List of Frasier episodes

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Frasier is an American sitcom created by David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee and is a spinoff from the series Cheers, which was created by Glen Charles, Les Charles and James Burrows.

The series sees newly divorced psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) leave behind his old life in Boston and relocate to his hometown of Seattle, Washington. He begins a new career as the host of his own radio call-in show, where he is assisted by his sassy, somewhat promiscuous producer Roz Doyle (Peri Gilpin). Frasier quickly learns from his anal retentive younger brother Niles (David Hyde-Pierce) that their disabled father Martin (John Mahoney) is no longer able to live alone and Frasier reluctantly agrees to take him in (along with Martin's favorite recliner and his dog, Eddie (Moose)). In order to help Martin with his physical therapy, he and Frasier ultimately hire a live-in housekeeper and therapist, Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves), a quirky British woman who believes she is psychic. The five quickly form a strange family unit and Frasier comes to realize that even though his new life may not be what he planned, that does not mean that it is bad.

Frasier was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004. It has been in syndication since 1997 (national syndication until 2013). Although the actual episode titles were rarely formally displayed on-screen, each episode had two or three 'title cards', flashed up on a black backdrop during an episode (usually at the start of one of the three parts of the original US broadcast). These pertained to the particular sequences of the episodes themselves, often in ways which were not immediately obvious. Many referred to classical literature and cultural subjects, while a small percentage were also the overall titles of the episodes. 264 episodes of Frasier were broadcast. Paramount Home Entertainment/CBS DVD has released all 11 seasons on Region 1, Region 2 and Region 4 DVD. In addition, the series was made available for streaming through services such as Netflix and Amazon Video.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	24	September 16, 1993 (1993-09-16)	May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)
	2	24	September 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)	May 23, 1995 (1995-05-23)
	3	24	September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)
	4	24	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
	5	24	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
	6	24	September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24)	May 29, 1999 (1999-05-29)
	7	24	September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)	May 18, 2000 (2000-05-18)
	8	24	October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)	May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
	9	24	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)	May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)
	10	24	September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
	11	24	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)

Episodes

Season 1 (1993–94)

Main article: Frasier (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Good Son"	James Burrows	David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee	September 16, 1993 (1993-09-16)	101	28.1
Dr. Frasier Crane, formerly of Boston, has recently arrived back in his birthplace of Seattle to restart his life following his painful divorce. His independence is soon compromised by the fact that his father, Martin, is incapable of living by himself and must move into Frasier's apartment. Guest Callers: Linda Hamilton as Claire; Griffin Dunne as Russell; John Mahoney as Martin
2	2	"Space Quest"	James Burrows	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23)	102	27.0
After Martin moves into Frasier’s apartment with his physical therapist, Daphne, and his dog, Eddie, Frasier struggles with the loss of his personal space and ensuing tensions with Martin. After repeatedly failing to get any kind of solitary time at home or work, he decides to try forging a bond with his gruff father. Guest Caller: Christopher Reeve as Leonard
3	3	"Dinner at Eight"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30)	103	25.7
Frasier and his brother, Niles, decide to treat Martin to a meal at fancy restaurant Le Cigare Volant in an attempt to improve his sense of style. Meanwhile, Niles meets Daphne for the first time and is instantly smitten, despite already being married. Guest Caller: Patti LuPone as Pam
4	4	"I Hate Frasier Crane"	David Lee	Christopher Lloyd	October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)	104	24.2
After being insulted on Frasier's show for a bad review, newspaper columnist Derek Mann challenges Frasier to a fistfight. Although Frasier agrees in the heat of the moment, Martin is angry to later learn he has no intention of going through with it. After learning of the shame he put Martin through when he ducked out of a similar situation as a child, Frasier resolves to meet the challenge. Guest Callers: Joe Mantegna as Derek Mann; Judith Ivey as Lorraine
5	5	"Here's Looking at You"	Andy Ackerman	Brad Hall	October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)	105	23.9
Frasier buys Martin a telescope as a gift. While looking through it, Martin spots a woman with whom he becomes romantically involved. Guest Caller: Jeff Daniels as Doug
6	6	"The Crucible"	James Burrows	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	October 21, 1993 (1993-10-21)	107	22.4
