You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover

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“You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover”

Frasier episode

Frasier trying to point out who the crook is.

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 15

Written by

David Lloyd

Directed by

Andy Ackerman

Production no.

40571-016

Original airdate

January 27, 1994 (U.S.)

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List of Frasier episodes (Season 1)

"You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover" is the 15th episode of season one of the sitcom Frasier. After Roz is scammed out of $10 Frasier claims to always spot a criminal, so Martin challenges him to do a test. Daphne agrees to go on a date with an ex-con.

1 Main cast and characters
- 1.1 Guest cast
2 Plot
3 Episode Title Cards
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 Source

[edit] Main cast and characters

[edit] Guest cast

Ron Dean as Frank
Katherine McGrath as Linda
Tony Abatemarco as Jimmy
Robert Miano as Rocco
Marco Rodriguez as Leo

[edit] Plot

The premise involves a bet Martin makes his son, that he can't identify which of his 3 poker buddies is an ex-con rather than an ex-cop. Inevitably, Frasier picks the wrong one, but not before questioning the sexuality of one woman, asking whether anybody in the room plays the harmonica, and overlooking another man's knowledge of antiques ("they had no vacancies in the prison laundry, so they put him in fine china & glassware" is Martin's wry attempt to explain this).

Daphne playing the high stakes pool game.

Unfortunately, Daphne has agreed to go on a date with the ex-con. Both Frasier and Niles are terrified at this idea, and trace the bar he is taking her to, with the intention of protecting her. When they arrive a burly barman tells them that Daphne pushed the ex-con away when he tried to make a move on her. Amusingly, the barman said he immediately knew the guy was rotten. Daphne manages to hustle the regulars, showing hitherto-unknown pool-playing ability.

There is still trouble however, as Frasier bumps into a brutal-looking man as he lines up a shot in a high-stakes game of pool, who misses the shot as a result and asks him for the money. To get them off the hook, Daphne agrees to attempt a really difficult shot. She misses it due to a double-kiss, but they run away before they can be stopped.