Episode guide
Frasier
264 episodes · 11 seasons · 1993–2004 · NBC
Season
Season 1
24 episodes
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S01E01 The Good Son Frasier moves to Seattle, and his irascible father moves in with him.
Pilot note — From the desk: Frasier opens its catalog run with “The Good Son” (1993-09-16). Proof a spinoff can become the sharper instrument. Cast dynamics and the reboot's high-wire nostalgia.
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S01E02 Space Quest Frasier's quest for quiet is impeded by his dad, Daphne, Eddie the dog, a deejay and a waiter-musician.
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S01E03 Dinner at Eight Frasier and Niles bite off more than they can chew when they accompany Martin to his favorite eatery.
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S01E04 I Hate Frasier Crane A newspaper critic starts a feud with Frasier by printing an unflattering column about his show.
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S01E05 Here's Looking at You Frasier buys Martin a telescope, which he uses to scope out a woman in an adjacent building.
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S01E06 The Crucible Frasier hosts a party for an artist who announces his painting is a fake.
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S01E07 Call Me Irresponsible After advising a caller to break up with his girlfriend, Frasier starts dating her.
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S01E08 Beloved Infidel Niles thinks that Martin had an affair years ago with a family friend.
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S01E09 Selling Out A savvy agent persuades Frasier to start doing commercials.
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S01E10 Oops Bulldog quits his job after Frasier tells him he's heard that Bulldog is going to be fired.
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S01E11 Death Becomes Him After Martin's doctor dies, Frasier becomes obsessed with death, to the point of crashing the funeral.
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S01E12 Miracle on Third or Fourth Street Frasier agrees to work on Christmas day after his holiday plans fall through.
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S01E13 Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast Frasier mentions Martin's romantic rendezvous with a neighbor on the air.
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S01E14 Can't Buy Me Love A bachelor auction nets Frasier an evening with a model and Daphne a date with Bulldog.
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S01E15 You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover Frasier and Niles attempt to spy on Daphne after she agrees to a date with an ex-con.
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S01E16 The Show Where Lilith Comes Back Lilith flies to Seattle to attempt a reconciliation with Frasier.
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S01E17 A Midwinter Night's Dream Niles and a distraught, post-breakup Daphne get stuck at Niles' house during a rainstorm while Maris is away.
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S01E18 And the Whimper is... Frasier and Roz are nominated for a SeaBea, a radio award.
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S01E19 Give Him the Chair! Frasier isn't a lazy boy when it comes to getting rid of Martin's recliner.
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S01E20 Fortysomething Frasier is having trouble adjusting to being middle-aged.
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S01E21 Travels with Martin The gang hits the open road in a motor home, headed for Mt. Rushmore---or maybe not.
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S01E22 Author, Author Offered the chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of authoring a book, Niles enlists Frasier to help him pen a guide to healthy sibling relationships. Faced with writer's block and looming deadlines, the two brothers lock themselves in a hotel room until the book is complete, and begin driving each other crazy.
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S01E23 Frasier Crane's Day Off Frasier's ill, so he hands his show over to Niles.
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S01E24 My Coffee with Niles Frasier spends a half hour with Niles at Cafe Nervosa discussing Frasier's first year in Seattle.
Season
Season 2
24 episodes
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S02E01 Slow Tango in South Seattle Frasier is steamed over a hot romance novel, which was based on an affair he had with his piano teacher in his youth.
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S02E02 The Unkindest Cut of All Eddie sires a litter of puppies, and Frasier barks at Martin for not having had the dog neutered.
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S02E03 The Matchmaker Not knowing that the new station manager is gay, Frasier tries to fix him up with Daphne, but the man thinks Frasier wants to go out with him.
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S02E04 Flour Child Wondering if fatherhood might be his bag, Niles simulates the experience by lugging around a sack of flour.
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S02E05 Duke's, We Hardly Knew Ye Niles and Frasier invest in a real estate project, not knowing that part of its plan is to destroy the bar Martin has cherished for 40 years.
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S02E06 The Botched Language of Cranes Frasier's deluged by an outraged public when he advises a caller to consider leaving rain-soaked Seattle.
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S02E07 The Candidate Frasier endorses a "sane" political candidate, who privately shares something spacey with him.
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S02E08 Adventures in Paradise (1) Frasier falls for a businesswoman, and the lovebirds fly off to a tropical paradise, where trouble awaits.
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S02E09 Adventures in Paradise (2) Lilith's unexpected appearance with her new beau disrupts Frasier's romantic excursion with Madeline.
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S02E10 Burying a Grudge Frasier wants Martin to bury the hatchet with a former friend who's been hospitalized.
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S02E11 Seat of Power When Frasier and Niles hire a plumber to fix the toilet, Niles recognizes him as a bully from his junior-high days.
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S02E12 Roz in the Doghouse After an argument, Roz abandons Frasier to produce Bulldog's show.
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S02E13 Retirement is Murder Martin becomes obsessed with solving a murder case that has baffled him for 20 years. Frasier thinks he's come up with the solution, but his theory is a little outlandish...
