by Nathaniel Tenefrancia

While Dr. Frasier Crane diagnoses the various individuals of his radio call-in show, he looks for specific signs and symptoms, to aid in deriving a cure for his patients. By looking for similar aspects (signs and codes, in this case), a semiotic analysis (link to semiotic page) of the television program, Frasier, yields some interesting conclusions about the show, and the different themes of society it reflects.

Identifying the meaning of the signs and codes begins with identifying the signs and codes themselves. For this particular analysis, the examination will be on:

• elements of the show
• characters
• relationships

Through these factors, the central focus of Frasier, that of the (generalized) male persona, is revealed and examined through different situations and lenses.

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