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Frasier discovers that the Crane men are not invited to a family wedding because of a grudge Frasier's intense Greek aunt has held against him ever since he gave her son, Nikos, some advice she didn't like.

perhaps the only truly bad "Frasier" episode

&quot;Frasier&quot; is one of the great sitcoms. It&#39;s also one of the great dramas, in the sense that almost every situation -- and gag -- is built on plausible human behavior. The humor isn&#39;t jokes pasted on a storyline. The principal criticism of those who don&#39;t like the show is that Frasier is a jerk. Well, of course -- he&#39;s a self-absorbed psychiatrist almost completely lacking in self-awareness (despite having undergone psychoanalysis), who compulsively butts in where it would be wiser to keep his mouth shut. (You might be interested in reading the clueless negative comments in the Wikipedia article on the series.) The only legitimate criticism is that Kelsey Grammar too-often overacts. Because the characters are well-drawn and only slightly caricatured, the show has no problem with an occasional &quot;serious&quot; episode (another invalid complaint). (Compare and contrast with Susan Harris&#39;s &quot;comedies&quot;, in which serious moments land with a loud and annoying &quot;thump&quot;.) The consistent high quality of &quot;Frasier&quot; is equaled by few other series, dramatic or comedic. &quot;Beware of Greeks&quot; is arguably the only out-and-out bad episode. It starts off poorly, with the introduction of Frasier&#39;s cousin Nikos, who appears out of nowhere. (This sort of thing drives me crazy.) Martin&#39;s brother Walter (also newly minted) married a dominating Greek woman (Patti LuPone, in an atrociously over-the-top performance) who&#39;s forbidden Walter, et al., to have contact with Martin, et al., after Frasier gave &quot;bad&quot; advice to her son Nikos. Frasier is allowed to attend Nikos&#39;s wedding only by promising he will never again give Nikos advice. Of course, Frasier can&#39;t hold back, and his advice is atypically //correct//, ruining the wedding. For most other sitcoms, this would be an acceptable episode. Not for &quot;Frasier&quot;. The writer (David Lloyd, of all people) must have had a bad week, when he could come up with nothing other than a story involving new characters in a contrived situation. It grinds mechanically toward its pre-ordained ending, without even one memorable Niles Crane wisecrack.

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