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S02E14 Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice... The theft of Frasier's briefcase may also rob him of his belief in the goodness of people.
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S02E15 You Scratch My Book... A sexy pop psychologist asks Frasier to pen the preface of her latest book.
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S02E16 The Show Where Sam Shows Up Frasier's old drinking buddy Sam Malone comes to Seattle to seek Frasier's advice, admitting he left his fiance at the altar the day before. Frasier's attempts to counsel and reunite the couple are upset by his realisation that he slept with her months earlier.
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S02E17 Daphne's Room Frasier has little room to maneuver when Daphne catches him in her bedroom.
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S02E18 The Club Frasier and Niles vie for a spot in an elite club for Seattle's best and brightest.
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S02E19 Someone to Watch Over Me Frasier becomes obsessed when he believes that a fan is stalking him---just as he prepares to make an appearance at the annual SeaBea awards.
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S02E20 Breaking the Ice Frasier warms up to the idea of joining Martin and Niles on an ice-fishing trip.
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S02E21 An Affair to Forget Frasier fears Maris is having an affair with her Bavarian fencing instructor.
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S02E22 Agents in America, Part III Frasier's agent, Bebe Glaser, seeks to renegotiate his contract with the station.
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S02E23 The Innkeepers It's a recipe for disaster when Frasier and Niles open a restaurant.
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S02E24 Dark Victory Not even Frasier's birthday party for Martin can lighten the mood for the bickering guests. And especially not after there's a blackout.
Season
Season 3
24 episodes
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S03E01 She's the Boss As the new station manager, Kate exiles an uncompromising Frasier to the late shift.
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S03E02 Shrink Rap In a session with a couples therapist, Frasier and Niles present both sides of a tale about how their attempt to work together went awry.
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S03E03 Martin Does It His Way While preparing for the funeral of a loathed aunt, Frasier and Niles learn of Martin's long-held dream: to write a song for Frank Sinatra.
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S03E04 Leapin' Lizards Kate encourages Bulldog to keep up his pranks on Frasier, who decides to exact revenge.
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S03E05 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Daphne is attracted to Niles' contractor, who's called on to repair Frasier's hardwood floor on the day of his wine-tasting soiree.
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S03E06 Sleeping with the Enemy (1) Frasier faces off with Kate in a labor dispute. And it's not just issues that are stirring passions.
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S03E07 The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl (2) Just when Frasier and Kate think they can control their desires, they lose it again---in the radio studio.
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S03E08 The Last Time I Saw Maris When Maris goes on a shopping spree in New York without telling Niles, Frasier urges him to reveal his displeasure to her.
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S03E09 Frasier Grinch Frasier's son, Frederick, comes to town for the holidays, and a mail-order snafu leaves dad with no presents to give.
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S03E10 It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave Kate tells Frasier she's leaving for a job in another city---before he can reveal his feelings for her.
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S03E11 The Friend Frasier's effort to make new friends leads him to a handicapped man named Bob.
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S03E12 Come Lie with Me Frasier can't deny that he's uncomfortable with Daphne and her boyfriend sleeping in the same room.
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S03E13 Moon Dance Niles becomes a dancing fool after Daphne teaches him a few steps to prepare him for a date at a society ball.
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S03E14 The Show Where Diane Comes Back Diane Chambers comes to Seattle to stage a play, and Frasier finally faces his feelings about her leaving him at the altar.
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S03E15 A Word to the Wiseguy Niles asks a wise guy to help fix Maris's parking-ticket problem.
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S03E16 Look Before You Leap Leap Year inspires Frasier to encourage those in his circle to jump beyond their limits; Niles fights the urge to hop back to Maris for a tryst.
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S03E17 High Crane Drifter Fed up with the rudeness he's been encountering, Frasier gets rough with an impudent patron at the cafe.
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S03E18 Chess Pains Frasier can't hold his frustration in check when Martin beats him at chess.
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S03E19 Crane vs. Crane Niles is going to testify to the mental incompetency of a wealthy gent whom Frasier deems A-OK.
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S03E20 Police Story After an attractive policewoman pulls him over, Frasier goes after her in hot pursuit---but she finds Martin more arresting.
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S03E21 Where There's Smoke There's Fired The new station owner, "Big Willy," wants to make Frasier's agent his little woman. But first he orders Frasier to make her quit smoking.
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S03E22 Frasier Loves Roz Frasier creates the impression that he has romantic feelings for Roz when he tries to save her from a heartbreaker.
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S03E23 The Focus Group Frasier fixates on the one member of a focus group who doesn't like his show.
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S03E24 You Can Go Home Again On the radio show's third anniversary, Frasier looks back on his return to Seattle and his initial estrangement from his family.
Season
Season 4
24 episodes
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S04E01 The Two Mrs. Cranes Niles poses as Daphne's husband when her ex-fiancé arrives to win her back.
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S04E02 Love Bites Dog Bulldog steals away a woman Roz fixed up with Frasier and then falls for her.
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S04E03 The Impossible Dream Frasier searches for symbolic meaning in a recurring erotic dream involving the station's food critic.
