Frasier returns to Cheers... well, sorta

[@SpeedyEric1]

Cheers was played in front of a live audience member.

[@StizzPutt]

Underrated comment lol

[@darrenloi4644]

He didn't utter a single laugh, though. Must not have found it very amusing.

[@pjshutout3480]

Very clever reference!

[@nicholasrogers7276]

Sideshow bob glare lol

[@BOGO2020]

Nailed it!

[@jacksonville-oh1gx]

i never really thought about the fact all the actors in the play have no idea who frasier is so they just see this crazy eccentric guy getting really into the play which makes it funnier

[@PaulJones202718]

That's right. All they know is that there's this guy who vaguely sounds like the call-in shrink on KACL getting way too involved with the proceedings.

[@mrcritical6751]

They know he’s at least a friend of Diane as she invited him to the dress rehearsal, I’m pretty sure the guy playing Franklin would’ve figured out that his character was based on Frasier after that outburst

[@bigmetroidfan911]

Maybe they thought Frasier was familiar with the script.

[@75aces97]

What's kind of remarkable is, the "Cliff" actor only knows as much about Clavin as Dianne told them, yet his impression is pretty spot on.

[@doggans]

@@75aces97 Maybe she showed him Cliff’s Jeopardy or Tonight Show episode.

[@Lucy-ng7cw]

Cliff impression was ace

[@robertcarley924]

Lucy Hunt !

[@TheHappynot]

The guy's Sam Malone voice is pretty dead on too haha

[@visualonestudio]

Absolutely. And the Frasier impersonation made me laugh so hard!

[@derekvillorente4334]

I think that someone cloned cliff.

[@75aces97]

Pretty impressive that the actor would have been going off of Diane's instructions and was able to channel Klaven purely from her description. 😆 Notice that her Sam and Norm are basically cardboard characters, but she writes some detail into Cliff, Frasier, and herself.

[@e-122psi3]

It's funny how Frasier was designed to originally simply be the one dimensional love rival archetype for Sam and Diane in Cheers, but Grammer made him so likeable and three dimensional that he eventually came off as MORE sympathetic and rounded than either of them. I think anyone with no knowledge with Cheers would see Diane here as just this one time narcissistic ex compared to Frasier.

[@bradredford4846]

Frasier's eyes at "I hold no ill will".

[@austinvoss576]

That is the face of death

[@pacificbase]

Ha ha haaa ! Best comment. His face was going crazy. Funniest Frasier face.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

2:42 Frasier's face: ***ARE U F-----N SERIOUS?!??***

[@SpadePyro]

Frasier was like "of course Diane stole Norm's one thing"

[@75aces97]

Even better, her self satisfied laugh at the line she wrote for him. 😆

[@shiorisaitou4846]

There was an episode of Cheers where Diane complained that she didn't get a big greeting when she walked in like Norm.

[@steph13326ify]

​@@shiorisaitou4846Now *that's* attention to detail

[@rockoperajon]

Between his facial expressions and his monologue at the end, Kelsey Grammer should have won an Emmy for this scene alone.

[@rushdi34]

Frasier's rant is so well done...and anyone who's been in that position can totally feel where he's coming from!!!

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Like Donny?

[@Cephalo_People]

"YOU HAVE MADE A PACT WITH BEELZEBUB AND HER NAME IS MARY ANNE" is my favorite part XD XD

[@mikebeon2539]

it's hilarious

[@oscarvasquez2358]

2:57 For a moment there, Frasier turned into Sideshow Bob

[@mattmania3053]

Well, Kelsey Grammer did voice Sideshow Bob, lol.

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

BTW...it's interesting how the play has the characters call out "Mary Ann!!!" like the cast of Cheers would've called out, "NORM!!!" As I recall, Diane once expressed her displeasure on how, unlike Norm, she had no such epic greeting. Looks like she's Compensating, here--making her character the center of attention.

[@Paraprax]

Despite seeing this scene many times over the years, I only picked up on this now. The single "hey, Ned" was such a weird detail to get 'wrong', then suddenly - "MARY-ANN!"

