I Hate Frasier Crane

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“I Hate Frasier Crane”

Frasier episode

The family watches as Frasier prepares to fight Derek Mann before the police break it up

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 04

Written by

Christopher Lloyd

Directed by

David Lee

Guest stars

Joe Mantegna ("Caller" - Derek Mann)
Judith Ivey ("Caller" - Lorraine)
John Brandon ("Officer")
Dean Ericson ("Waiter")

Production no.

40571-004

Original airdate

October 7, 1993 US
May 1994 UK

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List of Frasier episodes (Season 1)

"I Hate Frasier Crane" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American television sitcom Frasier.

[edit] Main cast and characters

Kelsey Grammer - Frasier Crane
David Hyde Pierce - Niles Crane
John Mahoney - Martin Crane
Jane Leeves - Daphne Moon
Peri Gilpin - Roz Doyle

[edit] Plot synopsis

After reading an article criticizing him in the Seattle Times, Frasier responds by taking umbrage at the writing style of the author, Derek Mann (Joe Mantegna), on his show. Mann responds in turn by calling in and publicly challenging Frasier to a fist fight outside the Cafe Nervosa the next day.

Frasier agrees to fight Derek Mann on the radio

Despite agreeing to the fight, Frasier has no intention of going through with the fight, but Martin reminds him of Billy Kreizel, whom Frasier was meant to fight in high school (before chickening out and claiming he had a clarinet lesson). This is enough to persuade Frasier, and he goes out to fight Derek, before the police arrive to break up the large crowd that has gathered. At the end, it is revealed that Martin had called the police earlier in order to save Frasier, when Martin thanks the officer at the fight for not letting his son get hurt.