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S04E04 A Crane's Critique Frasier and Niles spot a famously reclusive author and attempt to catch up with him---but Martin beats them to it.
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S04E05 Head Game Niles subs for Frasier on the radio, and his off-air counseling at the studio appears to inspire a slumping basketball star.
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S04E06 Mixed Doubles Daphne breaks up with her boyfriend, and Niles wants to reveal his true feelings for her.
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S04E07 A Lilith Thanksgiving Lilith and Frasier turn Thanksgiving into a real turkey for the headmaster of the private school they want their son to attend.
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S04E08 Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven Frasier is painted into a corner when Martin gives him artwork that he detests.
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S04E09 Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine Martin falls for a boisterous bartender who's incompatible with Frasier and Niles.
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S04E10 Liar! Liar! Frasier meets a jailed bully from his prep school who was expelled for a prank perpetrated by Frasier and Niles.
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S04E11 Three Days of the Condo Conflict with the condo board over his new door knocker prompts Frasier to run for board president.
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S04E12 Death and the Dog Frasier presents a philosophical story to a radio caller involving Eddie's recent bout of depression and his resulting visit to a dog psychiatrist.
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S04E13 Four for the Seesaw Frasier urges Niles to just go with it when two attractive women agree to spend a weekend with them in a mountain cabin.
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S04E14 To Kill a Talking Bird Frasier hopes to connect with Niles' comely neighbor at a party in Niles' swanky new apartment.
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S04E15 Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead When Roz is ordered to do community service for a traffic violation, Frasier urges her to confront her fear of aging by visiting the elderly.
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S04E16 The Unnatural Frasier must play ball when he winds up on the KACL softball team and his son wants to see him in a game.
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S04E17 Roz's Turn Roz auditions for an on-air job, but her dreams are dashed by Frasier's agent, Bebe.
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S04E18 Ham Radio Frasier produces an old-fashioned radio drama in honor of the station's anniversary, but it plays as a farce.
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S04E19 Three Dates and a Breakup (1) Part 1 of 2. Sherry intrudes on Frasier's romantic life---and then appears to be out of his life entirely after a breakup with Martin.
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S04E20 Three Dates and a Breakup (2) Conclusion. Sherry (Marsha Mason) intrudes on Frasier's romantic life---and then appears to be out of his life entirely after a breakup with Martin.
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S04E21 Daphne Hates Sherry Bad blood develops between Sherry and Daphne And after a big blowup, Daphne seeks refuge at Niles' place.
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S04E22 Are You Being Served? Niles has hope for a reconciliation with Maris---then he's served with divorce papers.
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S04E23 Ask Me No Questions Frasier ponders whether Niles and Maris should reunite.
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S04E24 Odd Man Out Messages mistakenly left on his answering machine by an intriguing woman may be a wake-up call for lonely Frasier.
Season
Season 5
24 episodes
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S05E01 Frasier's Imaginary Friend Frasier's jaunt to Acapulco results in a sexy tryst with a dreamy supermodel-zoologist.
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S05E02 The Gift Horse Martin's birthday presents Frasier and Niles with a chance to engage in their annual one-upmanship bout of gift-giving to their dad.
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S05E03 Halloween Niles' literary-costume party is the setting for a particularly scary Halloween for Roz, who thinks she might be pregnant.
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S05E04 The Kid The father of Roz's baby is revealed to be a mere babe himself.
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S05E05 The 1000th Show Seattle is the setting for Frasier Crane Day, which celebrates Frasier's 1000th radio program.
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S05E06 Voyage of the Damned Frasier's booked as a celebrity guest on a cruise ship, where Niles is aghast to find Maris aboard.
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S05E07 My Fair Frasier Frasier submits himself to a relationship with a high-powered attorney.
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S05E08 Desperately Seeking Closure Sam tells Frasier it's her, not him, when she ends their romance---but Frasier's convinced that it is, in fact, all about him.
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S05E09 Perspectives on Christmas On a massage table, everyone gets a chance to work out tensions caused by Christmas just past by telling their version of events.
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S05E10 Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name The Fox and Whistle is a new pub in Frasier's life, where everyone knows his name---much to the chagrin of Daphne.
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S05E11 Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do Frasier, Niles and Daphne discover that Martin may propose to Sherry---then they learn she's been married many times before.
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S05E12 The Zoo Story As tough contract negotiations loom, Frasier insists to Bebe Glazer that he's sticking with his new straight-arrow agent.
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S05E13 The Maris Counselor Months of marriage counseling end in calamity for Niles, who's headed for a divorce from Maris.
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S05E14 The Ski Lodge Mixed-up romantic maneuvers snowball at a ski lodge.
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S05E15 Room Service Lilith arrives shattered and needy because her husband has left her. But Frasier finds her vulnerability "highly desirable."
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S05E16 Beware of Greeks Frasier tries to make up with his Greek aunt for some bum advice he gave to her soon-to-wed son.
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S05E17 The Perfect Guy The apparent flawlessness of a new radio personality galls Frasier.
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S05E18 Bad Dog Bulldog's a hero when he stops a gunman, but Frasier thinks his heroism was actually inspired by cowardice.
