The Ski Lodge

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“The Ski Lodge”
Frasier episode

Guy checking out Niles, thinking that he is gay
Episode no. Season 5
Episode 14
Written by Joe Keenan[1]
Directed by David Lee[2]
Guest stars James Patrick Stewart (Guy)
Cynthia Lamontagne (Annie)
Lisa Robinson (Connie)
Production no. 231-1015
Original airdate 24th February 1998
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"The Ski Lodge" is the fourteenth episode from the fifth season of Frasier and the one hundred and tenth overall.

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[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] Main cast and characters


[edit] Plot outline

Roz wins a free trip to a ski lodge - including lessons from a skiing instructor - but can't go because of her pregnancy, however she lets Frasier have her prize in return for a big screen TV. So Frasier decides to take the whole family to the ski lodge including Daphne and her friend Annie, a swimsuit model. There they meet Guy, a gay ski instructor, who likes Niles and thinks he is gay too.[3] Throughout the episode confusion arises as Frasier is lusting after Annie, who desires Niles. Niles, however, attempts throughout the episode to confess his feelings for Daphne, while Daphne attempts to pick up Guy, however Guy is interested in Niles.

Frasier in Annie's bedroom
Frasier in Annie's bedroom

[edit] Episode Title Cards

  • Could Guy's Name Be Feydeau? (A reference to the great French playwright who made a name for himself in door-slamming sex farce)


[edit] Memorable quotes

  • Maris is playing dirty in her pursuit of a divorce settlement:

Niles: When we were courting, I sent her a valentine that said "You're the girl my heart adores, everything I have is yours". Now they're calling it a pre-nup.

  • Frasier isn't happy about Daphne inviting her friend Annie along to the ski lodge:

Frasier: I'm going to tell Daphne no guests.
Daphne: I called Annie - she's all excited. Turns out she just bought some new skis with the money she made off her new swimsuit calendar.
Frasier [to Niles]: I hope you're happy - we're stuck with her now.

  • Martin has just arrived at the ski lodge:

Martin: Nothing like a change of scenery. (looks around) Where'd you suppose the TV is?

  • Niles is showing off his French to Guy:

Annie: All I know how to say is 'Oui'
Frasier: That should be enough to get you through the weekend.

  • The gang are stuffed from the meal that Guy cooked for them:

Niles: I thought I was gonna burst out of my trousers!
Annie: Oh my!
Daphne: (warningly) Annie!

  • Niles tries to tell Guy he is not interested in Annie:

Niles: Just between us, my interest lie elsewhere this weekend.
Guy [who can't believe his luck]: Really!

  • Guy tries to talk to Martin about Niles being 'gay', but Martin thinks he's talking about his attraction to Daphne:

Martin: Niles has had those feelings for years. Of course, I didn't encourage it during his so-called marriage but now that he's free, whatever makes him happy!

  • Annie thinks Daphne and Niles want her to join them:

Annie: So it's a threesome you're after - well, I don't do those anymore!

  • Frasier finds Guy waiting in Niles' bed for him to return:

Guy: You are not the Crane I want!
Frasier: You're not even the sex I want!

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Ski Lodge. IMDB (20 September 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
  2. ^ The Ski Lodge. TV.com (20 September 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
  3. ^ The Ski Lodge. Geocities (20 September 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-26.

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