Death comes to duke’s! citations
As a general note, there are discrepancies in some of the basic timeline details established in Frasier. Things like Frasier’s exact birthday, for instance, have been attributed to different months and years in different seasons, so we did our best to respect the known details, while filling in the gaps or picking which details we believed seemed the most feasible as needed.
0:13 - In Season 1 and 2 of ‘Frasier,’ Duke’s is Marty’s favorite bar. In S2 Ep 5, ‘Duke’s, We Hardly Knew Ye,’ it is demolished to make room for a mini-mall.
0:45 - Detective Shelby is first mentioned in S2 Ep 13, ‘Retirement Is Murder’. Shelby is behind the Weeping Lotus case, a murder that Marty has been trying to solve for 20 years. (The Lotus case also mentioned in S1 Ep4, ‘I Hate Frasier Crane’)
0:50 - Hester makes her debut in S3 Ep 8 of ‘Cheers’, ‘Diane Meets Mom’. Her maiden name is revealed to be Palmer in S9 Ep 6 of ‘Frasier,’ ‘Room Full of Heroes’
1:14 - Stan Wojadubakowski introduces Marty and Hester, as revealed in ‘Frasier’ S7 Ep 17, ‘Whine Club’.
1:17 - From Wikipedia: “Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era’s top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years.”
2:02 - Marty and Hester first met over a dead body (Frasier, S2 Ep 8, ‘Adventures in Paradise I’)
4:37 - ‘Tossed salad’ is a prominent lyric in the ‘Frasier’ theme song, 'Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs’.
8:12 - Milton Berle was a famous American comedian & TV personality, affectionately nicknamed “Uncle Miltie”. He allegedly had a huge penis.
8:15 - Ballantine is Marty Crane’s beer of choice on the TV program 'Frasier’.
8:17 - Sherry is the drink of choice for both Frasier and Niles Crane. However, in 'Frasier’ S10 Ep 22, 'Fathers and Sons,’ Martin claims that Hester “always hated the stuff.” Why she ordered it here is yet another mystery!
8:31 - Is this a reference to the 'Cheers’ character Carla Tortelli? It sure could be!
10:11 - In ‘Money Dearest’, (‘Cheers’ S5 Ep 3), a wealthy older man named Duncan Fitzgerald becomes a regular at the blue-collar bar Cheers. Is he related to this wealthy older man named William Fitzgerald who becomes a regular at the blue-collar bar Dukes?
11:40 - In 'Cheers’ S4 Ep 2, “Woody Goes Belly Up,” Frasier mentions, “When my ancestors first came to this country, they had nothing but strong backs, a dream of freedom and a small personal fortune.” This can’t be referencing the Crane side of his family, as they are revealed to be pretty working class in 'Frasier’ S7 Ep 7, 'A Tsar Is Born" (Dr. Myshkin: Did I mention that your ancestor, before she married a Noah Crane in 1882, worked as a prostitute in New York?). We deduced the personal fortune must be from his mother’s side.
12:14 - Hester and Marty’s second child is named Niles Crane. David Hyde Pierce, who played Niles on 'Frasier,’ won 4 Emmys for his portrayal.
12:37 - The phrase 'Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin’’ is used in the song “Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs,” the theme song to 'Frasier’.
12:50 - The French fashion designer Coco Chanel is a favorite of the Crane family. Hester is wearing one of her dresses in this scene, and Frasier later purchases a replica of her couch for his Seattle apartment (‘Frasier’ S1 Ep 1, 'The Good Son’).
13:36 - Of course, the 'Cheers’ theme song is called, 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name’.
15:36 - KACL is the Seattle radio station that Marty & Hester’s son Frasier would later host a talk radio program in almost every single episode of ‘Frasier’.
16:16 - Marty mentions his history of pranks while on the force (and this prank in particular) in ‘Frasier’ S7 Ep 3 -’Radio Wars’.
16:33 - From Wikipedia: “Pierino Ronald “Perry” Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years after signing with the label in 1943”
17:16 - 'Frasier,’ S4, Ep 8, 'Our Father Whose Art Ain’t Heaven’ establishes that Martin’s father was a police officer.
23:30 - Sam Malone, former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, also admires this painting in the 'Cheers’ episode 'A House Is Not a Home’ (S5, Ep 25)
23:37 - Marty is quite fond of his chair in the TV series 'Frasier’
24:45 - The phrase 'scrambled eggs’ is a prominent lyric in the song, 'Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs,’ the theme song to the TV program 'Frasier’
31:10 - Hester later has an affair of her own, as revealed in 'Frasier’ S1 Ep 8, 'Beloved Infidel’
33:01 - Sideshow Bob (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) & his brother Cecil (Voiced by David Hyde Pierce) make a crack about cheap latour on ‘The Simpsons’ episode ‘Brother From Another Series’ (S8 Ep 16)
39:39 - S5 Ep 2 of 'Frasier’, 'The Gift Horse,’ reveals that Marty was on Mounted Patrol.
40:17 - 'Cheers’ was a hit NBC comedy program that ran from 1982 to 1993.