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** The minute details they mull over in the second third are even better after watching the whole episode. Also, their snobbish reaction when they realized they thought of the perfect name: "It's friendly, inviting, yet just difficult enough to pronounce to intimidate the riffraff!"
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* The entire second half of "Ski Lodge," topped off by Frasier's perfect summation: [[spoiler:"Let me see if I can get this straight. All the lust coursing through this lodge tonight, all the hormones virtually ricocheting off the walls, and ''no one...was chasing me?'' See you at breakfast.]]

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* The entire second half of "Ski Lodge," topped off by Frasier's perfect summation: [[spoiler:"Let me see if I can get this straight. All the lust coursing through this lodge tonight, all the hormones virtually ricocheting off the walls, and ''no one...was chasing me?'' See you at breakfast." Ironically, the DumbBlonde Frasier was lusting after changed her mind about him - but he missed her.]]
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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Niles's face when Daphne nonchalently grabs the live eel from the tank and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the table.

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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Niles's face when Daphne nonchalently nonchalantly grabs the live eel from the tank and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the table.



--> '''Frasier''': I AM NOT CRAZY! I am dating a supermodel zoologist, whom I stole away from a profesional football player, and she is off to the Galapagos Islands to artificially inseminate iguanas! Now is that so hard to believe?!

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--> '''Frasier''': I AM NOT CRAZY! I am dating a supermodel zoologist, whom I stole away from a profesional professional football player, and she is off to the Galapagos Islands to artificially inseminate iguanas! Now is that so hard to believe?!



* In one of the episodes where Lilith comes back, and Martin knocks on the front door and asks Frasier in a bad whisper- "Is the witch gone yet?" and sees her over Fraiser's shoulder. "Oh, Lilith! I was just asking Frasier- is my twitch gone yet?" Complete with very bad fake facial tic. To which Lilith only deadpans, "Skillfully done, Martin."

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* In one of the episodes where Lilith comes back, and Martin knocks on the front door and asks Frasier in a bad whisper- "Is the witch gone yet?" and sees her over Fraiser's Frasier's shoulder. "Oh, Lilith! I was just asking Frasier- is my twitch gone yet?" Complete with very bad fake facial tic. To which Lilith only deadpans, "Skillfully done, Martin."

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*In one of the episodes where Lilith comes back, and Martin knocks on the front door and asks Frasier in a bad whisper- "Is the witch gone yet?" and sees her over Fraiser's shoulder. "Oh, Lilith! I was just asking Frasier- is my twitch gone yet?" Complete with very bad fake facial tic. To which Lilith only deadpans, "Skillfully done, Martin."
*In the episode where Frasier, Daphne, and Niles are helping cater an event, and there's a tank of live eels, which Niles has to reach into and grab one and kill it. He decides to hack at it with a meat cleaver and is splashing like a moron, making Frasier ask him, "What in God's name are you doing? Just reach in there and get it over with!" "Not until I'm sure it's dead!" Prompting Daphne to shout, "Oh, for Heaven's sake!" stalk over there, grab one straight off, then whip it around and smack it into the table and hands it to Niles, then gets back to what she was doing. Frasier's and Niles' shocked and disgusted expressions are positively PRICELESS.
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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Niles's face when Daphne nonchalently grabs the live eel from him and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the tank.

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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Niles's face when Daphne nonchalently grabs the live eel from him the tank and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the tank.table.
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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Nile's face when Daphen grabs the live eel from him and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the tank.

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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Nile's Niles's face when Daphen Daphne nonchalently grabs the live eel from him and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the tank.
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** For me it's the look of stunned awe on Nile's face when Daphen grabs the live eel from him and kills it by swinging it by the tail and slamming it's head into the side of the tank.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI8dJFW4kaA This scene (starts at 3:20)]] from the episode where Frasier goes into private practice.

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\n* One of Niles' most magnificent brotherly putdowns, in an episode where he's been bragging about the new apartment complex he's living in:
--->'''Frasier:''' I don't think this building can be as exclusive as you said. Your doorman just waved me right through.
--->'''Niles:''' Well, he recognised you.
--->'''Frasier:''' (preening) Oh! A fan of my show?
--->'''Niles:''' No. He lives in ''your'' building.
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** I'll bet if Frasier had known that was going to happen, he would have let Roz keep the ski lodge tickets.
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*** "WHO WATCHES PBS?!....I'll tell you who..."

