A poorly-kept secret is that Frasier and Niles played their characters as if they were gay. Of course, Niles’ portrayer actually is.
David Hyde-Pierce, John Mahoney, and the guy who played Bulldog all were gay.
One of the creepiest shows was when Martin took Niles and Frasier ice fishing. In the fishing shack were “beefcake” posters on the walls. Hubby and I had seen the re-runs for years and loved them. Last month we both noticed for the first time the posters on the walls.