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For the titular character who first appeared in Cheers, see Frasier Crane.

Frasier was an American sitcom (1993-2004) which was a spin-off from Cheers. It revolved around the character Frasier Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer) and Niles Crane (played by David Hyde Pierce). Since Grammer plays the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons many references to Frasier on the show are often done in reference to Bob.

References to Frasier in The Simpsons[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 5 208 "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" Jasper likes the idea that the jury discussion will not take long, because he heard that "the dog from Frasier is going to ride the dolphin on SeaQuest." 6 114 "Fear of Flying" When Homer looks for a new bar, one of them is the bar from Cheers. One of the characters seen there is Frasier Crane. 8 169 "Brother from Another Series" The episode guest stars David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger, brother of Sideshow Bob (who is voiced by Kelsey Grammer). Pierce and Grammer also plays each others brothers, Frasier Crane and Niles Crane, on Frasier, which is referenced in this episode's title. Before the cut to Bob and Cecil drinking wine inside Cecil's apartment there is an intertitle card done in the style of Frasier. Later in the episode when Bart covers Cecil's eyes and asks "Guess who?", Cecil guesses "Maris". Maris was Nile's wife in Frasier, an unseen character. 10 216 "Homer to the Max" A story is described as "it started out with a simple vision of 'Titanic' meets 'Frasier'". 11 227 "Beyond Blunderdome" On a tour of celebrity homes, Marge pointed out the house owned by the dog from Frasier. 13 280 "The Bart Wants What It Wants" Rainier Wolfcastle lists off his other characters besides McBain including "I was a voice on the Frasier." 15 319 "Today I Am a Clown" The subplot involving Santa's Little Helper being neutered after an incident with his owner's neighbor's pet dog got her pregnant resembles a similar plotline in the sitcom Frasier (specifically, it's the episode The Unkindest Cut of All.). In fact, both neighbors in that episode even say to the family that owns the dog "Well, I'm glad you like them, because they're your problem now!". 19 408 "Funeral for a Fiend" The family lay-out in the popular series Frasier is repeated in this episode. Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce play brothers in both series, while John Mahoney plays their father. Judith Underdunk is not voiced by a Frasier cast member however (Simpsons regular Tress MacNeille voicing her instead), likely because actress Nancy Marchand, who played Frasier's mother on Cheers, had died several years before this episode was made. 21 463 "The Bob Next Door" Marge and Homer try to reassure Bart by naming people who sound like Sideshow Bob: Frasier on Cheers, Frasier on Frasier, and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge on Down Periscope -- all three of whom were played by Kelsey Grammer, who provides the voice of Sideshow Bob. 21 464 "Judge Me Tender" At the Springfield Pet Fair, a banner says "Meet the stuffed dog from 'Frasier'". 36 769 "Bart's Birthday" During the closing credits The Simpsons appears in spoofs of well-known TV series finales, one of them being The Sopranos.

References to Frasier in Simpsons Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference Simpsons Comics #71 Simpson Sideshow Sibling Smackdown After Cecil Terwilliger has been released from prison, he is seen drinking in a bar, with Niles and Frasier sitting behind him. Simpsons Comics #85 The Simpson Family Circus Bart and Homer watch an episode of Frasier where Niles Crane tells his brother Frasier that he allowed their father to intimidate him, as their dad has a firearm. Simpsons Comics #130 Marge the Sellout Old TV Guide covers include one of Frasier.

