Daphne returns with a surprising explanation for her recent weight gain. In the conclusion of a twopart story, niles exwife maris has been arrested for the murder of her lover esteban with a weapon an antique crossbow lent to her by the hapless niles david. As art imitates life in the 100th episode of frasier, dr. Daphne, the character, gave birth in the last episode of the last season of frasier. Niles and daphne have a precarious courtship during season 8 after mel forbids niles from being seen in public with daphne and donny retaliates with a lawsuit for the being left at the alter after frasier confesses to donny that he was the instigator of the. Daphnes absence during leeves maternity leave was explained by her attending fat camp. In a rather offensive turn of events, they made her character.
But it also represents the most prominent featuring of one of the series worst characters daphne s abusive, insufferable mother, who never seems to learn when shes long outstayed her welcome. They started out by hiding the bump by having her carry things or staging scenes so that other characters hid t. Niles is ready to take his relationship with daphne to the next level and roz decides to write childrens books. It provides important insight into niles and daphne s relationship, but i always wondered if it was intentional. Frasier watching niles watching daphne season 1 duration. Frasier has researched the medical procedure thoroughly, and keeps offering to talk everyone through it. I believe this occurred during season 8 soon after daphne. With a handful of exceptions prior to season ten when she and niles marry, daphne almost always referred to frasier as dr.
On the final episode niles and daphne have a child and name it david crane. Roz was the only character that daphne called by name until she started dating niles in season eight. Tensions arises with daphne blaming niles for all their new relationship problems. Season 7 is when her personality started going downhill. Was jane leeves really pregnant on frasier answers. Sep 03, 2007 frasier niles and daphne truly in love. Roz is expecting a visit from the stork in halloween, and abrasive bulldog becomes the hero of the day to. Phylicia rashad, the cosby show from tv pregnancies. Niles bumping into daphne s round belly as he tries to kiss her was awkward and sweet at the same time. Niles and daphne have a precarious courtship during season 8 after mel forbids niles from being seen in public with daphne and donny retaliates with a lawsuit for the being left at the alter after frasier confesses to donny that he was the instigator of the breakup. During phylicia rashads pregnancy throughout much of season three, she was sort of a floating head, only appearing on screen while sitting at a desk or table, standing behind furniture, or under. Oh, god, she says, the end of frasier was absolute hell, devastating. Oct 25, 2019 while frasier has what seems like an endless parade of women in and out of his apartment, hes a little stricter with daphne s male guests. On the series frasier, why did the actor for daphne put on so much weight during one season.
Altogether, a bit of a mixed year, but an improvement on season 8 as a whole and some really great episodes mixed in with the more disappointing. Martin is frasiers father who moves into frasiers seattle apartment at the beginning of the show. Thomas tom duran was an openly gay station manager during the second season. What episode of frasier does daphne get pregnant answers. Niles is donating a painting by artist mike shaw to a museum, and plans to hold a farewell dinner party for it, with some fellow art collectors in attendance. Daphne is the only main character whose age is never disclosed though her birthstone is revealed to be sapphire in roz and the schnoz. Niles insists on bringing in a scientist to test her. Everybody says she changes so dramatically when she and niles get together, but i dont see that she became this nasty old nagging bitch or anything, she seems much the same. I am a big frasier fan and after a fantastic season 7, i tried to lower my expectations for season 8 as i did not really expect no 8 to reach the same level as no 7. Frasier online view topic what happened to daphne seasons. The baby that niles and daphne have at the end of the show is not a result of a real life pregnancy of jane leeves, the actress who plays daphne. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Niles and daphne plan a picnic during which they watch a meteor shower, but are accidentally separated at the crucial moment.
Frasier uses his father as a pawn in order to date the attractive owner of a home for senior citizens. Til in season 8 of frasier, daphne got fat because jane. Frasier is fortyone in season one, niles is thirtyeight in season three, roz is thirtyeight in season ten, and martin is sixtyfive in season five. This season of frasier finds niles and frasier competing again, this time over who will find their father martin the better birthday gift in the gift horse. It is said in season eight that daphne jane leeves has lost nine pounds and twelve ounces at the health spa. The last mention of cam winston is in the 11th season episode, crock tales. Nov 24, 2019 the ski lodge season 5, episode 14 a classic frasier comedy of errors ensues when frasier kelsey grammer, niles david hyde pierce, daphne jane leeves, a swimsuit model, and a ski. Til in season 8 of frasier, daphne got fat because jane leeves was pregnant. Sep 16, 2015 theres daphne, martin, nile and of course, frasier.
