The greatest running gag throughout the run of "Frasier" -- all the funnier for remaining unspoken -- was that these two utterly hopeless neurotics, who at times were flirting with the outer borders of clinical insanity, got paid huge sums of money to help other people address THEIR problems. (This episode is one of my favorites. Niles' heartfelt "Frasier, be my eyes", as if this were "A Patch of Blue" or "Johnny Belinda", is beyond praise.)
As a contractor, I have worked for many psychiatrists and therapists over the years. They are messed up. I think they do what they do to try and fix themselves.
He made this show! It just wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without him (of course, they're all important as his jokes feed off them etc). Why are niles characters so great in sitcoms? Niles in The Nanny is the best too!
Sure. I'm happy by wanting crippling depression, an abusive household, no job prospects and no friends. That's what I have after all. Clearly I am happy now. Fuck off.
+Turtle1631991 basically, Frasier and Niles are two wannabe Brits. And British culture has a reputation for being obsessed with class status. I think that's why I like this show so much, even more than Cheers.
Not even just a commentary on elitism. It’s a perfect allegory for how humans are never satisfied and always want what they can’t have. It’s almost like a Garden of Eden type metaphor.
NOTHING at ALL wrong with so-called elitism, it's how the ambitious and aspirational, who provide top class goods and services, at higher prices, earn part or all of their living. Elitism is only CALLED elitism by those who live financially, below the standard required to afford watever is available at this level. For those who CAN afford it, it's just called... "part of life" ...
Best commentary on life and the eternal chase. Too many people I know (I hope not including myself, but could be, ee) live this way. And the result is always 'stinky'. And Niles' shuffle! Shuffle shuffle, wiggle wiggle :)
Yeah but having the big words “employees only” plastered on a fancy door would’ve ruined the emersion of The Relaxation Grotto, either way Frasier and Niles should’ve been suspicious when the platinum door was the only one you didn’t need a members card to open
I really don't think "Employees Only" would stop Niles and Frasier. It would just make them think employees are getting something special that they can't have.
Yeah but if he said “it leads outside” Frasier and Niles would probably take it as “they have an outdoor section of the spa that they’re keeping from us”
I remember as a teen it was always frasier vs friends and I thought the latter was better. Now I'm grown, frasier is far funnier and intellectually superior. This was classic.
Really? You chose _Friends_ over _Frasier?_ I was a teen and young adult as well during that time, and even I knew that _Friends_ was a sitcom for sorority bimbos. My top sitcoms at the time were _Frasier_ and _Seinfeld._
A complete parable, the pair of them at their best (or worst). The sort of story that makes me want to go to McGinty's, buy Martin a beer and tell him the whole of this tale ten times over just to hear him laugh and make me tell him again. God I loved this show.
This is probably one of the best episodes of them all. Simply because it so defines Frasier and the fantastic lesson that it teaches "Be happy with what you have when the going is good and don't always want more"
The end of this scene after they open the Platinum Door is one of the funniest clips ever ... Niles' shuffle at the very end is hilarious. ... PEACE to ALL ... and STAY SAFE and HEALTHY.
I can't think of any modern comedy show that has such a diverse group of characters that Frasier does. Frasier, Niles, Daphne, Martin, Roz, Bebe, Bulldog, Noel, Gil, Kenny even Eddie lol are such vastly different people with such distinct senses of humor that the writers gave them that's so different from each other yet it works so perfectly. You could cover the names of the characters on a script and you'd know who was saying what.
This is my fave scene in Frasier, even though I say that about many. Most of us can relate to this, maybe not as such elitists, but by never being satisfied
One of the freaking funniest episodes ever. I cried laughing the first time I saw this. It shows that for many with too high of standards, the Relaxation Grotto is not enough, theyre always seeking The Platinum Door. Niles in that wrap...🤣🤣🤣
This reminds me of a man, who after many years of saving, bought a magnificently expensive Gibson guitar. And then saw the ad for the Gibson Custom Shop model..
This is one of my most FAAAAVORITE episodes!!! OMG--I am watching this on the Hallmark Channel and came here to see if someone had generously uploaded it and VOILA'! Here it is!
Funniest episode for me, next is Nanny G. 😂 Also the best illustration of how insatiable a person could be. How the thinking about the unattainable may not always be for the best.