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S05E19 Frasier Gotta Have It Frasier has a fling with an earthy artist, but all they have in common is their mutual desire to get down and dirty.
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S05E20 First Date Niles makes a fictitious dinner date at his apartment after he shies away from asking out Daphne.
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S05E21 Roz and the Schnoz All but Roz are amused by the prominent proboscises of the parents of her baby's father.
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S05E22 The Life of the Party Roz goes into labor at a singles mixer thrown by Frasier and Niles.
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S05E23 Party, Party Frasier encounters obstacles in his efforts to hook up with an attractive acquaintance.
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S05E24 Sweet Dreams Frasier puts his job on the line when he balks at reading ad copy for a new sponsor at the radio station.
Season
Season 6
24 episodes
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S06E01 Good Grief Frasier goes through various stages of grief over his dying career. The first stage: denial.
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S06E02 Frasier's Curse Frasier is convinced that he's cursed when his high-school reunion comes up while he's low.
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S06E03 Dial M for Martin With Frasier and Martin about to kill each other, Niles agrees to have dear old dad, and, uh, Daphne come live with him.
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S06E04 Hot Ticket The play's the thing that anybody who's anybody must see, but Frasier and Niles can't get tickets.
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S06E05 First, Do No Harm Frasier's latest love interest is an attractive neurotic whose troubles form the unstable basis of an odd romance.
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S06E06 Secret Admirer Frasier receives a message from a secret admirer, but Niles realizes that it's actually meant for him---from Maris.
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S06E07 How to Bury a Millionaire Niles pays a high price for his divorce when severe financial constraints force him to lower his living standards.
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S06E08 The Seal Who Came to Dinner Something stinks about the gourmet dinner party Niles throws at Maris's beach house: a putrefied seal carcass on the sand below the deck.
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S06E09 Roz, a Loan News that KACL will be rehiring everyone is welcome to a jobless Roz, who has to borrow money from Frasier.
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S06E10 Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz At Christmastime, Frasier dates an attractive woman whose mother thinks he's Jewish.
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S06E11 Good Samaritan The effort to be a Good Samaritan appears to be a bad idea for Frasier.
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S06E12 Our Parents, Ourselves Frasier and Roz fix up Martin with Roz's mother.
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S06E13 The Show Where Woody Shows Up Frasier catches up on old times with Woody from "Cheers."
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S06E14 Three Valentines Valentine vignettes...calamity befalls Niles as he awaits a date; Frasier wonders whether his evening with a co-worker is for business or pleasure.
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S06E15 To Tell the Truth Niles, who's being bled by Maris's lawyers, hires a legal shark (and Roz's old boyfriend) to represent him.
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S06E16 Decoys With his divorce lawyer Donny dating Daphne, Niles schemes to reunite him with Roz at a lakefront cottage.
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S06E17 Dinner Party Frasier and Niles' planning for a dinner party invites revelations about their relationship.
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S06E18 Taps at the Montana Niles seeks to return to his luxurious old apartment.
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S06E19 IQ Frasier and Niles act like morons when they learn the results of their childhood IQ tests.
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S06E20 Dr. Nora KACL attacks the airwaves with Dr. Nora, a radio shrink whose abrasive style rubs Frasier the wrong way.
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S06E21 When a Man Loves Two Women Frasier makes an inept attempt to juggle romances with two women.
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S06E22 Visions of Daphne Daphne learns that Donny plans to propose, but then a psychic vision suggests that he might not be her dream man.
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S06E23 Shutout in Seattle (1) Daphne's engagement to Donny has Niles in a funk, but a peppy waitress from Cafe Nervosa provides a pick-me-up.
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S06E24 Shutout in Seattle (2) Frasier is focused on Faye, but he keeps saying "Cassandra"; meanwhile, Roz has an unfortunate fling and Martin's relationship with Bonnie goes to the dogs.
Season
Season 7
24 episodes
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S07E01 Momma Mia The Cranes celebrate Dad's birthday by returning to the cabin where they vacationed as kids.
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S07E02 Father of the Bride Frasier takes a hand in Daphne's wedding plans, and Roz is afraid that she's going to be asked to be a bridesmaid.
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S07E03 Radio Wars Frasier allows his feathers to be ruffled when he becomes the victim of pranks being pulled by Carlos and the Chicken, the station's new morning team.
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S07E04 Everyone's a Critic After Niles becomes a critic, Frasier also wants to be one; and he'd suggest it to the station-owner's daughter if she'd stop talking long enough to listen.
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S07E05 The Dog That Rocks the Cradle Roz is unaware that, while playing nanny for her baby, Bulldog is also playing havoc with her dates. Meanwhile, plots of a different kind concern the Cranes.
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S07E06 Rivals Frasier and Niles each thinks that the other is attracted to the woman who is currently the object of his affection.
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S07E07 A Tsar is Born The Crane brothers suspect that they may have a possible royal ancestry after Martin gets an heirloom appraised on Frasier's and Niles's favorite TV antique show.
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S07E08 The Late Dr. Crane After an erroneous report about the state of his health, Frasier reassesses his life; meanwhile, Niles is attracted to a woman with some familiar traits.
