"The gay couple story came from the group. Their story happened exactly
like that in real life, two years earlier. They were so embarrassed and
self-conscious to reenact it that I suggested that they switch roles.
This worked for half of the shooting, until Brandon couldn’t take it
anymore: he was more the victim in…

He's lost at sea, which Frasier is unaware of. When everyone stares at him in horror, he decides to relieve the tension by telling a joke:

In fact, Frasier was created to be sort of the "Anti-Seinfeld", with longer, slower scenes, a more theatrical style and more emotional resonance. Wheras Seinfeld episodes were like little movies, Frasier episodes were designed like little stageplays.

The Clown College line is so hilarious. It's somehow a great Simpsons line and a great Frasier line.

Grammer has said that it's his favorite episode, especially because he actually made up with Long behind the scenes.

I'd agree with that sentence more if it read:

If I'm not mistaken Bebe Neuwirth was actually supposed to be a regular on the show (and presumably still married to Frasier), but wasn't available. Would be interesting to see how that would have turned out….

Yeah, considering most sitcoms mine their humor from their characters being terrible people (not that there's anything wrong with that), it was refreshing how Frasier was a fundamentally decent man who genuinely wanted to help others. Of course, he had his fair share of flaws, but he usually had very good intentions.

Your girlfriend is correct.

"The Botched Language of Cranes".

She'd be a better candidate for "Best WTF Moment". As in "WTF? That was the best take you had?"

And so died THE LAST SURVIVING MEMBER of the Fairservice family.

That would be lovely, but considering that even the Cheers reviews didn't get enough traffic… :(

Sheldon is more similar to Niles. Frasier is much more self-conscious than either.

He nailed the cranky old man, which was impressive considering he wasn't even one when the series began (54)

An awesome moment is when Frasier and Martin talk Niles out of revealing his feelings for Daphne after she's just been dumped. Then she starts seeing a guy who's exactly like Niles, leading to this scene from 5:00 to 6:30. DHP's delivery is amazing, so funny and yet so full of genuine pathos.

David Lee (co-creator) said that he disliked the Sam episode for that reason: they just brought him back for the sake of bringing him back. Which is why they they only did the Diane episode (because there was actual unfinished business) and the Woody episode (which was centered around the fact that he didn't have a…

David Lee (co-creator) once explained the title cards existed for two reasons:

It should be noted that the pilot ranks among the best episodes, which is rare for any show.

Also, considering how the show was showered with them, never even nominating Harriet Samson Harris is one of the most absurd Emmy snubs of all time.