"Tone it down, there, Tevye."
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'Objects In Space'
Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
This thread is for comedy TV, including network and cable shows. [NAFDA]
erikaj - Apr 22, 2011 8:44:31 am PDT #3861 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!
erin_obscure - Apr 22, 2011 8:51:39 am PDT #3862 of 8625
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
the only reason i ever watched Frasier was for Niles (Frasier himself annoyed the #$$%^ out of me unless he was bantering with his brother or dad).
I have hazy memories of a sitcom featuring Niles, his anorexic red-headed wife (played by the actress who was also Eve on Northern Exposure) and her parents. Her dad was a congressman or some kind of politico. It was funny, but i only saw a couple of episodes in my great-aunts basement and never heard of it again. Pretty sure i wasn't hallucinating. I suspect that show didn't go far.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 22, 2011 9:12:35 am PDT #3863 of 8625
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Niles was great, as was John Mahoney. When KG was on, he was very good, but he could be overbearing. That fit the character, but doesn't make it any less annoying. I also loved it whenever Lilith showed up, but I loves me some Bebe.
Steph L. - Apr 22, 2011 11:20:21 am PDT #3864 of 8625
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My favorite Frasier moment was when he recited Klingon at his son's bar mitzvah.
And David Hyde Pierce has excellent comedic timing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 22, 2011 11:24:37 am PDT #3865 of 8625
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
erin, you're thinking of The Powers that Be
erikaj - Apr 22, 2011 11:31:09 am PDT #3866 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!
- now* I kind of remember it...luckily it was not D H-P's "Viking Quest" or anything, though.
erin_obscure - Apr 22, 2011 10:05:35 pm PDT #3867 of 8625
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
erin, you're thinking of The Powers that Be
Yes!!!!! That is so it. Ok, not actually a spin off, but it is the actors who play Niles and Maris playing a different unhappily married couple. What are the chances of two unrelated sitcom pairings?
eta: boo on my library for not having it. tho in their defense, it might not even be released on DVD.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 23, 2011 4:36:00 am PDT #3868 of 8625
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't think Mahaffey actually played Maris on Frasier (the character never actually appeared in any of the episodes I saw). But her description sounded as if the writers had her in mind.
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2011 4:38:13 am PDT #3869 of 8625
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I gave up on Frasier in the later seasons, but I remember the Niles-fencing for his wife's honor (or something?) with great fondness. Also the episode when the brothers' high school nemeses showed up as plumbers ('You have the BIG Mercedes?") and somebody's head ended up in the toilet....
Dana - Apr 23, 2011 6:37:33 am PDT #3870 of 8625
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And the episode where Niles tried to give a dinner party and ended up with a bird on his head.
Or the other episode where Niles tried to give a dinner party, and he and Frasier had to get rid of a dead seal on the beach outside the house, and everyone thought Niles had killed Maris.