Frasier

Season 5 Episode 9

Perspectives on Christmas

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Each member of Frasier's family tells a masseur all about their eventful day, which includes Martin's participation in a church Christmas pageant and Niles' experience being trapped in an elevator.
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    Kelsey Grammer

    Kelsey Grammer

    Dr. Frasier Crane

    Jane Leeves

    Jane Leeves

    Daphne Moon Crane

    David Hyde Pierce

    David Hyde Pierce

    Dr. Niles Crane

    Peri Gilpin

    Peri Gilpin

    Roz Doyle

    Dan Butler

    Dan Butler

    Robert "Bulldog" Briscoe

    John Mahoney

    John Mahoney

    Martin Crane

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      • (Niles climbs a Christmas tree to get out of the elevator)
        Niles: I suppose in times of crisis, someone must step forward and be a hero. Today that man is Niles Crane! Tomorrow, it will be my dry cleaner, Mr. Lee.

      • (Roz learns that Frasier told her mother about her pregnancy)
        Frasier: Would you calm down?
        Roz: Calm down? No, I will not calm down! I am completely FREAKED! I am PREGNANT! And you told my crazy MOTHER! And my Christmas is ruined, and I'm too fat to even BE Mrs. Santa and I HATE this HOLIDAY!! (kicks a large prop and storms off)

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      • International Episode Titles:
        Czech Republic: Vánoční vyhlídky (Christmas' Prospects)

      • At the 1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, and both Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce were nominated for Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series.

      • At the 1997 Golden Globes, the show was nominated for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. In addition Kelsey Grammer was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, with David Hyde Pierce getting a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

      • For this episode, Ron Volk won an 1998 Eddie from the American Cinema Editors, USA.

      • The script for this episode has been published in The Frasier™ Scripts. New York: Newmarket Press, 1999 (277–304, illus.).

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