Frasier--Complete Season 1 [1994]

In an inspired bit of casting, Grammer was matched with David Hyde Pierce as his brother and fellow psychiatrist Niles, and the rest of the players included his radio-programme manager, Roz (Peri Gilpin), his father, Marty (John Mahoney), his father's physical therapist, Daphne (Jane Leeves) and the dog Eddie (Moose).

In the first series, Frasier and Marty try to learn how to coexist in the same apartment, Niles and Daphne spend a stormy evening in Niles's house, Frasier acquires pushy agent Bebe (Harriet Sansom Harris) and searches for love with Amanda Donohoe among others, his ex-wife Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) makes a guest appearance, the family takes a cross-country trip in a Winnebago and the two brothers collaborate on a book. --David Horiuchi

Customer reviews:

GREAT START TO A WONDERFUL SERIES, 2008-09-02
Well, just as the title says above. unlike the last few series, there are no rubbish episodes in series one, without spoiling it, the whole series deals with Frasier coming to terms with his divorce, and starting to rebuild his life, with a new Job, his relationship with father and brother. For me the star of the series is Frasier's brother Niles, and his infatuation with his Martin's health worker.

Very funny, and a must have in your DVD collection.

As it Began, 2008-04-22
Frasier emerges almost fully formed onto our screens - within two episodes the whole team are together and the energy is flowing. There are some great episodes in this first series - meeting Lileth for the first time, and the brilliant one in the winnebago. Nevertheless some of the episodes are forgettable and the overall impression is less strong than from subsequent series. Even so, poor Frasier still beats the socks off many other "comedies".