Prost Helmut! Mr. Otis Regrets (1982–1993) Online
- Original Title :
- Mr. Otis Regrets
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama
- Year :
- 1982–1993
- Directror :
- Andy Ackerman
- Cast :
- Ted Danson,Kirstie Alley,Rhea Perlman
- Writer :
- Glen Charles,Les Charles
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 7.5/10
Woody is looking for a roommate since his rent is being raised. He finds Terry Gardner - a she, not a he - who, despite her gender, he thinks is perfect, especially since she's from Indiana. But as quickly as Terry moves in, she moves out as she reconciles with her jealous husband, Cutter, who just happens to be a hot tempered old acquaintance of Woody's from back home. Woody has to decide if he will confess to jealous and large Cutter about living with his wife. Meanwhile, Lilith is taking singing lessons as she wants to be able to serenade Frederick, a task at which Frasier scoffs. She may make Frasier eat his words. Elsewhere, Rebecca reads in the society column that Robin's other girlfriend, Jeanne-Marie, the chargé d'affaires with the French consulate, is in town to attend a gala Franco-American ball. Rebecca, jealous, asks Sam to attend to the ball to spy on Jeanne-Marie and report back to her. He does so. In fact, he ends up sleeping with Jeanne-Marie in what he considers the ...
| Episode cast overview: | |||
 | Ted Danson | - | Sam Malone |
 | Kirstie Alley | - | Rebecca Howe |
 | Rhea Perlman | - | Carla Tortelli |
 | John Ratzenberger | - | Cliff Clavin |
 | Woody Harrelson | - | Woody Boyd |
 | Kelsey Grammer | - | Dr. Frasier Crane |
 | George Wendt | - | Norm Peterson |
 | Bebe Neuwirth | - | Dr. Lilith Sternin |
 | Christine Cavanaugh | - | Terry Gardner |
 | Eric Bruskotter | - | Cutter Gardner |
 | Colin Wells | - | Eric |
 | Barry Zajac | - | Barry |
| Tony DiBenedetto | - | Tony |
| Peter Schreiner | - | Pete |
The title is a parody of the 1934 song "Miss Otis Regrets" by Cole Porter from the musical "Hi Diddle Diddle" which opened October 3, 1934 at the Savoy Theatre, London. An elevator figures significantly in this episode, and the "Mr. Otis" referred to is Elisha Otis, inventor of the safety elevator and founder of the world's largest elevator company.
In the cold open, Frasier talks about Lilith taking singing lessons and alludes to her terrible singing abilities. In reality, Bebe Neuwirth (Lilith) is a famed broadway performer.