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S07E09 The Apparent Trap The holidays are less cheerful when Lilith accepts Frasier's invitation to join the Cranes for Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile, Martin questions Daphne's menu.
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S07E10 Back Talk After Frasier throws his back out, other things get out of kilter due to various misunderstandings and a revealed secret.
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S07E11 The Fight Before Christmas As Frasier prepares to host a holiday party, Daphne considers confronting Niles about his crush on her, and Niles is caught in a lie that he tells his new girlfriend.
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S07E12 RDWRER Frasier, Niles and Martin encounter unusual delays on their way to a posh New Year's celebration.
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S07E13 They're Playing Our Song When Frasier's radio show needs an opening jingle, he becomes obsessed with composing an elaborate opus.
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S07E14 Big Crane on Campus When Frasier escorts the prom queen to his high-school reunion, he finds her far from a dream date; Niles stirs up Daphne's desire in the Crane kitchen.
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S07E15 Out With Dad Frasier drags his father to the opera, where some new acquaintances think Martin is a homosexual.
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S07E16 Something About Dr. Mary When Roz goes on vacation, her sassy replacement threatens to take over Frasier's radio show; Niles learns kickboxing and ends up doing some damage.
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S07E17 Whine Club Mel pits Niles against Frasier in a wine-tasting competition; Martin feels guilty for bedding his late friend's widow.
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S07E18 Hot Pursuit Sparks fly between Frasier and Roz at an out-of-town conference; Martin and Niles go on a private-eye stakeout together.
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S07E19 Morning Becomes Entertainment Frasier's agent and ex-paramour Bebe tries enticing him to leave radio psychiatry to host a TV morning show.
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S07E20 To Thine Old Self Be True Frasier tries changing his image as a stuffy fussbudget by throwing a raunchy bachelor party for Donny; Daphne digs her claws into Mel.
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S07E21 Three Faces of Frasier Frasier risks the wrath of a short-tempered Italian chef; Daphne tries to mask her feelings for Niles as she dreads her upcoming wedding to Donny.
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S07E22 Dark Side of the Moon Daphne enters therapy after prenuptial jitters and a visit from her loutish brother push her too far.
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S07E23 Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1) As Daphne and Donny's wedding approaches, Niles makes a stunning revelation about Mel, and Roz considers a new romantic prospect.
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S07E24 Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (2) Niles and Daphne reckon with their true feelings for one another at her wedding to Donny.
Season
Season 8
24 episodes
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S08E01 And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1) After running off together, Niles and Daphne face the wrath from their jilted lovers: Donny's suing for emotional distress and Mel's plotting a ruse.
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S08E02 And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2) Daphne considers dumping Niles after Donny and Mel's plotting stresses her out. Fortunately, Frasier comes to the lovers' aid once again.
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S08E03 The Bad Son Frasier's disdain for public transportation takes a back seat to his fancy for a cute bus passenger; Daphne and Niles make a stargazing date only to end up star-crossed again.
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S08E04 The Great Crane Robbery Frasier frets when his billionaire boss slavishly copies his aesthetic tastes, and Mel blackmails Niles into making a social faux pas.
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S08E05 Taking Liberties Mel continues forcing Niles to act boorishly at parties, but he reaches his breaking point. Frasier hires a traditional English butler, who warns Daphne about the doomed nature of employer-employee relationships.
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S08E06 Legal Tender Love and Care Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding
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S08E07 The New Friend Frasier becomes close friends with Roz's new boyfriend. When they break up, Frasier continues to see him behind Roz's back.
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S08E08 Mary Christmas Frasier is chosen to host the Christmas parade he's loved since his childhood, but is devastated to find the loathed Dr. Mary his co-host.
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S08E09 Frasier's Edge A lifetime achievement award sends Frasier into an existential crisis which culminates in a battle of wits with his old mentor; Daphne's weight gain doesn't go unnoticed.
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S08E10 Cranes Unplugged Martin, Frasier and Freddy spent the weekend camping in the woods as a bonding experience. When Roz's date abandons her, Niles and Daphne try to fix her up.
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S08E11 Motor Skills Frasier and Niles take a car repair course to impress Martin and Daphne. Roz adopts a puppy and asks Martin to babysit, but he becomes controlling.
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S08E12 The Show Must Go Off Frasier and Niles try reviving the career of a has-been theater thespian best known for his role in a hokey sci-fi series; Martin becomes a tanning addict.
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S08E13 Sliding Frasiers An episode inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow's film "Sliding Doors" finds Frasier meeting a woman in two different scenarios on Valentine's Day.
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S08E14 Hungry Heart A case of mistaken identity leads to Frasier dating Kenny's wife; an eating binge discomfits Daphne.
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S08E15 Hooping Cranes Niles takes his father to a basketball game and makes a shot from half-court, winning a truck and getting his face on the news. When he starts milking his moment of fame, Frasier becomes jealous and angry. Roz dates a man who only speaks French, and needs Frasier to break up with him for her.