In an early season episode, Frasier told a caller that she was obsessed with what she always thought she was missing. He advised her to instead explore and enjoy the opportunities life presented. If only he and Niles could abide by this advice. This episode is still a very amusing exploration of human curiosity and restlessness.
Would be funny but a horrible business practice. Come to think of it, that spa's entire business model seemed pretty stupid. Super exclusive "invite only" and you had to have super serious connections to get to the "upper levels" no matter how much money you had. I know people can be stupid with money, but there's very few people who have the time and effort to jump through all the hoops along with the money to pay their hefty prices.
No, the door to the dumpster just looked really nice because it just happened to be apart of the relaxation grotto. The guy that told them to stay should have just given them more information on why they weren't allowed out there.
As the episode ends right after they left via the platinum door into the street, I think that that is left open for interpretation. If it were me, I would just go back to the entrance and apologise and ask to re-enter. But then again, Frasier actually "stole" this opportunity fraudulently, and knowing how he most often "behaved", he and Niles were so focused on the escape and the embarrassment of the moment, they would not want to return. In the end, I they get what they deserved, which aver way they reflected on their situation. Obviously they were in the wrong, so by now the guilt would have made them just run away.
Too funny how they 1st lie/con their way in and was happy to be there and pay all that money for services and products rendered...until they saw "Senator Ogden" going through a (gold) door that they had no access to because they were only SILLLLVER level members! The ending was HILARIOUS!!!
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When frasier says "this is where we belong" and the scene turns into a dumpster, I completely lost it. LMAO!
Definitely one of my top 5 funniest episodes!
@@TonyMontana-qv8cx Niles looked like a mummy
"Do you smell garbage?" 😂
I laughed so hard at this episode, especially this scene.
The greatest running gag throughout the run of "Frasier" -- all the funnier for remaining unspoken -- was that these two utterly hopeless neurotics, who at times were flirting with the outer borders of clinical insanity, got paid huge sums of money to help other people address THEIR problems. (This episode is one of my favorites. Niles' heartfelt "Frasier, be my eyes", as if this were "A Patch of Blue" or "Johnny Belinda", is beyond praise.)
I knew a guy years ago who knew a shrink, and he said his life was more messed up than some of his clients.
As a contractor, I have worked for many psychiatrists and therapists over the years. They are messed up. I think they do what they do to try and fix themselves.
I have an aunt and cousin that are psycologists. They are both crazy.
@@aronzimas5660 😳😆
Yes completely unqualified to be of help to anyone unless you think laughter is the best medicine.
"Please remain in the relaxation grotto! Have crueler words ever been spoken!" So funny!
Greetings from the future!
That was funny😂
the best scene from all of the Fraiser shows....and they had a lot. and that was the best line.
"I have to know" shuffle shuffle shuffle shuffle shuffle.... David Hyde Pierce is a comedic genius
He made this show! It just wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without him (of course, they're all important as his jokes feed off them etc). Why are niles characters so great in sitcoms? Niles in The Nanny is the best too!
The shuffling in the alley as he tries to escape the bees was also hilarious.
“Happiness is not having what you want-it’s wanting what you have.”
Remember that, kids.
"After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." - Spock
Sure. I'm happy by wanting crippling depression, an abusive household, no job prospects and no friends. That's what I have after all. Clearly I am happy now.
Fuck off.
@@Jokie155 You don’t sound depressed. Well. Maybe a little.
Thats real💯💯
Thats so true💯💯
The line 'this is where we belong' as they head out to the garbage always stuck with me 😂 good lesson for us all in this episode.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Best social commentary of elitism taken too far. Loved this show.
+Turtle1631991 basically, Frasier and Niles are two wannabe Brits. And British culture has a reputation for being obsessed with class status. I think that's why I like this show so much, even more than Cheers.
Frasier: I spell 'colour' with a 'u'!
Shesaid it26 I don't get friends. Everyone I met loves it. I wonder what I am missing.
Not even just a commentary on elitism. It’s a perfect allegory for how humans are never satisfied and always want what they can’t have. It’s almost like a Garden of Eden type metaphor.
NOTHING at ALL wrong with so-called elitism, it's how the ambitious and aspirational, who provide top class goods and services, at higher prices, earn part or all of their living. Elitism is only CALLED elitism by those who live financially, below the standard required to afford watever is available at this level. For those who CAN afford it, it's just called... "part of life" ...