[@rm2399]

And when Diane told the bar she wanted a greeting like "Norm," she left and reentered to a shouts of: "NORM" Lol

[@75aces97]

That seems to be the long joke. 😄 In Diane's mind, she brought temporary meaning into the otherwise dreary lives of the Cheers gang. Frasier and Sam were chapters in her romantic life, and they were just grateful that she graced their lives for a few years.

[@AvengerII]

@@75aces97 As I grow older and look back at clips of Cheers, I sympathize more with Frasier and his desire to choke the life out of Diane Chambers!!!! OMG, Florida is FULL of Diane Chambers!!! People who moved into state from New England. It explains the bad traffic and bipolar politics in that state!

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

0:09 "I give you *Rhapsody & Requiem!"* I love how Frasier smiles and nods immediately afterward, as if to say, "Of course, it would have such a pretentious title!" 😂

[@robertchflynn]

I thought it was supportive more than anything else. As anyone would do as a single audience member...

[@BeckettSong]

The way Kelsey says "chew toy" is LMAO funny.

[@Darkstar263]

I love the way he says "BONY FINGERS!"

[@samf.s.7731]

I was gonna say, that one is even better ​@@Darkstar263 The last 2 lines are also solid GOLD "so drink hearty Franklin and laugh, for you have made a pact with Beelzebub, and her name is Mary Anne" LMFAO 😆

[@ThePumasboy300]

2:45 I! MAY BE ABLE TO ILLUMINATE THAT POINT!! I love it when Frasier gets mad and rambles angrily 😂😂😂

[@Redfoot138]

Got some real Sideshow Bob vibes.

[@hotel2051]

Lmao

[@silverpslm]

"And that's not the worst thing. Norm had one thing. One thing, that mattered. And you took that too!"

[@sebastianemond5313]

"😠What you are feeling is that this woman has reached inside your chest, plucked out your heart, and thrown it to her Hellhounds for a chew toy! But that's not the last time either, because that's what this woman is! 😡👉SHE IS THE DEVIL!! And it's no use running away from her, because no matter how far you run, or how many years you let pass; *you will never be out of reach of THOSE BONEY FINGERS!!* "

[@sebastianemond5313]

"🤨😡What you're feeling is that this woman has reached into your chest, 🫴❤️🤌plucked out your heart and thrown it to her Hell hounds for a chew toy! But it's not the last time either, because that's what this woman is: *👱‍♀️😈she is the Devil!* "

[@jlh4jc]

Frasier's rant was the best performance of the play. The guy playing Cliff was dead on though.

[@halleck3]

Grammer's great here. Hell, his expressions are as funny as most of the jokes.

[@houndandhandbag]

+halleck3 Indeed they are! He deserves that applause!

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

Diane finally gets to write a play and it's Cheers fanfiction.

[@OldWestGunslinger-vs9mx]

With herself as the Mary Sue self insert.

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

@@OldWestGunslinger-vs9mx Yeah people who throw around the term Mary Sue to describe female characters they hate need to watch this scene to learn what a real Mary Sue is.

[@kirk0respite]

Kelsey grammar performed the fuck out of this character over a span of years very underrated actor!

[@shanefolan9175]

how can an actor who is 1 of the highest paid on tv of all time be ''underrated''?

[@saimcheeda93]

​@@shanefolan9175maybe underrated because he's mainly known for Frasier rather than overall acting prowess

[@stevemielke]

They even make light of it in the series. The episode where Nanny G showed up and asked Frasier "Do you have any idea what it's like playing the same character for 20 years??"

[@realQuestion]

he did get a lot of bucks and Emmy recognition, IIRC

[@gaynorpatterson2915]

He received 6 Emmy’s. He’s appreciated 😂

[@shaneogden1317]

The look on Frasier's face after "Franklin" finishes his speech is hilarious!

[@jamespettit6352]

Agreed. Especially after his first expression

[@ronnieperez8519]

i liked the beginning of the episode where Frasier sees Diane at the radio station and he screams

[@Charlezard.]

I liked Sam's intro better as Frasier was running the station promo. "So call in to KACL and say today's secret phrase.." *sees Sam show up* "..WELL BLOW ME DOWN!" "Wait! No! That's not it.."

[@djm.326]

LOL...classic

[@sdh41]

It is AMAZING how Grammar is able to summon this performance. A lot of times, these reunion-type shows are awkward, but he is awesome here.

