Jack-in-the-box

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A traditional children's toy consisting of a box with a hand-crank that plays music until a spring-loaded clown figure pops out. Frasier uses one as a desensitization tool in his groundbreaking treatment of a patient's coulrophobia.

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Appearance

Mentioned once in BOO! (a.k.a. I'm With Her).

BOO! (a.k.a. I'm With Her)

Season 11 · Episode 16 · S11E16

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“Frasier is sitting with his coulrophobic patient, Mimi, winding a jack-in-the-box.”
— Frasier

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