Someone To Watch Over Me is the 19th episode of Season 2 of Frasier.
Synopsis[]
OFF GUARD – After receiving mysterious gifts and notes from his anonymous "number one fan", Frasier fears his appearance at an awards banquet could make him the victim of a stalker. To ease his mind, Frasier hires a bodyguard, Cindy (guest star Alyson Reed), whose gender and approach to protecting him only makes Frasier more jittery.
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 Appearance By
Guest starring
- Alyson Reed as Cindy Carruthers
- Renée Lippin as Kari
Co-Starring
- Rita McKenzie as Mrs. Littlejohn
Guest caller
- John Lithgow as Madman Martinez
Trivia[]
- John Lithgow, who provides a voice cameo for this episode as Madman Martinez who pretends to be depressed, as a means of plugging his car dealership, was the producers' first choice to play Frasier Crane when the character debuted in Cheers. However, Lithgow declined the role because of a time conflict, leading to Kelsey Grammer getting the role instead.
- The title is from the song "Someone to Watch Over Me" composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926).
- Including Roz and Kari (Renée Lippin), there are at least six women at the awards dinner wearing red dresses.