But one thing you won't find along the back roads in the Sooner State is a monument to "Moose," the canine actor who played the role of "Eddie" on the long running NBC sitcom "Frasier." Why would anyone even expect to find such a thing? That's all thanks to another sitcom...
On a season 4 episode of The Mindy Project, two of the characters ("That Guy From That Thing" and "That Other Guy, I Know I've Seen Him in Something") decide to do a Road Trip Episode™. Soon enough, the boys find themselves in Catoosa, Oklahoma.
Of course, it's a real life Oklahoma town along the Mother Road but the episode would have you believe it's the final resting place of "the dog from Frasier." The prop department even whipped up a nice monument (which I wish I owned):
In my research I couldn't find the actual grave of Moose which leads me to believe there's just not one. I'd like to think he was cremated and his remains were divided into lockets worn around the necks of the cast and crew of Frasier every single day. It just feels right to me.
After reading this, if you are now in the process of canceling your plans for a Catoosa road trip, then allow me to talk you back into it. You don't need a dead dog when you can have a giant whale:
The Blue Whale makes his home in Catoosa and travelers come from all over to walk into his big smiling face. Unfortunately the only pic of him I have handy is this one of me shooting video of him several years ago. At least it helps to give a little perspective of how big he is.
I'll head out there again soon to get some betters for his own blog entry. And speaking of which, there is a grave of a famous TV animal in Oklahoma for your viewing pleasure but you'll have to head out to Tahlequah to see it:
But Mr. Ed's grave is a story for another time...to be continued?!?
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