- War of the Words
Infobox Television episode | Title = War of the Words
Series =Frasier
Season = 9
Episode = 18
Airdate =12 March 2002
Writer = Saladin K. Patterson
Director = Sheldon Epps
Guests =Philip Casnoff (Dr. Bernard Gaston) Jeff Perry (John Clayton)Naomi Judd (Lillian)
Prev =Three Blind Dates
Next = Deathtrap"War of the Words" is the eighteenth episode in season 9 of American sitcom "
Frasier ".Cast and characters
Main cast and characters
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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
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Trevor Einhorn – Frederick CranePlot outline
Frederick is due to compete in the National Spelling Championship, and Frasier has been training him very thoroughly, even in stance and diet. Frederick does extremely well in the
spelling bee , and is crowned National Champion. However, the parents of the runner-up notice an anomaly when watching the recording: it seems that Frasier was unconsciously mouthing the letters of the final word as Frederick spelled it out. The trophy is then re-awarded to the runner-up, Warren Clayton, but Frederick and Frasier are still invited to the finalists' banquet, where they are subjected to taunts and accusations of cheating. Frederick will not tolerate his father being called a cheater, and challenges Warren to a re-match.Episode Title Cards
*"41 words later"
*"Actually, the letter 'Y' isn’t that friendly"Cultural reference
*The episode title comes from the
science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds " byH. G. Wells . It has been modified to a war of words, in reference to the spelling contest.
*At the start of the episode, Frasier quotes some words of the novelistHenry James : "excellence does not require perfection".Memorable Quotations
"Frasier has reprimanded Martin for telling Frederick that Asian children are the ones he should watch out for"Frasier: "(to Frederick)" Just remember, when the root word is Greek, the "uh" sound is made with the letter Y. So far, all the sneaky ones have had Greek roots.Martin: Oh, so it's OK for you to
stereotype !"Niles encourages Frederick to leave with his dignity intact, but then John Clayton scornfully says he will probably end up in a
state school "Niles: How DARE you! "(to Frederick)" Can you take him?Frederick: Yeah!Niles: Then spell his ass off!
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