Frasier You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover (1993–2004) Online
- Original Title :
- You Canu0027t Tell a Crook by His Cover
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1993–2004
- Directror :
- Andy Ackerman
- Cast :
- Kelsey Grammer,Jane Leeves,David Hyde Pierce
- Writer :
- David Angell,Peter Casey
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 23min
- Rating :
- 7.8/10
When Roz gets scammed by a con artist, Frasier boasts that he's too smart for such tricks. Martin challenges him to figure out which of his three poker buddies is an ex-convict. Frasier loses the bet, but Martin is appalled to hear that Daphne has made a date with the man (as is Niles).
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
 | Kelsey Grammer | - | Dr. Frasier Crane |
 | Jane Leeves | - | Daphne Moon |
 | David Hyde Pierce | - | Dr. Niles Crane |
 | Peri Gilpin | - | Roz Doyle |
 | John Mahoney | - | Martin Crane |
 | Ron Dean | - | Frank |
 | Katherine McGrath | - | Linda |
 | Tony Abatemarco | - | Jimmy |
 | Robert Miano | - | Rocco |
| Ivory Ocean | - | Bartender |
 | Marco Rodríguez | - | Leo |
| Dean Erickson | - | Waiter |
 | Moose | - | Eddie |
Actually, it should have been easy for Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) to decide which of Martin's (John Mahoney) poker guests isn't a police officer, because that person is wearing a beard. The Seattle Police Department, like most US law enforcement agencies, doesn't allow its officers to grow beards.
The title is from the proverb "You can't judge a book by its cover."
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) refers to his ability to identify a criminal simply through observation by saying, "What truffles are to pigs so are these charlatans and pettifoggers to my mental acuity."
On the First Season DVD, however, the closed captioning has him saying "What troubles are to pigs...", which makes no sense at all.