Cranes Unplugged

Infobox Television episode | Title = Cranes Unplugged
Series = Frasier
Season = 8
Episode = 10
Airdate = 16 January 2001
Production =
Writer = Lori Kirkland
Director = Sheldon Epps
Guests = Melissa Etheridge (Cleo)
Prev = Frasier's Edge
Next = Motor Skills

"Cranes Unplugged" is the tenth 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

Recurring cast

*Trevor Einhorn – Frederick Crane

Plot outline

In the wake of his conversation with Dr. Tewkesbury, Frasier has decided to stop defining his success by his career, and to focus on his son. To this end, he invites Frederick to stay for the weekend, and makes several plans for edifying activities. He is disappointed when Frederick, now thirteen, arrives and shows no interest in spending time with his father; he prefers watching MTV, playing on his Game Boy, and talking on the phone with his friends. Frasier, frustrated, decides to take his son on a camping trip, so they can bond away from all electronic distractions. When Frederick protests, saying he and Grandpa never do things together, Frasier decides to bring Martin as well.

Meanwhile, Daphne is trying to set Roz up with Niles' squash partner, an attractive surgeon called Jack, but Roz is distressed when he cancels at the last minute, claiming a medical emergency.

Episode title cards

*"Was there a doctor in the house?"
*"Why does his breath smell like mortadella?"