[@shanefolan]

It could never be awkward with Diane because Frasier's greatest connection to cheers was Diane, while the rest of them were mates not one of them had that lifelong effect on him like Diane had. He truly loved her and he never ever recovered properly from her leaving him ,she was really the only cheers cast member along with Lilith who's presence was necessary in Frasier. Frasier would never love anybody like he loved Diane and that's true to life ,many people will go through life damaged or in pain from a lover who left them.

[@DaRkasSet13]

The scene after this was very touching. It was a fitting goodbye to Diane's character and some good closure for Frasier; all around good scene, great show.

[@Johnmhatheist]

I hated Diane so much. Goodbye Diane.

[@anditulloch8551]

I know I wished this clip went on to the end. Thanks for saying.

[@darth856]

The episode was also a chance for Shelley and Kelsey to mend their relationship.

[@e-122psi3]

Yeah, I liked how it served to make peace with both the character and actor, since they had as much turbulence in real life as in fiction. Grammer even labelled it one of his favourite episodes for this reason. Really in hindsight, I like how most of the Cheers appearances don't feel tacked on for nothing and actually add some growth. How Frasier went from Sam's rival to a close friend he desperately wants to avoid breaking off, how he made peace with Diane, or how for all his jabs and indifference to Cliff he genuinely cares about him and wants his spirits raised (albeit Carla less so :P). And of course the multiple Lillith stories.

[@kendallrivers1119]

​@e-122psi3 The writers have said their least favorite episodes were the Cheers reunion ones and granted the ones with Woody and the Cheerful Goodbyes at the airport didn't work but I love the Sam and Diane ones for the reasons you stated. And of course anytime Lilith showed up always worked due to her history with Frasier.

[@michaelphilpott8860]

Frasier finally express how he really feel towards Diane leaving him at the alter

[@mgg5418]

The Franklin joke is SUCH a Frasier line, it’s perfect!!!

[@neonatalpenguin]

It's like Diane wrote Frasier-esque dialogue without actually making it funny or witty.

[@rohunsaigal2576]

@@neonatalpenguin Might have been cutting room dialogue for Frasier the writers wrote themselves for the actual show but didn't like because it was too corny

[@mauicountygis5450]

Diane instructed "Sam" to look bored....of course.

[@lordalessan]

When I first saw this episode, I wasn't familiar with"Cheers", neither did I know that "Frasier" was a spin-off of "Cheers", so I didn't quite understand this part. Now that I've seen "Cheers" and have all the relevant information, I laugh so hard every time I see this!

[@DoctorXander]

I saw reruns of both shows on and off for a while. My mind was blown when I saw the first episode of Cheers that had Frasier and I realized how they were connected

[@cosmopolitan4598]

Yes, you will I watched Cheers, I didn't know about "Frasier", the spin off, not the character. Finding this video is a very fun time for me.

[@thatperformer3879]

@@cosmopolitan4598Watch Frazier, it’d even better than Cheers.

[@Venkman007]

3:00- gettin' a Sideshow Bob vibe there, haha

[@GrumIsMe]

Diane tore him up like a Kleenex at a snot party.

[@theminifigrhythm903]

Wait a minute, that's no good. *shudder*... WAIT, I've got a good one now! Franklin, say "I just don't know what I'm supposed to be feeling." again.

[@TravelinBand747]

First time I saw this, I was like “Where’s ‘Ned’s’ greeting?” and then “Mary Anne” walks in and they do it for her. Lol, brilliant!

[@stevedrums1675]

I liked that he would bring in Cheers members and not be afraid to reference Cheers on occasion.

[@rohunsaigal2576]

On the flip side, I'm glad they weren't afraid to make Fraiser a different character that fit the show better, he's not like his character from Cheers in a lot of ways but it made for a much better show. For example his disdain and lack of knowledge about sports makes for great episodes of Frasier with Martin, but kind of goes against the fact that he spent YEARS hanging out in a Boston sports bar with unrefined barflies through what must have been countless world series and super bowls

[@redacted2275]

@@rohunsaigal2576 Frasier's friendship with the "Cheers" crew existed exactly because of this discrepancy: even though Frasier was the odd man out he was treated with respect but without adulation... and Frasier never look down on them, too, so he must've tolerated sports events at times. With his father, he sometimes endured sports for the sake of their relationship but, of course, his sitcom is his territory, he will express how much he hates sports.