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* Frasier and Niles have asked two women they've just met to come away for the weekend, but they're not sure if the women think everything's purely platonic:
--->'''Niles:''' These women are inscrutable as sphinxes!
--->'''Frasier:''' Yes, they've got us into some most veiled, cloaked, cryptic messages. Can't they just give us one clear signal?!
--->'''Beth:''' Well, I'm going to bed. Niles, are you coming? [{{Beat}}]
--->'''Niles:''' Curse these infernal riddles!

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* The entire ''Roz and the Schnoz'' episode.
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--> '''Frasier:''' '' I seem to recall the word 'stallion-like'!\\
'''Roz:''' I never said stallion...\\
'''Frasier:''' Well, ''one'' of us did!

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--> '''Frasier:''' '' -->'''Frasier:''' I seem to recall the word 'stallion-like'!\\
'''Roz:'''
'stallion-like'!
-->'''Roz:'''
I never said stallion...\\
'''Frasier:'''
stallion.
-->'''Frasier:'''
Well, ''one'' of us did!
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-->'''Cliff: You were always there for me Al.
-->'''Phil: I'm Phil. Al's been dead for fourteen years, ya dumb son of a bitch.

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-->'''Cliff: -->'''Cliff:''' You were always there for me Al.
-->'''Phil: -->'''Phil:''' I'm Phil. Al's been dead for fourteen years, ya dumb son of a bitch.bitch!

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* From "Cheerful Goodbyes," a genteel old man stands up to offer a toast.
Old Man: "I just wanna thank you Cliff, for all the great times we had at Cheers."

Cliff: "You were always there for me Al."

Old Man: "I'm Phil. Al's been dead for fourteen years you dumb son of a bitch."

--> '''Frasier:''' ''(in reference to the time he slept with Roz)'' I seem to recall the word 'stallion-like'!\\

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* From "Cheerful Goodbyes," a genteel old man Phil (played by Phil Perlman, Rhea's father) stands up to offer a toast.
Old Man: "I -->'''Phil:''' I just wanna thank you Cliff, for all the great times we had at Cheers."

Cliff: "You
Cheers.
-->'''Cliff: You
were always there for me Al."

Old Man: "I'm
Al.
-->'''Phil: I'm
Phil. Al's been dead for fourteen years you years, ya dumb son of a bitch."

bitch.
* Frasier, after sleeping. with Roz.
--> '''Frasier:''' ''(in reference to the time he slept with Roz)'' '' I seem to recall the word 'stallion-like'!\\



** The "Nightmare Inn!" fiasco from ''Large Ham''.
** ''Dinner Party''.
--->'''Niles:''' Why is Joaquin on such a strict diet?
--->'''Frasier:''' Because the Joaquin they're bringing to dinner is... their foster child! From a tiny village on the pampas. He speaks no English and he gets nauseated when he eats American food!
--->'''Niles:''' So, he's not the conductor of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic?
--->'''Frasier:''' '''''Oh, you are SO "that other one"!'''''
** ''The Show Where Diane Comes Back'' featuring a pretentious stage version of Cheers with Diane as [[MarySue Mary Anne]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug-vwMEEe7E Words do not do it justice]] .
** Frasier's reaction when he finds out Diane is back is also priceless. It is so ridiculously over the top[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QOMelStpM&feature=related]].
** ''Shrink Rap''
--->'''Niles:''' How dare you try to steal my group!
--->'''Frasier:''' I don't need your group! I've got a group of my own, half a million strong!
--->'''Niles:''' Oh yes, your legions! Why don't you rent a farm, pass out the body paint and call it [=FrasierStock=]!
** From the cruise ship episode, where Frasier, Roz and Niles are trapped hiding in the bathroom of Maris's suite:

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** * The "Nightmare Inn!" fiasco from ''Large Ham''.
** * ''Dinner Party''.
--->'''Niles:''' -->'''Niles:''' Why is Joaquin on such a strict diet?
--->'''Frasier:''' -->'''Frasier:''' Because the Joaquin they're bringing to dinner is... their foster child! From a tiny village on the pampas. He speaks no English and he gets nauseated when he eats American food!
--->'''Niles:''' -->'''Niles:''' So, he's not the conductor of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic?
--->'''Frasier:''' -->'''Frasier:''' '''''Oh, you are SO "that other one"!'''''
** * ''The Show Where Diane Comes Back'' featuring a pretentious stage version of Cheers with Diane as [[MarySue Mary Anne]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug-vwMEEe7E Words do not do it justice]] .
** * Frasier's reaction when he finds out Diane is back is also priceless. It is so ridiculously over the top[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QOMelStpM&feature=related]].
** * ''Shrink Rap''
--->'''Niles:''' -->'''Niles:''' How dare you try to steal my group!
--->'''Frasier:''' -->'''Frasier:''' I don't need your group! I've got a group of my own, half a million strong!
--->'''Niles:''' -->'''Niles:''' Oh yes, your legions! Why don't you rent a farm, pass out the body paint and call it [=FrasierStock=]!
** * From the cruise ship episode, where Frasier, Roz and Niles are trapped hiding in the bathroom of Maris's suite:



** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mWiPaQ872c This sequence]] was billed as "The funniest five minutes on television" in the ads. They're right.
** ''Roz and the Schnoz'' is one of the funniest episodes in the series as well, when Roz finds out the grandparents of her unborn child have gigantic noses - and they are completely oblivious to the fact, which leaves everyone in stitches when they're not watching.
--->'''Paula:''' Do you mind if I ask? Is this homemade or store-bought?
--->'''Steve:''' Honey, don't ask that! Pardon my wife, sometimes she gets a little '''''nosey'''''.
--->'''Paula:''' Me '''''nosey'''''? You're the '''''nosey''''' one in the family.
--->'''Steve:''' Anyone who '''''knows''''' you '''''knows''''' you're '''''nosey'''''!
--->'''Paula:''' Anyone who '''''knows''''' you '''''knows''''' you're '''''nosier'''''!
--->''(At this point, Niles, Daphne and Martin are mightily struggling to keep from collapsing in laughter. Even Frasier finally cracks and guffaws in the kitchen.)''

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** * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mWiPaQ872c This sequence]] was billed as "The funniest five minutes on television" in the ads. They're right.
** * ''Roz and the Schnoz'' is one of the funniest episodes in the series as well, when Roz finds out the grandparents of her unborn child have gigantic noses - and they are completely oblivious to the fact, which leaves everyone in stitches when they're not watching.
--->'''Paula:''' -->'''Paula:''' Do you mind if I ask? Is this homemade or store-bought?
--->'''Steve:''' -->'''Steve:''' Honey, don't ask that! Pardon my wife, sometimes she gets a little '''''nosey'''''.
--->'''Paula:''' -->'''Paula:''' Me '''''nosey'''''? You're the '''''nosey''''' one in the family.
--->'''Steve:''' -->'''Steve:''' Anyone who '''''knows''''' you '''''knows''''' you're '''''nosey'''''!
--->'''Paula:''' -->'''Paula:''' Anyone who '''''knows''''' you '''''knows''''' you're '''''nosier'''''!
--->''(At -->''(At this point, Niles, Daphne and Martin are mightily struggling to keep from collapsing in laughter. Even Frasier finally cracks and guffaws in the kitchen.)''
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--> '''Frasier:''' ''(in reference to the time he slept with Roz)'' I seem to recall the word 'stallion-like'!\\
'''Roz:''' I never said stallion...\\
'''Frasier:''' Well, ''one'' of us did!
** The "Nightmare Inn!" fiasco from ''Large Ham''.
** ''Dinner Party''.
--->'''Niles:''' Why is Joaquin on such a strict diet?
--->'''Frasier:''' Because the Joaquin they're bringing to dinner is... their foster child! From a tiny village on the pampas. He speaks no English and he gets nauseated when he eats American food!
--->'''Niles:''' So, he's not the conductor of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic?
--->'''Frasier:''' '''''Oh, you are SO "that other one"!'''''
** ''The Show Where Diane Comes Back'' featuring a pretentious stage version of Cheers with Diane as [[MarySue Mary Anne]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug-vwMEEe7E Words do not do it justice]] .
** Frasier's reaction when he finds out Diane is back is also priceless. It is so ridiculously over the top[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QOMelStpM&feature=related]].
** ''Shrink Rap''
--->'''Niles:''' How dare you try to steal my group!
--->'''Frasier:''' I don't need your group! I've got a group of my own, half a million strong!
--->'''Niles:''' Oh yes, your legions! Why don't you rent a farm, pass out the body paint and call it [=FrasierStock=]!
** From the cruise ship episode, where Frasier, Roz and Niles are trapped hiding in the bathroom of Maris's suite:
-->'''Roz:''' It's ok, I think she's gone....Oh wait! I see her coat on the hat-rack.
-->'''Frasier:''' Look closer, is the hat-rack moving?
-->'''Roz:''' Oh my ''GOD!!''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mWiPaQ872c This sequence]] was billed as "The funniest five minutes on television" in the ads. They're right.
** ''Roz and the Schnoz'' is one of the funniest episodes in the series as well, when Roz finds out the grandparents of her unborn child have gigantic noses - and they are completely oblivious to the fact, which leaves everyone in stitches when they're not watching.
--->'''Paula:''' Do you mind if I ask? Is this homemade or store-bought?
--->'''Steve:''' Honey, don't ask that! Pardon my wife, sometimes she gets a little '''''nosey'''''.
--->'''Paula:''' Me '''''nosey'''''? You're the '''''nosey''''' one in the family.
--->'''Steve:''' Anyone who '''''knows''''' you '''''knows''''' you're '''''nosey'''''!
--->'''Paula:''' Anyone who '''''knows''''' you '''''knows''''' you're '''''nosier'''''!
--->''(At this point, Niles, Daphne and Martin are mightily struggling to keep from collapsing in laughter. Even Frasier finally cracks and guffaws in the kitchen.)''
** Frasier tries to console Roz, but she says what everyone is probably thinking:
--->'''Frasier:''' You know Roz, in spite of a rather shaky beginning, I think this evening's turned out rather well.
--->'''Roz:''' Oh yeah, and you were absolutely right, Frasier. Now I can see some of the qualities my baby can have. A great sense of humor... a sweet disposition... '''[[{{Angrish}} a nose like an ANTEATER!]]'''!
** Finally, Roz gets some relief that Rick, the father, had a normal nose. Then she learns that Rick broke his nose in a hockey accident, and had plastic surgery to fix it. Steve and Paula give her a picture of Rick from ''before'' the surgery. After they leave, Roz's reaction to the picture is predictable:
--->'''Roz:''' '''''Oh my GOD!'''''
--->'''Frasier:''' Oh, come on, Roz! It can't be that bad, let me have a look!
--->'''Roz:''' No, no way, no! I'll never hear the end of it!
--->'''Frasier:''' Please.
--->''(Roz shows Frasier the photos. He looks... and quickly shows them to Niles and Daphne. They stare.)''
--->'''Niles:''' ''(awed)'' Where '''''is''''' the end of it?
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* From "Cheerful Goodbyes," a genteel old man stands up to offer a toast
Old Man: "I just wanna thank you Cliff, for all the great times we had at Cheers."
Cliff: "You were always there for me Al."
Old Man: "I'm Phil. Al's been dead for fourteen years you dumb son of a bitch."
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** The entire radio show scene.
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* From "Frasier's Imaginary Friend":
--> '''Frasier''': I AM NOT CRAZY! I am dating a supermodel zoologist, whom I stole away from a profesional football player, and she is off to the Galapagos Islands to artificially inseminate iguanas! Now is that so hard to believe?!
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* "That's it. I've lost. Maris has won...Niles never wins! Niles always loses! That why Niles lives in the Shangri-La and drives a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous {{HATCHBACK!}}]]"

