‘Frasier’ ends on high note
Los Angeles ? After 11 years of solving many of Seattle’s problems and few of his own, radio shrink Frasier Crane — in the end — followed his heart out of town.
The multiple Emmy-winning NBC series, “Frasier,” bowed out Thursday with an hourlong episode filled with slapstick comedy, warmly emotional moments and a subtle romantic twist at the end.
Frasier, played by series star Kelsey Grammer, saw his brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Niles’ wife Daphne (Jane Leeves) greet the birth of their first child. Family patriarch Martin Crane (John Mahoney) got married to Ronee (Wendie Malick)
Frasier decided to leave Seattle and accept a new job in San Francisco.
“The reason I’m leaving is because I want what all of you have right now: a new chapter,” Frasier told his television family.
Yet the final scene showed Frasier in a plane touching down with the pilot announcing, “Welcome to Chicago.” That’s the city where his potential soulmate Charlotte (Laura Linney) had just moved to.
Was unlucky-in-love Frasier finally making the right move? The curtain closed, leaving it to our imagination.
It could also set up a potential spinoff someday. “Frasier” matched the 11-year run of “Cheers,” where Frasier’s character started, and won a record 31 Emmys, including five consecutive trophies as best comedy series.