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S08E16 Docu.Drama Roz produces a documentary about space travel, and hires Frasier to narrate, but they struggle with the reversed power dynamic. Martin and Niles revive their old tradition of building elaborate kites.
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S08E17 It Takes Two to Tangle Martin hits it off with two women, and it's the rich one his sons scheme to hit up to bail out their bankrupt prep school.
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S08E18 Forgotten But Not Gone A Wine Club dispute uncorks a feud between Niles and Frasier, who breaks bylaws to host a radio talk show on his grasp of the grape.
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S08E19 Daphne Returns Daphne's therapist suggests her compulsive eating is rooted in the fear of not living up to Niles's years of fantasy. Frasier confronts Niles and leads him on a tour through his memories of her. Roz sells a children's book to a publisher, but Martin wants her to write a new one about Eddie.
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S08E20 The Wizard and Roz Frasier is distressed to find his idol and mentor Professor Tewksbury dating Roz. Niles and Daphne hire a scientist to finally put Daphne's supposed psychic abilities to the test.
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S08E21 Semi-Decent Proposal Jean Smart reprises her Emmy-winning role as a high-school prom queen, now a cynical divorcée, whose comely friend strikes Frasier's fancy.
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S08E22 A Passing Fancy In desperation, Frasier cuts a deal with the teen he's tutoring: he'll get the dimwit a hot date for his prom if the lad buckles down.
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S08E23 A Day in May Niles reacts jealously to Daphne's reunion with a fetching dog lover; Frasier appeals to the kindlier nature of caustic Lana, who's trying to close a house sale.
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S08E24 Cranes Go Caribbean A Caribbean trip turns chaotic as a familiar figure from Frasier's past appears.
Season
Season 9
24 episodes
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S09E01 Don Juan in Hell (1) A romantic quandary finds Frasier attracted to the doting Claire yet drawn to the "challenging" Lana.
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S09E02 Don Juan in Hell (2) Shelley Long and Bebe Neuwirth reprise their "Cheers" roles, confronting a troubled Frasier in dreamlike sequences.
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S09E03 The First Temptation of Daphne Jealousy besets Daphne over Niles' patient, a charming and winsome business exec who apparently adores him.
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S09E04 The Return of Martin Crane Flashbacks recall Martin's fateful last day as a cop while he readies for a new job amid squabbles over who now has to walk Eddie.
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S09E05 Love Stinks To change his snooty image, Frasier hosts a staff party. And, speaking of image, Roz frets over her romance with a garbageman. Also, Daphne dotes on Niles' childhood mementos, much to his chagrin.
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S09E06 Room Full of Heroes On Halloween, Frasier hosts a come-as-your-hero costume party. He impersonates Freud; Roz is Wonder Woman; and Niles is...Martin, who's masquerading as Joe DiMaggio.
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S09E07 Bla-Z-Boy Accidents will happen. That's as good an excuse as any for what befalls Frasier's carpet---and Martin's beloved old chair. Also, Niles gives piano lessons to Roz (who's good) and Daphne (who's not).
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S09E08 The Two Hundredth Microsoft's Bill Gates guest stars on Frasier's 2000th radio broadcast, an event clouded by a flap over a missing tape of an earlier show.
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S09E09 Sharing Kirby Wine snobbery obsesses the Crane boys, who vie to see a legendary collection of vintages accessible to Frasier's annoying former tutee.
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S09E10 Junior Agent An unwelcome but persevering new agent plays a key role in Frasier's battle against a rival radio shrink.
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S09E11 Bully for Martin A bullying boss ruffles Martin at his new job, but the last thing he needs is Frasier's meddlesome mediation.
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S09E12 Mother Load (1) A visit from Daphne's overbearing mum and loutish brother ruffles the Cranes.
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S09E13 Mother Load (2) Tempers flare between Daphne and her disparaging mum, and Frasier and his defiant neighbor.
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S09E14 Juvenilia To attract the youth market, Frasier appears on the station's "Teen Scene," where he's grilled by impertinent high-school journalists.
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S09E15 The Proposal A choir, a string quartet and a trumpeter figure in Niles' elaborate plans to propose to Daphne.
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S09E16 Wheels of Fortune Michael Keaton guest stars as Lilith's brother, a consummate con artist whose conversion to selflessness doesn't convince Frasier.
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S09E17 Three Blind Dates Allison Janney ("The West Wing") plays a feisty artist, one of three blind dates lined up for Frasier by his meddling family and Roz.
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S09E18 War of the Words A-N-X-I-E-T-Y seizes Frasier at the National Spelling Bee, where his son Frederick is a leading competitor.
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S09E19 Deathtrap Childhood memories engulf Frasier and Niles as they visit the home of their youth and unearth evidence of what they believe to be a murder.
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S09E20 The Love You Fake To quell a feud between Frasier and an upstairs antagonist, Martin and the neighbor's mom feign a romance.
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S09E21 Cheerful Goodbyes Rhea Perlman, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger re-create their "Cheers" roles as Frasier and company visit Boston.
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S09E22 Frasier Has Spokane Syndication dreams lure Frasier to Spokane, where his replacement of a beloved local icon receives hisses from callers.
