Frasier: Season 1

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 16, 1993

Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce

Summary: "Frasier" provides a weekly dose of the neuroses and tribulations suffered by an insecure and pompous psychiatrist, Dr. Frasier Crane, host of a Seattle radio advice show at KACL. The twice-divorced doctor's peaceful home life of fine cigars and haute cuisine was shattered when his gruff, ex-cop father, Martin, was injured in the line of"Frasier" provides a weekly dose of the neuroses and tribulations suffered by an insecure and pompous psychiatrist, Dr. Frasier Crane, host of a Seattle radio advice show at KACL. The twice-divorced doctor's peaceful home life of fine cigars and haute cuisine was shattered when his gruff, ex-cop father, Martin, was injured in the line of duty and forced to move in with Frasier. Martin brought with him a semi-psychic, live-in home-care provider, Daphne Moon, his pesky Jack Russell terrier, Eddie, and a duct-taped recliner that clashes with Frasier's more aesthetically pleasing Eames and Wassily chairs. Their home is frequently visited by Frasier's snobbish and competitive brother, Niles, a fellow psychiatrist whose longtime romantic interest in Daphne was finally happily realized at the conclusion of Season 7. At work, his slightly jaded producer and man-hungry single parent Roz Doyle, supports Frasier. Some of the people who voice the callers to Frasier's radio program are often bigtime celebrities.

"Frasier", starring Kelsey Grammer in his Emmy Award-winning title role of Dr. Frasier Crane, made history by becoming the first series, comedy or drama, to achieve a record five consecutive Emmy wins for Outstanding Comedy Series. With this achievement, the series stands ahead of "Cheers", the series from which "Frasier" was spun-off. Overall, "Frasier" earned a total of 37 Emmys (more than any other series in history), including four for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Kelsey Grammer and four for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for David Hyde Pierce. It's also interesting to point out that Kelsey Grammer played the part of Frasier for 20 years, tying him for the longest duration playing the same character on television and, that the show included guest appearances from almost all regulars from "Cheers", excluding Kirstie Alley.

NBC Broadcast History

September 1993 - May 1994: Thursdays 9:30 PM
September 1994 - May 1998: Tuesdays 9:00 PM
September 1998 - May 2000: Thursdays 9:00 PM
September 2000 - May 2004: Tuesdays 9:00 PM

Global Broadcast History (Canada)

September 1993 - May 1994: Thursdays 9:30 PM
September 1994 - May 1998: Tuesdays 9:00 PM
September 1998 - May 2000: Thursdays 9:00 PM
September 2000 - February 2004: Tuesdays 8:00 PM… Expand

Creator: Peter Casey and David Angell and David Lee (V)

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E24. My Coffee with Niles
Air Date: May 19, 1994
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S1:E23. Frasier Crane's Day Off
Air Date: May 12, 1994
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S1:E22. Author, Author
Air Date: May 5, 1994

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Robert Bianco

Feb 27, 2013

For this one half-hour, Frasier is high-class entertainment. Grammer does scowling exasperation as well as any actor in America (it's hard to imagine an actor who could get more laughs trading looks with a dog), the fraternal relationship is wonderful, and the work-place material works perfectly (thanks to another fine supporting performance from Peri Gilpin). [16 Sept 1993, p.C7]

Miles Beller

Feb 27, 2013

A series that constructs its characters and situations with care and skill from the start rather than relying on seeking to confirm expectations. [16 Sept 1993]

Hal Boedeker

Feb 27, 2013

In a season of too many three-child sitcoms, Frasier reminds viewers how good an adult sitcom can be. In its own way, Frasier is a family sitcom, one with meaning for middle-aged children. The father character brings a dark, but not oppressive, tone to the show, and Mahoney offers a performance full of pain and bitter humor. He gives Frasier a weight that other sitcoms, even Cheers, rarely have. [16 Sept 1993, p.G1]

Howard Rosenberg

Feb 27, 2013

If the premiere of Frasier does not manufacture laughs as consistently as one might expect from a "Cheers" offspring, it's still a cleverly written show with a quality cast that bodes well for the future. Mahoney is superb as the father, who reveals his inner feelings grudgingly, and Grammer is a master of the witty response. [16 Sept 1993, p.F11]

Lon Grahnke

Feb 27, 2013

Warning: This is not "Cheers II." With the morose Crane as the central character, the Frasier spinoff reflects the gloomy, occasionally pompous personality of the guilt-burdened shrink and the star who plays him. The humor is moody and cerebral, like the chilly Grammer. But that's not bad - especially in this season of warm and gooey domestic sitcoms. [16 Sept 1993, p.43]

Gail Pennington

Feb 27, 2013

Leeves is a hoot as Daphne, and provides leavening to Mahoney's self-centered gruffness. This could all work out, I guess; these characters (except possibly Dad) could grow on us, and in the post-"Seinfeld" time slot, they're likely to get a chance. [16 Sept 1993, p.6G]

Rick Kogan

Feb 27, 2013

The radio call-in studio is fertile comedic territory. Less so, the home turf. Though Mahoney is a great actor, his character is so sour and bitter as to be off-putting. Some of the dialogue, though delivered with neat timing, is obvious and crude. [14 Sept 1993, p.2]

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SketchesofPlain

Apr 17, 2017

One of the all time greatest, for a reason. Start from the beginning and binge watch the entire series. It slows down, barely, toward the end, but it picks back up again for a really great final season. The characters and the acting is so good, it's hard to compare another comedy to Frasier.One of the all time greatest, for a reason. Start from the beginning and binge watch the entire series. It slows down, barely, toward the end, but it picks back up again for a really great final season. The characters and the acting is so good, it's hard to compare another comedy to Frasier. Do yourself a favor and watch it/watch it again.… Expand