History TearJerker / Frasier

* In Season 7's "Hot Pursuit," Donny asks Martin to do a little stakeout in a neighborhood Niles considers suspicious. Niles tries to talk him out of it only for Martin to do it behind his back, so Niles finds him in his car at the house Donny told him about. After the usual chewing out, Niles then gives Martin a thermos of clam chowder just like Hester used to make for him when Martin was still a cop, then he insists on staying with his dad. Martin assumes it's because Niles thinks him too old for this, and Niles replies in an audibly emotional tone.

* Season Six's "Shutdown In Seattle" ends with Frasier, Niles and Martin sitting together in a bar, all of them having lost their newest dates for one reason or another and therefore not being able their faces at their usual hangouts for a while. Martin manages to turn it into a happy ending of them singing "Goldfinger" together, but it's sorely needed after his sons' lament over their love lives.

* In the pilot "The Good Son", Frasier discusses to a radio caller about how his wife left him and he relocated from Boston to his new home in Seattle. Soon his life is turned upside down when he is made primary caregiver for his and Niles' father Martin. Over the weeks, Frasier becomes stressed out and eratic caring for his father and worrying about what he is doing in his apartment when he isn't home and it all comes to a head during a rather emotional fight between father and son. Frasier calls Martin out for not once being thankful for all that Frasier has done for him and being cynical and cold. While Martin is sympathetic given that his life was changed forever due to a mook putting a bullet in his hip and having to retire from the police force and trade in his gun and badge for a walking cane, that doesn't excuse Martin having a bad attitude all the time.

-->''Hester:''' ''(softly)'' Now son, I know this is frightening for you, but you have to do the work.

'''Frasier:''' Well of course it is! But the point is, I did it! I took you in. And I got news for you, I wanted to take you in, because ''you're my father''. ''(voice cracks, tearing up)'' And how do you repay me? Ever since you moved in, it's been a snide comment about this or a smart little put-down about that! Well, that's enough out of you, thank you. Just once, just once would it kill you to say 'thank you'?! One lousy 'thank you'?!

-->'''Martin:'' Uh, look, I hate to cut this short, but I told some guys I'd meet 'em down at Duke's.\\

* In the pilot "The Good Son", Frasier discusses to a radio caller about how his wife left him and he relocated from Chicago to his new home in Seattle. Soon his life is turned upside down when he is made primary caregiver for his and Niles' father Martin. Over the weeks, Frasier becomes stressed out and eratic caring for his father and worrying about what he is doing in his apartment when he isn't home and it all comes to a head during a rather emotional fight between father and son. Frasier calls Martin out for not once being thankful for all that Frasier has done for him and being cynical and cold. While Martin is sympathetic given that his life was changed forever due to a mook putting a bullet in his hip and having to retire from the police force and trade in his gun and badge for a walking cane, that doesn't excuse Martin having a bad attitude all the time.

* Roz ending up in tears about breaking up with her boyfriend, Roger. [[spoiler: Both times.]] The second time is especially sad. Frasier has recently debuted in a new market (Spokane), but the audience is hostile since he is replacing a local legend. Frasier has Roz pretend to call in and fake a problem. In doing so, her insistence that she's perfectly fine shatters and she breaks down on the air.

* In the pilot "The Good Son", Frasier discusses to a radio caller about how his wife left him and he relocated from Chicago to his new hoe in Seattle. Soon his life is turned upside down when he is made primary caregiver for his and Niles' father Martin. Over the weeks, Frasier becomes stressed out and eratic caring for his father and worrying about what he is doing in his apartment when he isn't home and it all comes to a head during a rather emotional fight between father and son. Frasier calls Martin out for not once being thankful for all that Frasier has done for him and being cynical and cold. While Martin is sympathetic given that his life was changed forever due to a mook putting a bullet in his hip and having to retire from the police force and trade in his gun and badge for a walking cane, that doesn't excuse Martin having a bad attitude all the time.

--->'''Frasier:''' I'm just trying to be the good son!
--->'''Martin:''' Ah don't worry, son. After I'm gone, you'll feel better knowing you've done well by your papa.
--->'''Fasier:''' Is that what you think this is about, guilt?
--->'''Martin:''' Isn't it?
--->'''Frasier:''' Well of course it is! But the point is, I did it! I took you in. And I got news for you, I wanted to take you in, because ''you're my father''. ''(voice cracks, tearing up)'' And how do you repay me? Ever since you moved in, it's been a snide comment about this or a smart little put-down about that! Well, that's enough out of you, thank you. Just once, just once would it kill you to say 'thank you'?! One lousy 'thank you'?!

--> '''Niles:''' At least I've always been faithful to you!\\

--> '''Martin:''' I'd do anything to fix this for you.\\

--> '''Martin:''' You stop right there! You ''will not'' put these words in my mouth. I was always proud of you boys, and I will not be portrayed as some drunken, judgmental jackass!

--> "In loving memory of our friends Lynn and David Angell"

'''Niles:''' Okay. If you're right - and that's a big "if" - why would I do that?

--->'''Daphne:''' I hate hospitals. I hate then. I hate all of this.\\

* In "Hot Ticket", after missing a play by a beloved writer, Sir Trevor Ainsley, due to an embarrassing incident (Frasier got the wrong tickets and were unwilling to get cancellation ones in front of gossipy socialites), Frasier and Niles attempt to engage in a party Sir Trevor is attending. Frasier attempts to bluff his way through complimenting the play, which by some miracle not only convinces Sir Trevor, but touches him deeply. When left alone with Niles however, he is left deeply ashamed, having lied to the old man after failing to even watch his work due to a moment of petty pride.

