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Hungry Heart

Episode Details

Written by: Gayle Abrams

Directed by: Kelsey Grammer

Original US airdate: 20th February 2001

Original UK airdate: 6th April 2001

Cast Information

Main Cast

Frasier Crane	....	Kelsey Grammer
Niles Crane	....	David Hyde Pierce
Martin Crane	....	John Mahoney
Daphne Moon	....	Jane Leeves
Roz Doyle	....	Peri Gilpin

Recurring Cast

Kenny Daly

....

Tom McGowan

Guest Cast

Kenny's Wife	....	Illeanna Douglas
Janice	....	Julie Dretzin
Waiter	....	Mario Soto

Guest Callers

Episode Synopsis

Kenny arrives at Frasier's apartment in a bit of a state - apparently, he got chatting to a woman called Janice he met in a bar the previous night and before long, he had a date to see her that night. Frasier questions his motives, but Kenny says he loves his wife, so Frasier volunteers to go down to the restaurant and tell Janis Kenny won't be coming. Unbeknownst to Frasier, Kenny's wife has heard the message Janice left on their answerphone and gone down to confront her. Janice scarpers, leaving Frasier to believe the woman sitting at the table Kenny booked is Janice - something which Kenny's wife does nothing to deny. Frasier and 'Janice' get on well, so well in fact that they agree to meet up again the next night.

Kenny arrives back at Frasier's later that night desperate to know how things went with Janice. Frasier tells him everything was fine, and asks if it's alright for him to see Janice as they got along so well. Kenny is fine with it, but arrives back at Frasier's the next night just before Janice is due to arrive for their date, worried that his wife is having an affair. Just then, 'Janice' arrives forcing Frasier to rush Kenny into his bedroom until the coast is clear. Frasier moves 'Janice' into the kitchen so he can get Kenny out, but then Kenny shows Frasier a picture of his wife and Frasier's situation becomes clear.......Meanwhile, Daphne's weight problems balloons out of control, despite Niles helping her to lose weight, so Daphne agress she should go to a spa for professional help in losing weight.

Episode Title Cards

Moonstuck
Hungry Heart

Episode Highlights

- Kenny fears Janice may call his house:
Frasier: You gave this woman your home number?!
Kenny: I'm new at this!

- Kenny's wife confronts Janice at the restaurant:
Janis: You must have heard my message on your answering machine.
Kenny's Wife: Yes - and for your information, Kenny's eyes are brown, not hazellicious!!

- Martin walks into the living room to see Daphne on the floor:
Martin: What happened?
Niles: Daphne tripped on something and fell.
Martin: Oh my God! Where's Eddie!

- Daphne is helped up off the floor by Frasier, Niles and Martin:
Martin: Daphne, I just thought of something funny - it took 3 Cranes to lift you!

- Frasier is rushing to get Kenny out of his apartment:
Frasier: Janis is in the kitchen - you're free to go.
Kenny: Go where? To an empty house? An all-night movie? Walk the streets alone?
Frasier: All of those sound good.

- Frasier rushes to get Kenny out as the coast is clear but spies his father:
Frasier: Dad, I thought you were going out. I have a date.
Kenny: Doc, quick - I need you in the bedroom!
Martin: Pretty (!)

Frasier Online Episode Review

Thanks to a writer with some experience, this was a better effort than of late even though the comedy of misunderstandings about Janice and Kenny's wife, etc has been done better in previous episodes, and despite the fact that wasn't fast or funny enough to be the farce it aspires to. The other plotline about Daphne's weight finally reached it's conclusion as she agreed to visit a spa and so will disappear from the show until after Jane Leeves gives birth. There were some good jokes along the way, most notably in the scene where Daphne falls and it takes Martin, Daphne and Niles to pick her up, together with a lovely cameo from Illeana Douglas as Kenny's wife. You may have seen her in the Hollywood satire 'Action' or Gus Van Sant's excellent 'To Die For' - she certainly livened up her part and showed again what a talented actress she is. It was disappointing to see Roz sidelined once again, but on the whole this was an enjoyable episode, and it was nice to see Kenny being at the centre of an episode for once too.