The combination of highbrow (just about ALL of the dialogue) and lowbrow (Pierce's walk is magnificent) makes this. Epic comedy.
"Please remain in the relaxtion grotto? Have cruler words ever been spoken!?"
BIKE LIFE IN PHILLY
1st world problems,right here,lol.
@@suzycreamcheesez4371
relaxation crueler
@@alvarogavantxo7987 uh huh as Metallica says nothing else matters! aloha nui loa we're done!!
I love the physical comedy! Niles at his best!
I literally LOL when Niles started to "run". … PEACE to ALL.
David H Pierce is underrated as a physical comedian.
Please remain in the relaxation grotto... Have crueler words ever been spoken?!
classic line
are you and Surge Alvarez the same person?
I howl every time
13 year old comment and it's only now that people are commenting on it lol
Burst out laughing when i heard that. I love Frasier
"This is where we belong!" - Every bit as funny now as it was 14 years ago.
@Follower Of Christ Not Friends for me so I'd say Frasier, Barney Miller and Everybody Loves Raymond as three of the funniest and the best imo.
"Goodbye sweet and edible facials! Hello radiant, life-giving SUN!!" Hilarious! Niles' face as he scuttles away from the bees is a hysterical sight!
"Be my eyes, Frasier."
Nothing could have been written any better. The pinnacle of TV comedy.
Best commentary on life and the eternal chase. Too many people I know (I hope not including myself, but could be, ee) live this way. And the result is always 'stinky'. And Niles' shuffle! Shuffle shuffle, wiggle wiggle :)
Marika Chikvashvili It was a valuable lesson, especially for me.
"Hellloooo! Heeeellloo, anyone in the Relaxation Grottooooooo!" Classic comedy and a brilliant commentary on humans' inability to find happiness.
Jaymes Guy nicely put.
One of the best episodes, shows the brothers at their snobby best..
These aren't episodes. They're excerpts. We got ripped off by Ricky Mk.
Two words that would've saved Niles and Frasier a whole lot of trouble: "Employees Only."
I think "Emergency Exit" or something might have been better.
Yeah but having the big words “employees only” plastered on a fancy door would’ve ruined the emersion of The Relaxation Grotto, either way Frasier and Niles should’ve been suspicious when the platinum door was the only one you didn’t need a members card to open
I really don't think "Employees Only" would stop Niles and Frasier. It would just make them think employees are getting something special that they can't have.
@@magnetospin that's exactly what I thought.
Honestly it was a weird way to say don't go in there. He did make it seem like it led to another spa. If it was me I'd say "That's the dumpster" lol.
Lol,the worker couldnt have just said that the door was an exit. Love it:)
lovelygoldensparrow it should have the exit sign as well
Probably a test ;)
He assumed that simply telling them not to go through the door and to stay in the grotto would be enough; no explanation needed. Haha, he's so naive.
@@raymonko Agreed. But if he took the time to tell them dont go through it..saying it leads outside wouldnt have cost him anything,lol.
Yeah but if he said “it leads outside” Frasier and Niles would probably take it as “they have an outdoor section of the spa that they’re keeping from us”
This segment of this episode is IMO why Frasier must be considered one of the 10 best sitcoms in US TV history
They make me laugh so hard that my heart is happy for the time being!!! Hahahahahaha Favorite show of all times!!!!
wtf?
@Lavender Pinkelle Sorry you are right. I don't know why I was confused before. That was a long time ago.
Well said
Niles' shuffle is hysterical....LOL!!!!!
I remember as a teen it was always frasier vs friends and I thought the latter was better. Now I'm grown, frasier is far funnier and intellectually superior. This was classic.
Really? You chose _Friends_ over _Frasier?_
I was a teen and young adult as well during that time, and even I knew that _Friends_ was a sitcom for sorority bimbos. My top sitcoms at the time were _Frasier_ and _Seinfeld._
Friends is the McDonalds of sitcoms.
@@NoName-bh4pf Friends = Beef Jerky
Frasier = Prime Japanese Wagyu
The Big Bang Theory = Infected cow stool
@Jason Dee 10/10 analogy
I hated having to watch this as a kid. Now I'm like I loooove this show
Funny how two guys who made the study of human behavior their profession can't see when they're getting played!!!
