The Life of the Party (Frasier)

Infobox Television episode | Title = The Life of the Party
Series = Frasier
Season = 5
Episode = 22


Airdate = 12 May 1998
Writer = Suzanne Martin & Jeffrey Richman
Director = Jeff Melman
Guests = Lynnda Ferguson (Kathy)
Leslie Sachs (Tina)
Claire Yarlett (Vickie)
Prev = Roz and the Schnoz
Next = Party, Party
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 5)

"The Life of the Party" is the twenty-second episode in season 5 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

Frasier and Niles realize that they are both in a rut with their love lives and on the advice of Martin decide to throw a singles party. At the party both Frasier and Niles compete over the same woman, however situations keep arising that pull them away from her (a fire in the kitchen for instance). Meanwhile Martin is having problems of his own, after dyeing his hair on the advice of Daphne he realizes that it has run and stained one of Niles' expensive chairs, Roz also finds a lack of interest from men due to her pregnancy.

Halfway through the evening Roz's water breaks (all over Niles' new Turkish prayer rug), and she is rushed to the hospital, where she gives birth to her daughter, Alice May Doyle. Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne all turn up to see her (the woman Niles and Frasier were pursuing left with the barman). The group leave a sleeping Roz with her baby.

Episode Title Cards

*"It was either “the wheat field” or “sandstorm”"
*"Does he or doesn’t he?"

Memorable Quotations

"Niles proudly shows Frasier a photograph of his new 18th-century Turkish prayer rug"
Niles: Paid a fortune for it, but legend says whatever you pray for on this rug will come to you.
Frasier: Certainly worked for the dealer.

"Frasier and Niles are discussing their uneventful love lives. Martin has a suggestion"
Martin: Why don't you do what my buddies and I used to do when we were young and hard up for dates?
Frasier: Invade Korea(?)

"After Vickie turns him down, Frasier is rather upset. Roz has other things to worry about"
Frasier: What is wrong with me? Why can't I find a single woman who's interested in me?
Roz: Those are two different questions, really, so we should just sit down and talk them both over. Oh, wait, I can't, BECAUSE I'M IN LABOUR!

ee also

*List of Frasier episodes