Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 15 – “You Can’t Tell a Crook by His Cover”
A middling episode of Frasier is rescued by a Daphne-centric third act.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
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