Frasier (1993 — 2004)

Harvard-trained psychiatrist Frasier Crane returns to his hometown of Seattle, Washington, following the end of his marriage and his life in Boston (as seen in Cheers). His plans for a new life as a single man are challenged when he is obliged to take in his father, Martin, a retired Seattle Police Department detective, who has mobility problems after being shot in the line of duty during a robbery. Frasier hires Daphne Moon as Martin’s live-in physical therapist and caregiver, and tolerates Martin’s dog Eddie. Frasier frequently spends time with his younger brother Niles, a fellow psychiatrist. Niles becomes attracted to Daphne and eventually marries her.

Frasier hosts The Dr. Frasier Crane Show, a call-in psychiatry show on talk radio station KACL. His producer Roz Doyle is very different from Frasier in many ways. She is earthy, direct, and, at least early in the series, has superficial relationships with many men. However, Roz and Frasier share a professional respect and a wry sense of humor, and over time, become close friends. Frasier and the others often visit the local coffee shop, Café Nervosa. The Crane brothers, who have expensive tastes, intellectual interests, and high opinions of themselves, frequently clash with their blue-collar worker, average Joe father. The brothers’ close relationship is often tense, and their sibling rivalry intermittently results in chaos. For a pair who make a living solving others’ problems, they are often inept at dealing with each other’s hangups.