Frasier throws a cocktail party to show off a new painting he has bought, but is humiliated by the artist, who declares it is a forgery. When Frasier's attempts to return the painting to the gallery fail, he plots revenge against the gallery owner. Guest Caller: Robert Klein as Gary
7	7	"Call Me Irresponsible"	James Burrows	Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg	October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28)	106	27.0
Frasier gives advice to a caller, Marco, to break off his relationship with his girlfriend, Catherine (Amanda Donohoe), because of his inability to commit. Niles questions Frasier's ethics when he ends up going on a date with Catherine. Guest Callers: Bruno Kirby as Marco; Eddie Van Halen as Hank
8	8	"Beloved Infidel"	Andy Ackerman	Leslie Eberhard	November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)	108	27.1
After accidentally seeing Martin having an emotional meeting with an old family friend at a restaurant, Frasier and Niles begin to wonder whether Martin had an affair while married. Guest Caller: JoBeth Williams as Danielle
9	9	"Selling Out"	Andy Ackerman	Lloyd Garver	November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11)	109	25.0
Frasier meets Bebe Glazer (Harriet Sansom Harris), a smarmy talent agent who sweet-talks him into doing a series of product endorsements. He finds himself conflicted when she arranges a television ad for a product he does not support, knowing that the money earned could go toward his son's college fund. Guest Caller: Carl Reiner as Roger
10	10	"Oops!"	James Burrows	Denise Moss & Sy Dukane	November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)	110	23.2
Frasier is told a rumor that one of the KACL on-air staff is getting fired. When sportscaster Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe is called into a meeting with management, Frasier assumes the rumor is true and accidentally reveals it to him. As a result, Bulldog quits the station while Frasier learns that his job was actually safe. Feeling guilty and feeling pressure from Martin, Frasier decides to go to the station manager and beg for Bulldog's job back, only to learn the rumor was true and it was actually Frasier who was about to be fired. Guest Caller: Jay Leno as Don
11	11	"Death Becomes Him"	Andy Ackerman	Leslie Eberhard	December 2, 1993 (1993-12-02)	111	25.3
After the premature death of Martin's physician, who was similar to Frasier in physique, behavior and temperament, Frasier begins to obsess about his own mortality. Putting his affairs in order, he becomes determined to find more about the physician to the point he decides to attend his shiva.
12	12	"Miracle on Third or Fourth Street"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd	December 16, 1993 (1993-12-16)	113	25.6
Frasier's plans for Christmas with Frederick, Martin and Niles are derailed after Lilith decides to take Frederick to Austria. Already angry, Frasier then has a bitter argument with Martin, and agrees to do the Christmas Day shift at the radio station, which proves depressing. Guest Callers: Mel Brooks as Tom; Rosemary Clooney as Gladys; Dominick Dunne as Jeff; Ben Stiller as Barry; Eric Stoltz as Don
13	13	"Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?"	Andy Ackerman	Molly Newman	January 6, 1994 (1994-01-06)	114	30.4
Frasier is surprised to learn that Martin has been sleeping with a woman from his building. He then broadcasts this fact in his next show, embarrassing the woman and infuriating Martin. Feeling guilty, Frasier resolves to get them back together. Roz is going out with Noel Shempsky, a Star Trek addict. Guest Callers: Piper Laurie as Marianne; Henry Mancini as Al; Elijah Wood as Ethan
14	14	"Can't Buy Me Love"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	January 20, 1994 (1994-01-20)	112	27.1
Frasier takes part in a bachelor auction, where he is "bought" by Kristina Harper (Claire Stansfield), a model. He invites her for dinner at his apartment, but when she arrives, Kristina announces that she has some urgent business and needs Frasier to look after her daughter, Renata (Ashley Bank). Frasier learns from Renata that her mother is neglectful, leading him to criticize Kristina heavily when she returns, only to discover that Renata had invented the bad behavior she described.
15	15	"You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover"	Andy Ackerman	David Lloyd	January 27, 1994 (1994-01-27)	116	27.8
After Roz is scammed by a street con, Frasier claims to always be able to spot a criminal, so Martin challenges him to a test: several of his friends will come over to play cards, including one ex-convict. Frasier wins if he can spot the con.
16	16	"The Show Where Lilith Comes Back"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)	117	33.1
Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) visits Frasier in Seattle, wondering if there's any chance of reconciliation after she finds a letter from him. Guest Caller: Timothy Leary as Hank
17	17	"A Mid-Winter Night's Dream"	David Lee	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10)	115	32.8
After Niles has a fight with Maris, he and Daphne have a moment of mutual attraction during an attempt to make a reconciliation dinner. Daphne is stranded at Niles' mansion during a storm, and Frasier must reach them before they do something Niles will regret.
18	18	"And the Whimper Is..."	James Burrows	Denise Moss & Sy Dukane	February 17, 1994 (1994-02-17)	118	16.7
Frasier discovers that he has been nominated for a local broadcasting award, and becomes obsessed with winning it.
