Frasier - "It's only a chair" - S1E19 - John Mahoney
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- čas přidán 4. 02. 2018
- In remembrance of John Mahoney (1940-2018). The success of Frasier is not only due to its superb writing and intelligent humor, but developing the characters further by adding touches of serious drama, and also having actors with the talent to pull it off. From S1E19, "Give Him The Chair", this is among Mr. Mahoney's best monologues of the entire series.
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And now...the chair is empty.
Goodbye Marty Crane.
RIP Mr. Mahoney
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No he took it with him when he went to heaven 😭😭
@@The_Punisher It's like Norm said in the last 5 minutes of "Cheers": "Sammy, I love that stool! If there's a Heaven, and that stool isn't there, I don't wanna go! And even God better not be sitting on it!"
Such a sad but true statement.
rip
What i remember about this scene was my college instructor proved to me that during an argument, never lose your cool but reinforce your argument by using facts, not obscenities to solidify your point. Had to leave class unexpectedly because this scene always makes me cry.
Watching Frasier felt like watching theatre every week....that's how powerful the writing and acting was.
What a terrific performance by 'Marty Crane'- went from comedic to rip-your-heart-out-deep in a flash! Nothing like this in today's American sitcoms.
@4th Chairman Such as?
I don’t know about nothing achieving that in modern sitcoms. The Good Place has quite a few episodes filled with great comedy and genuinely affecting and deep pathos. Same goes for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, like the episode where Rosa comes out to her parents or the episode where Terry is racially profiled and has to deal with that. Same goes for Parks & Recreation, like the episode where April offends Andy when she says she’d sleep with Jeff Mangum and then has to learn more about how to be supportive, or the one where Ron says he didn’t recognize anybody, or the one where Leslie gets impeached from City Council. That’s just my opinion, though.
@@calowenby1654I dont watch any of those you mentioned but what they're talking about might be more specifically multi camera sitcoms. The ones with the audience or laugh track. Most of those types of sitcoms today just suck. And even the single camera ones that are always overhyped don't do it as well as Frasier, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sanford and Son, The Golden Girls etc.
He was superb. So subtle. The way he was shouting while walking into the kitchen with his back to the audience is so real - this is exactly what people do, but not every actor has the confidence to do it. Some feel the need to be front and centre. Not Mahoney. He's a legend.
OMD the moment Martin starts giving the reasons he wants the chair back( to Frazier), that made me cry !!! The writers and casting directors deserve another award !!!!
Frasier could not see the emotional value of the chair although he is a psychiatrist. Because we can not look at our family members objectively. We carry a huge emotion bag that contains all past disappointments, fights etc. This emotion bag clouds our reason especially when we talk to our loved ones and family members. Perfect acting, writing. Even though John Mahoney had never married in real life, he understood and showed Martin's emotional profile so well. RIP.
Perhaps you cannot, but please don't assume we're all like you.
Frasier should of fixed the old chair make it like if it's remodeled so it can last why is he so selfish
@@youmustcreateachanne just because "exception" exists, doesn't mean that a "rule" isn't a "rule". If you're going to go after OP for generalizing, you have to recognize that most of how we communicate is via generalizations. It doesn't mean that we should insist on the idea that someone conforms to a trend, especially when we're proven wrong, but you don't have to be a jerk about it.
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No it's because Frasier is a narcissistic snob.
He's reunited with Eddy.
mikeythebox John couldn't stand Eddy...in real life. Lol.
That doesn't mean that they aren't reunited. HA!
lol he hated that dog, it used to bite him.
@@manichairdo6346 You must mean John couldn't stand Moose.
mikeythebox and also reunited with his wife, Hester.
A show that started off great....and just got better and better. RIP Mr Mahoney.
I disagree, I think the show deteriorated the longer it went on. Especially when the show gave Martin a new love interest and Daphne’s family became regulars.
We all have different opinions. I feel like they lost their spark when David Angell died in 9/11.
@@JimmySteller Not a fan of Ronnie?
@@dnasty312 No, sorry.
@@JimmySteller I agree. Early on it struck a good balance between comedy and drama, as shown in this scene; as the series progressed, much less conflict and more straight comedy, even slapstick
That chair should go in a museum..
Love this show. These characters feel like family to me. I'm forever thankful to all the laughs and cries they gave me. Thanks so much John Mahoney.
the first season is funny
This was one of my favorite scenes between Martin and Frasier. They both played it so well, that you can really believe they are father and son and that they really loved each other despite their fights and everything that happened between them. Frasier was a great show. One of my favorites. RIP John Mahoney and thank you for all the laughs and amazing performances you gave to us. You were a true talent and will definitely be missed by all of your fans!
This rips my heart out. Kelsey and John were so above their game here. It's what made this show a success, such a superb ensemble.
The only show that could make you laugh one minute and cry the next
This is the way I feel about my fender stratocaster. It was the guitar that I learned how to play purple haze. It was the first guitar that made feel that I could do this. It was also the guitar that my father who was a bassist saw me hold up to him in a park. He passed away 2 years later. Every now and then I play a song and hold it up, and I can still imagine him watching me hold it up for the first time.
