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One of the funniest and most beloved comedies of its era, the Cheers spin-off Frasier remained a lynchpin in the NBC lineup for much of the 1990s. Following the life of eminent psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the aftermath of his divorce from Lilith, Frasier takes place in Seattle, Washington where the title character lives with his handicapped father Martin, a retired police officer wounded in the line of duty. The two are joined by Daphne Moon, a live-in housekeeper and physical therapist, and Martin’s dog Eddie who is constant irritant to Frasier. Recurring characters include Frasier’s brother Niles and Frasier’s producer Roz Doyle…
The Frasier (Season 4) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including one episode (#77) where Niles’ head of hair becomes the good luck charm which turns the Sonics basketball season into one of playoff contention. Niles becomes an instant celebrity and wins over Marty’s approval… Bebe Neuwirth returns in her role as Frasier’s ex-wife, Dr. Lilith Sternin, in a special Thanksgiving episode where Frasier and Lilith join together to aid in Frederick’s admission to a prestigious school… In the season finale, a desparately single Frasier rushes to the airport to pick up a woman, Laura (Linda Hamilton), who mistakenly left a message on his answering machine…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Frasier (Season 4) DVD:
Episode 73 (The Two Mrs. Cranes) Air Date: 09-17-1996
Episode 74 (Love Bites Dog) Air Date: 09-24-1996
Episode 75 (The Impossible) Air Date: 10-15-1996
Episode 76 (A Crane’s Critique) Air Date: 10-22-1996
Episode 77 (Head Game) Air Date: 11-12-1996
Episode 78 (Mixed Doubles) Air Date: 11-19-1996
Episode 79 (A Lilith Thanksgiving) Air Date: 11-26-1996
Episode 80 (Our Father Whose Art Ain’t Heaven) Air Date: 12-10-1996
Episode 81 (Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine) Air Date: 01-07-1997
Episode 82 (Liar! Liar!) Air Date: 01-14-1997
Episode 83 (Three Days of the Condo) Air Date: 01-21-1997
Episode 84 (Death and the Dog) Air Date: 02-11-1997
Episode 85 (Four for the Seesaw) Air Date: 02-18-1997
Episode 86 (To Kill a Talking Bird) Air Date: 02-25-1997
Episode 87 (Roz’s Krantz
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Coaches,I had some time over Christmas break to do a little bit of reading when I wasn’t watching “Dora” or the “Backyardigans” with my little girl. I have to admit that I have been swamped with book reviews and dvd reviews so I finally caught up on the break.I was sent a book named “Destination Basketball” and it isn’t a basketball coaching book, but just a book for college basketball fans. It was a really interesting read and I couldn’t put it down. It is about two college student who on a shoe-string budget decided to meet 29 of the best basketball coaches in the country. It took 23 road trips, 421 days, 1,134 phone calls, 2,314 emails, 27, 125 miles driven to compile this book.Here is why I wasn’t a basketball coach and just a college basketball fan that I would want to read this book. The concept was to not ask about a single play, player, game or season, but their methods, their influences, their experiences, and their time within basketball. I love reading books on coaches whether it is basketball or football. I couldn’t put this book down, because it was really funny to see how Andew Hemminger and Dave Bensch went on this path to talk with the best 29 basketball coaches in america. They spoke to all 29 basketball coaches in person and there were no interviews given on the phone, letters, emails, or faxes. In these times, where college basketball coaches have non-stop schedules that is amazing.They took pictures of themselves with each coach except for Jamie Dixon. They forgot the camera and the SID department sent them a picture. Each interview gives background on the basketball coach and then they go through a series of questions. They didn’t use the same questions on each coach. I thought that it was a tremendous idea and wish that I could have went on the trips. The book reads like you are on the trip.One of the interviews was John Chaney, formerly of Temple University and he said this of the interview. “It is more of a human kind of interview where the question touches you a little bit more, and it gives you a relaxing feeling when you are able to talk about some of your experiences”.I can’t say enough on how I thought that Andrew and Dave did a tremendous job on their book and I really appeciate them sending me a copy to read. I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars. It is a tremendous book for college basketball fans who want some insight on 29 of the best basketball coaches in the country.Coach PetermanPS: Here are some excerpts and at the bottom of the article is where you