19	19	"Give Him the Chair!"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	March 17, 1994 (1994-03-17)	119	29.8
Frasier is tired of Martin's favorite chair and replaces it, but Martin demands his old chair back. The old chair is easily located on the set of a school production, but the recovery proves more difficult. Guest Caller: Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Bruga
20	20	"Fortysomething"	Rick Beren	Sy Dukane & Denise Moss	March 31, 1994 (1994-03-31)	121	27.1
Worrying about impending middle age, Frasier strikes up a tentative romance with a shop assistant several years his junior. Guest Caller: Reba McEntire as Rachel
21	21	"Travels with Martin"	James Burrows	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	April 14, 1994 (1994-04-14)	123	25.5
Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne go on a road trip in a Winnebago. They drive over the border into Canada only to learn that Daphne is not allowed to leave the U.S. because she does not have her green card yet.
22	22	"Author, Author"	James Burrows	Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian	May 5, 1994 (1994-05-05)	120	26.2
Frasier and Niles try to collaborate on a book about sibling relationships but end up brawling while developing a case of writer's block. Guest Caller: Christine Lahti as Laura
23	23	"Frasier Crane's Day Off"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12)	122	22.3
Frasier falls ill, and KACL restaurant critic Gil Chesterton (Edward Hibbert) tries to steal his time slot in his absence. Frasier begs Niles to take over to prevent this. When Niles unexpectedly runs the show with great success, a feverish Frasier begins to imagine plots against him, and decides to drag himself to the station no matter what. He locks Niles and Roz out of the studio and broadcasts in a state of delirium. Guest Callers: Mary Tyler Moore as Marjorie; Patricia Hearst as Janice; Steve Lawrence as Howard; Eydie Gorme as Lois; Tommy Hilfiger as Robert; Garry Trudeau as Louis; Steve Young as Blake
24	24	"My Coffee with Niles"	James Burrows	David Angell & Peter Casey	May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)	124	29.7
Over their daily coffee, Frasier and Niles discuss life and happiness. For the first time, Niles acknowledges he may have feelings for Daphne. Frasier considers if he is happy with his new life in Seattle.

Season 2 (1994–95)

Main article: Frasier (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
25	1	"Slow Tango in South Seattle"	James Burrows	Martin Weiss	September 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)	202	20.7
Frasier is shocked and offended to learn that an old friend (John O'Hurley) has turned a romantic episode from Frasier's past into a popular novel but did not credit him in the acknowledgments. When the writer's apology fails to provide the closure he seeks, Frasier tracks down the woman concerned, his former piano teacher (Constance Towers). Guest Caller: James Spader as Steven
26	2	"The Unkindest Cut of All"	Rick Beren	Dave Hackel	September 27, 1994 (1994-09-27)	201	20.6
When Eddie fathers a litter of puppies by a neighbor's dog, Frasier gets irritated at Martin, who was supposed to have had Eddie neutered. With Martin unwilling to subject Eddie to the procedure, Frasier attempts to arrange it instead. Guest Caller: Lily Tomlin as Rita
27	3	"The Matchmaker"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	October 4, 1994 (1994-10-04)	204	22.4
Sympathetic about Daphne's unsatisfactory love life, Frasier tries to fix her up with Tom Duran, the new station manager (Eric Lutes). Tom is gay, and interprets Frasier's invitation to dinner as romantic interest.
28	4	"Flour Child"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd	October 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)	205	23.4
After witnessing a birth, Niles contemplates becoming a parent. Meanwhile, Frasier attempts to retrieve a get-well card for a colleague because he wrote an inappropriate message on it. Guest Caller: Amy Madigan as Maggie
29	5	"Duke's, We Hardly Knew Ye"	James Burrows	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	October 18, 1994 (1994-10-18)	203	21.0
Frasier and Niles discover that their successful new investment group is about to tear down Martin's favorite bar, Duke's.
