I heart FRASIER: Episode Guide

Original US airdate: 11th November 1997
Season 5 - 1000th Show

It's Frasier's 1000th radio broadcast on KACL - something that a lot of people thought he's never reach - and he is dreading what sort of celebration the station manager is planning for him to mark the occassion, as Frasier feels that the work is it's own reward. It seems that Roz has already told the station manager exactly that, so the station aren't planning on doing anything! A little taken aback, Frasier starts to drop hints that he wouldn't mind a low-key public rally, though he says it's more to raise Roz's profile than his own (!). The station manager takes on board Frasier's hints and organises a rally at the foot of the Space Needle - an event that becomes far more important when the Mayor of Seattle decides to award Frasier the key to the city and proclaim the day of the rally 'Frasier Crane Day'! Niles, briefly elated at being mentioned in a respected psychiatric journal, is obviously insanely jealous but come the day itself Frasier is somewhat nervous so manages to convince his brother to walk with him to the rally at the Space Needle to calm his nerves.

However, the pair are beset by a series of disasters: firstly, Niles spills coffee on Frasier's shoes which ruins them, forcing Frasier to spend an age buying a new pair that it leaves them precious time to get the rally, so they take a shortcut down a back alley - where they get mugged leaving the pair without a phone or any money! Forced to take desperate measures, Frasier distracts a blind busker while Niles steals a quarter to phone Roz - but they are spotted by a gang of kids who chase them down the street. The Crane brothers lose them after a while and end up even further away than they were before but as luck would have it, they end up by a monorail station which would take them straight to the Space Needle. While initially promising, the train turns around mid-journey as it develops a fault leaving Frasier even more exasperated than before. As Niles goes off to phone Roz, a taxi pulls up and speeds Frasier to the final stages of his rally, but Frasier seems more interested in solving his driver's problems than his rally......