Peri Gilpin played producer Roz Doyle on Frasier, and here's her favorite episode. Out of the ensemble cast of Cheers, Dr. Frasier Crane didn't feel like the obvious choice to front a spinoff. The naysayers to this concept were quickly proven wrong, with Frasier's sharp writing and great cast helping it become one of the most popular sitcoms on TV. The NBC series ended up running for 11 seasons, before finally signing off in 2004. Star Kelsey Grammar is currently developing a new series, though fans have taken his Frasier reboots comments as a bad sign, as it currently appears to lack a solid hook currently.
Peri Gilpin played Roz Doyle on the series, who produced Frasier's radio show and eventually became his best friend. Gilpin very nearly missed out on the part, as during the audition phase, it came down to her and Lisa Kudrow. In the end, Kudrow was selected, but during early rehearsals, it was decided the actor didn't project the authority or confidence they wanted from Roz. Kudrow was fired from the role - but quickly moved on to Friends - and Peri Gilpin was hired to step. The actor stayed with the series throughout its entire run and proved to be a fan favorite.
In the 1999 TV special My Favorite Frasier, the main cast selected their personal favorites from the series, such as David Hyde Pierce's being "First Date." Peri Gilpin's favorite episode of Frasier proved to be "The Kid," from season 5. This outing is set in the aftermath of Roz learning she's pregnant, and she plans to keep the child. Frasier applauds the decision, but Roz's evasive answers on the topic of the father tells him there's more to the story.
The reason "The Kid" is Peri Gilpin's favorite episode of Frasier is partly, as she confesses, it gave her a lot to do. Roz is front and center in the episode and gets to run through a range of emotions. Gilpin gets to show her dramatic range during the scenes where she informs the father, who is a 20-year-old college student, about the baby or when she shares her fears with Frasier (who claimed in Cheers Martin was dead).
Roz also gets some great lines - especially when she taunts Bulldog with the idea he's actually the father - and refuses to be judged for having a baby without a husband, which is a weird sticking point for Martin Crane. More than anything, Peri Gilpin's favorite episode of Frasier is just a great outing with a lot of laughs and heart. Out of the main characters, Roz Doyle is probably the one who got the spotlight the least, but "The Kid" showed why she was so popular.