30	6	"The Botched Language of Cranes"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	November 1, 1994 (1994-11-01)	207	23.8
When Frasier makes a disparaging remark about Seattle's weather, he offends his listeners. His attempt to remedy the situation by speaking at a charity dinner makes things worse. Guest Callers: Alfre Woodard as Edna; Sandra Dee as Connie
31	7	"The Candidate"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)	206	19.2
When the congressional candidate whom Martin supports demeans Frasier on air, he decides to publicly support the man's opponent, Phil Patterson (Boyd Gaines). Patterson confides in Frasier that he believes he was once abducted by aliens, causing Frasier to question his competency to run for public office. Frasier accidentally reveals the story on-air, and Patterson is heavily defeated at the polls. Guest Caller: Sydney Pollack as Holden Thorpe
"Adventures in Paradise"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs
After Frasier admires a woman, Madeline Marshall (JoBeth Williams), featured in a magazine article on eligible singles in Seattle, Roz brings them together. They start seeing each other, and travel to Bora Bora for a romantic weekend, only to encounter Frasier's ex-wife Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) staying at the same resort. Guest Caller: Art Garfunkel as Chester The encounter with Lilith at the end of the preceding episode leads to significant complications on Frasier's romantic getaway. Special appearance by Shelley Long as Diane Chambers Guest Caller: Kevin Bacon as Vic
34	10	"Burying a Grudge"	Andy Ackerman	David Lloyd	November 29, 1994 (1994-11-29)	210	22.5
When Maris is admitted to the hospital for a facelift, Niles and Frasier discover that Martin's former police partner, Artie (Lincoln Kilpatrick), from whom he is estranged, is also hospitalized, and they try to mend the rift. Guest Callers: Betty Comden as Linda; Adolph Green as Walter
35	11	"Seat of Power"	James Burrows	Steven Levitan	December 13, 1994 (1994-12-13)	211	21.1
After Martin bemoans his sons' rarefied tastes and avoidance of all that is ordinary, they try to prove him wrong by fixing the toilet; they make the problem worse, call in a plumber, and find that they have hired Danny Kriezel (John C. McGinley), a bully who tormented Niles long ago, and his brother Billy (Mike Starr), who bullied Frasier. Guest Caller: Macaulay Culkin as Elliott
36	12	"Roz in the Doghouse"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	January 3, 1995 (1995-01-03)	212	24.1
After Bulldog asks Roz to be his producer, Frasier insults her by suggesting that he asked her only because he wants to have sex with her. Roz takes up the position, leaving Frasier with a series of incompetent replacements. As Frasier swallows his pride and prepares to apologize and beg Roz to return, Bulldog does indeed attempt to sleep with Roz. Guest Callers: Carly Simon as Marie; Rosie Perez as Francesca
37	13	"Retirement is Murder"	Alan Myerson	Elias Davis & David Pollock	January 10, 1995 (1995-01-10)	213	21.1
With the help of Niles and Daphne, Frasier uses his psychiatric expertise to help Martin solve an old murder case that has puzzled him for years. Martin takes his findings to the police, gets kudos for solving the case, and at a small celebration gives Frasier credit. However, they discover that Frasier in fact believed a chimpanzee to have been responsible for the crime. Guest Caller: Mary Steenburgen as Marjorie
38	14	"Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice..."	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Christopher Lloyd	February 7, 1995 (1995-02-07)	216	21.3
Frasier's briefcase is stolen and, because it contains his personal effects, so are his dry cleaning and his car. Shortly thereafter, a woman calls KACL, claiming to have spent the previous night with Frasier and canceling their second date. Frasier decides to confront the thief (Nathan Lane). He corners him in the bar and makes him confess to everything he has done, even having the thief call the police himself. As Frasier tries to find out why he did it, the police walk in and the robber has Frasier arrested, backed up by a woman Frasier failed to flirt with. Guest Caller: Joan McMurtrey as Heather
39	15	"You Scratch My Book..."	Andy Ackerman	Joe Keenan	February 14, 1995 (1995-02-14)	214	19.4
Frasier pretends to be a fan of several insubstantial self-help books in order to pursue a romance with the author (Shannon Tweed). Meanwhile, Niles attempts to cover up the losses when he helps Daphne invest some money.
40	16	"The Show Where Sam Shows Up"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 21, 1995 (1995-02-21)	218	26.4
Sam Malone (Ted Danson), Frasier's longtime friend from Cheers, visits Seattle to seek relationship advice from him. A seemingly straightforward counsel turns into an ethical dilemma when Frasier realizes that he has had an intimate encounter with Sam's fiancée (Téa Leoni).
41	17	"Daphne's Room"	David Lee	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	February 28, 1995 (1995-02-28)	217	21.1
Frasier retrieves a book from Daphne's room while she's out, and she is displeased when she finds out. Although he agrees to respect her privacy, he finds himself there again, while trying to return some medication which he took previously.
42	18	"The Club"	David Lee	Elias Davis & David Pollock	March 21, 1995 (1995-03-21)	215	19.8
When Niles hears about openings at an exclusive club that has long fascinated the brothers, Frasier decides that he would also like to try for membership. Guest Caller: Gary Sinise as Sid
43	19	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	James Burrows	Don Seigel	March 28, 1995 (1995-03-28)	222	22.0
Frasier's show is nominated for a radio award, but his concerns about Kari (Renée Lippin), an over-enthusiastic admirer whose attentions verge on stalking, make it a less-than-pleasant evening. Guest Caller: John Lithgow as Madman Martinez
44	20	"Breaking the Ice"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Steven Levitan	April 18, 1995 (1995-04-18)	223	20.6
After Roz and Frasier talk about emotional connection, Frasier decides to accompany his father and Niles on an ice-fishing weekend in an effort to deepen their relationship.
