A Day In May

A Day in May is the 23rd episode of Season 8 of Frasier.
== Synopsis ==
"FRASIER" MINES DIFFERENT VEIN OF HUMOR IN BITTERSWEET TALES; JEAN SMART GUEST-STARS -- In a bittersweet comedy, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) comforts a crestfallen husband (guest star Patrick Breen) whose house is put up for sale by Lana (Emmy winner and guest star Jean Smart, "Designing Women") after his wife abandoned him and took his four dear kids, leaving him with their hand-made mementos -- such as a popsicle house, which Frasier accidentally sits on. Meanwhile: Niles (David Hyde Pierce) feels threatened and underfoot when Daphne (Jane Leeves) reunites with a handsome hunk (guest star Tom Verica, NBC's "Providence") who unleashes his huge voracious dog at a dogpark and Martin (John Mahoney) secretly slips away for a "same time next year" appointment with a mystery woman.
== 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 Stars
:Jean Smart as Lana Gardner
:Tom Verica as Jim
Guest starring
:Patrick Breen as Phillip
:Mary-Joan Negro as Joanne
:Gloria LeRoy as Mrs. Smolenski
:William Biff McGuire as Mr. Smolenski
Co-Starring
:Mark Durbin as David Hicks
:Cyndi Martino as Board Member
:Steve Stapenhorst as Board Member
:Mark Withers as Board Member
== Trivia ==
*It is in this episode that the audience is introduced to the perpetrator of the robbery that left Martin disabled, resulting in him having to live with Frasier and in need of Daphne's rehabilitative care.
*In a departure for the series, Martin's subplot where he attends his shooter's parole hearing is played entirely for drama and doesn't contain any jokes.
Category:Episodes
Category:Season 8