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> Whether they're super rich or not is simply not explored in the show because it's not relevant to the goals of the storyteller. What?? I thought the show obv
by tomjakubowski 3y ago
> Whether they're super rich or not is simply not explored in the show because it's not relevant to the goals of the storyteller.
What?? I thought the show obviously portrayed Frasier and Niles as wealthy yuppies.
Frasier rents a luxurious 3 bedroom apartment and Niles is married to a woman named Maris who is the heir to a urinal cake fortune. They live in a mansion!
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoI think the point was more that they were never lacking resources. They had exactly as much money as required. There were plenty of minor plot arcs which would bankrupt a normal person. The casual spending of money was just a means to change the scene and/or make the inevitable failure inconsequential.
- mywittyname 3y agoSince he had a nationally syndicated talk show host, I always assumed that he was meant to be approximately Howard Stern (pre-Sirius) rich.
- TMWNN 3y ago>Since he had a nationally syndicated talk show host Not nationally syndicated. Only broadcast in the Seattle area.
- smsm42 3y agoOne of the plot lines deals with Miles getting a divorce and temporarily having to live like a normal non-rich person, driving a hatchback (which he calls a hunchback) and living in an appartment. Before (and soon after) Miles is quite affluent, and Fraiser is not far behind.
- ascagnel_ 3y agoHe's not living in a stereotypical apartment -- it has a large living space (in which he's able to host fairly large parties for the upper crust), a well-appointed kitchen, a separate floor for bedrooms, and a third floor that's never seen on the show.
- valarauko 3y ago> He's not living in a stereotypical apartment I think the parent is referring to Niles' brief stay at the Shangri-La, not the Montana.