Moving In – The episode opens with Freddy Crane (Jack Cutmore-Scott) sleeping on the sofa when John lets out a cry. To add insult to injury, Eve (Jess Salgueiro) bumps into the baby bouncer en route to the nursery. Freddy stares something fierce at the baby bouncer playing “Baby Shark.” Switching off the power, he lays back down just in time for Eve to repeat the same mistake. Grabbing a baseball bat, he contemplates but switches off the power instead. Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) with coffee. Eve jokes about strangling them for a nap. Frasier urges her to enjoy rocking John in her arms before he grows up. Looking down to see John asleep, she attributes it to Frasier’s voice. She compares his induced sleep to being chloroformed. Freddy complains about body aches and an impossible-to-find smelly diaper. Frasier informs him of a Savoir bed in his large bedroom across the hall. Freddy voices concern about leaving Eve alone after a recent breakup. Frasier compliments him for being a good friend to Eve. Once alone, Eve tells Frasier that she is okay with Freddy moving in with him. She explains Freddy’s idiosyncrasies like slurping coffee when he enters the room doing just that.
Frasier calls them out for not being honest with each other. They deny the accusation while giving him dirty looks. Seeing enough, a frustrated Frasier leaves. Seconds later, Freddy decides to take Frasier up on his offer. Eve jumps up to help him pack.
David Crane (Anders Keith) assures Freddy that he and Frasier will enjoy living together. Freddy says a 33-year-old man living with his Father is not “catnip for ladies”. Wanting to know more about catnip for ladies, David unthinkingly releases his end of the chest. Frasier questions why he asked David to help him move instead of his firefighter mates. He suggests they toast their new living arrangements. Freddy tells him where to find his Scotch which Frasier frowns on. Eve cons him into talking about babies growing up to put John to sleep. She says he is magic before leaving. He believes she has fallen under his spell. Returning to his apartment, Frasier rearranges Freddy’s things and refuses him to sit on the sofa with his Christian Lacroix pillows.
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Frasier arrives at Alan Cornwall’s (Nicholas Lyndhurst) office at Harvard with a box of his things. A photo of Freddy prompts a discussion about Freddy dropping out of Harvard. Alan attributes his being childless to Freddy’s decision. Frasier jogs his memory of his four children when Olivia (Toks Olagundoye) arrives to apologize for not getting him an office. Pretending to be completely okay with sharing an office with Alan, Frasier whispers to alert him of an opening. She offers to put Alan in an empty cadaver drawer if Frasier needs more space. Alan sarcastically says put him in a drawer next to her love life. After a wisecrack at Alan, she invites Frasier to do an interview with The Boston Globe. He reluctantly agrees to give up his privacy to do the interview.
Before Frasier can get into his apartment, Eve admits to waiting on him all day because she is desperate. Confusing her desperation, he rushes into his apartment to find an object hidden under a sheet. Freddy reminds him of his promise to welcome anything that doesn’t belong in his bedroom. Plugging in the electric cable, Frasier witnesses color-changing neon lights. Freddy removes the sheet to expose an air hockey table/dining table. When Frasier asks for the salt, Freddy slides it across the table on a puck. Frasier suggests it is payback for the weight bench. Freddy says Frasier is embarrassed of his things and possibly him. Bickering back-and-forth ends with Freddy deciding to move back in with Eve and go to the bar.
Alan shows Frasier a photo of the two of them together during their Oxford years. Looking at it closely, Frasier says it isn’t them. Alan tosses the photo in the wastebasket. Frasier complains about Freddy’s bad taste in design like his father. He rants about his father being embarrassed by him when he realizes Freddy feels the same. Alan slides his notepad across the desk. Frasier reads the note – “Just wants a father who accepts him.” He admits to hitting Freddy with an Art Nouveau vase when Olivia and Jenee (Danice Cabanela) from The Boston Globe quietly enter the room. He confesses to different forms of child abuse before turning to see Jenne and Oliva. He races out of the room to “bury a hatchet”.
A Psychiatrist And Firefighter Walk Into A Bar – Frasier is met by admiring Boston firefighter fans – Tiny (Kevin Daniels), Moose (Jimmy Dunn), and Smokey (Renee Pezzotta). Each of the firefighters boasts of how Frasier’s talk show helped them. Moose urges him to talk to their mate whose father died when he was a child. Tiny points out that he just entered the room. Freddy stares at Frasier while Smokey introduces him. Frazier expresses his condolences to Freddy for the loss of his father. Tiny refuses to let Freddy be a “prisoner of his childhood”. Once alone, Frasier enjoys pointing out that Freddy is embarrassed by him. When the crew returns, Frasier intentionally addresses Freddy as Frankie before asking about his father. Moose reminds him of saying his father was an unforgettable Dorchester pipefitter. Smokey explains Freddy’s father’s horrific radio antenna impalement death. Freddy says his father wowed everyone, which left little space for him. Frasier assures him that his father would apologize if he were alive. The firefighters begin to question Freddy’s claims about his father. Frasier blames Freddy’s mother because she never knew which of her lovers was Freddy’s father. He tells Freddy that he is his father, according to DNA testing.
From The Highlands Of The Sunshine State – Freddy denies dropping out of Harvard because of Frasier. He explains how the perception of him changes when people learn Frasier is his father. He decides to take advantage of his second chance to live with his deceased father. Frasier places Freddy’s Fenway dirt on the piano. Eve tells Frasier that his voice puts John to sleep. He says they are there for her before realizing both she and John as asleep.
David dumps Freddy’s Fenway dirt in the planter as the episode ends.
Frasier Review
The series has an old-school feel. The jokes are ha-ha funny while Freddy and Frasier’s complicated relationship is serious. It’s obvious the original series is better but the reboot is worth watching. The episode deserves a 6.2. Get more Frasier recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by donating. Our onsite advertising builds brand awareness, click the link to learn more. Join our forum to discuss celebrity news and the latest releases.
