16 Things ‘Frasier’ Fans Never Knew

10. Everyone Loved The End

Approximately 33.7 million people tuned in to watch the final episode of Frasier, aptly titled “Goodnight, Seattle.” It stands as the eleventh most-watched series finale of all-time, and #17 on TV Guide’s list of best series finales. This is unsurprising as the series remained funny throughout its run, a thing that few sitcoms can lay claim to. Cheers, the show it had spun-off from, clocked in at 275 episodes at its end, and Frasier was just a few episodes off that at 264. By the way, that’s some of the cast, writers and producers in the glass behind Frasier as he recites from the poem Ulysses in the finale.

11. All Things Roz

Lisa Kudrow, who Friends fans know as eccentric “Phoebe Buffay” was originally meant to have Peri Gilpin’s role “Roz Doyle.” Though writers did think Kudrow was pretty funny and could make any line hilarious, they didn’t have confidence that she’d be able to portray the forceful character that was required of their Roz. Still, with the success of Friends later on, Kudrow did just fine.

12. I’m Listening…

Over the years, many of the callers that called in to the Frasier Crane Show, were celebrities who seldom came in to record a voice-over and simply phoned in their lines. Some of those who called the show included: Cindy Crawford, Ben Stiller, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Helen Mirren, and many more throughout the series’ eleven-year run. At the end of each season, publicity photos of those who’d called would be shown along with the phrase, “Thanks for calling.”