Not as bad as it's painted!, May 15, 2008

Reviewer: Frasier Tid from England

This may not be a classic Frasier episode but it is not that bad. It is true that Bebe gets short-
changed, which is a total waste of her character, and it is also true that Portia's voice is
INCREDIBLY annoying on first hearing.

But the show has three good laugh-out-loud moment in my opinion: one, where Daphne is
wittering early on about her brother - the look on Martin's face as he wonders "did she finish
yet?", and then Niles' response; two, the scene in the car where both Martin and Niles think
they got one over on the other; and three, the scene in the locker room where Kenny is vainly
trying to inform the suddenly-Bebe-like Portia that he is naked ...

So, on the basis of the reviews I was going to watch-and-wipe but ended up keeping it.

Rating: 77%

Review of 'Junior Agent', Jul 28, 2006

Reviewer: Beer Necessity from York, Engalnd

Harriet Sansom Harris, who plays Frasier’s conniving agent Bebe Glazer is a source of constant joy throughout the series. Sadly, this is possibly the weakest of her episodes, focusing as it does on her squeaky-voiced assistant Portia. Her character becomes more annoying as the episode wears on, and the regular cast struggle to shine. Poor episode.

Rating: 65%

'Junior Agent' review, Sep 15, 2005

Reviewer: Jocelyn from London, UK

After a long absence, Harriet Sansom Harris makes a welcome return appearance as Bebe Glazer when Frasier finally decides to do without her services and become his own agent, only to be bombarded with offers from Bebe's assistant, Portia. It's certainly nice to see Bebe again but rather disappointing that she disappears after the first half, leaving the remainder of the episode taken up with the annoyingly persistent Portia, whose helium voice made parts of the episode hard to watch. Rather better is the subplot of Martin's attempts to get Niles to write out a prescription for cholestorol tablets, which ends amusingly with Martin thinking he's set his son up by pretending to relieve him of a parking ticket only for Niles get one over on his dad in return. Despite generally good performances from the cast, I found this episode lacked a single laugh out loud moment and, with a feeble non-ending with Portia confronting Frasier and Kenny in the locker-room of a spa, it makes little lasting impression.

Rating: 70%