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S09E23 The Guilt Trippers Guilt feelings over a sexual liaison with Roz plague Frasier, who heads out to her family reunion in Wisconsin to make amends.
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S09E24 Moons Over Seattle Well-intentioned Niles reunites Daphne's estranged parents, whose quarreling hits new heights.
Season
Season 10
24 episodes
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S10E01 The Ring Cycle Wedding bells finally ring for Niles and Daphne, but not without familial complications.
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S10E02 Enemy at the Gate A parking-garage dispute embroils Frasier with a stubborn attendant, angry motorists and his disconcerted passenger: Niles.
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S10E03 Proxy Prexy Agenda-driven Frasier gets Martin elected to condo-board president, but it turns out that Dad isn't the figurehead his son intended him to be.
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S10E04 Kissing Cousin Roz's uninhibited and opinionated cousin irks Frasier and tires Roz, who joins cuz on the all-night partying circuit.
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S10E05 Tales from the Crypt On Halloween, pranks pit Frasier vs. Bulldog; and Daphne's feisty mum vs. a very inventive, 10-year-old trick-or-treater.
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S10E06 Star Mitzvah Mischief awaits Frasier at his son's bar mitzvah, where the teen's mother, Lilith, becomes uncharacteristically emotional.
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S10E07 Bristle While You Work Cardiac anxieties seize Niles; housekeeper hiring irks Frasier and Martin, who opts for a cavalier free spirit.
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S10E08 Rooms with a View Niles undergoes heart-bypass surgery in an episode that blends humor and poignancy, and interweaves telling flashbacks to the Crane brothers' youth.
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S10E09 Don't Go Breaking My Heart A convalescing Niles irks Frasier, who's unresponsive to his brother's potshots because of a penitent vow he took and now regrets.
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S10E10 We Two Kings At Yuletide, the brothers Crane wrangle over who'll host holiday festivities; and Roz cozies up to a department-store Santa.
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S10E11 Door Jam A quirky physical therapist has a hand in Daphne's sessions with Martin; the Crane brothers con their way into a posh spa but are barred from the "gold-level access."
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S10E12 The Harassed A sexual-harassment matter embroils Frasier, who feuds injudiciously with a financial reporter who's as arrogant as he is.
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S10E13 Lilith Needs a Favor Visiting Lilith needs a "favor": she wants to have another child with Frasier and works her wiles in an effort to get him to agree.
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S10E14 Daphne Does Dinner Chaos reigns at Daphne's dinner party, catered by Frasier and crashed by Martin, who's mistaken for the guest-of-honor artist.
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S10E15 Trophy Girlfriend A new romance rattles Frasier: the gym teacher he's dating morphs into his old "derisive, ego-crippling" gym instructor.
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S10E16 Fraternal Schwinns The brothers Crane are dragooned into taking part in a bicycling event benefiting charity. Now all they have to do is learn how to ride.
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S10E17 Kenny on the Couch Newly-divorced Kenny turns to Frasier for emotional help, but is more uplifted by Martin and their confabs at McGinty's saloon.
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S10E18 Roe to Perdition A taste for caviar entices the Crane brothers on the "roe" to perdition with a shady Russian dealer selling Beluga at a bottom-line price.
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S10E19 Some Assembly Required The house that Frasier helped build for Habitat for Humanity is not a home until he decorates it, to the chagrin of its occupants. Also: Niles subs for Martin at a grade-school career day; and Daphne's mum waits tables at Café Nervosa.
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S10E20 Farewell, Nervosa Elvis Costello plays a cheery musician, whose gig at the Cafe Nervosa annoys Frasier, who is further flustered by an adulterous friend.
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S10E21 The Devil and Dr. Phil Ego trips up Frasier, bewitched by his former agent, the seductive and sneaky Bebe Glazer. Dr. Phil portrays himself. Also: Niles and Daphne imagine themselves as oldsters.
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S10E22 Fathers and Sons David Ogden Stiers plays a visitor from Martin's wife's past whose tastes and manners suggest to Roz he could be Niles and Frasier's real dad. The prospect ruffles Martin, who is uncomfortable with the Crane brothers' affinity for their guest.
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S10E23 Analyzed Kiss A sudden burst of affection from Julia fazes Frasier, who's her abettor in criminal mischief directed at his accountant. Elsewhere, Roz interviews for a job at a rival station; and Niles takes an unlikely liking to target-shooting.
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S10E24 A New Position for Roz Greener pastures at another station lure Roz, who's also green with jealousy over Frasier's affection for Julia. Also: Daphne's mom prepares to move out at the behest of her daughter and son-in-law.
Season
Season 11
24 episodes
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S11E01 No Sex Please, We're Skittish Roz's return to KACL rattles Frasier, who's reinvolved with Julia; Niles' fatherhood plans get an unexpected setback he determines to remedy with an unorthodox virility enhancer.
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S11E02 A Man, a Plan and a Gal: Julia Love blinds Frasier to the faults of Julia, who behaves obnoxiously and insensitively at a Crane dinner gathering. For starters, she embarrasses Daphne, then winds up chattering incessantly on her cell phone.
