Frasier (TV Series) Flour Child (1994) User Reviews

All by Myself, I Laughed and Laughed

[Hitchcoc · 10/10 · 27 September 2019]

I have to say the scenes where Niles continued to cause harm to his sack of flour were hilarious. He was so intent on doing the right thing and never giving up. The writing was absolutely hilarious, with some terrific lines. Timing was everything on this show and this one had such excellent timing.

Excellent writing

[perry88 · 10/10 · 26 December 2018]

Probably some of the best writing of the series. The first time I can remember that a joke not only received sustained laghter but followed by applause.

My favorite Niles focused episode.

[CubsandCulture · 10/10 · 14 June 2021]

The number of times that the flour child would have died at Niles' hands is some of the funniest stuff on the show. Moreover the pathos around whether or not Niles is ready to be a father ends up being touching. In the end this is one of the most memorable episodes in the show run and one of the few Niles episodes not fixated on him pining for Daphne.

A TOP 5 EPISODE! UNDERRATED!

[Analog_Devotee · 10/10 · 6 July 2021]

Absolute genius episode in the comedy department. Flour Child is in my top 5 episodes of all time. Excellent writing.

Niles is at the heart of a moving episode of 'Frasier'

[studioAT · 5/10 · 30 June 2017]

David Hyde Pierce shines in this episode of 'Frasier', as Niles begins to wonder whether he wants to be a father, and if so, would he be any good.

There are some lovely moments of pathos in this episode, and the strength of 'Frasier' as a spin-off that sadly the 'Friends' attempt, 'Joey' did not have, is that the secondary characters were strong enough to carry plots and indeed whole episodes on their own.

It's not a perfect episode, I personally found the scene in the taxi a bit silly, but apart from that this was a good episode of the show, largely down to the performance of Pierce.