It's during the Holiday's, and Frasier finds out his son Fredrick isn't coming over for Christmas. With nothing better to do on Christmas day, Frasier decides to air his radio show and ask listeners to give him input of their Holiday Cheer. Unfortunately all the callers are just as depressed as he is, and makes him even more depressed. Still depressed, he ends his show and decides to head down to dine at a local dinner bar, where he is mistaken as a homeless man and discovers how generous other people can be, making it not so bad of a Christmas.
Season 1 Episode 12 of Frasier resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
After many years spent at the "Cheers" bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle after his policeman father Martin Crane gets shot in the hip on duty. After Martin struggles with living alone after the incident, he moves in with Frasier in his luxury apartment at the Elliot Bay Towers along with his dog Eddie. Hired by Frasier, Daphne Moon also moves in as Martin's personal physiotherapist. Also living nearby is his younger brother Niles Crane, who is also a Psychiatrist.
Frasier's new life in Seattle beings when he is employed by a radio station to offer therapy in a call-in manner. Produced by Roz Doyle, who becomes Frasier's friend, Frasier handles the everyday problems or people... sometimes uninteresting and even frustrating to Frasier but his ultimate goal will stay the same he wants to and enjoys helping people.