The New Friend

Infobox Television episode | Title = The New Friend
Series = Frasier
Season = 8
Episode = 07
Airdate = 5 December 2000
Production =
Writer = Bob Daily
Director = Scott Ellis
Guests = Gary Cole (Luke Parker)
Prev = Legal Tender Love and Care
Next = Mary Christmas

"The New Friend" is the seventh episode in season 8 of American sitcom "Frasier".

Cast and characters

Main cast and characters

*Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Frasier Crane
*David Hyde Pierce – Dr. Niles Crane
*John Mahoney – Martin Crane
*Jane Leeves – Daphne Moon
*Peri Gilpin – Roz Doyle

Plot outline

While waiting at a restaurant for Niles to turn up, Frasier espies Roz with a man, and asks if he can join them. Before long, Roz receives a phonecall from her babysitter and has to leave in a hurry, which gives Frasier a few minutes of conversation with her date, Luke. He learns that Luke lives on a boat, having dropped out of Harvard and sailed around the world in search of adventure, and he has plenty of stories to tell. He and Frasier get on well for some time afterwards, until Roz arrives at Frasier's apartment in tears one day and announces that she caught Luke with another woman and dumped him. Frasier knows that he owes it to Roz, who was his friend first, not to continue spending time with Luke, but he is in the middle of helping Luke write his memoirs, and since he does not make good friends very often, he cannot bring himself to end the friendship. He decides to spare Roz's feelings by not telling her this; little does he know that she also has trouble keeping away from him.

Martin becomes cross with Niles on discovering that, instead of looking after Eddie while Martin was on a fishing trip, Niles put him in a boarding kennel (although he insists it was a spa).

Episode title cards

*"A double life"
*"With apologies to Mr. Vonnegut"

Memorable Quotations

"Frasier gives Roz his little "guilt offering". Each is unaware that the other has been spending time with Luke"
Roz: Oh, Frasier, I don't deserve your friendship.
Frasier: No, I do not deserve "your" friendship.
Niles: I deserve my own table. Excuse me. "(exit)"

"Niles has overheard Roz and Frasier surreptitiously phoning Luke to arrange or cancel plans for the evening. He is now leaving"
Frasier: Oh, Niles. Listen: as it turns out I "am" available for that concert…
Niles: No, you're not.

ee also

List of Frasier episodes