finger while warning him to shut up, and Niles reacts as though he's just been shoved incredibly hard, staggering around the cafe and collapsing onto a table. Frasier rushes over to see if he's okay, and what does Niles say? "Counter-suit."
** In 'Radio Wars', Frasier is the victim of relentless shock-jock pranks. He decides to fight back by making a speech to them deriding their actions, which he gleefully describes as containing quotes from Mencken, Twain, La Rouchefoucauld, etc. Martin warns him that if he does that, they'll never leave him alone, and likens the situation to when Frasier and Niles, as children, used to run around in bowler hats pretending to be Steed from Series/TheAvengers, and thus marked themselves out as targets. Frasier opts to go ahead with the speech anyway, and when Roz gives him the same warning Martin did, he says this:
--->'''Frasier:''' Roz, I don't care. You know what, I think I've realized something: maybe you can't stop bullies from attacking you, but the only way they win is if you let them change who you are! And I'll tell you something, let them do their worst; not matter how hard they try, they will not knock the bowler off this head!
--->'''Roz:''' What does that even ''mean''?!
** Another episode has Frasier getting sold a painting that turns out to be a forgery. The gallery refuses to take it back, the police aren't interested, so Frasier decides to take matters into his own hands. He gets a brick, and late at night, goes to throw it through the gallery window, when Niles stops him, reminding him of a time in their youth when Frasier stopped him from putting sugar in the petrol tank of his SadistTeacher's car. Frasier gives Niles the brick, impressed by Niles' nobility in not retaliating against his coach, even in spite of all the unpleasant nicknames he was called. Niles, however, didn't know there were nicknames, and throws the brick through the window himself, delivering the beautiful line:
---> I've struck a blow for justice! Nobody calls me peachfuzz!
** Niles finally calling Mel out on all the misery she'd been putting him through.
*** He's less concerned about his own suffering, and more about Daphne's. The scene is also a brilliant rebuttal to the view espoused by Frasier's new butler in the episode that class is an insurmountable barrier, [[spoiler:ultimately leading to said butler deciding to try to rekindle a mutual attraction with an upper class lady from his past.]]
** Fraiser skipping a ceremony to honor ''him'' to [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming help his depressed cab driver]]. Aww.
** In the episode Can't tell a Crook by His Cover, Daphne beats up a criminal who trys to hit on her, hustles a guy out of at least $200, almost pots 6 pool balls in one shot, and then jams the doors shut with a pool cue, allowing her, Frasier and Niles to escape. She also takes the money that she'd bet on that shot as they run out.
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** After seeing Diane Chambers' {{Her Code Name Was Mary Sue}} play about their relationship, the actor who plays his character Franklin questions his motivation:
---> I may be able to illuminate that for you. What you're feeling is that this woman has reached into your chest, plucked out your heart, and thrown it to her hellhounds for a chew toy! It's not the last time either, because that's what this woman is. She is the devil! It's no use running away from her, because no matter how far you go, how many years you let pass, you will never be completely out of reach of those bony fingers! So drink hearty, Franklin, and laugh, because you have made a pact with Beelzebub, and her name is Maryann! (walks out to wild applause)

--->'''Frasier:''' "It may be that the gulfs will wash us down / It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, / And though we are not now that strength which in old days / Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are / Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will / To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." I’ve been thinking about that poem a lot lately. And I think what it says is that, while it’s tempting to play it safe, the more we’re willing to risk, the more alive we are. In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took. And I hope that explains, at least a little, this journey on which I am about to embark. I have loved every minute with my KACL family, and all of you. For eleven years you've heard me say, "I’m listening." Well, you were listening too. And for that I am eternally grateful. Goodnight, Seattle.

* Niles sinking a half-court shot at a Sonics game. Sure, he does it granny style, and it's nothing but incredible luck, but the fact remains that ''no one'' saw that coming.

** --->Bebe: This cookie tastes like meat!

* Frasier's speech in defense of introverts from ''Dark Victory'':

* Niles FINALLY being able to get one over on Maris, when he and Donny discover that her family made their money through [[spoiler: urinal cakes]] rather than through lumber. Niles' "Hellooooooooo Maris!" (she's in the middle of a week-long vow of silence) as he reclines and puts his feet up on Donny's desk is fantastic.

* When Frasier finds out Niles and Roz were pretending to be on a date to try to break up Daphne and Donnie - and the plan fails miserably - he says to the both of them, "Oh, and by the way" and blows on his duck call as a marvelous TakeThat.