[@GetterRay]

@@rohunsaigal2576 I did like the episode where he "relapses" after finding Daphne's bar, starts drinking beer again and hustled her in a game of darts.

[@mnaz21]

I always felt really bad for Frasier here. Diane not only left him at the altar and scarred him for life, but rejected Sam's proposals several times. Then to invite Frasier to a play which basically pokes fun at what happened to them years earlier was a low blow to Frasier.

[@scottgun]

True, but then that was the whole gag of her character. A classic smug New England liberal so self-centered as to be utterly oblivious to destruction she wreaks on others.

[@meridgey]

I know. What a bitch she was. She should've been thrown to the hell hounds....

[@JiFan]

Indeed! She was like one of those quintessential psychotic c*ck teasers you see in movies. I didn't watch that much of Cheers, but am a huge Frasier fan so I think the bulk of his issues stem from women like these lol..

[@stickygumshoes]

Thats because Diane was a narcissist. She has absolutely no conception of her impact on others, likely because she never thinks of others, only herself. Creates a funny turn of events in a tv show, not so much in real life.

[@Dane_Youssef]

Her entire play which is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to delude herself, to be this innocent, wanted Sebastian of love and joy when she really is just a waste of existence....

[@amandasimons2937]

my goodness frasiers expressions here are priceless XD

[@patrickburke980]

amanda simons I

[@aleksandarvil5718]

2:42

[@Figs3]

20 years of this franchise. This is my favorite scene. The summary of it all is truly magnificent.

[@realQuestion]

incredible to see such a brutal takedown of the Diane character all those years after she left Cheers

[@MrSprinkles6921]

I love it when Kelsey Grammar goes over the top with his acting.

[@natalieps2387]

Omg I was dying when he called her beelzebub & the whole cast clapped Haha. I always thought it was so harsh what diane did to frasier & the poor guy liked sam & the bar so much he still hung around .

[@Scott-ud9mp]

I have ALWAYS cracked up when Frasier yells. There are so many episodes where he goes off the rails, and it makes me laugh every time. Kelsey does an amazing job and is such a great actor. He has so many little nuances to his performance that make it even more funny. He brings words on a page to life, and I love watching him work.

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

I love the non-verbal exchange Diane and Frasier have after the "Stan/Sam" actor gives Diane that big kiss. She gives Frasier a shrug-wave, as if saying, "Oh, think nothing of that--that was acting." Frasier in response gives a simmering Kubrick Stare....

[@mauicountygis5450]

She is so easy to dislike - the self-absorption...the inability to reflect on how her actions impact others, but she isn't intentionally evil. She's just immature and impressed with her own sophistication, like many are. What great characters came out of those two shows......written for adults, like so few shows sadly are.

[@rohunsaigal2576]

@@mauicountygis5450she is often overly maligned IMO. Sure she has her flaws but she is often the most moral of all the characters

[@kendallrivers1119]

​​@rohunsaigal2576 Most moral? Lol yeah right. Actually from Cheers I'd say Woody was the most moral.

[@y2m226]

FYI. the actress playing the "fake" Diane actually played a Diane lookalike in an episode of Cheers "The Beer is Always Greener" when Carla was forced to work at a chain bar after Cheers burned down

[@NoName-bh4pf]

What's her name?

[@daneriksson8947]

According to IMDB, it's Cali Timmins: www.imdb.com/name/nm0863677/?ref_=tt_cl_t8

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

That was Julia Montgomery as the Diane look-alike in that CHEERS episode. This is Cali Timmins.

[@abinashmishra329]

@@musicaltheatergeek79the same Julia Montgomery who portrayed Betty in “Revenge of the Nerds”?

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

"I pour beer down people's throats!" 😂😂😂

[@covladuk]

“ I drink it “

[@votekyle3000]

“Our lives are empty, so what draws our feet here, night after night?”

[@annarose2714]

"MARY ANNE."

[@TheProfessor230]

"Well I'm off"

[@reubenrozeyt5716]

"You bet honey"

[@CaptEoNinja83]

I felt a strong sense of cathartic just watching Frasier vent his spleen.