45	21	"An Affair to Forget"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	May 2, 1995 (1995-05-02)	220	17.9
Frasier receives a call on air from a woman whose husband he suspects to be having an affair with Maris. Guest Caller: Glenne Headly as Gretchen
46	22	"Agents in America, Part III"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Joe Keenan	May 9, 1995 (1995-05-09)	221	17.9
When the station rejects Frasier's demand for a raise, he enlists his manipulative agent Bebe Glazer to help.
47	23	"The Innkeepers"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 16, 1995 (1995-05-16)	219	17.9
After the brothers hear that Seattle's oldest restaurant is closing its doors, they decide to buy it and become restaurateurs.
48	24	"Dark Victory"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd and Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	May 23, 1995 (1995-05-23)	224	18.9
Frasier tries to cheer up Roz—unhappy because she is missing a family reunion—by inviting her to the birthday party he is throwing for Martin. Guest Caller: Shelley Duvall as Caroline

Season 3 (1995–96)

Main article: Frasier (season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
49	1	"She's the Boss"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)	302	21.8
New KACL station manager Kate Costas (Mercedes Ruehl) has a reputation for being a fearsome perfectionist, and inspiring fear in her subordinates. Frasier refuses her demands to sensationalize his show (such as themed shows and giving priority to "juicier calls"). So he is moved to the graveyard shift as a result, spoiling his sleep patterns and making Roz bitterly resentful. Guest Callers: Matthew Broderick as Mark; Carrie Fisher as Phyllis; Teri Garr as Nancy; Tom Hulce as Keith
50	2	"Shrink Rap"	David Lee	Christopher Lloyd	September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)	303	20.6
Niles and Frasier are in the office of couples therapist Dr. Schachter (Milo O'Shea). Flashbacks show Frasier receiving a call on his show about a recurring dream, which he does not have time to investigate fully, while Niles is having problems with a tenant in his office, a practitioner of scream therapy. When Frasier revealed his discontent with radio psychiatry, and his wish to return to private practice, Niles proposed that the solution to his difficult psychiatrist co-tenant is to replace him with Frasier. The prospect of working together and consulting each other excited the two brothers initially, but they soon fall out. Guest Caller: Blair Brown as Jill
51	3	"Martin Does It His Way"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	David Lloyd	October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)	301	25.9
Frasier's Aunt Louise, who was not popular in the family for her tendency to criticize everyone, has died. Frasier has been left in charge of organizing her memorial and delivering a eulogy, and Niles is responsible for disposing of her ashes. Neither appreciates their task. Meanwhile, Daphne reveals that Martin has a collection of songs in a shoebox which he wrote years ago for Frank Sinatra, always dreaming that one day he may open a concert with them. The problem is that only the words are written down; the tunes are all in his head. Niles and Frasier are keen to help out. Guest Caller: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Eileen
52	4	"Leapin' Lizards"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)	305	18.6
Bulldog (Dan Butler) targets a series of pranks at Frasier (which culminates in Frasier singing "Three Little Maids" from The Mikado in a falsetto voice live on air). Frasier decides to retaliate by hiding a lizard in Bulldog’s raffle box, only to watch in horror as Kate becomes his unintended victim. Guest Callers: Billy Crystal as Jack; Ed Harris as Rob
53	5	"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Anne Flett-Giordano	November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)	306	19.9
Frasier is angling to become the maître de chez of his wine club, so is holding a special wine tasting session in his apartment to try to win club members over. Needing to repair a dent in his floor quickly, he employs Niles's handyman Joe DeCarlo (Tony Carreiro) to fix it. Joe tells him he will be done by midday, but when Frasier returns home a few hours later, he finds his apartment in a state of disarray with holes in his walls and workmen everywhere. Joe tells him that when he plugged in the sander, a circuit blew and this has led to faulty wiring being discovered. At 4:30pm, the apartment is still unfinished, the water is cut off, the gas pipes are damaged, and his guests will arrive soon. Martin tells his sons to give him all the cash they have, which he then offers to the workers to finish the job quickly. Guest Caller: Brooke Adams as Marilyn
54	6	"Sleeping with the Enemy"	Jeff Melman	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14)	307	18.8
The KACL support staff are indignant when Kate refuses their annual 5% raise. However, they are also too frightened to confront her about it. Even though the decision does not affect the on-air talent, Roz persuades Frasier to rally colleagues round in support of those who are affected (and act as their representative, in place of Noel). They march to Kate's office, but when she comes out everyone flees, leaving Frasier to argue their case. The discussion grows to a fierce argument, which escalates into intense mutual lust, whereupon they kiss passionately before Kate throws Frasier out. Guest Caller: Laura Dern as June
55	7	"The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Joe Keenan	November 21, 1995 (1995-11-21)	308	20.5