Common Cast and Crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in Frasier Role on The Simpsons Marv Albert Voiced Jerry in "Love Bites Dog". Voiced himself in "The Burns and the Bees". Gillian Anderson Voiced Jenny in "Dr. Nora". Voiced Dana Scully in "The Springfield Files". Diedrich Bader Played Brad in "The Innkeepers". Voiced the sheriff in "Kill the Alligator and Run". Christine Baranski Played Dr. Nora Fairchild in "Dr. Nora". Voiced herself in "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire". Gregg Berger Voiced a movie narrator in "Party, Party", Baby the Cockatoo in "To Kill a Talking Bird", and Gordon in "The Friend". Credited as guest starring in "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?" and was thanked in the credits of The Simpsons Movie. Halle Berry Voiced Betsy in "Room Service". Voiced herself in "Angry Dad: The Movie". Rachel Bloom Played Phoebe Glazer in "The Squash Courtship of Freddy's Father". Voiced Annette in "Springfield Splendor". Mel Brooks Voiced Tom in "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street". Voiced himself in the season 6 episode "Homer vs. Patty and Selma". Joyce Brothers Played herself in "Selling Out". Voiced herself in "Last Exit to Springfield". Dan Castellaneta Played Brad in "Maris Returns". Voices Homer Simpson and many other recurring characters. Bob Costas Voiced Jake in "Love Bites Dog". Voiced himself in "Boy Meets Curl". Brian Cox Played Harry Moon in two episodes. Voiced Costas Becker in the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders". Kieran Culkin Voiced Jimmy in "The Impossible Dream". Voiced Hub in "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner". Alan Cumming Played Ahmrit in "Kenny on the Couch". Voiced Loki in "Bart's in Jail!". Beverly D'Angelo Voiced Audrey in "The Show Where Woody Shows Up". Voiced Lurleen Lumpkin in "Colonel Homer" and "Papa Don't Leech". Ted Danson Played Sam Malone, his character from Cheers, in "The Show Where Woody Shows Up". Reprised the role of his Cheers character Sam Malone in the Season 6 episode "Fear of Flying". Zooey Deschanel Played Jen in "Kissing Cousin". Voiced Mary Spuckler in "Apocalypse Cow", "Moonshine River" and "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing", and herself in FOX's 25th Anniversary Special and Super Bowl Promo. Illeana Douglas Played Loretta in "The Strongbox". Voiced the new age clerk in "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion". David Duchovny Voiced Tom in "Frasier Loves Roz". Voiced Fox Mulder in "The Springfield Files". Olympia Dukakis Voiced Caller #3 in "Frasier Has Spokane". Voiced Zelda in "The Old Man and the Key". Griffin Dunne Voiced Russell in "The Good Son" and played Bob Reynolds in "The Friend". Voiced the cockroach actor and Gregor Samsa in the season 36 episode "Desperately Seeking Lisa". Jodie Foster Voiced Marlene in "Moon Dance". Voiced Maggie Roark in "Four Great Women and a Manicure". Victor Garber Played Ferguson in "Taking Liberties". Voiced Michael de Graaf in "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire". Andy García Voiced Terrence in "Bully for Martin". Voiced Slick in "The Book Job". Marcia Mitzman Gaven Played Allison in "Party, Party". Filled in as Maggie Roswell's characters during the latter's departure from the show until Roswell's return. Kelsey Grammer Played Frasier Crane in Cheers and Frasier. Voice of Sideshow Bob. Richard E. Grant Played Stephen Moon in "Goodnight, Seattle". Voiced Julian in "Desperately Seeking Lisa". Woody Harrelson Played Woody Boyd, his character from Cheers, in "The Show Where Woody Shows Up". Voiced Woody Boyd, his character from Cheers, in "Fear of Flying". Ron Howard Voiced Stephen in "Good Samaritan". Voiced himself in "When You Dish Upon a Star" and "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder". Eric Idle Voiced Chuck in "High Crane Drifter". Voiced Declan Desmond in the season 14 episode "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky", the season 16 episode "Fat Man and Little Boy", the season 18 episode "Springfield Up", and the season 23 episode "The Spy Who Learned Me". Allison Janney Voiced Phyllis in "The Two Hundredth" and played Suzanne in "Three Blind Dates". Voiced Julia in "Friends and Family". James Earl Jones Played Norman Royster in "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead". Voiced the removalist, The Raven Narrator, Serak the Preparer in "Treehouse of Horror", Maggie in "Treehouse of Horror V" and the narrator of "Das Bus". Jane Kaczmarek Played Maureen Cutler in "Police Story" and "Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine". Voice of Judge Constance Harm. Michael Keaton Played Blaine Sternin in "Wheels or Fortune". Voiced Jack Crowley in "Pokey Mom" and Hal Julian in "Treehouse of Horror XXXVI". Larry King Played himself in "My Fair Frasier". Voiced himself in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" and "Sideshow Bob Roberts". Stephen King Voiced Brian in "Mary Christmas". Voiced himself in "Insane Clown Poppy". Jay Leno Voiced Don in "Oops". Guest-voiced himself in "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "To Courier with Love". Ray Liotta Voiced Bob in "Frasier Grinch". Voiced Morty Szyslak in "King Leer". John Lithgow Voiced Madman Martinez in "Someone To Watch Over Me". Voiced himself in "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh". Patti LuPone Voiced Pam in "Dinner at Eight" and played Zora Crane in "Beware of Greeks". Voiced Cheryl Monroe in "The Girl on the Bus". Jane Lynch Played Cynthia in "A Lilith Thanksgiving". Voiced Roz Davis in "Replaceable You" and Jeanie in "'Tis the 30th Season". Yo-Yo Ma Voiced Tom in "Dr. Nora". Voiced himself in "Puffless". William H. Macy Voiced Ralph in "Good Samaritan". Voiced himself in "Homer's Paternity Coot". John Mahoney Played Martin Crane in Frasier. Voiced Robert Terwilliger, Sr. in "Funeral for a Fiend". Joe Mantegna Voiced Derek Mann in "I Hate Frasier Crane". Regular voice actor for Fat Tony. Also voiced himself in the season 3 episode "Bart the Murderer". Megan Mullally Played Beth Armstrong in "Four for the Seesaw". Voiced Sarah Wiggum in "Uncut Femmes". Rhea Perlman Played Carla Tortelli, her character from Cheers, in "Cheerful Goodbyes". Voiced Carla Tortelli, her character from Cheers, in "Fear of Flying". David Hyde Pierce Played Niles Crane in Frasier. Voiced Cecil Terwilliger in the episodes "Brother from Another Series" and "Funeral for a Fiend". Voiced himself in the episode "Clown in the Dumps". Wolfgang Puck Played himself in "The Proposal" and voiced Tom in "Mary Christmas". Voiced himself in "The Bart Wants What It Wants". Rob Reiner Voiced Bill in "The Maris Counselor". Voiced himself in "Million-Dollar Abie". Stephen Root Played Harbin in "Detour". Voiced Bildorf in the season 32 episode "Wad Goals". Amy Sedaris Played Dr. Stathos in "The Dedication". Voiced Maggie Simpson in the season 36 episode "Bart's Birthday". Patrick Stewart Played himself in Episode 3508. Voiced Number One in "Homer the Great" and himself in "The Fabulous Faker Boy". Ben Stiller Voiced Barry in "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street". Voiced Garth Motherloving in "Sweets and Sour Marge". Jennifer Tilly Played Kim in "Miss Right Now". Voiced herself in "Gone Abie Gone". Paul F. Tompkins Played Steve in "The Harassed". Voiced Colby in "Meat Is Murder". John Waters Voiced Roger in "The Maris Counselor". Voiced John in "Homer's Phobia".

Crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in Frasier Role on The Simpsons Sally Stevens Played an on-camera singer in "They're Playing Our Song". Sung "Blessed Be the Guy That Bonds" in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Scorpio" in "You Only Move Twice". She did the voices of Marge and Patty in the demo recording of "Dancing Workers Song".

External links[edit]

• Frasier at Wikipedia