--->'''Daphne:''' I hate hospitals.\\
'''Martin:''' ''(sombrely)'' I know what you mean.\\
''(Cut to a flashback, where a doctor is putting up x-rays in front of Martin)''\\
'''Doctor:''' Your wife's x-rays don't look good, Mr. Crane.

--> '''Niles''': At least I've always been faithful to you!\\
'''Patient'''[[note]]ItMakesSenseInContext[[/note]]: I've always been faithful to you!\\
'''Niles''': I wanted to believe that more than anything in the world, but now... now! I don't see how I possibly can!

-->'''Frasier:''' But I don't know what he wants!
-->'''Dr. Tewksbury:''' Then why do you keep trying to bury him in psychiatric exercises?
-->'''Frasier:''' ''Because that's all I have!''
-->''[long pause, Tewksbury looks at him sadly]''
-->'''Frasier (whispering):''' ...I'm sorry, caller. I can't help you.

--> '''Martin:''' I'd do anything to fix this for you, son.
--> '''Niles:''' It's my own fault. I had chance after chance to tell her how I feel and I always kept my mouth shut.

-->'''Frasier:''' You have a chance for a real relationship with Daphne, yet you're resisting it.
-->'''Niles:''' Why would I do that?
-->'''Frasier:''' Because if your relationship with Daphne doesn't work out... then you will have spent the last ''seven years of your life''... [[LovingAShadow chasing an illusion]].

* In "A Day in May" one of the b-plots has Martin sitting at a table in a strange room drinking a cup of coffee. When Niles calls him he lies and says he's at the track. Later he's met there by a woman. While chatting they both say they think about each other a lot, and the woman asks how his hip is doing. An old flame of Martin's, perhaps? Not quite. They're at the local prison to attend the parole hearing of the woman's son. He was the criminal who shot Martin in the hip, cutting short his police career and crippling him for life. The young man describes his success with the prison work program and how he hopes to get a job in computer science once he gets out. And he says he regrets his crime "every day." The parole board asks Martin if he'd like the make a statement. Martin struggles to his feet, pauses for a moment...and says "I have nothing to say." The board ultimately decides not to grant parole. As Martin starts to leave the young man's mother quietly sobs in her seat. Martin turns around as if to comfort her...but he has nothing to say...

--->'''Mel''': NO! ''[Bangs hard on the table]'' I promised myself I wouldn't cry.

-->'''Frasier:''' Do ''you'' want to know what's bothering me? Well, here's a start: [[Funny/{{Frasier}} I'm talking to a dog, that bothers me]]. I'm another year older today. I suppose that bothers me. Though not as much as people seem to think. ''[Increasingly maudlin]'' I'm still single. That's a big one. Not having a woman to share my life with. The only women in my life are friends: Roz and Daphne. Daphne's not even here anymore, she'll be married soon. That's going to be tough on Dad... who am I kidding. It's going to be tough on me. It's been nice having her here. Even when my love life hasn't been going so well, I can always come home to a warm and considerate woman. You know, that's probably why I've been so brusque with her lately: I know that once she's gone, I'll probably be twice as lonely. Well, it's quite a realization isn't it? I really do love Daphne and I'm about to lose her. I've got to show her how I feel about her, while I still have the chance.

* In "Hot Ticket", after missing a play by a beloved writer, Sir Trevor Ainsley due to an embarrassing incident (Frasier got the wrong tickets and were unwilling to get cancellation ones in front of gossipy socialites), Frasier and Niles attempt to engage in a party Sir Trevor is attending. Frasier attempts to bluff his way through complimenting the play, which by some miracle not only convinces Sir Trevor, but touches him deeply. When left alone with Niles however, he is left deeply ashamed, having lied to the old man after failing to even watch his work due to a moment of petty pride.

* In "Taking Liberties", while it ends up okay, Daphne shows she was aware of more than she let on before, knowing how much Maris made Niles an ExtremeDoormat HenpeckedHusband and having the very real fear that it might be seven more years before he stands up to Mel.

* [[AuthorExistenceFailure Sadly, John Mahoney (Martin) passing away in 2018 at the age of 77]].
** Kelsey Grammer appeared on ''The Talk'' several days later and declared: "He was my father and I loved him." He explained that Mahoney played his father longer than he knew his own father and that he never had a brother either, meaning that his relationships with both men was very much like a RealLife counterpart.
** In "Boo!", Frasier and Niles, after Martin's suffered a heart attack [[note]][[InsistentTerminology cardiac event!]][[/note]], confessing they're not ready to lose him. Even before Mahoney's death, any middle-aged son or daughter have felt the same of their own elderly parent.

* "How To Bury A Millionaire" has Niles having to face that his circumstances have changed, and he's close to begging Maris to take him back, listing excuses to Frasier and Martin why the terrible relationship was actually his fault.

* While the series does its best to paint the characters in an unsympathetic light, you can't deny that the way things ended for Donny and Mel was heartbreaking. [[spoiler:Niles left Mel days into their marriage and Daphne left Donny at the altar, and it's heavily implied that neither jilted lover ever got over the breakups. Depending on your viewpoint, it almost puts the Niles/Daphne love story into EsotericHappyEnding territory when you consider that they ruined two other lives in the process.]]