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S11E03 The Doctor is Out Patrick Stewart plays a flamboyant opera director, who becomes infatuated with Frasier after concluding the good doctor is gay. It all stems from farcical misunderstandings, compounded by Frasier's on-air double entendres and his obliviousness to the director's attentions.
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S11E04 The Babysitter A courtship makes rivals of Martin and Frasier, who are vying for the affections of the latter's former baby-sitter, now a lounge singer with a vivacious personality and a quick wit that's appealing to both Crane senior and junior.
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S11E05 The Placeholder Julia Sweeney plays Frasier's gauche dinner date, whom Roz terms "a placeholder to keep your dating muscles toned." Could be. Frasier's attracted at dinner to another woman, who happens to be Kenny's visiting cousin.
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S11E06 I'm Listening Jealousy agitates Martin, who learns---thanks to an eavesdropping Frasier---that his lady friend Ronee is seeing another guy. So, Martin plans a counter strategy: a pretense that Roz is his other lady friend.
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S11E07 Maris Returns The return of Maris, still unseen, vexes Niles, who covers up his evasiveness with Daphne by throwing his bride a baby shower. The last-minute soiree turns into a disaster. And so does Frasier's reentry into private practice.
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S11E08 Murder Most Maris Bizarre events jail Maris, held in a crossbow shooting that sparks a media frenzy and implicates Niles, who's oddly unperturbed. "He's not dealing with his emotions," Frasier notes. "The man's a walking pressure cooker."
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S11E09 Guns N' Neuroses Bebe Neuwirth reappears as Lilith, Frasier's visiting ex, whose frustrating attempts to see him end in a cautious reunion. Back in Frasier's apartment, Martin's gun accidentally goes off, damaging a precious statue and a chair.
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S11E10 Seabee Jeebies Celebrity delights Niles, who's basking in the limelight over Maris's murder case and overshadowing Frasier's bid for glory at an awards fete that's also attended by Roz's snide sister.
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S11E11 High Holidays An unconventional Crane Yule finds Frasier not jolly with his son, who's visiting in his new persona: a goth. Also: Martin gets giddy after eating marijuana-laced brownies.
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S11E12 Frasier-Lite Weight loss challenges KACL, enrolled in a pound-shedding contest that pits Frasier against a taunting nemesis who bullied him in high school.
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S11E13 The Ann Who Came to Dinner Lawsuit fears plague Frasier over an accident in his kitchen that befell his insurer: a former date named Ann he snubbed. Now, Frasier entreats her to recuperate at his place, where Ann takes full advantage of the situation.
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S11E14 Freudian Sleep Strange dreams dominate this episode, which finds Frasier wed to Daphne, now a vociferous eater; Niles a carefree philanderer, dallying with bikini-clad repairwomen; and Martin a dashing hoofer, performing with Ronee.
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S11E15 Caught in the Act Laurie Metcalf plays Frasier's first wife, now a popular children's entertainer named Nanny G who reawakens lustful feelings in Frasier that are ardently reciprocated. There's just one slight hang-up: Nanny G has a new husband.
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S11E16 Boo! A practical joke backfires, giving Martin a "mild cardiac event" that he's anxious to keep secret from Ronee, fearing that she'll think he's become "some feeble old guy."
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S11E17 Coots and Ladders Guilty feelings seize Frasier, who, just for a thrill, swipes a medallion from his neighbor, a chatty, trusting widow. Now he sets out to secretly return the object, with the reluctant help of Niles.
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S11E18 Match Game Lovelorn Frasier engages a matchmaker, who mismatches him with dinner dates that turn disastrous; well-meaning Niles hires a kooky helpmate for Daphne's delivery who works with a shaman---and a drummer.
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S11E19 Miss Right Now Jennifer Tilly plays a swinger who bewitches Frasier, to his later chagrin at a tryst interrupted by unexpected arrivals. Broadway vet Marian Seldes appears as Ronee's straitlaced mom, whose behavior irks Martin.
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S11E20 And Frasier Makes Three Courting unnerves Frasier, whose wooing of a winsome matchmaker is constantly interrupted by her disarming beau, a dedicated environmentalist who's also quite cosmopolitan.
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S11E21 Detour Country ways test Frasier and Charlotte, who're stranded at a farmhouse with a very odd family that has no idea who he is. Back home, a physical therapist is mistaken for a stripper in a situation that greatly embarrasses Niles.
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S11E22 Crock Tales Clips from past episodes show Frasier fazed by an ill-fated blind date; gussied up as Uncle Sam for a July Fourth fete; and ruffled by awkward dinner gatherings that mark Roz's birthday and Thanksgiving.
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S11E23 Goodnight, Seattle (1) Tumult on Martin's wedding day wreaks havoc with the elaborate fete.
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S11E24 Goodnight, Seattle (2) Daphne's delivery highlights the conclusion of a two-parter that also resolves Frasier's dilemma with Charlotte and with his job at KACL.
Finale note — From the desk: The guide closes on “Goodnight, Seattle (2)” (2004-05-13) — a series bookend worth the package context. Cast dynamics and the reboot's high-wire nostalgia.