Frasier Online Episode Guide -> Season 9 -> Episode 9.21

Frasier Has Spokane

Frasier's show has been picked up by a station in Spokane and excitedly announces that he and Roz have been invited there by the station to do their first show from Spokane. Once off air, he aslso learns from Roz that she and Roger have broken up - Frasier wants to help, but Roz says she is OK about it. Once in Spokane, Frasier appears at a press conference to introduce himself and Roz to the local media (accompanied by some free liquer!). Here, Frasier learns that he is replacing a local institution Neil Sullivan (known as Sully locally) and gets the impression that the locals aren't that impressed with him, but when Sully makes an impromptu appearance he receives a hero's welcome from the local press.

Things don't go too smoothly during Frasier's show either - every caller wants him to go back to Seattle, with some deciding to boycott the station until Sully comes back on the air. Frasier is determined to show the local audience his brand of therapy can help, and so convinces Roz to call in with a problem which soon develops into helping Roz get over Roger and seems to impress the Spokane audience. Meanwhile, Martin, Niles and Daphne work together to try and build a TV table - or at least until Daphne's bossiness takes over.

- Daphne is taking Niles to a concert:
Niles: Am I dressed appropriately for something called Bananarama?

- Niles and Frasier can't believe their father is going to try and build a TV table:
Niles: The scariest words of my childhood were: 'Your father needs your help in the basement'

- Daphne sees Niles dressed in a suit for the concert:
Daphne: You're not going in those clothes - I got you some hair gel and parachute pants!

- Neil Sullivan speaks to the press at Frasier's press conference:
Neil Sullivan: When my Dad retired, he died a month later - take that anyway you like.

- Daphne makes fun of Martin's way of giving stupid names to everything:
Daphne: Watch out for the extension cord - that's the orange electricity hose (!)

- Kenny wonders if Frasier has seen the newspapers negative reaction to him:
Frasier: I read it. Everything from the adoring send off of Sully, to the cartoon of me and Satan doing a jig on Sully's grave!

- Frasier takes his first call in Spokane:
Frasier: Hello caller, I'm listening.
Caller: Go back to Seattle! [hangs up]

This is a rather dull episode that provides a few bright moments amongst a surfeit of rather weak jokes. I liked the way Frasier reacted to everyone's dislike of him in Spokane, and the scene where both Martin and Niles hide in the bathroom after they tire of Daphne's bossiness is quite amusing. However, Roz's breakup with Roger was handled rather too heavy handedly for my liking leaving the episode to tail off to a rather dour ending.

Rating

64 %

Avg. Viewer Review: 76.4%
Total Number of Reviews: 8