I'm the blackest person on the planet and I'm the Biggest Frasier fan!!!! Hey baby I hear the blues of calling tossed salad and Scrabble Eggs
Oh my lol
scrambled eggs all over my face!
@
Jason Byrd
Right on, brother.
@Nunya Bidness I wish we could start a super Frasier fan club
You have competition over here, my friend+😂😂
The funniest moment from Frasier. Period.
javelin1010 more than Crying Cranes
This is the best comedy show ever. All the characters are awesome. I never laughed so hard in my life. Wish I could buy every season !
I can imagine the rehearsal!!! They had to figure out how Niles should be wrapped to be able take those small mincing steps!! 😂🤣😂
My favourite Frasier episode. Hilarious puncturing of social snobbery!
A complete parable, the pair of them at their best (or worst). The sort of story that makes me want to go to McGinty's, buy Martin a beer and tell him the whole of this tale ten times over just to hear him laugh and make me tell him again.
God I loved this show.
This is probably one of the best episodes of them all. Simply because it so defines Frasier and the fantastic lesson that it teaches "Be happy with what you have when the going is good and don't always want more"
That's right, just be happy with what you have instead of wanting more because more isn't always a good thing
Which is ironic because the finale is Frasier leaving his city, family, friends and career to find a better life.
@@Jackleber point taken, but of course would the writers of the show even have noticed that?
I have very little to be happy about
Haha!!! I love this show. that was cleverly done behind the door is the real world.
I never got that.
true.
This is like some athenian morality play.
One of the funniest scenes of the whole series - and there are so many to choose from. 😂😂😂
O.k. I've been thinking about this for a while, but Nile's walk to the door nails it for me. The real start of the show was Niles.
The end of this scene after they open the Platinum Door is one of the funniest clips ever ... Niles' shuffle at the very end is hilarious. ... PEACE to ALL ... and STAY SAFE and HEALTHY.
Niles at the end LMFAO!
😂😂 I've always loved this show
There are so many instances when Niles evokes thoughts of Daffy Duck!😂
I can't think of any modern comedy show that has such a diverse group of characters that Frasier does. Frasier, Niles, Daphne, Martin, Roz, Bebe, Bulldog, Noel, Gil, Kenny even Eddie lol are such vastly different people with such distinct senses of humor that the writers gave them that's so different from each other yet it works so perfectly. You could cover the names of the characters on a script and you'd know who was saying what.
Very true! It can't be said of most shows.
This is my fave scene in Frasier, even though I say that about many. Most of us can relate to this, maybe not as such elitists, but by never being satisfied
One of the freaking funniest episodes ever. I cried laughing the first time I saw this. It shows that for many with too high of standards, the Relaxation Grotto is not enough, theyre always seeking The Platinum Door. Niles in that wrap...🤣🤣🤣
Top comedy. Genius. This is one of the most hilarious episode.
I love the way that Niles says "Platinum" after Fraiser mentions the door lol. I am not one for the show but I love this pic of it lol.
"Platinum?..."
No matter how good you have it- your greed always wants more!
Kolin Dunn So very true 👌🏼👌🏼
This reminds me of a man, who after many years of saving, bought a magnificently expensive Gibson guitar.
And then saw the ad for the Gibson Custom Shop model..
Is there a better physical comedian than David Hyde Pierce? His smallest mannerisms make me crack up. Running away from the bees! Amazing.
LOL that's one of my favorite quotes from the whole show. And I love it when Niles tries to walk all wrapped up.
"Have crueller words ever been spoken" 😂😂😂
Helllllllooooo anybody in the relaxation gratto ooo.
Marc Belo Bahahahahaha!
I remember this episode so well and I clicked on this video to hear, "Be my eyes, Frasier!" lolol
“Be my eyes Frasier.” “There’s a platinum door!”
One of my favorite scenes.
How is it that I never saw this episode??!! Clowns, pure clowns! I'm crying!
Best episode ever. Eye lash lotion lol
"I've never heard of Eye Lash Conditioner!"
"Hence the brittle lashes."
Not only is this episode hilarious but it comes with a subtle lesson.
The absolutely best part is „this is where we belong!“ before realizing they are in the backyard- garbage disposal area.
