Odd Man Out is the 24th episode and finale of Season 4 of Frasier.
Synopsis[]
LINDA HAMILTON GUEST STARS – When Roz backs out of dinner plans with Frasier because of a date with a new man, Frasier's search for a new dinner companion makes him realise everyone else has someone in their lives: Niles has Maris, Martin has Sherry and Daphne has a new man. Frasier gets a spark of hope that there might be someone out there for him when a female wrong number leaves an intriguing message on his answering machine.
Starring[]
- Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane
- Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
- David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
- Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
- and John Mahoney as Martin Crane
Special Guest Star
- Linda Hamilton as Laura
Co-Starring
- Lisa Coles as Woman At Airport
- Miles Marsico as Johnny
- Joshua Greene as Ethan
- Carl Reggiardo as Maitre D'
- Tom Astor as Waiter
- Kris Edlund as Amanda
- Dulcy Rogers as Woman With Chair
- Layne Beamer as Husband
Trivia[]
- Niles and Maris are going on their first date since separating, and recreating their first date for which Niles borrowed Martin's '82 Chevrolet Impala.
- Frasier has trouble being without a romantic partner.
- Frasier is confirmed to be 43, making his birth year 1954.
- It is revealed that Niles was propositioned on a plane 20 years ago, but turned it down as he didn't know what the Mile High Club was.
- If Frasier had been a girl Martin and Hester would've named her Laura. Hester also liked the name Priscilla.
- While lamenting his lack of a love life, Frasier says his divorce from Lilith was five years ago.
- Niles (David Hyde Pierce) incorrectly identifies the wine stain on Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) neck tie as being a Merlot in "Odd Man Out"; it is in fact a Cabernet. Ironically, in Season 7's "Whine Club", it is his ability to distinguish Merlot from Cabernet that wins him the coveted post of Corkmaster over Frasier for the wine club.
- Linda Hamilton, the guest star in this episode, was also a guest caller in The Good Son, the pilot episode.
- The title is from the movie Odd Man Out (1947) directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason, and is based on a novel of the same name by F. L. Green.