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Frasier Online Episode Guide -> Season 2 -> Episode 2.21An Affair To Forget
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| Episode Details |
Written by: Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano Directed by: Philip Charles Mackenzie |
Original US airdate: 2nd May 1995 Original UK airdate: 24th November 1995 |
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Main Cast
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Recurring Cast
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Guest Cast
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Guest Callers
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| Episode Synopsis |
Frasier receives a call on air about a woman who is convinced her husband,
a German fencing instructor, is having an affair with a wealthy new client.
Later, he learns from Niles that Maris has taken up fencing, with a German
fencing instructor called Gunnar. Frasier is convinced that Maris is having
an affair with Gunnar but Martin just says it's coincidence. However,
when the caller rings back and says she has found letters describing the
'other woman' as 'not quite human woman', and reveals that her husbands
name is Gunnar, Frasier is convinced. He goes to see Maris, in her sensory
deprivation tank, saying she has to end the affair and then opens it up
to confront her face to face - only to find Niles sitting there. Apparently,
Marta has trouble with her pronouns and so Niles is Missy Crane. Niles
is determined to stand up to Gunnar and challenges him to a duel. Let
swordplay commence.....
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| Episode Highlights |
- After Roz gives the caller advice how on how to if her husband
is cheating:
Frasier: You know Roz, when I hear advice like that, it makes
me wish there was a law against two women standing round a watercooler.
- Niles is insisting on reading all the instructions on how to
build his new model ship with Martin:
Daphne: Look at the size of that - you'll have fun building that.
Martin: Not as much fun as I'm having reading about it.
- Roz is trying to set up a blind date:
Frasier: I've had my fair share of pity dates.
Roz: Yes, but this time you wouldn't be the one being pitied.
- Frasier tries to calm Niles down after he learns about Maris
and Gunnar:
Frasier: In the end I'm sure she'll choose the man whose caring
and sensitive.
Niles: Oh, that was just something we used to tell ourselves
in chess club.
- The fencing scene
| Frasier Online Episode Review |
A wonderful, Emmy award winning, episode with a brilliantly realised storyline. There are many memorable moments including the fencing scene (which includes the moment where Niles gets to swing from a chandelier) and the bit when Gunnar speaks in German, Marta translates to Spanish and Frasier translates into English for Niles and vice versa, a nice 'Frasier' touch. All in all, a superior episode, then.
Rating
86 %
| Latest Viewer Episode Review |
Avg. Viewer Review:
93.2%
Total Number of Reviews: 6
Great episode with a huge nod to Lucy, Oct 29, 2009 |
Reviewer: Elizabeth E. from South Carolina, USA |
I agree with the 5 reviews I've read about this episode. However, nowhere do I see anyone giving credit where credit is due. In "I Love Lucy" on their trip to Europe, Lucy is arrested in Paris for passing counterfeit currency. In order for her to explain what really happened she has to talk to Ricky, who speaks Spanish to a drunk who speaks Spanish and German. He in turn speaks German to a French policeman who speaks German and French who then translates to his French speaking boss. It is a hilarious scene and beautifully done. Not to take away from the Frasier episode, which is also beautifully done, I can't help but note this direct steal from a the mother of all sitcoms. Everybody steals from her which only shows how great the show was. |
Rating: 95%
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