Frechette was cast as one of the three leads of 1989's "Dream Street", the unofficial blue-collar spin-off of "Thirtysomething" (it lasted 6 episodes, airing as a mid-season replacement). In November 1989, Frechette guest-starred in the "Thirtysomething" episode "Strangers" (season 3, episode 6), as Peter Montefiore, a man who goes on a date with recurring character Russell Weller (David Marshall Grant). Frechette and Weller appeared in bed, seemingly naked after having had sexual relations following a first date, generating controversy. A number of advertisers refused to run commercials during the broadcast, and ABC opted not to air the episode again during summer reruns (it has since returned to the syndication schedule and was released in the season three DVD box set).