[@averykeimig4983]

Poor coach :( I know it has nothing to do with him but I can't help but miss him every time I watch cheers. I love cheers, it is one of the best shows ever and the addition of Frasier was genius

[@cosmopolitan4598]

Yes. Nicholas Colasanto died in season 3. I liked him, Coach. RIP Nicholas.

[@rohunsaigal2576]

The first few seasons of Cheers had a gentle melancholic charm that is missing from the rest of the show. It is still very funny with Woody/Rebecca but those first seasons with Coach/Diane are magical

[@redmustangredmustang]

The sad thing is that Coach was already dying. He had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure in the mid 70's and had been drinking for many years that caused it. He quit drinking in 1976. He was going to retire from acting, but Cheers offered him the role which he took up. You can say that the role killed him. By the third season he lost so much weight and his health was declining because of the heart issues. He just couldn't health wise make it to the filming so he was just gradually written out sadly. I know its old, but you know the weird thing that Coach died at 61, Woody in real life is 60 and will be 61 the same age as coach died. Creepy.

[@realQuestion]

He was great, but he paved the way for Woody, who was also great. I'm sure he'd have been happy at how it worked out.

[@e-122psi3]

It's a shame that Coach only made it to the very early points of Frasier's tenure, thus not getting the chance for a lot of chemistry together. As such Coach feels a bit like a prologue character to the Cheers/Frasier continuity just before Frasier's arc begins. I feel like if he had made it a bit longer, the later shows might have had more to say about him (though granted we might not have got Woody).

[@malcolml309]

Wow, Frasier handled that better than I thought he would.

[@wolffarobbins7229]

That rant at the end called out to me so much. Not only that I can do a pretty good impression of him in this.

[@PaulJones202718]

The look on Diane's face says it all....it's finally starting to sink into that empty head of hers how much she hurt the man and she doesn't much like it.

[@GB2595]

She knew that on Cheers. She tried to make it up to him by not answering back when he insulted her repeatedly (and very cruelly I might add) and she put him and Lilith together.

[@PaulJones202718]

Diane's thing is that she tends to forget things like that. Nothing that says that she's not the centre of the universe sticks for long.

[@GB2595]

I don't agree with that. If she hadn't cared about breaking Frasier's heart then she would have answered him back when he insulted her on Cheers. Instead she just took it. And she wouldn't have tried to get him and Lilith together. All that shows that she did care. She knew that she had done something wrong and she felt bad about it.

[@PaulJones202718]

But on the level of what she is: a well-meaning child. She might look mature but it's sort of obvious that there's a lot of LITTLE GIRL in her. Setting him with Lilith was nice but, well, she's a kid really.

[@quietcrowd]

Something else is, is that she's now realizing that anyone who was jilted in such a humiliating way can't just pick up the shattered pieces of themselves, put them all back together one by one, then forgive them the very next day for it, and then life goes on happily after. The pain of humiliation may go away after sometime, but the memory of being humiliated never goes away.

[@michaelphilpott1325]

When the curtains open up Frasier was like "what the Hell? "

[@namk19]

damn right they should be applauding him after that performance

[@jish55]

You can tell Diane was so full of herself here the moment Maryanne showed up, because before, the others just got a simple hey, but only Maryanne got the full on Cheers welcome.

[@sebastianemond5313]

Only other biased interpretation of an in show break up I can think of is from How I Met Your Mother, with that movie The Wedding Bride based around Ted and Stella's break up and her rekindling with her ex.

[@jayvee4907]

One of the best episodes in connection of Cheers from Frasier show.

[@Darkstar263]

I love his angry moments.

[@dikonomi]

Frasier rocks. Smart humour

[@JiJiLaVolpe]

I miss Frasier again after watching this. The script and actors worked together perfectly.

[@denniscattell]

The Frasier clone is played by John Carroll Lynch who since then went on to stardom - see his performance in the first two series of BODY OF PROOF

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

Twisty the Clown!

[@cheery-hex]

he is a really great actor. he can do it all

[@stewart97ful]

Played his brother on The Drew Carey Show.

[@neonatalpenguin]

He played Marge's husband in Fargo

[@michaelbanaszak7775]

He played the killer in Zodiac....

[@michaelphilpott8860]

Finally! Frasier told her he really feel.

