A very bad-tempered Frasier takes out his frustration through an act of civil disobedience, refusing to pay a small parking fee and blocking the exit lane of the garage.A very bad-tempered Frasier takes out his frustration through an act of civil disobedience, refusing to pay a small parking fee and blocking the exit lane of the garage.A very bad-tempered Frasier takes out his frustration through an act of civil disobedience, refusing to pay a small parking fee and blocking the exit lane of the garage.
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- TriviaThere are three celebrity callers in this episode. Billy Bean is Jerry, who wants to know what's going on with Dr. Crane (Kelsey Grammer) (who's late) after Roz (Peri Gilpin) let it slip that they slept together. Leelee Sobieski is Sheila, who originally called to ask something else, but then questions Roz about this 'person she slept with' because it sounded like she still worked for him. And Charles Busch plays Mark, who says things are uncomfortable at work after he slept with his boss.
- GoofsWhen Frasier finally becomes willing to pay the $2, he gives the parking attendant a sanctimonious speech that puts him over the 20-minute limit, making the fee now $4 (and causing Frasier to speed through the barricade). But earlier on, the attendant put $2 of his own money into the cash drawer, meaning that with the $2 Frasier is now willing to pay, no more money should be required.
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Jerry: [Frasier arrives back at broadcast booth from "park-in" protest episode at garage, unaware of what Roz has been saying as his stand-in, inadvertently admitting to the audience that she slept with Frasier] I just wanna know what's going on with Dr. Crane
Dr. Frasier Crane: Yes, well I bet you do, Jerry, huh. Dr. Frasier Crane here Seattle. I'm sorry I'm late, sounds like Roz has informed you of my exploits.
Jerry: She hasn't said much. We'd like to hear it from you.
Dr. Frasier Crane: Well, it wasn't my finest hour.
[Roz gestures frantically from the control booth]
Dr. Frasier Crane: Let's just say that I got in there, realized I made a mistake and tried like hell to get out.
[crowd starts to gather and listen outside the booth with horrified expressions]
Roz Doyle: Frasier!
Dr. Frasier Crane: Frasier: There was a lot of shouting, then a line started to form behind me. Fortunately my brother was with me for moral support and well, let's face it: somebody to talk to.
[Roz in horror behind the glass]
Dr. Frasier Crane: You'd be amazed how long 20 minutes can be when you're watching the clock. At least, in the end, I got outta there without paying the four dollars.
[crowd outside booth is now in full hilarious uproar, Roz collapses, fade to black]
- Crazy creditsWhen the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, animated, ever-increasing rings radiate from the highest point of the Space Needle (presumably representing radio transmissions). *Also*, the title "Frasier" is in silver letters and shines.
- ConnectionsReferences Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- SoundtracksTossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
Written by Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee
Performed by Kelsey Grammer
It has been a trend in later seasons, especially for some writers of the show, to make the character of Frasier more and more unlikable. Sure, he was flawed form the start, and that was one of the reasons his character was funny, but in the earlier seasons, you could most definitely call him a good person. But as the series got on, he became more and more flawed until there were more than a few episodes in which Frasier is clearly depicted as a bad person.
I was not surprised to see that this episode was written by Lori Kirkland, who was responsible for some of the worst episodes of the show and who seems to have some personal issue with the character of Frasier, because it was her who so often tried her best to make him despicable (think of the Secret Admirer episode, for instance). If she hated the character so much, she shouldn't have been a part of the show.
Boring, unfunny episode, starring a character who looks like Frasier Crane, but has a completely different personality.
- puzgolac
- Mar 26, 2023
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