erin, you're thinking of The Powers that Be
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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
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.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 23, 2011 8:17:02 am PDT #3871 of 8625
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I remember Niles doing a tango with Daphne in some very farcical episode, but I do not remember the circumstances at all
erikaj - Apr 23, 2011 12:51:36 pm PDT #3872 of 8625
Always Anti-fascist!
I think that Maris and he had some big fight, she went off to have plastic surgery, and he had some event he didn't want to go to alone. I know it was before the Niles/ Maris divorce, because later Maris mentioned it in the divorce paperwork.
sj - Apr 23, 2011 1:09:57 pm PDT #3873 of 8625
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Really? Not Cosby? Or Cheers? They made NBC kings of Thursday nights. (I preferred Night Court, but I realize that's a minority view.)
I agree with this completely, especially the Night Court part.
I also loved Fraiser, mainly for Niles. Fraiser's character got annoying toward the end, but Niles and Daphne were wonderful.
Best sitcom of all time for me, would probably go to All in the Family. I hate Seinfeld with a passion, but I know that most people wouldn't agree with me.
Vonnie K - Apr 23, 2011 1:44:54 pm PDT #3874 of 8625
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Niles-fencing for his wife's honor
With three different languages! And whaddayaknow? Youtube has the scene: [link]