Frasier
Online Episode Guide -> Season 8 -> Episode 8.08
Frasier's Edge
Written by: Jon Sherman
& Dan O'Shannon
Directed by: David Lee |
Original US airdate:
9th January 2001
Original UK airdate: 23rd February 2001 |
Main Cast
| Frasier Crane |
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Kelsey Grammer |
| Niles Crane |
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David Hyde Pierce |
| Martin Crane |
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John Mahoney |
| Daphne Moon |
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Jane Leeves |
| Roz Doyle |
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Peri Gilpin |
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Recurring Cast
| Gil Chesterton |
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Edward Hibbert |
| Kenny Daly |
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Tom McGowan |
| Professor Tewkesbury |
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Rene Auberjonois |
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Guest Cast
| Sheldon Hastings |
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Randall Rapstine |
| Merrill George |
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Michael A. Sheppard |
| MC |
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Devika Parikh |
| Waiter |
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Owen Duffy |
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Guest Callers |
The nominations for the SeaBee's have been announced - including one
for Gil Chesterton as Restaurant Critic Of The Year - but 'The Dr Frasier
Crane Show' doesn't get any. However, Frasier is astonished to learn that
he has been chosen to receive this years Lifetime Achievement Award, and
among the congratulations he receives is a basket of flowers from his
Harvard psychology professor/mentor, Professor Tewkesbury. Frasier has
been meaning to see him for some time after reading in the alumni magazine
he is working in Seattle at Washington University. He is somewhat puzzled
by the card that comes with the flowers: 'You should be very proud' is
one of the lines, and leaves Frasier wondering why he didn't write "I'm
very proud of you". Frasier goes down to see Professor Tewkesbury
just before the awards ceremony, who reveals that Frasier has been overanalyzing
the card because his assistant wrote it. Frasier leaves happy, but the
Professor finds him outside his office suffering from what appears to
be a mid-life crisis - for which the Professor suggests an unusual course
of action: Frasier has to analyze and treat himself.....
- He Wore His First Smoking Jacket At 12
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- Frasier finishes practicing his acceptance speech in front of Eddie:
Frasier: And that's where you would applaud.
[Eddie yawns]
- Daphne enters the room:
Frasier: Is it my imagination ot has she gained weight since breakfast?
Martin: Which seating - 8, 9 or 10?!
- Professor Tewkesbury is explaining to his wife why he is late:
Professor: One of my ex-students is having a crisis - I'll be there
in half an hour.
Frasier: What does it all mean?
Professor: Make it an hour.
- Gil is annoyed the other 2 nominated critics share the Best Restaurant
Critic award.
Roz: Come on Gil, isn't it enough to be nominated?
Gil: You tell me, Miss three time loser!
| Frasier
Online Episode Review |
As a series, 'Frasier' uses psychiatry as a backdrop which thankfully
keeps psychobabble to a minimum but it is brought to the fore in this
episode as Frasier overanalyzes a note by his mentor and then has to help
and treat himself. Disappointingly, the result is a rather boring episode
which makes me long for the days when 'Frasier' had better writers.
There's also a fairly amusing subplot of Martin trying to compensate for
Frasier winning the award by continually praising Niles, but not even
this compensates for the dire ending to the episode which makes you wonder
why you bothered watching the episode. After 1/3 of the series, I hope
the series can improve on its rather mediocre run of recent episodes.
Rating
68 %
| Latest Viewer Episode Review |
Avg. Viewer Review:
74.1%
Total Number of Reviews: 11
Frasier's Edge, Jun 20, 2011 |
Reviewer: Jeremy
from Dallas, TX USA
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The first time I saw this episode, I thought it was an interesting and insightful addition to the show. Although I still believe the intellectual buildup to Frasier’s final line with Dr. Tewkesbury (“I’m sorry caller, I can’t help you”) is very well-written, I can’t help but notice an obvious lack of comedy in this episode. Not only this, but what comedy this episode provides is lame and warrants little more than amusement. The comedy is hugely sacrificed for the character development of Frasier, and this just plain doesn’t work in a Frasier episode. It completely deviates from the consistency the show has brought in providing a good mix of drama and humor in episodes containing dramatic elements. The biggest problem with the episode, however, is that Frasier’s internal conflict is not resolved. The episode leaves the viewer feeling as empty as Frasier when, at the end, he simply accepts his lifetime achievement award and walks off stage. If only the writers would have composed this episode in such a manner that provided a resolution to Frasier’s problem, it would have been much more successful. Even though the subsequent episode makes a small attempt at continuity and a resolution by having Frasier aspire to cherish his time spent with Frederick (thereby giving him something more in his life than psychiatry) we are treated to an anti-climactic ending which is never fully resolved, giving season eight as a whole a huge plot hole. The only remotely salvageable parts of this episode are the scenes with Frasier and even those scenes are mostly boring and laugh-free. The rest of the episode is largely cringe-worthy, with few jokes actually being funny and none being of the same caliber as the high-wit jokes delivered in previous seasons. This is the worst episode of the series so far. Unfortunately, it’s not even the worst of season eight, which is just a testament to how much the quality of the show started to dive in its eighth season. |
Rating: 67%
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