Thanks for putting this on. It has to be one of my all-time favourite Frasier moments :)))
look at all those bees!!! And he can't even run wrapped like a mummy it would've been much better had it showed him being attacked by the bees!!!😂😂😂
I still laugh So Much over this episode. They are so silly and so typical of their characters. Great episode
Hysterical, “be my eyes, Frasier”
This is the one scene of all the episodes that i remember the most - because its embodies all that is fraser and their pumpes bafums 😂😂😂
This is one of my most FAAAAVORITE episodes!!! OMG--I am watching this on the Hallmark Channel and came here to see if someone had generously uploaded it and VOILA'! Here it is!
That shuffling! Oh gods how I laughed! 😆
Like they would have a door which lead straight to the garbage area in that room! Great show, of course.
fire escape.
emergency exit, duh!
One of the greatest shows ever.
Niles? our sweet and edible facials, run!
I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life😂😂😂
@@praiseworthmathonsi1054 one of the funniest episodes!!!
The Crane Bros.: victims of FOMO before it was even a thing...
One of the funniest Frasier episodes ever.
Funniest episode for me, next is Nanny G. 😂
Also the best illustration of how insatiable a person could be. How the thinking about the unattainable may not always be for the best.
In an early season episode, Frasier told a caller that she was obsessed with what she always thought she was missing. He advised her to instead explore and enjoy the opportunities life presented. If only he and Niles could abide by this advice. This episode is still a very amusing exploration of human curiosity and restlessness.
Opportunities aren't so easily available
i always like how frazer calls niles ýou ninny
“It it being guarded?” “No! Just brazenly standing there!” 🤣
niles...the last part...cant stop laughing
Funniest episode I’ve seen so far😂😂😂😂😂
The script and the physical comedy are gold
I had have watched all these and now again,in RUclips,just wonderful crazy amaze magnificent great
the exit! deserves an award!
The amazing writers of this show must be congratulated often.
This is such a good metaphore XD
Was the platinum door put there as a test? To see if people would be greedy enough to go through it, therefore banning them from the spa for life?
No idea, but that would be a brilliant idea!
Would be funny but a horrible business practice. Come to think of it, that spa's entire business model seemed pretty stupid. Super exclusive "invite only" and you had to have super serious connections to get to the "upper levels" no matter how much money you had.
I know people can be stupid with money, but there's very few people who have the time and effort to jump through all the hoops along with the money to pay their hefty prices.
It was just a steel door.
No, the door to the dumpster just looked really nice because it just happened to be apart of the relaxation grotto. The guy that told them to stay should have just given them more information on why they weren't allowed out there.
As the episode ends right after they left via the platinum door into the street, I think that that is left open for interpretation. If it were me, I would just go back to the entrance and apologise and ask to re-enter. But then again, Frasier actually "stole" this opportunity fraudulently, and knowing how he most often "behaved", he and Niles were so focused on the escape and the embarrassment of the moment, they would not want to return. In the end, I they get what they deserved, which aver way they reflected on their situation. Obviously they were in the wrong, so by now the guilt would have made them just run away.
lol have crueler words ever been spoken?
Lol typical Frasier
classic line
This should be shown to all the greedy bastards of this world.
Basically, to everyone who lives in a capitalist nation. Capitalism is the epitome of greed.
Oh look, we found the reincarnation of Gene "I'm a fucking hypocrite" Roddenberry.
You say that, but do you Ever see them end up in garbage in this cruel reality??
God this is classic.
This is where we belong ROFL That clip was extremely funny they went from heaven to Hell
They should have followed Eddie's example. Be happy chewing a sock!
Too funny how they 1st lie/con their way in and was happy to be there and pay all that money for services and products rendered...until they saw "Senator Ogden" going through a (gold) door that they had no access to because they were only SILLLLVER level members! The ending was HILARIOUS!!!
Martin must be so proud!
Kelsey must have played King Lear and Othello. What a talent. 😊
two fantastic menthank you both god bless
As illustrated by Macbeth, the ultimate downfall of man are his insatiable greed and his limitless ambition.
I missed this episode somehow. Got to find it! 😱😄
“Frasier, look at all those bees.”
“BEES?! NILES…OUR SWEET AND EDIBLE FACIALS - RUUHHNNNN!”
One of my favorite scenes
Oh good grief, this is hysterical 😂🤣🤣😭
I love Niles he cracked me up every time
Where's the WHOLE bit of this? the start from the silver door don't they?
“Be my eyes Frasier” 😂
I laughed out loud at Niles "running" after Fraiser 😂