Frasier and Kate have a moment of passion in the studio, in which "Bad Boy" and "Dirty Girl" accidentally broadcast their tryst to all of Seattle. Martin and Daphne are shocked, while Niles crashes his car. Kate suspends Frasier for a week after the broadcast. She comes round to his apartment later to apologize, and they both end up trapped in a service lift with a bed, a music box and some musk oil. Their passion reignites but they are able to restrain themselves before a serviceman enters. Guest Caller: Cyd Charisse as Polly
56	8	"The Last Time I Saw Maris"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Ian Gurvitz	November 28, 1995 (1995-11-28)	309	22.9
Maris has been missing without trace for three days. Frantic, Niles fears she has been kidnapped, but her credit card transactions indicate she is merely indulging in a shopping spree in New York City, and Niles is relieved. Frasier, on the other hand, is incensed by her callousness. He persuades Niles to confront her about her selfishness. However, rather than apologising, Maris throws Niles out and demands a divorce. Frasier feels responsible, and gives Niles sanctuary at his place, but is unable to talk Maris round. Eventually Maris agrees to take Niles back on the condition that he apologize to her; but he cannot decide whether to do so. Guest Caller: Paul Mazursky as Vinnie
57	9	"Frasier Grinch"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	David Lloyd	December 19, 1995 (1995-12-19)	310	24.8
On Christmas Eve, Frasier is excited that Frederick (Luke Tarsitano) is coming to Seattle for the first time. Niles believes he and Maris may reconcile soon, but then discovers she has cancelled his credit cards and cell service. Meanwhile, a postal mix-up means the educational toys Frasier ordered for his son have not arrived. He and Niles brave the mall in an attempt to replace them. First appearance of Frederick Crane in this series. Guest Caller: Ray Liotta as Bob
58	10	"It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Steven Levitan	January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09)	311	23.0
Roz gets Frasier to reveal the identity of "Dirty Girl", with whom he had the on-air tryst. Frasier finds himself thinking of Kate constantly, and wonders if they made the right decision not to pursue a relationship. Daphne encourages him not to let fear of rejection stop him, but just as Frasier broaches the subject with Kate, she reveals she is moving to Chicago. Niles decides to call around later that day with a video of Casablanca, and the ensuing conversation starts Frasier thinking again.
59	11	"The Friend"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Jack Burditt	January 16, 1996 (1996-01-16)	312	19.3
Niles offers horse racing tickets to Frasier; he prefers not to go, as the jockeys remind him of Maris. When Martin also declines the invitation, Frasier realizes that he has a shortage of friends in Seattle. After speaking on his show about friendship, he agrees to meet up with one of his callers. But Bob, a photographer at a discount store, likes wearing a tam o'shanter and has an passion for barbecue. But Frasier finds it difficult to break off the friendship because Bob uses a wheelchair. Guest Callers: Armistead Maupin as Gerard; Griffin Dunne as Bob
60	12	"Come Lie with Me"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Steven Levitan	January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30)	314	21.3
Daphne and Joe (Tony Carreiro) try to conceal the fact that Joe is sleeping over. But when he finds out, Frasier feels uncomfortable and expresses his concern to Daphne. So she decides to look for her own place. After a weekend without her, Frasier and Martin miss her calming presence. Meanwhile, Niles’ separation from Maris sees him left out of several high-profile social events.
61	13	"Moon Dance"	Kelsey Grammer	Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06)	315	22.9
Niles sees Maris‘ picture on the society page with another man. So he plans to take an heiress to the upcoming “Snow Ball,” for which Daphne offers to give him ballroom dancing lessons. When his date cancels, Daphne suggests she go with him. At the ball, Niles and Daphne decide to show everyone he is not mourning his divorce. During a tango, Niles declares his adoration for Daphne, and she reciprocates. He then realizes Daphne thought it was part of their ruse. An attractive former associate of Niles' then gives him her card and invites him to go dancing. At first, Niles declines her proposal, but then changes his mind, and takes the card. First episode directed by Kelsey Grammer. Guest Caller: Jodie Foster as Marlene
62	14	"The Show Where Diane Comes Back"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd	February 13, 1996 (1996-02-13)	313	19.8
Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) shows up at KACL to invite Frasier to the Seattle performance of her new play. Frasier, still invites her to dinner, determined to flaunt his success and convince her he is over her, despite Niles' insistence he confront her about her leaving him at the altar. Diane initially boasts of her own riches and success, only to break down and later confess she is not doing as well as she claimed. Feeling sorry for her, Frasier agrees to back her play, much to everyone’s chagrin. At the dress rehearsal, he finds it depicts their life at Cheers, with the characters being literal representations of how Diane viewed their old friends: boorish and uncivilized ruffians, and Frasier's character having a cold reaction after he is left at the altar.
