S1.E24

My Coffee with Niles

Name: My Coffee with Niles
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1994-05-19
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce

Episode aired May 19, 1994
TV-PG
23m

IMDb RATING

8.7/10

1.4K

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Comedy

Frasier and Niles spend the entire episode in conversation at Cafe Nervosa.Frasier and Niles spend the entire episode in conversation at Cafe Nervosa.Frasier and Niles spend the entire episode in conversation at Cafe Nervosa.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
This episode is a perfect example of how each story of the series evolves like a short stage play: all the action takes place on one set, there's an overarching theme that runs through the whole story, ensemble characters come and go establishing mini-plots and side conflicts, and an ultimate resolution of everything in the end, finishing with a fade-out. Another subtle homage to live theater in this episode is that it's broken into three acts, with a short fade-out between them.

Goofs
Daphne uses the expression 'bumbershoot' to describe her umbrella, claiming it's a British term. In actuality, the word only is purely an American invention, and only appears in American English dictionaries. (A real example of a British colloquial term for "umbrella" would have been "brolly".)

Quotes
Frasier: I suppose the situation you're in is, you'd like to stay with Maris, but you'd like to have an affair with Daphne.
Niles: Yes. Can I do that?
Frasier: No you can't!

Crazy credits
When the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, an animated elevator rises up inside the Space Needle.

Connections
Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #18.95 (2002)

Soundtracks
Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
(Theme)
Music by Bruce Miller
Lyrics by Darryl Phinnessee
Performed by Kelsey Grammer

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Featured review

10/10

Beautifully Written and Presented

Niles and Frasier are the most pretentious pompous figures in television history. They look askance at anything that they deem pedestrian. And that is why they are so much fun to watch. In this one, the two of them meet at that coffee shop and discuss each other's lives. While there, they annoy the workers, and, ultimately their father, who shows up with Daphne. The witty exchanges are a mile a minute. What a terrific episode.!