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* FairForItsDay: While the episode milks the CringeComedy of the MistakenForGay plotline for all its worth - which has led to some modern viewers accusing it of GayPanic - the episode itself depicts Tom as a perfectly NiceGuy, and his homosexuality is treated very casually by everyone else. Indeed, when Frasier learns about the misunderstanding, rather than freaking out over being perceived as gay, or anything of the sort, he politely explains the situation to Tom, who then leaves on friendly terms. The episode even won a GLAAD media award the following year.
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* FairForItsDay: While the episode milks the CringeComedy of the MistakenForGay plotline for all its worth - which has led to some modern viewers accusing it of GayPanic - the episode itself depicts Tom as a perfectly NiceGuy, and his homosexuality is treated very casually by everyone else. Indeed, when Frasier learns about the misunderstanding, rather than freaking out over being perceived as gay, or anything of the sort, he politely explains the situation to Tom, who then leaves on friendly terms. The episode even won a GLAAD media award the following year.year.
* GrowingTheBeard: While the first season of the show was well-crafted and realized, especially compared to the ropey inaugural seasons of contemporary sitcoms like ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', this early second season episode is generally agreed to be where the show truly develops its fastball and becomes the delicately crafted, hilarious {{farce}} that it would come to be remembered as, and it's still considered one of the show's funniest half-hours.
* GrowingTheBeard: While the first season of the show was well-crafted and realized, especially compared to the ropey inaugural seasons of contemporary sitcoms like ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', this early second season episode is generally agreed to be where the show truly develops its fastball and becomes the delicately crafted, hilarious {{farce}} that it would come to be remembered as, and it's still considered one of the show's funniest half-hours.
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* FairForItsDay: While the episode milks the CringeComedy of the MistakenForGay plotline for all its worth - which has led to some modern viewers accusing it of GayPanic - the episode itself depicts Tom as a perfectly NiceGuy, and his homosexuality is treated very casually by everyone else. Indeed, when Frasier learns about the misunderstanding, rather than freaking out over being perceived as gay, or anything of the sort, he politely explains the situation to Tom, who then leaves on friendly terms. The episode even won a GLAAD media award the following year.