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* "That's it. I've lost. Maris has won...Niles never wins! Niles always loses! That why Niles lives in the Shangri-La and drives a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous {{HATCHBACK!}}]]"HATCHBACK!]]"
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* "That's it. I've lost. Maris has won...Niles never wins! Niles always loses! That why Niles lives in the Shangri-La and drives a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: HATCHBACK!]]"

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* "That's it. I've lost. Maris has won...Niles never wins! Niles always loses! That why Niles lives in the Shangri-La and drives a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: HATCHBACK!]]"[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous {{HATCHBACK!}}]]"
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*"That's it. I've lost. Maris has won...Niles never wins! Niles always loses! That why Niles lives in the Shangri-La and drives a [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous: HATCHBACK!]]"
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* In "Murder Most Maris", Frasier milking the fact that he was "recently punched in the face by a man now dead" to distract from an argument is pretty funny. The fact that it ''works'' is even funnier. That he does it ''twice more'' through the episode and it works ''every single time''? Crowning Moment.
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-->'''Niles''': A real child would have started screaming before it burst into flames!

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-->'''Niles''': A real child would have started screaming before it burst into flames!flames.
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-->'''Niles''': A real child would have started screaming before it burst into flames!
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* Niles's "flour child." Especially funny when it gets run through with a sword, drop-kicked into the reflecting pool, and eaten by Eddie.
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* Frasier blasting a listener whose "problem" is he can't decide what to name his boat:
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-->'''Frasier''': Roger, at Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe. Roger, if I were using that microscope right now... I still wouldn't be able to locate my interest in your problem. Thank you for your call.

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