63	15	"A Word to the Wiseguy"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Joe Keenan	February 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)	316	20.5
When Maris has a minor traffic accident, the police find a scads of unpaid parking tickets. Martin refuses to exert his influence. So Roz tells Niles about an acquaintance named Jerome Belasco (Harris Yulin), who "makes wishes come true". When Jerome quickly resolves the issue, Niles is so grateful he promises to return the favor "any time". Jerome requests Frasier persuade his reluctant fiancée to set a wedding date; When Frasier meets the fiancée and learns she is unhappy in the relationship, he struggles to find a way to advise against the marriage. Guest Callers: Faith Prince as Brandy; Randy Travis as Steve
64	16	"Look Before You Leap"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27)	318	20.8
It is February 29, and this Leap Day, Frasier is encouraging everyone to do something different: he commends a trip to a friend's birthday party in Montana to his father, a new haircut to Daphne, and a public radio message for Roz to reconnect with a crush she met on a bus, while also advising against Niles meeting Maris for sex. Frasier decides to take his own advice and perform a challenging aria ("Ella mi fu rapita/Parmi veder le lagrime") from Verdi's Rigoletto on the PBS telethon that evening, instead of his traditional rendition of "Buttons and Bows". However, Roz's crush turns out to be married and wanting to cheat with her, Martin's plane is forced to make a traumatic emergency landing, and Daphne's haircut turns out horrifically wrong, giving Frasier reservations. At the last second, he decides to sing "Buttons and Bows" again instead, but forgets most of the lyrics live on camera and gives a disastrous performance that Daphne and Martin wind up watching on repeat to entertain themselves.
65	17	"High Crane Drifter"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Jack Burditt	March 12, 1996 (1996-03-12)	317	20.3
Frasier feels he is alone in upholding common courtesy, and loses his patience in a crowded Café Nervosa, forcibly ejecting a man who claimed a table just before him. He is hailed as a hero, and a wave of phone calls to KACL report how people have started emulating him. So, he apologizes to the man he accosted. However, the man threatens to sue, until Niles provokes the man to ensure a counter-suit. Guest Callers: Joan Allen as Lydia; Billy Barty as Chris; Eric Idle as Chuck; Jerry Orbach as Mitch; Jane Pauley as Rochelle; Katarina Witt as Brenda
66	18	"Chess Pains"	Gordon Hunt	Rob Greenberg	March 26, 1996 (1996-03-26)	319	21.5
Frasier has acquired a 19th-century Parisian chess set, designed by a student of l'École des Beaux-Arts. Niles is in awe, but Frasier cannot persuade him to play, so he asks his father. Martin professes not to know much about the game but wins conclusively. Frasier demands rematches, but cannot win until Martin deliberately loses a match. Meanwhile, Daphne suggests Niles should get a dog for companionship. So he adopts an extremely thin, highly strung whippet, who refuses to eat or heed a single command, resembling descriptions of his unseen wife, Maris.
67	19	"Crane vs. Crane"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	David Lloyd	April 9, 1996 (1996-04-09)	320	20.1
Niles is retained to testify in a high-profile legal action to be broadcast on Court TV; local millionaire Harlow Safford (Donald O'Connor) is, at age 78, apparently showing signs of senility, so his son is trying to get him committed. Niles has agreed to speak as an expert witness to Safford's mental instability. Frasier is persuaded by Safford that his eccentricities are merely his effort to embrace life and make the most of his health while he still can, and give something back to the world that has been kind to him. Frasier decides to testify in favor of Safford, but in court, his senility is confirmed. Guest Caller: Mrs. Fields as Beth
68	20	"Police Story"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Sy Rosen	April 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)	304	21.1
Whilst rushing to deliver Roz to a date, Frasier is stopped for speeding by an attractive police officer, Maureen (Jane Kaczmarek), who agrees not to issue a ticket. Frasier persuades his father to help him get in touch with the officer; they meet at McGinty's where she asks Martin if they can meet again. Martin does not wish to hurt Frasier's feelings, but eventually agrees to go on a date with Maureen. Frasier goes to the bar to look for her, and interrupts the date.