[@timrs2001]

Outstanding scene. Kelsey Grammer is very under rated as an actor in my opinion.

[@LikwidSnake]

I like how Frasier sort of smirked at the joke his character said at the bar. LOL

[@tylerbushong3452]

To this day, I have a friend who wants his tombstone to read “AND HER NAME IS MARY ANN”

[@willman85]

This has got to be the best Cheers-Frasier crossover episode.

[@abinashmishra329]

Actually it’s a favorite of Kelsey’s. Offscreen during Cheers, there was a lot of bad blood between Kelsey and Shelly. Shelly wanted Kelsey written off of Cheers. This crossover episode helped them reconcile.

[@gustavomarques4097]

@@abinashmishra329 that's not true. Although Kelsey wrote that in the autobiography book, Ken Levine (Cheers Writer) explained in his blog that story is not real. Shelley Long never wanted to take Grammer out of Cheers. What she wanted was Sam and Diane to stay together, because the writers were planning to break them up again and bring another boyfriend for Diane in season 6. Maybe Kelsey misinterpreted the stories and wrote it without knowing the whole story.

[@bigmetroidfan1263]

Kelsey Grammar had some funny epic rants as Frasier

[@bigmetroidfan911]

This is Frasier's best rant in the entire show

[@dplatt7290]

I like how Frasier smiles at Franklin being given a pretentious but witty quip

[@jayjack6299]

Yeah, kind of like he's saying, "Okay, that one isn't that bad."

[@planguy9575]

I think he was begrudgingly amused by that.

[@zanite8650]

Laughed at the beer joke, not ashamed.

[@rohunsaigal2576]

I mean they probably wrote hundreds of punchlines for that joke for years on Cheers, that was probably just a leftover one lol

[@VanessaVersus]

His expression at 2.40 is PRICELESS.

[@47imagine]

I like how Frasier tells Franklin to drink hearty and laugh and pats him on the back. There's something endearing about that.

[@dajwe216]

2:43 Sh*t's about to hit the fan!

[@jamesmccoy3079]

Dad always thought the”Chew toy” line was the best.

[@bugen5]

I love how when Fraiser heard his own character spout off an intellectual anecdote, he found it amusing but then quickly realized how pompous he must sound in real life 😂

[@tomlawless9511]

You can feel the pain anger and rage when Crane tells his story

[@jacquesjenseen7355]

OMG! It just hit me!...This is "Bizzaro Frasier!" (or "Bizzaro Cheers!"...Seinfeld fan, anyone?!?) :-P

[@codemcfrosty7649]

yes

[@Kelly14UK]

Frasier's like, "wtf" LOL

[@mauicountygis5450]

One of the best callbacks to an earlier series ever....on par with the last episode of Newhart.

[@djcruiselover3827]

Definitely, you watch this three minute clip and you basically get everything that cheers was and everything that Frasier was in one episode

[@giantdevil2613]

The way he says "Chew Toy" always gets me.😂

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Well, DAMN, Frasier, say what you really feel! 😆

[@abinashmishra329]

The play where Frasier knew everybody’s (real) names.

[@fleetadmiralperry5739]

0:24 That look means did I have a Heart attack Die and go straight to Hell? LOL

[@AlexanderYamada]

"So drink hearty, Franklin, and laugh! Because you have made a pact with Beelzebub, and her name is MARYANNE!!!”😂

[@willisnomiko]

I don't think underrated actors get as many awards as Kelsey has. Emmys, Golden Globes, PCA etc...

[@dplatt7290]

Frasier going full Sideshow Bob

[@timboslice1979]

Love Frasier's reaction.

[@umbrastar]

I wish the rest of the Cheers crew could have seen this.

[@pinedapopi]

Frasier in this scene. Priceless.

[@stephenwoehr6500]

Diane finally got Frasier to release his anger at being dumped.

[@acewilliams7917]

Frazier: I might be able illuminate that point!

[@festealth]

They all should have went "NED!" when that character entered the bar, lol.

[@judasiscariot2648]

festealth the joke was they did it for *mary ann* instead.

[@davidgi3]

I noticed that the second time I watched it lil

[@M-E_123]

Best part is when Frasier walks out the bar door - "force of habit" - "I've been doing it all week".

