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Much of the series focuses on Frasier adjusting to living with his father, whom he has little in common with, and his constant annoyances with Martin's dog, Eddie.

Martin, much to Frasier's dismay, is particularly keen on hiring a British caregiver, and after a short squabble, the two agree to hire Daphne Moon (Leeves) for the position. Adding to this, he is obliged to take in his father, Martin (Mahoney), a retired Seattle Police Department detective who has mobility problems after being shot in the line of duty during a robbery.Īfter reluctantly taking his father in, Frasier and Martin conduct a series of interviews to hire a live-in physical therapist and caregiver for his father.

His plans for a new life as a single man are challenged. Psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Grammer) returns to his hometown of Seattle, Washington, following the end of his marriage and life in Boston (as seen in Cheers). A revival has been greenlit and is expected to be released in 2022 on Paramount+. It also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caretaker.įrasier was critically acclaimed, with the series and the cast winning thirty-seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a record at the time for a scripted series. He reconnects with his father, Martin ( John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles ( David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane ( Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. The series was created as a spin-off of the sitcom Cheers. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Network Television. Grammnet Productions (seasons 6–11, uncredited)įrasier ( / ˈ f r eɪ ʒ ər/) is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons, premiering on September 16, 1993, and concluding on May 13, 2004.