Goodnight Seattle. RIP John
It’s great seeing all the outpouring of love that’s coming in since his passing, r.i.p. John x
Bone chilling scene from the laughter to tear from an eye
1:04-1:50: One of my favorite serious moments in all of Frasier, if not my favorite.
Oscar Emmy awarding speech
To me this is the scene that set Fraiser on the path to be one of the truly great sitcoms of all time.
This is bringing tears to my eyes.
Me too! I'm crying right now... 😭
Hell of a talent. Gods speed John - you are missed.
I want the chair that made me smile and laugh so hard when Martin Crane was sitting in it. R.I.P. John Mahoney & Thank you alpineic1, best tribute ever!
Yeah! 😒
I wonder if IKEA will make and sell one just like it someday and name it Mahoney! 😊 I will buy it.
While most of my friends were hooked on Seinfeld, the combined wit and depth of Frasier was more appealing. This brilliant piece touches American and family values in a deep meaningful way. A totally different kind of audience and show, than Seinfeld...
This show could have the craziest and wildest jokes that not a lot of people would get but still laugh at and could also make you well up with tears for just a second then make you laugh again. Incredible show.
It was a great show and all of them were just brilliant on it. Mr. Mahoney was just great on it and it's a really sad day today.
Robert Granado I loved this scene he was so great
Trump is gonna be re-elected
@jimmy2k4o Trump is going to be impeached for being the traitor he is.
Wait how did this turn into a political argument
@@merk9569 u predicted it perfectly. Well done.
one of the best scenes ever filmed .
this level of writing and acting, or more precisely, the lack of it, is why tv today can not even come close to these old shows.
I may have only graduated college 2 years ago, but I have a chair like this. 2 actually. One was a 16th birthday present from my parents. The other was bought at an estate sale in 2021 and is my first piece of furniture I bought with my own money. I love both, but the estate sale chair more so. It is the chair I saw my Carolina Hurricanes win some playoff games in. It is the chair I was sitting in the night I was on the phone with one of my best friends pouring my soul out to when I was going through a valley. It is the chair I was sitting in for some of my favorite memories in the 1st 2 years after college. It's always more than "just a chair." It's about the memories you have saved in between the cushions. I deeply love this show because of moments like this
I REALLY miss John Mahony! My dad is still here, but John was my other Dad!
He was special.
still the best sitcom after all these years
we truly lost a treasure! I don't get how John never won several emmys for Frasier. Same goes for the ladies. All five cast members were one of the greatest television ensembles ever! RIP John
Marti's speech ,
breathtaking
Miss you so much already JM, what a great actor and such a dear character.
This scene really hit me when I was a 12 year old. Watching this again at 32 still does. Very overlooked show.
I loved him as a flirty college professor in the movie, "Moon Struck" he was wonderful and loved him in Frasier too.
I loved him in the small-but-important supporting role as the Director of the Secret Service in "In The Line Of Fire" with Clint Eastwood.
And Jim Court in _Say Anything..._
I literally just watched a highlight reel of Martin Crane comedy moments and this is tugging on my heart even more RIP John Mahoney
Heartbreaking scene, John Mahoney was a wonderful actor, can make you laugh & bring you to tears 😢 He was great in The Broken Hearts Club as well.
So long Marty. We loved you.
I love this show, I watch the 11 seasons every year, THANKS A LOT to all the frasier's actors. RIP John Mahoney.
such a meaningful scene...ahh...my heart.
Wow. Brought a tear to the eye.
Rip to John Mahoney he’s the greatest tv dad ever
Funny enough what was "only a chair" became the most expensive piece of furniture in the apartment
One of the greatest moments in television.
Who is cutting the onions here?
Reminds me so much of the transformative moment that "Archie Bunker" had at The New York Art Gallery with his own Legendary Chair. And then surpasses even that by establishing an even deeper and more personal connection. One of the damneder moments in the History of Entertainment perhaps ever!😔🎤📺B.W.
The best scene in television history.
This is my most favorite scene of the entire series.
Classic series, classic episode. John Mahoney R.I.P... *_'FRASIER' RULES..._*
I see this when an older parent goes to a nursing home, and their belongings and home are permanently lost. I realize it in the parents of dead children, and singles who have no one to leave their sentimental belongings, and hard work. I feel disgust when I hear of inheritors who only see inheritance in terms of profit, with no thought of the person. I am reminded of the Blade Runner rooftop speech that a lifetime of experiences are lost like tears in the rain.
Frasier and Martin both learned something here. What a powerful scene.
I love this speech
So touching!!!
Such an amazing cast,crew,and writers!
They proved a spin-off can be successful!
Incredible emotions there, they both love each other in spite of their differences. John made this show with his laughing eyes and down to earth humour. I hope he us resting in Peace now.