** But then he smacks down Daphne, Martin and Frasier in succeeding order.

* Niles gets a surprising number of these throughout the series, with a very notable one being in the episode "Murder Most Maris". After having killed her boyfriend and been arrested, Maris once again twists Niles into assisting her, much to Daphne's anguish. Having suffered a panic attack at Cafe Nervosa, Niles receives another call from Maris - and Niles finally loses it and solidly rebuffs her ("Of course you're alone, Maris. You're alone because you ''killed your boyfriend!"'') before laying it down to her that Daphne comes first. Notable especially because it's the first time Niles stands up to Maris in such a way. This could almost qualify as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming from Daphne's perspective, come to think of it.

* Niles gets one in Season Nine when,upon deciding to marry Daphne,He travels all the way to Manchester and tracks down Her father Harry whom He wants to reconcile with Gertrude.Harry tosses Him out five times and Niles marches back in each one.
* Another contender for Martin's [=CMOA=] is at the end of the episode where Niles and Daphne have a spur-of-the-moment isolated wedding, followed by several staged weddings so no one's feelings are hurt for missing the real one, with different people "in" on each layer of deceit. In the end, the truth is revealed that they all missed the real wedding, and everyone bickers about it, except Martin, who says "I just have one question. If you two are already married, why aren't you on your honeymoon?"

** The episode 'High Crane Drifter' has Frasier physically throw a rude customer out of a restaurant. This in itself is awesome, but then at the end of the episode, the man declares his intent to sue, leading Niles to mock him mercilessly for his cowardice. The man responds by touching Niles' shirt with his finger while warning him to shut up, and Niles reacts as though he's just been shoved incredibly hard, staggering around the cafe and collapsing onto a table. Frasier rushes over to see if he's okay, and what does Niles say? "Counter-suit.".

* In "High Crane Drifter", we have something of a double-whammy for both Frasier and Niles:
** Firstly, Frasier finally gets sick of all the people he's encountered being rude and boorish to him recently by lifting up a man who rudely stole his chair and table in a coffee shop and insulted him and throwing him out. Anyone who's been subjected to the same cheered.
** Then, Frasier decides the first moment was beneath him and seeks out the man to apologise... only to learn that the man is subjecting him to a FrivolousLawsuit. Upon hearing this, Niles begins to goad the man, who angrily pushes him -- which prompts Niles to ostentatiously throw himself around like he's been punched and [[WoundedGazelleGambit play the agonised victim]], prompting Frasier to play along with the word "Countersuit":
--->'''Frasier''': Oh, my god!! Nobody move him!\\
'''Man''': ''[Astonished]'' I barely touched him!\\
'''Frasier''': ''Then you admit you touched him''! ''[To everyone around]'' He admits it! Oh, Niles. Niles, I'm here for you. I promise we're going to get you the best care that ''this man's money can buy''!

--->'''Frasier:''' Tell them you were sent by Doctor Frasier Crane. ''(holds out his hand, but yanks it away before the bully can shake it)'' PSYCH...chiatrist!

* Niles gets one in Season Nine when,upon deciding to marry Daphne,He travels all the way to Manchester and tracks down Her father Harry whom He wants to reconcile with Gertrude.Harry tosses Him out five times and Niles marches back in each one

* Martin got one in "Bad Dog", in which, after Fraiser spends days trying to expose Bulldog for the fraud he is after accidently preventing a gunman from harming people, Martin exposes him in a matter of seconds simply by shoting "Hey Bulldog, THAT MAN'S GOT A GUN" in front of the groud of people honouring him for his "heroic act", causing Bulldog to use his OWN MOTHER as a human shield. The Groud see through what happened before and turn on Bulldog.

'''Frasier''': ''Then you admit you touched him''! ''[To everyone around]'' He admits it! Oh, Niles. Niles, I'm here for you. I promise we're going to get you the best care that ''this man's money can buy''!

** In 'Radio Wars', Frasier is the victim of relentless shock-jock pranks. He decides to fight back by making a speech to them deriding their actions, which he gleefully describes as containing quotes from Mencken, Twain, La Rouchefoucauld, etc. Martin warns him that if he does that, they'll never leave him alone, and likens the situation to when Frasier and Niles, as children, used to run around in bowler hats pretending to be Steed from TheAvengers, and thus marked themselves out as targets. Frasier opts to go ahead with the speech anyway, and when Roz gives him the same warning Martin did, he says this:

---> Roz, I don't care. You know what, I think I've realized something: maybe you can't stop bullies from attacking you, but the only way they win is if you let them change who you are! And I'll tell you something, let them do their worst; not matter how hard they try, they will not knock the bowler off this head!