Having been a staple of our TV screens for more than 30 years, you’d think that Frasier fans would have picked up on all the eggs imaginable – but one eagle-eyed viewer has proved us all wrong.
The acclaimed comedy,, starred , Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin and the late John Mahoney.
before ending in 2004, with a revival recently airing on Paramount+.
Although it has been 20 years since we said goodbye to the original series, it has , and a selection of streaming platforms in the US, allowing us all to pore over every detail.
However, there is one tiny, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment nestled in season five that no one seems to have picked up on until now – and it involves Niles’ (David) long-held obsession with Daphne (Jane), before they finally got together.
Reddit user Byronicrob took us all back to the 1997 episode, Perspectives on Christmas, where a string of overlapping flashbacks – from the point of view of different characters – showed how misunderstandings had led to everyone being miserable during the festive period, with Frasier (Kelsey) stepping in to save the day.
They noticed that, for most of the flashbacks, Daphne was wearing a long, dark purple dress and a black jacket, but when it came to Niles’ interpretation, her outfit was much shorter.
Taking to the dedicated Frasier Reddit page, Byronicrob shared their findings, posting side-by-side pictures of the character in identical dresses, with one noticeably smaller.
They penned: ‘So watching Season 5 episode 9 “Perspectives on Christmas” with the gf and she pointed out that Niles sees Daphne in a sexy outfit when she probably wasn’t. And I’m like, what? I’ve seen this episode probably 50 times and not once did I ever catch that.
‘The gf is a bridal seamstress by trade and is constantly paying attention to people’s clothes so it makes sense the saw it on her first viewing. I mean, the whole point of the episode is peoples different perspectives on the same events, which I get.
‘But this missed me everytime. [sic].’
Fans couldn’t get enough of the spot, sharing their shock that they hadn’t picked up on the subtle moment themselves.
Possible_Height_5069 praised: ‘Oh wow! Obviously the whole thing is about people’s different perspectives, and I love how we see Daphne’s completely innocent recollection of Niles’s comment about the mistletoe, but I’ve never noticed this costume change before!’
Wolf_9823 agreed: ‘Wow, I totally missed that. Good eye! Gives the episode another level of meaning.’
‘I’m with everyone else… Never once have I noticed that and makes me wonder what else I haven’t noticed despite watching this show endlessly for the last 7 years,’ Meowi-Anne replied.
As WeCallHimDavid added: ‘One of my all time favourite episodes and like everyone else, completely missed it. Guess I’ll be watching this one again tonight!’
Well, we guess we’ll have to join in the fun too…
