Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead is the 15th episode of Season 4 of Frasier.
Synopsis[]
JAMES EARL JONES GUEST-STARS – Roz serves her community service sentence – the result of a traffic ticket – by assisting in a retirement home where she quickly earns the nickname 'Angel of Death'. While accompanying her on a visit, Frasier meets an interesting older gentleman who was inspired by Frasier to commemorate his wife in a special way. Meanwhile, Niles invites his estranged wife to be his date for a wedding.
Starring[]
- Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane
- Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
- David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
- Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
- Dan Butler as Bulldog
- and John Mahoney as Martin Crane
Special Guest Star
- James Earl Jones as Norman Royster
Guest starring
- Lois Smith as Moira
Guest caller
- Eric Roberts as Chet
Trivia[]
- The celebrity caller in this episode is Eric Roberts (Chet), a once-timid man who takes Frasier's advice about assertiveness too far and becomes an overbearing jerk.
- Chet says he's calling from Whidbey Island, an island at the north end of Puget Sound. The island serves as a bedroom community to the nearby cities of Everett and Seattle and is home to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
ALLUSIONS
- The episode is named after the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" by Tom Stoppard.
CONTINUITY
- Niles says Maris never goes on cruises because she has a fear of buffets, yet she does so twice in the series[1][2]