unitedfan6191 OP t1_j6fjhk8 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:48 PM

Reply to comment by Stuckinthevortex in What’s actually a good/tolerable example of retconning? by unitedfan6191

Did he ever actually ever say he’s an only child or is it just that Niles was never mentioned? I cannot remember. I know Martin was dead and was a scientist I think and not a cop prior to the show Frasier.

ascagnel____ t1_j6g5t50 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:21 AM

They say it, and it’s brought up on the spin-off when Ted Danson’s character has a cameo.

unitedfan6191 OP t1_j6gp8xd wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:45 AM

No, I meant do they mention Frasier having no brother in a Cheers episode? If it was mentioned in one episode in an offhand way, then that may explain why I cannot remember if Frasier mentioned having a brother.

billythepub t1_j6gw88o wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:54 AM

All long running showd are subject to plotholes though or inconsistencies. In season 1 cheers Diane talked about her father in the present and later in the season we find out he's been dead for years.