Frasier

Season 10

The Ring Cycle

1. This was the first episode of the series to be filmed in High Definition and wide screen
2. The opening graphic of this episode shows the Frasier logo in a metallic finish rather than the usual gradient colors

Enemy at the Gate

1. The company name visible on the tow truck operator's uniform reads "Grammer Towing," which is the last name of the actor who plays the show's titular character and who also directed this episode.
2. The parking attendant wears a badge with "KIRKLAND PARKING" written on it. Lori Kirkland is an executive producer and wrote the episode.

Proxy Prexy

Kissing Cousin

Tales from the Crypt

Star Mitzvah

1. This episode actually is 13 years after Frederick was born a few weeks after the Cheers episode Cheers: The Stork Brings a Crane (1989) aired Nov 2, 1989.
2. Martin says that his camera is a "Schmeerblatz 7XK", but the label for the actual medium-format camera, a "Mamiya", is visible on the front of the camera above the lens.
3. Noel agrees to help Frasier translate a short speech into Hebrew and help him learn how to say it for Frederick's Bar Mitzvah in exchange for a signed autograph of Scott Bakula, thus completing his Star Trek Enterprise captains autograph collection. Kelsey Grammer also played a Starfleet captain. Grammer played Captain Morgan Bateson of the USS Bozeman in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Cause and Effect (1992).
4. The title alludes to the Hebrew rite of passage for a 13 year old male, the Bar Mitzvah.

Bristle While You Work

1. The title is a parody of the song "Whistle While You Work" from the Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

Rooms with a View

1. Daniel Davis plays Dr. Shafer, who will be performing Niles' heart bypass surgery. Davis also played the character Niles the Butler in The Nanny (1993), whose character also has to have heart bypass surgery later in the series.
2. It won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series.
3. The comic book which Martin brings to Niles (in the present day) is "Archie Giant Series Magazine #183: The World of Jughead", cover-dated February 1971.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

1. The title is from the 1976 song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee and written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

We Two Kings

1. The title is from the Christmas carol, We Three Kings of Orient Are.
2. Dean Cain and David Hyde Pierce had previously worked together on the kids cartoon show Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child. It is no surprise that Dean Cain plays Santa in the episode as Christmas is his favorite holiday.

Door Jam

1. The name of the upscale day spa that Frasier and Niles visit is aptly named La Porte D'argent, which is French for "The Silver Door." Furthermore, "argent" also means "money" in French.

The Harassed

1. In this episode Frasier and Julia Wilcox are having a heated argument, during which Frasier asks Julia "Are you as turned on as I am?" In the Cheers (1982) episode Cheers: Show Down: Part 2 (1983) Sam and Diane are having a similarly big argument. During this argument Sam asks the exact same question, to which Diane replies "More!" and they kiss. It aired in 1983, and as an in-joke Bulldog later criticizes Frasier's rather dated choice of line by saying that no one has used the term "turned on" for 20 years.
2. Mike Judge gives a nod to his Beavis and Butthead character Mr. Van Driessen by playing as "Van".
3. When Frasier and Julia are arguing mimics the argument Frasier had with Kate in Frasier: Sleeping with the Enemy (1995). Frasier calls both women "Shrew!" at the end of their arguments, only the argument with Kate ends in a kiss where the argument with Julia ends in disgust.
4. In Frasier: The Harassed (2003) Frasier and Julia Wilcox are having a heated argument, during which Frasier asks Julia "Are you as turned on as I am?" In Cheers: Show Down: Part 2 (1983) Sam and Diane are having a similarly big argument. During this argument Sam asks the exact same question, to which Diane replies "More!" and they kiss. The episode aired in 1983, and as an in-joke Bulldog later criticizes Frasier's rather dated choice of line by saying that no one has used the term "turned on" for twenty years.

Lilith Needs a Favor

1. During the opening scene Lillith comments on Albert's (Brent Spiner) pale appearance. Albert replies, "I'm always this pale." This is probably a reference to Spiner's character Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), whose make up also featured very pale skin.

Daphne Does Dinner

1. English Stilton cheese, mentioned in this episode, is often paired with port.

Trophy Girlfriend

1. Per the title as with a trophy wife, the trophy girlfriend is a young and attractive woman on the arm of an older and affluent man who acts as his status symbol.

Fraternal Schwinns

1. The title has a twist on the genetic term fraternal twins.

Kenny on the Couch

Roe to Perdition

Some Assembly Required

Farewell, Nervosa

1. After bidding Cafe Nervosa farewell ("Three days and five coffee shops later"), the café used as the setting for the next scene is "Seattle Coffee Works", one of Seattle's best known cafés, located on Pike & 1st.
2. Frasier calls Ben "young man" - but Elvis Costello is actually six months older than Kelsey Grammer.

The Devil & Dr. Phil

1. The title derives from the short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet.
2. The setup in Bebe's room with Frasier and Bebe, was a spoof from "The Devils Advacate" with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in Al's characters room. Well done and tasteful.

Fathers and Sons

1. Kelsey Grammer and David Ogden Stiers have known each other since attending Julliard.
2. David Ogden Stiers's character of Major Winchester on M*A*S*H (1972) has been considered the inspiration for the creation of Frasier on Cheers (1982). Both were high society doctors surrounded by blue collar comrades. Interestingly, Winchester was from Boston while Cheers was set in Boston.
3. In this episode, the character Leland (played by David Ogden Stiers) claims to be gay but did not make it public until many years after the death of Martins wife. Several years later, the actor himself would make his homosexuality public knowledge.

Analyzed Kiss

A New Position for Roz

1. The three stallions Gil mentions in his toast to Roz at her farewell celebration are Smoky, Misty and Storm.