i’ll never forget that chilly evening back in september of ’93, where something truly mindblowing happened: fraiser crane, from the show cheers, unexpectedly crossed over to a totally different show, called frasier.

somehow, he became the focal-point of this show’s universe from the moment he arrived. he instantly had a lush apartment, a great radio job and a whole lineup of new friends. i was shocked that kelsey grammer’s character frasier managed to be the center of the first episode! typically in a pilot, the writers concern themselves with setting tone and introducing us to the cast. but not these writers! they were more than willing to deviate from typical pilot protocol so that “frasier crane” could appear in the first episode of “frasier.”

here’s the strange part: he stayed beyond the one episode! he remained and crossed over in hundreds of episodes spanning eleven years! it didn’t matter that he had a son, successful practice and loyal friends in boston, the writers of “frasier” somehow justified a way for frasier to remain a reoccurring cross over in the show “frasier.”

in fact, fans of tv crossovers will be stunned to note that kelsey grammer crossed over on every single episode of the show “frasier.” that’s why people everywhere call him, “the ultimate #1 tv show character ever”.