Frasier is upset, but offers his services in case they are needed. By season 3, he isnt so keen on being so intimate with daphne s intimate life, and explains to her that hed rather not have to see her boyfriend joe in the morning while hes trying to enjoy his breakfast without certain images dancing in his mind. Frasier was an american tv situation comedy, a spinoff of the television show cheers, which aired from 19932004. She played daphne moon on the television sitcom frasier from 1993 until. I found it hilarious that they just ignored her belly and poorly tried to hide it. You should have read the directions on the pack before you used it. In the eleventh season of frasier, frasier s former producer roz peri gilpin returns to radio station kacl, because she hates her new job but actually because she hoped that frasier would dump his latest love, the beautiful but tactless julia wilcox felicity huffman. Trivia the vegetable chopping was either refilmed at a better angle to insert season 8 frasier kelsey grammer and niles david hyde pierce, or it was a different take from the one aired in episode 5. Mar 19, 20 yes, although daphne was written to have become exceedingly overweight due to a compulsive eating binge to cover her actual pregnancy. Niles bumping into daphnes round belly as he tries to kiss her was awkward and sweet at the same time. The fifth episode is the only episode of the series to have scenes filmed on location in seattle. In season 8, wedding bells chime a sour note when daphne jane leeves flees her marriage ceremony to run off with niles david hyde pierce, and the two lovebirds as well as a hapless frasier ultimately find themselves embroiled in a lawsuit as a result of the marital mayhem. The ski lodge season 5, episode 14 a classic frasier comedy of errors ensues when frasier kelsey grammer, niles david hyde pierce, daphne. In a season 8 episode of the series about the bar where everyone knows.
How daphne and niless affair started frasiers descent television. Great read frasier is my favorite sitcom, i watched it when it was on the air and numerous times over the years on dvd and then netflix, i started a rewatch again because of this thread and i am on season 7 and it still remains just as funny as the first time i watched it. In 1993, leeves joined the cast of the television series frasier. Daphne s season 8 weight gain was this purely a plot device, or was there some sort of situation that required a writearound, like a pregnancy. Frasier s mentor, tewkesberry, is having a relationship with roz and frasier cant take him seriously. Frasier makes a return to practicing private psychiatry, and although he is most excited, his first day turns into a sequence of disasters. The opening title screen color was changed to a dark yellow gradient to white. Trivia this is the only season in which dan butler does not appear. Perhaps jane ls pregnancy was a blessing in that they had to go. An english immigrant from manchester, daphne is employed by frasier as a. Niles, who is doing his best to cope with a pregnant and hormonal daphne, receives an unexpected phone call from a hysterical maris. The end of frasier hasnt stopped jane leeves from working consistently in.
Daphne is just terrified, and roz does her best to look after her. Hers was purely a storyline invention, peri gilpin was not pregnant in real life. Martin jovially pretends there is no problem, and that niles is just avoiding work. It follows the life of a psychiatrist who has returned to his home town of seattle to reconnect with his father and brother following his divorce and rebuild his life as a talk radio host and high society socialite. Im sorry roz, but he is the master of deductions he would have worked it out anyway.
Frasier, niles, daphne, and roz are locked out of frasier s apartment on the balcony and yell for cams help after they are unable to gain the attention of martin, whos inside with headphones on. Frasier season 8 episode 19 daphne returns video dailymotion. The fifth season of frasier originally aired from september 23, 1997 to may 19, 1998 on nbc. Sep 23, 2003 season 11 of american comedy series frasier aired on nbc television network from september 23, 2003 to may, 2004. Yes, although daphne was written to have become exceedingly overweight due to a compulsive eating binge to cover her actual pregnancy. Frasier was one of the wellloved sitcoms from the united states during the 90s. However, frasiers background on cheers suggests this man shouldnt exist. It was 22 years ago wednesday that frasier aired on television. It doesnt really seem to fit in, but at once she wa. They didnt want to write her out for long while she was pregnant because the niles daphne relationship was so important to the show. With a cast that included paul walker during the first season. Heres what really happened to daphne from frasier youtube.
What really was with jane leeves daphne in 8th season, or what was the reason she became so fat in frasier sitcom. To her dismay frasier ends things with julia only to enter into another bumpy relationship with charlotte laura linney the. Its actually the season 11 premiere of frasier where daphne gets pregnant is no sex please, were skittish season 11, episode 1. When daphne learns of this, she persuades him to cohost the party with her, not his brother. Nov 28, 2000 watch frasier season 8, episode 6 legal tender love and care. Daphne storms to her room, and niles, refusing to apologize to frasier, is thrown out of the. But what is found out is food for thought for the future. The sixth season of frasier aired from september 24, 1998 to may 20, 1999 on nbc, consisting of a total of 24 episodes.
