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The Matchmaker (Frasier)
"The Matchmaker" is the third episode of the second season of American sitcom ''Frasier''. The episode aired on October 4, 1994 on NBC. It is noteworthy in being Joe Keenan's first episode produced on the show, after which he became a regular writer and eventually executive producer on the show. It won a GLAAD Media Award for its lighthearted satire of the various stereotypes surrounding gay men. It was also a breakthrough performance for Eric Lutes, leading to his casting as a regular on '' Caroline in the City''. Plot outline After a late-night false fire alarm, caused by Daphne smoking a cigarette in her room, she confesses that she's been feeling depressed and lonely. The next day at the cafe, Frasier makes the mistake of telling Roz, who immediately offers to set Daphne up with one of her many ex-boyfriends. Frasier is unable to conceal his low opinion of Roz's taste in men, and she storms out, insulted. While trying to apologize to her, he explains that he is looking fo ...
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Frasier
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (screenwriter), David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Grammnet Productions, Grammnet (2004) and Paramount Television (original), Paramount Network Television. The series was created as a Spin-off (media), spin-off of the sitcom ''Cheers''. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. He reconnects with his father, Martin Crane, Martin (John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles Crane, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caregiver. Dan Butler's role a ...
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Sexual Intercourse
Sexual intercourse (or coitus or copulation) is a sexual activity typically involving the insertion and thrusting of the penis into the vagina for sexual pleasure or reproduction.Sexual intercourse most commonly means penile–vaginal penetration for sexual pleasure or sexual reproduction; dictionary sources state that it especially means this, and scholarly sources over the years agree. See, for example; * * * * * * * * * This is also known as vaginal intercourse or vaginal sex. Other forms of penetrative sexual intercourse include anal sex (penetration of the anus by the penis), oral sex (penetration of the mouth by the penis or oral penetration of the female genitalia), fingering (sexual penetration by the fingers) and penetration by use of a dildo (especially a strap-on dildo). These activities involve physical intimacy between two or more individuals and are usually used among humans solely for physical or emotional pleasure and can contribute to human bonding. Ther ...
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American LGBT-related Television Episodes
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1994 American Television Episodes
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ...
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Episodic Comedy
The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy, also known as the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy, is an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America since 2000. Previous PGA television awards Prior to 2000, the award for outstanding producer of episodic television was not split into comedy and drama. Out of the eleven honored television programs, two were episodic comedies: # 1991: ''Brooklyn Bridge'' (CBS) # 1995: ''Frasier'' (NBC) Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s Total awards by network * HBO – 6 * ABC – 5 * NBC – 5 * Amazon – 4 * Apple TV+ – 1 * CBS – 1 * FX – 1 * Netflix – 1 * Pop TV – 1 Total nominations by network * HBO – 30 * NBC – 27 * ABC – 10 * Fox – 9 * CBS – 7 * Amazon – 5 * FX – 5 * Netflix – 5 * Showtime – 4 * Apple TV+ – 2 * HBO Max – 2 * Pop – 2 * Comedy Central – 1 * Hulu – 1 Programs with multiple awards ;4 awards * ''Modern Family'' (co ...
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Writers Guild Of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically during the preceding calendar year. The television awards are for series that were produced and aired between December 1 and November 30, regardless of how many episodes aired during this time period. Additionally, scripts must be produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Lifetime achievement awards Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing: * Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement * Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Categories (As of 2022.) ;Film * Best Adapted Screenplay ...
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Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series is presented to the best directing of a television comedy series. Winners and nominations 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Total awards by network * CBS – 15 * ABC – 14 * NBC – 14 * Amazon – 4 * Fox – 4 * HBO – 4 * Apple TV+ - 1 * FX – 1 * HBO Max — 1 * Pop TV – 1 Programs with multiple awards ;4 awards * ''M*A*S*H'' (consecutive) * ''Modern Family'' (consecutive) ;3 awards * ''Frasier'' (2 consecutive) ;2 awards * ''All in the Family'' * ''Cheers'' * ''The Cosby Show'' (consecutive) * ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (consecutive) * ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (consecutive) * ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' * ''Taxi'' (consecutive) * ''Transparent'' (consecutive) * ''The Wonder Years'' (consecutive) Programs with multiple nominations ;26 nominations * ''M*A*S*H'' ;11 nominations * ''Cheers'' ;10 nominations * ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' ;9 nominations * '' ...
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Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry. The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air every September, on th ...
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Directors Guild Of America Award For Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first presented at the 24th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1972. The current eligibility period is the calendar year. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Programs with multiple wins ;8 wins *''M*A*S*H'' (CBS) ;3 wins *''All in the Family'' (CBS) *''Barry'' (HBO) *''Seinfeld'' (NBC) *''Veep'' (HBO) ;2 wins *''Cheers'' (NBC) *''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (HBO) *''Frasier'' (NBC) *''The Golden Girls'' (NBC) *''Modern Family'' (ABC) *''Murphy Brown'' (CBS) *''Sex and the City'' (HBO) *''Sports Night'' (ABC) Programs with multiple nominations ;13 nominations *''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (HBO) *''M*A*S*H'' (CBS) ;10 nominations *''Cheers'' (NBC) *''Modern Family'' (ABC) *''Sex and the City'' (HBO) ;9 nominations *''30 Rock'' (NBC) *''Frasier'' (NBC) *''S ...
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Directors Guild Of America Award
The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards. Categories Competitive categories Special awards Discontinued categories Winners – Motion Picture Lifetime Achievement Award (formerly the D. W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award) * 1953: Cecil B. DeMille * 1954: John Ford * 1955: No award * 1956: Henry King * 1957: King Vidor * 1958: No award * 1959: Frank Capra * 1960: George Stevens * 1961: Frank Borzage * 1962–1965: No award * 1966: William Wyler * 1967: No award * 1968: Alfred Hitchcock * 1969: No award * 1970: Fred Zinnemann * 1971–1972: No award * 1973: William A. Wellman and David Lean * 1974–1980: No award * 1981: George Cukor * 1982: Rouben Mamoulian * 1983: John Huston * 1984: Orson Welles * 1985: Billy Wilder * 1986: Joseph L. Mankiewicz * 1987: Elia Kazan * 19 ...
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Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Frasier)
The third season of ''Frasier'' originally aired from September 19, 1995, to May 21, 1996, on NBC, consisting a total of 24 episodes. This season was mostly directed by Philip Charles MacKenzie (17 episodes). It also featured the episode, "Moon Dance", the first episode in the series to be directed by Kelsey Grammer. Cast Main * Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane * Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon * David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane * Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle * John Mahoney as Martin Crane Special guest *Mercedes Ruehl as Kate Costas *Griffin Dunne as Bob *Donald O'Connor as Harlow Stafford *Tony Shalhoub as Manu Special appearance by *Dan Butler as Bulldog *Shelley Long as Diane Chambers Recurring *Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton Guest *Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky *Trevor Einhorn as Frederick *John Carroll Lynch as Franklin *Harris Yulin as Jerome Belasco *Jane Kaczmarek as Maureen *Denise Poirier as Maggie *Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer The main character of the American ...
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