can find the book.from the JOHN WOODEN STORY…We spotted a nearby elevator and figured it was where he wouldappear. With time to assess the situation before the doors openedand despite being so close, we still could not believe that CoachWooden was on his way down to greet us. With a ding, the metaldoors swung open and there he stood with the assistance of awooden cane, dressed in a button down shirt, slacks and aUCLA-blue vest. We shook his hand and introduced ourselves asthe doors closed behind us._______________________________________________________from the DEAN SMITH STORY…Trying to thwart off any mishaps in transit, we left the hotelmore than 90 minutes ahead of our scheduled time andheaded toward the Dean E. Smith Center to meet Dean E. Smith,which was less than six miles from our hotel._______________________________________________________from the THAD MATTA INTERVIEW…Who have been the biggest influences on you, in andout of hoops?Matta: Obviously my mom and dad. My dad was a coachand an athletic director, and all I ever wanted in life was to behim. I wanted to coach in a little town in Illinois because we hadsuch a great life._______________________________________________________from the BILLY DONOVAN STORY…Honestly, it took us 373 days to land an interview with him, whichwhen you think about it is a great sign for the state of collegebasketball. It would not be good if he were relatively non-busyand his time was easily accessible._______________________________________________________from the BILL SELF INTERVIEW…This job is described as your dream job, as it would be for alot of people. Can you sum up the job as the head coach at KU?Self: Definitely it is everything I thought it would be, maybeeven better than I thought it would be, and I thought it would begreat. If I could sum up anything, the right word would becaretaker, because it is such an honor and great responsibility tobe a caretaker of a program with such great names such as Naismith,Dean Smith and Chamberlain. It is an awesome responsibility to sitin that chair._______________________________________________________from the MIKE KRZYZEWSKI STORY…When the transition time came, we followed Jon and Coach K outinto the lobby area and waited as Coach K spoke momentarily withseveral other people. As he turned around, Jon introduced us, whichwas followed by the extension of a right hand and“Hi guys. Mike Krzyzewski.”_______________________________________________________from the RICK BARNES STORY…With a 100 guesses I bet you couldn’t come up with where we wereable to secure some time with Coach Barnes. I’m pretty confidentthat if you have bothered to take 100 cracks at it you would nothave put the Cracker Barrel restaurant off I-40’s Exit 125 in Hickory,North Carolina, on your list._______________________________________________________from the JIM CALHOUN INTERVIEW…What do you hope your players take away from theirexperience with you?Calhoun: I hope that they understand that to be good atanything you have to accept working hard. That we set a precedentand standard basketball-wise, academically, socially, etc. You aregoing to have to work and no one is just going to hand anythingover to you._______________________________________________________from the ROY WILLIAMS STORY…Sometimes in meeting coaches, we were thrown right into the fireand didn’t have that nervous period of anticipation time. In thiscase, things worked out beautifully. We waited for about 10 minutesin the office alone before a nearby door opened and Coach Williamsemerged._______________________________________________________from the GENE KEADY STORY…Informing us that we were the first strangers that he had everinvited into his home, he also let us know that his wife was in theback bedroom with a .38 revolver under her pillow just in case.We think he was kidding, but we weren’t completely certain at thatmoment. Remembering his intimidating demeanor on the sidelines,Coach Keady was the exact opposite, nothing short of extremelykind for the entire two-hour conversation._______________________________________________________from the TOM IZZO INTERVIEW…Izzo: I am not sure that I want to be patient becauseI have a small window with my players. I have at most four yearswith them, and a lot of times it determines the girl they marry andthe life they will live, by what you do in college and the image youportray, and that is all in that little window. I always hear abouthaving patience, but patience is something I don’t know if I wantto have, I would rather have understanding. Everybody is going tomove at a different speed. But the venue I am in, with how longyou get to graduate, how long you get to become an NBA player,how long you get to win a national championship, how long youget to set your footprint in the sand here, that doesn’t have anypatience, so how can I?