On the series frasier, why did the actor for daphne put on. Daphne was away at a fat farmspa for the weight problem during the maternity leave. Daphne blocking her stomach frasier online view topic. Daphne, frasier, martin and roz have all come to see him, and each is coping differently. Mar 06, 2020 frasier season 8 episode 19 daphne returns. Jane leeves, frasier the writers did not handle jane leeves pregnancy properly on frasier. Season 11 of american comedy series frasier aired on nbc television network from september 23, 2003 to may, 2004. Jan 08, 2019 the end of frasier hasnt stopped jane leeves from working consistently in hollywood, and from her animated film and voice work to the next generation of television comedies, heres what shes. In the matchmaker, frasier unwittingly asks tom out on a date, intending to fix him up with daphne. In season 8 the actress got pregnant and it was simply. Jane leeves pregnant during season 8 i found it hilarious that they just ignored her belly and poorly tried to hide it.
When jane leeves got pregnant during season eight, the writers took advantage of the fact that they had made fun of daphne s weight before, and just made her fullon fat, claiming a bingeeating. I am sorry about your condition daphne, but its your own fault. Sep 23, 2003 watch full episodes on cbs all access. Meanwhile, daphne finds her favorite pub invaded by a familiar and unwelcome interloper in where every bloke knows your name. Frasier crane kelsey grammer realizes his landmark th show is two weeks away and convinces the station to organize a celebration for the momentous occasion at seattles space needle. Roz and frasier have another one of those pregnant moments as they discuss one another. I believe this occurred during season 8 soon after daphne and. This is a reference and inside joke to the fact that jane leeves was away on maternity leave, and her daughter isabellas birth weight was nine pounds and twelve ounces. Daphne and niles deal with their upcoming baby, after daphne becomes pregnant. Coben, a television executive, and when she became pregnant with her first. Donnie wasnt a horrible guy but she started to lose her edge. In the season 8 episode the wizard and roz, niles hires a paranormal expert to assess whether or not. By the end, also when jane leeves got pregnant in real life the daphne we all knew and loved was completely gone.
Frasier starts dating the lawyer who is defending daphne and him against donnys lawsuit. Season 8 of american comedy series frasier aired on nbc television network from october 24, 2000 to may 22, 2001. The most obvious difference is that niles voice overwhelms daphne s jane leeves when they sing together, whereas daphne s is dominant in first date. By the start of the eighth season, leeves was pregnant, and the writers incorporated her pregnancy into shows as weight gain due to her characters stress from her relationship with niles portrayed by david hyde pierce.
Aug 29, 2019 season 10 of frasier definitely fares better than the eighth season does overall. Jane leeves who played her became pregnant season 8 and they worked that into the plot as the weight gain. Niles and daphne plan a picnic during which they watch a meteor. In a season 8 episode of the series about the bar where everyone knows your name, frasier says his father is dead. Jane leeves pregnant during season 8 frasier reddit. Niles cant believe frasier s callous attitude towards what he believes is a pregnant daphne. On the series frasier, why did the actor for daphne put.
Jane elizabeth leeves born 18 april 1961 is an english actress. It also contains many more memorable episodes, and far less distasteful storylines. Frasier watching niles watching daphneseason 1 duration. The entire ordeal ends with a drunken niles proposing to daphne, who he thinks is pregnant with frasier s baby. He appears later in the season in agents in america, part iii, trying to coax bebe from jumping off the ledge of the building. Beginning with this season, the show took over the time slot previously occupied by seinfeld after jerry seinfeld turned down an offer to renew his show for a tenth season. That night at the party, frasier accidentally lets out that roz might be pregnant and soon the wrong gossip spreads among the party guests. But there is one character that only appeared in one other episode the first.
During season 7, jane leeves was pregnant in real life. Jul 07, 2006 on the series frasier, why did the actor for daphne put on so much weight during one season. Jane leeves, frasier the most ridiculous ways tv shows hid. Frasier provides a weekly dose of the neuroses and tribulations suffered by an insecure and pompous psychiatrist, dr. Although season 8 delivers a solid performance with a lot of the usual clever dialogue and repartee, it still is just that a solid performance. When jane leeves got pregnant during season eight, the writers took advantage of the fact that they had made fun of daphnes weight before, and just made her fullon fat, claiming a bingeeating as the cause. Englishborn jane leeves made a fortune in us tv comedy but how. Watch frasier season 8, episode 6 legal tender love and care. She played the eccentric, forthright, and allegedly psychic mancunian daphne moon. I can say with confidence that if you are a frasier fan, this season is a mustbuy, but if you are a newcomer or more of a casual viewer, then i would recommend stepping back to the classic years of 17.
The british actress, who starred as daphne in the american sitcom frasier, is remarkably. Nov 05, 2004 the end of frasier was absolute hell image 1 of 3. It also ends both touchingly and amusingly as niles and daphne learn they are pregnant. By the start of the eighth season, leeves was pregnant, and the writers incorporated her. The dialoguefree scene in which niles sets fire to frasiers couch in season six is delivered like a oneact play. When you get pregnant, she says, everything spreads.
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