This was primarily because they didn't want viewers to think that Frasier was simply riffing off with what
Maris was famously kept offscreen for the entire run of Frasier - but she technically still "appeared" on the show twice. Maris was the wife of Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce), but despite the Crane men making jokes about her aloof nature and appearance, the show also made it clear that Niles genuinely loved her too.
Niles's first wife is Maris Crane, the haughty, anorexic daughter of a wealthy Seattle family, who is never seen on the show, despite being referred to in nearly every episode during his relationship with her. Season 1 references that Niles married for money.
Maris Crane (Frasier, 1993 - 2004)
Maris Crane is Niles Crane's (David Hyde Pierce) first wife, an unseen character referenced comically throughout the series.
Maris disappears without a trace for two days; when a frantic Niles finds out that she has simply flown to New York for a shopping trip, he angrily confronts her, leading to their separation... Read all.
Kelsey Grammer has only 2 minutes and 46 seconds of screen time in this episode, making it the only time he appears in the form of a cameo, as he was being treated for his addiction problems. As result, it was re-written and entirely centered around Niles (David Hyde Pierce).
Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode. Daphne is returning home from the weight spa after her recent struggles with weight.
Maris makes only two onscreen "appearances": once in the episode "Voyage of the Damned" when her shadow is seen through a shower curtain (she is spoken to but makes no reply), and again in "Rooms with a View", where she appears in Niles' memory, almost completely covered by bandages after surgery.
When Frasier asks whether Sam means she is working at Cheers again, Sam replies, "No, she's just back at the bar." Alley opted not to appear on an episode of Frasier due to the sitcom being centered on two psychiatrists, which conflicted with her Scientology beliefs.
According to Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce decided not to return as Niles on Paramount+'s revival of Frasier because he didn't want to repeat his performance of the character.
In the final season of Cheers, Lilith has an affair with another man and leaves Frasier. The affair later unravels and Lilith returns, seeking reconciliation with Frasier.
Bebe Neuwirth will reprise her role as Lilith Sternin on Paramount+'s upcoming Frasier revival. The ex-wife of Kelsey Grammer's Frasier Crane on the original sitcom, Lilith will appear in a guest star role in an upcoming episode centered on their reunion at son Freddy's (Jack Cutmore-Scott) birthday party.
The baby that Niles and Daphne have at the end of the show is not a result of a real life pregnancy of Jane Leeves, the actress who plays Daphne. However, she was pregnant earlier in the show. In season 8 the actress got pregnant and it was simply written into the show as a weight gain.
It is fictitiously located on the corner of the real-world 3rd and Pike Streets in Seattle and is portrayed as being just across the street from the also fictional KACL Radio Studios. As such, many of the KACL staff go there during their free time, including Frasier Crane and his family.
Now, Grammer has said in a new interview that Niles will not be in the series. “David basically decided he wasn't really interested in repeating the performance of Niles,” Grammer told People .
The cast of Frasier were notably close. Grammer calls Pierce the brother he never had. Along with the late John Mahoney, who played their dad, Martin, Pierce is godfather to Leeves's son. “David is a very easy person to love,” emails Leeves.
Kelsey Grammer once stated that "Dinner at Eight" was his favorite episode in Frasier.
Niles is the fan favorite by a landslide
Out of the 150 votes, Niles received 91, winning in a landslide. Frasier came in second with 30 votes, followed by Martin with 13. Finally, Roz received ten, Eddie received four and Daphne received two.
Very thin. And caucasian. Very caucasian” but she was also compared to a hat stand, and had various injuries from things like “having too much dip on a cracker”. She was also referenced as looking like a thinner version of Niles' Italian greyhound (in a pill box hat), which Frasier demonstrates with the ramekin.
The Last Time I Saw Maris is the 8th episode of Season 3 of Frasier.
His biggest success story is Frasier, which aired from 1993 until 2004. At the peak of its run, Kelsey was earning $1.6M (£1.3) per episode, that's roughly $38M (£30M) per season.
Niles was never mentioned, simply because he literally didn't exist, as just as part of Frasier's backstory on Cheers. He also didn't exist for Frasier until a casting director noticed David Hyde Pierce's resemblance to Kelsey Grammer.
Daphne Sported An Actual Baby Bump
So much so that she put on weight and even sported a bulging tummy for the majority of Season 8. In real life, Jane Leeves was pregnant at the time, and Daphne getting fat was written into the show to explain her baby bump.
Daphne Moon is a beloved character that receives some of Frasier's best storylines, but Kelsey Grammer initially objected to Jane Leeves' role. Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves) is a beloved character and integral part of Frasier, but she was originally rejected by star Kelsey Grammer.