Rest in Peace John.
This and the scene where they're talking in the abandoned bar hit too close to home for me.
Perhaps the best scene in TV.
God bless everyone and this great show. That Chair will.always be a legend
its amazing seeing the contrast between frasier and martin's relationship in this clip and their relationship at the end of the show
Brilliant acting.
That is incredible acting.
Well, I’m crying a bit now
this was the first episode of frasier I ever watched and it deeply endeared me to John Mahoney and the complicated but loving dynamic between a father and his two son's. RIP John, your warmth and talent will be dearly missed.
* his two sons.
After episode "And the Whimper Is...", Frasier another episode "Give him the Chair" on March 17, 1994 Martin Crane talking about lost his father's
25 year old broken down Chair Marty look back to his moments like in 1969 Neil Armstrong first step walk on the Moon. United States Men's Hockey team beating the Russian in 1980 Olympics. Some all of those good memories of Martin Crane's Chair was full lifelong Dreams and his moments that you'll never Forget.
Johnny Mahoney/Marty Crane Rest in Peace, Old man I love You. 😢😢🙏
1:03 what a great speech
Thank you so much. Great job.
The best father and son scene from the whole of the series!
Jesus I'm actually crying
Brought tears to my eyes. RIP John.
best ep of this show loved it
Damn, I got something in my eye.
It's scenes like this that make me question the need and idea of the new reboot Kelsey has scheduled for 2020. While I don't discount his abilities as an actor and director, it is the writing of this genius sitcom that would be hard to match.
Not to mention, the technology advancement we've had in the past 15 -16 years since the show ended.
When something has lasted long enough for syndication, why mess with it? Now that John is gone, Martin's character would have to be addressed, no doubt in the same fashion. Also, with the ensemble cast, (if the same group including David Hyde I) I have this feeling the focus would be weaving them in and out much like Fraiser did with his friends of Cheers days.
Do you like the new "Frasier" show? I've seen six so far and I'm still uncertaim.
RIP, John Mahoney. You also brought us General Rogard and Preston Whitmore.
What a wonderful actor ❤️
I kind of understand where Martin is coming from. I was with my first wife for 7 years. When we split up all I had to take with me were my clothes, some personal belongings, and a 13" TV. Nothing else in the house was mine including the house(it was her house to begin with). I carried that 13" TV with me everywhere I lived. Even when I met my current wife and analog TV's were pretty much useless, that TV was always with me. Even when we moved to live in 2 different states before moving back home. I finally threw that TV away a couple of years ago.
Mahoney certainly could act. May he rest in peace.
I always felt that both Fraiser and Niles never really realized how classy their father was and dignified. The crane boys spent all their lives trying to be fancy and high end and viewed thieir father as too brash or low brow. But the truth is Martin was damned high class, respectable and had a lot of self-esteem and dignity as well as being just as emotionally open. It is no doubt why their mother loved Martin so much,
What a sweet way to remember a woman who once threatened to kill Diane if she didn't stop seeing Frasier on Cheers.
Mahoney was a great talent will miss him
I agree. He had a lot of great scenes as Martin Crane but this was one of the best, if not the best. To me, it was the height of their fighting in the first season. Afterwards, everything else was peachy compared to this scene.
I had somewhat the same incident with mom only she was Fraiser and I was Marty. She has this thing about her.. throwing away things no matter if was old or new.. if she thought was worth nothing .. it is gone!! Y'know, I never thought she valued anything (including relationships) until I saw her still keeping a pair of old-fashioned ceiling lighting shades (60's style) in the pantry!!! 😮 She told me she likes them!!! Striking!!
Well, you know how I felt about that. 😊 Nooo, I won't throw'em away.. cause I believe in value of things.
Omg I love this shoooow.
30 years is a long time to own a recliner.
Not if you take care of your furniture with duck tape once in a while.
Love you john mahoney
As someone who unexpectedly became a widower this year the part about his wife I feel that too.
Very Sorry
"Marty Crane" could be amused by his own hilarious "Dad" Jokes and then reach in and grab You absolutely by the heartstrings the very next moment. A great self styled TV Philosopher all His own in the class of "Arnold" or "Floyd Lawson!"😂😔🎤💈🧀🏈📺B.W.
0:25 always cracks me up
That's the chair I want to fall asleep in a marriage.
I'm glad they rewrote Marty and turned him into the more pleasant we all know in later seasons. If he was a grump the whole time I woulda hated him lmfao
🤦Stop SCARING the dog😨. You shook him so he ran away! 🤭😂
John's a great name
I want the chair i was sitting in the night you called me and told me a had grandson. Im not even a father or a grandfather and i thought that was beautiful.
very deep
The various dogs that played Eddie had to put up with some guff.
This story was lifted from All in the Family. Archie gives a similar speech when his chair goes missing.
This is similar to how Ted Danson's character feels on Becker about his television set (season 3 episode 20).
How sad to hear of his passing. RIP Mr Mahoney
W-o-w.....