Rating

76 %

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Avg. Viewer Review: 85.7%
Total Number of Reviews: 3

Hungry Heart, Feb 19, 2009

Reviewer: A pro-Opera Jungarian. from Santa Rosa, California, USA

This is one of my favorite episodes if not my favorite. It has the great three plots that all come together that make this and others like it comiedec masterpieces.

The story begins with Daphne eating excessivly and everyone noticing it with great lines like 'when Daphne is eating some cheese and chrackers
Frasier asks:Daphne, isn't Niles taking you to dinner?
Daphne: Yes, but if I don't eat now I'll make a pig of m'self later.

After that Niles comes to pick her up, walking in the door with some choclate.
Niles: They're triple choclate truffle bombs! And guess what? They're jumbos!
Martin: Well we knew they weren't for us.

Niles then realizes that Daphne has put on considible weight but waits to tell her and the two leave and go out to dinner. Kenny then comes by, revealing that he's having an affair with a womn called Jannes, and is going to eat dinner with her that night. Frasier warns him not to and tells him to break up with Jannes because he loves his wife more, but soon realizing by going down to tll her he might be tempted again and continue with is affair. Frasier agrees to go instead but arrives to late when Kenny's wife drives Jannes out after hearing her phone message left for Kenny. Frasier then arrives and thinks she is Jannes, and is attracted by her that he asks her out, Kenny's wife in revenge says yes.

It goes back to the apartment where Daphne and Niles came back from dinner with some leftovers, stating 'I don't know why thise people were so angry, they barely touched that porkchop.'
He comes into the living room to find Daphne on the floor, unable to get up, and Daphne addmits she's overweight. Niles tries to lift her but to no avail and then it takes Martin, Niles and Frasier to lift her where Martin says one of the greatest lines in history

Martin: Hey Daph, thought of somethin funny, it took three Cranes to lift you.

The next scene is with Daphne and Niles who begin dieting and working out.Then Kenny comes to Frasier's apartment to say he thinks his wife is having an affair. Frasier has a date with Jannes that night so Kenny flees into Frasier's bedroom to hide until Jannes leaves. Daphne meanwhile continues to eat while she hides choclate everywhere, in bookcases and even a telascope!
While Daphne is eating one she hid in Frasier Chihuly, Niles comes in and asks what she's doing. She pretends that Frasier told her to clean the house where Niles blows up at a bewildered Frasier saying that she's not his slave followed by the greatest single word in Comedy history, when Daphne turns to Frasier and says 'Tyrant!'.

Meanwhile Roz comes by, on her way to a date. She is wearing a perfume called mantastic that arouses men's hormones. Daphne says she can't smell t so Roz pops into the bathroom to put more on. In Frasier's bedroom, after seeing a picture of Kenny's wife he realizes that she's who he thought ws Jannes and sends Kenny's wife out of the house, assuring her that Kenny loves her and this is only a minor problem. Kenny, who doesn't know that his wife was in the same apartment, goes to leave and go home until he notices his wife's purse on the table. Frasier then says he was not on a date with Jannes and right about to tell Kenny the truth when Roz pops out of the Bathroom and Frasier says he's on a date with Roz and says that's hew purse and kisses Roz passionetely resulting with Roz saying 'Wow, that stuff is strong, maybe I should take some off...'. Kenny then leaves and Daphne and Niles are on there way out when choclate comes out of her sleeve. she reveals that she was eating this whole time and then leaves to go to a spa to work the weight off.

The episode is one of my favorites, it has a perfect balance of humor, great usage of characters and is one of the best ever.

Does it rely on the main plot-No

Does it rely on the story-No

Does it have a great balance of humor-yes.

Does it use the Characters well-yes.

Does it have good subplot?-yes

Rating: 100%

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Hungry Heart

Hungry Heart, Feb 19, 2009

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