[@Dane_Youssef]

His eyes when the curtain opens and he sees....

[@bcdside]

"Rhapsody & Requiem." What a perfectly pretentious title for Diane to name her play, haha.

[@PaceFilmsProductions]

Basically means Joy & Sadness, and would tell the audience absolutely nothing about the contents of the play.

[@jonnylawrence3818]

This is a masterpiece 👏

[@Evemeister12]

I love how the stage actors applaud Frasier's speech because they believe it's a masterclass in acting studies, not because they're aware of who he actually is in relation to Diane.

[@abinashmishra329]

The play where Frasier knows everybody’s real names

[@Charlezard.]

When I binged Cheers a few months ago, at first i was a little concerned with having to watch Kirstie Alley, but as an older friend of mine said, Rebecca was a lot less annoying than Diane. *confirmed*

[@sammyrobbins6848]

Oh definitely. Rebeca is waaaayyy better. Actually redeemable in my eyes.

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Rebecca was a whiny gold digger! That didn't bother you? She was also a bitch to Cliff, Norm, and even made Woody cry. Diane may have been pretentious and indecisive, but she had a heart of gold. Several times she went to bat for the aforementioned three when they were down-and-out or in distress. Even Carla, who was always nasty to Diane, was the recipient of her good deeds.

[@cygnusfloyd]

I loved how annoying she was though. It was the biggest draw for me.

[@shanefolan]

@@cygnusfloyd exactly- people who say she is annoying don't get the character and are taking it too seriously, it's like criticizing Sam for being vain,Cliff for being pompous or Carla for being bitter and spiteful-that's the point of their characters really-their quirks is what makes them funny. It's done for comedic effect and is clearly hyperbolic. This is sitcom remember-it is supposed to be detached from reality in order for it to work. You have to watch it through a comedy lens and then you will enjoy/appreciate it rather than over analyse it or take it at face value/literally otherwise you are missing the entire point and should avoid comedy genre in that case.

[@Toadspring]

I liked them both but preferred Diane. She was very funny and a perfect foil for Sam

[@briancharles7820]

I'm almost certain they changed the end of this scene from when it first aired on NBC. When I watched this episode years ago, I could have swore that right after Frasier's tirade, "Franklin" is impressed and tells him "You should have auditioned for this role!". (The joke being that Frasier IS "Franklin".) I just watched it on Amazon prime, and I can't find that line there, either, but I thought it was hilarious at the time. Maybe they altered it for some reason.

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Or perhaps you're misremembering and confusing it with another show, like many people do with the ending of BIG. They claim that the original ending had Susan go to the fortune teller machine and wish she were 'small' again so that she could attend high school with Josh and be his girlfriend. However, that is actually the ending to 14 GOING ON 30, a similarly themed TV movie released the same year (1988). There was no alternate ending for BIG.

[@matthewhudson7883]

Could be the Mandela Effect in action. Lately I've discovered that I have misremembered a lot of lines in movies from when I first saw them years ago.

[@samanthamendoza1353]

The exact same thing happened to me, I can't explain it except I probably did just misremember it.

[@tonymontana1179]

Only Rowan Atkinson and Jim Carrey can top Kelsey Grammer for facial expressions

[@zbr76]

Ever heard of Jodie Comer?

[@jayburgh]

2:51 And Sideshow Bob enters the stage.

[@uncannydcmarvelous5732]

Thank you, now I can't stop imagining Bob going on a rant saying all that xD

[@mattdaugherty7865]

I believe the actor playing "Franklin" played a character named "Norm" in the movie Fargo!

[@susiestone5644]

you betcha.

[@SG1Mitchell]

That guy does a great Sam. Sounds just like him

[@rallypoint1]

Frazier….an amazing show with an amazing cast!!!

[@felatioable]

*I ... MAY BE ABLE TO ILLUMINATE THAT FOR YOU*

[@Thejigholeman]

am i the only one who saw this and thought "......shit man"

[@michaelphilpott1325]

How could Diane not know that she hurted Frasier when she left him at the alter? She is selfish.

[@TERENCEJSCOTT]

2:50 and forward is just awesome i guess it was time to get up and say something :)

[@429np]

One of my favorite scenes.

[@King_Georges_Calcified_Elbow]

One of my favorite scene lmao