Three Dates and a Breakup

Infobox Television episode | Title = Three Dates and a Breakup
Series = Frasier
Season = 4
Episode = 19
Airdate = 29 April 1997
Production =
Writer = Rob Greenberg
Director = Jeff Melman
Guests = Rebeccah Bush (Kimberly Egan)
Donna Bullock (Adair Peck)
Maria del Mar (Leslie Wellman)
Jeffrey Corbett (John Coughlin)
David Benoit (Doug)
Prev = Ham Radio
Next = Daphne Hates Sherry
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 4)

"Three Dates and a Breakup" is the nineteenth episode in season 4 of American sitcom "Frasier". It is an hour-long episode.

Cast and characters

Main cast and characters

*Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Frasier Crane
*David Hyde Pierce – Dr. Niles Crane
*John Mahoney – Martin Crane
*Jane Leeves – Daphne Moon
*Peri Gilpin – Roz Doyle

Recurring cast

*Marsha Mason – Sherry Dempsey

Plot outline

Frasier is hosting a benefit evening for the Seattle Theatre Ensemble, and he has managed to secure tickets for an ice skating event so that he can get Martin and Sherry out of the way. Niles is reluctant to attend unless he has an assurance that there will be available women there. Once at the benefit, he makes several unsuccessful attempts to flirt with the women, using an expression that makes him look more like he has eaten something unpleasant. Meanwhile, Frasier is approached by three attractive women in the course of the evening, and each one gives him her number. He therefore finds himself with a three-day weekend coming up and a date on each day, and spends some time gloating to Niles and Roz.

While this is happening to Frasier, Martin and Sherry start a petty argument one morning which leads to them breaking up. Martin seems happy enough, but Sherry is confused, and ends up confiding in Frasier. Despite his own relief that she will not be around his apartment all the time any more, he cannot work out why the breakup happened, nor how his father can take it so well. Unfortunately, the repercussions of the breakup take place while he has his three dates, and the interference is far from beneficial.

Episode title cards

*"Hat trick"
*"A fly in the ointment"
*"Professor Crane’s self-delusion 101"
*"He couldn't have waited ’til he got in the house?"

Memorable Quotations

"Frasier is very proud after being asked out by two women; Niles is bitter because no one will look twice at him"
Frasier: My God, I've never had a night like this in my entire life! I'm a babe magnet, I'm catnip!
Niles: I think I feel a furball coming up.

"Frasier has just told Niles, over the phone, that Martin and Sherry have broken up"
Frasier: Oh no, I don't think it's appropriate. Well, no, it's just too soon for us to be celebrating right now.
"He hangs up and walks towards the kitchen. Within a few seconds, the phone rings again. Frasier answers"
Frasier: It's still too soon!

"Niles arrives at the apartment soon after the breakup. Frasier has spent the previous half hour enjoying the absence of Sherry"
Frasier: "(jubilantly)" Niles. I'd offer you a sherry, but I'm fresh out!