Miracle On Third Or Fourth Street is the 12th episode of Season 1 of Frasier.
Synopsis[]
CHRISTMAS ON THE AIR -- Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) agrees to cover for KACL's "gonzo" sportscaster, Bulldog (guest star Dan Butler), on Christmas Day. Frasier hopes the working holiday will take his mind off of his disappointment that his son won't be with him for the holiday. Instead he faces a long day of being "hum-bugged" by callers whose stories would depress Charles Dickens.
Starring[]
- Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane
- Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
- David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
- Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
- and John Mahoney as Martin Crane
Recurring cast
Guest starring
- Christine Estabrook as Lou
- Richard Poe as Chopper Dave
- John J. Finn as Tim
Co-Starring
- Kathryn Danielle as Bonnie Weems
- Bette Rae as Elizabeth
- Hawthorne James as Bill
Guest callers
- Mel Brooks as Tom
- Rosemary Clooney as Gladys
- Dominick Dunne as Jeff
- Ben Stiller as Barry
- Eric Stoltz as Don
Trivia[]
- Mel Brooks, Eric Stoltz, Ben Stiller, Rosemary Clooney ("This Old House"), author Dominick Dunne ("Another City, Not My Own") provide the voices of callers to Dr. Crane's radio program.
- Even though Bonnie Weems has her picture up on the wall of the station for the majority of the series' 11-season run, this is the only time in which she has a speaking role.
- The episode title is a play on Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Jane Leeves (who plays Daphne) was in the remake of that film, Miracle on 34th Street (1994).
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