How Frasier's Reboot Can Perfectly Honor Martin Crane's John Mahoney
The upcoming Frasier reboot can honor John Mahoney and his character Martin Crane by including one indispensable prop. Over the course of the series, Martin brought some much-needed levity to his son's occasionally neurotic life as a psychiatrist and disk jockey. However, while there are multiple memorable moments that highlight his importance, one object, in particular, is forever linked with the character.
In the Cheers spin-off Frasier, the radio host socialite Frasier Crane is coerced into allowing his father Martin Crane to move in with him because Martin has been incapacitated by a gunshot wound. Martin adds flair to Frasier’s meticulously decorated high-end apartment in the form of a decades-old vomit green reclining chair. Throughout the series, Frasier and Martin fall into arguments over the existence of the chair and how badly it clashes with Frasier’s interior design. In season 1 episode 19 “Give Him The Chair!” the significance of the furniture is established by Martin because Frasier attempts to get rid of it, yet over time, the sentimentality seemingly grows on Frasier.
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The chair that Martin Crane frequently relaxes in represents more than just a comfy piece of furniture in the sitcom. Over the course of the series, it serves as an emotional touchstone and MacGuffin for several famous plotlines. By bringing it back for the reboot, the memory of both Mahoney and Crane can be venerated. With a Frasier reboot in the works, there is a question of whether or not the signature chair will make an appearance. By including the prop in the return, the crew would be commemorating John Mahoney and respecting his iconic role of Martin Crane.
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