Frasier

Frasier trumps Niles' 'seven' (women he's slept with) with 'eleven'. At first glance it may seem like simple one-up-man-ship (Nile's certainly thinks so), but even we the audience know that up to this point Frasier has slept with at least seven: his piano teacher (Clarice), Nanny G, Lilith, Diane Chambers, Bebe Glazer, Madeleine Marshall and Kate Costas. If we know of seven, then eleven doesn't seem all that far-fetched.

David Duchovny who played the guest caller in this episode who claims that he and his partner are sexually insatiable for each other. In 2008 Duchovny would admit to being a sexual addict.

This episode contains a rare example of product placement on Frasier. At Frasier's apartment, Roz says she's going to get a Coke, and then goes into the kitchen and takes a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge, opens it and sips from it. This was the third season of Frasier and the series was becoming popular enough for such things to occur. In subsequent seasons, however, you see no more of it, so apparently the producers decided it wasn't right for the show. The only other products we ever see mentioned specifically, such as BMW, Mercedes, M&M's and Balantine, were integral to the stories/characters and it's unlikely they were product placements.

Despite the episode ending with Roz still thinking that Frasier has deep feelings for her, the incident is never mentioned on the show again.

As presented here, the two-way mirror would be ineffective with Frasier and Roz in a room with the lights on. Two-way mirrors only work when the viewer's room is dark. In other words, as shown, each side would be equally visible to the other.

As Frasier and Niles walk from the kitchen musing about a focus group expressing an opinion about Freud, the camera takes such a wide shot that you can actually see the stage lights above the set.

This episode seems to indicate that when Frasier first returned to Seattle he retained much of his old Boston self - proudly drinking plain black coffee (and scoffing at Niles coffee order) and having a beer with his father (he typically drank beer at Cheers). At some point between his return and the first episode of season one (three months later), Frasier's personality changes considerably.

Martin tells Frasier that he was listening to the Mariners game, fell asleep, and when he woke up, Frasier's show was on. It's unlikely that KACL would be covering Mariner's games since it's a talk station and not a sports station.

In the scene that takes place in Martin's apartment you can see a Frank Sinatra album on the shelf behind Martin's recliner. In the episode "Martin Does it His Way" we find out that Martin is a huge Frank Sinatra fan.

This episode originally aired on the exact date of what would have been the third anniversary of Frasier's first radio broadcast as given in the storyline - May 21, 1993.

A bit of an ironic nod to "My Coffee with Niles" as, during the flashback, Frasier first visits Cafe Nervosa and is aghast at Niles's incredibly nit-picky coffee order. Frasier says that a simple cup of good old American coffee is good enough for him. In "My Coffee" Frasier never gets his latte that features many special requests and conditions.

During the flashbacks to 1993, all the characters have their 1996 appearances!

Daphne says that Clive is her ex-fiance. However, in Season 1's "Death Becomes Him", Daphne explains to Niles in great detail that she had never had a serious boyfriend.

In this episode, Niles sneers at the quality of the Spanish leather his belt is made of. However, in the first season episode 'Fortysomething' (1x20), Niles complains to Martin about Eddie slobbering all over his shoes, made especially by an "old blind cobbler in Seville [in Spain]".

Numerous references are made to the fact that Frasier hasn't been with a woman since the previous Christmas. This is in fact true, and the woman in question was Kate Costas (Mercedes Ruehl).

Goof: At about three-minutes, John Mahoney (Martin Crane) is too early for a cue and is visible just off camera to the left.

At 17:12 in the episode, Niles enters Frasier's apartment while Martin is on the phone. Standing just to the left of the door is a crew member in gray slacks, almost entirely visible.

During Reggie McLemore's TV interview, you can see a strip of black electrician's tape over the brand name on Frasier's television so that there is no free advertisements on the show.

During the basketball game, Reggie comes up to Niles to ask him about his poor shooting game despite hearing the players moving and the ball hitting the rim off screen and there was no mention of timeout. In a real game of basketball unless there was a timeout or he was being subbed, no player in their right mind would just walk off and start discussing something with someone during a game.

Clarification: The announcer says "Malone to shoot free throws," which sports-fan viewers would have inferred to be Utah's Karl Malone. While Malone shoots his free throws, the clock is stopped and Reggie has time (but only seconds) to talk to Niles. Players do sometimes use this clock stoppage to talk to a coach on the sidelines, but yes, no player in his right mind would initiate a prolonged conversation with a courtside fan.

In the scene at the basketball game, the "S-U-P" in the floor to begin the word "Supersonics" suggests that Niles and company are sitting near the sideline. But there is way too much space between the sideline and the 3-point line for an NBA court. In fact, there's too much space between them for a college court!