S1.E8

Beloved Infidel

Name: Beloved Infidel
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1993-11-04
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce

Episode aired Nov 4, 1993
TV-PG
23m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

1.3K

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Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)

Comedy

After seeing an emotional meeting between Martin and an old family friend, Frasier and Niles begin to suspect that their father had an affair when they were boys.After seeing an emotional meeting between Martin and an old family friend, Frasier and Niles begin to suspect that their father had an affair when they were boys.After seeing an emotional meeting between Martin and an old family friend, Frasier and Niles begin to suspect that their father had an affair when they were boys.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) mentions Lilith's (Bebe Neuwirth) affair with 'a Frenchman who lived in a self-contained underground eco-pod.' This was Dr. Louis Pascal (played by Peter Vogt), from the Cheers (1982) two-parter Teaching with the Enemy (1992) and The Girl in the Plastic Bubble (1992).

Goofs
In the beginning of the episode, Frasier is having great difficulty understanding the caller when she says the word "monsieur". However, various other episodes of the show portray Frasier as clearly fluent in French.

Danielle ( played by American actress JoBeth Williams ) pronounces the problem word with extra flourishes and an almost "nth" consonontal trigraph not normally heard from a native French person who really is saying "monsieur", as they do not pronounce the 'n'. There is also no reason to assume her accent is meant to be French instead of from somewhere else or a result of a speech issue. It is well within reason for Frasier and anyone else to have difficulty figuring out just what she is trying to say.

Quotes
Dr. Niles Crane: I just realized if Dad's eating here, this can't be a very good restaurant.

Crazy credits
When the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, a red light blinks at the highest point of the Space Needle.

Connections
References The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Soundtracks
Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
(Theme)
Music by Bruce Miller
Lyrics by Darryl Phinnessee
Performed by Kelsey Grammer

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Featured review

10/10

One of the best episodes of the series.

Frasier is at its best when Martin is involved heavily in the storyline. The late great John Mahoney was the heart of Frasier and Beloved Infidel is a classic example of that.

Frasier and Niles discover that their father was in an adulterous relationship with their next door neighbor. Martin admits to it only for it to be revealed later that it was their dead mother who had the fling. Martin and Frasier have a deeply emotional discussion over the long ago affair.

Kelsey Grammar and John Mahoney had such strong chemistry and that is seen most explicitly in the moments of the series where they discuss the dearly departed Hester Crane.

Martin Crane is one of the great characters in television history because of John Mahoney's brilliance. He is sorely missed.