69	21	"Where There's Smoke, There's Fired"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Joe Keenan	April 30, 1996 (1996-04-30)	321	18.2
KACL has a new owner: 85-year-old Texas millionaire Wilford S. “Big Willy” Boone (Richard Hamilton). Frasier learns he owns 30 stations across the US, and could put Frasier's show into national syndication, so he begins a charm offensive. The millionaire asks Frasier to cure his younger mistress of her of her smoking habit so they can wed. His fiancée turns out to be Frasier's agent, Bebe (Harriet Sansom Harris). Frasier persuades her to quit lest she lose Big Willy's inheritance. Three weeks later, Big Willy has a fatal heart attack at the altar. Frasier consoles Bebe by saying she may yet find another Big Willy.
70	22	"Frasier Loves Roz"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Suzanne Martin	May 7, 1996 (1996-05-07)	322	17.8
Roz has to wear an unattractive lime-green bridesmaid’s dress in a friend’s wedding. The occasion starts her thinking about settling down, and Frasier suggests she look for a man with more substance than superficial flash. Soon afterwards, he and Niles see her at Café Nervosa with Niles’ least favorite patient: a compulsive womanizer called Ben Collins (Michael Mitz). He shares this with Frasier, as one therapist to another, so Frasier cannot tell Roz without contravening his professional ethics. So Frasier struggles to tell her without giving a reason, and Roz begins to mistake his hesitance for something more than friendship. Guest Caller: David Duchovny as Tom
71	23	"The Focus Group"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Rob Greenberg	May 14, 1996 (1996-05-14)	323	17.3
Frasier's radio show is presented to a 12-person focus group, observed by Frasier and Roz from behind a two-way mirror. The reactions are all positive, except for Manu Habib (Tony Shalhoub), who later says he “just does not like the host.” Roz is delighted, but Frasier is obsessed with why Mr. Habib does not like him. Meanwhile, Niles is overcharged for the restoration of a slightly damaged Jackson Pollock at a gallery opening. He has an argument with Daphne, which he finds very exciting, and he later tries baiting her to recreate the experience.
72	24	"You Can Go Home Again"	David Lee	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)	324	16.8
Frasier and Roz exchange gifts on the 3rd anniversary of the radio show. Roz gives Frasier a recording of their first episode. Later that day, Frasier overhears Daphne on the phone with her mother, calling him a tyrant who will not allow her a trip to England, in an effort to avoid a visit. Frasier later plays the tape of his first show, and his awkward, shaking voice reminds him of his early days back in Seattle. Guest Caller: Sherry Lansing as Angela

Season 4 (1996–97)

Main article: Frasier (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
73	1	"The Two Mrs. Cranes"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)	401	21.77
Daphne receives a phone call from Clive (Scott Atkinson), an old fiancé whom she ditched due to his lack of ambition and drive. She invites him to the apartment, where she introduces Niles as her husband, to Niles' delight. Martin joins in the deception and deliberately complicates it, claiming to be a retired astronaut and when Roz arrives unexpectedly, Martin introduces her as Frasier's wife. Clive is now a successful businessman, and Daphne regrets trying to put him off. She and Roz both compete for his attention leaving Clive appalled.
74	2	"Love Bites Dog"	Jeff Melman	Suzanne Martin	September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24)	402	19.76
Roz arranges a blind date for Frasier with her friend Sharon (Jen Campbell), a former professional golfer. They meet and are immediately attracted, until Bulldog enters. He disparages golf, so Sharon challenges him to a game. They leave together and quickly become an item, much to Roz's anger. Bulldog is then heartbroken when Sharon dumps him over the phone shortly before his show. Guest Callers: Marv Albert as Jerry; Julius Erving as Mike; Bob Costas as Jake
75	3	"The Impossible Dream"	David Lee	Rob Greenberg	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)	404	14.5
Frasier has a recurring erotic dream in which he wakes up in bed, hears the shower running and is shocked when the person who emerges is KACL’s food critic, Gil Chesterton (Edward Hibbert). He struggles to work out the meaning of the dream, eventually concluding that his show did not provide him with the challenge he needed, so his subconscious provided a problem for him to work out. Guest Callers: Kieran Culkin as Jimmy; Christopher Durang as Rudy
76	4	"A Crane's Critique"	Jeff Melman	Dan Cohen & F. J. Pratt	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)	405	15.5
From an outdoor table at the Cafe Nervosa, Frasier and Niles spot T.H. Houghton (Robert Prosky), an author they idolized from childhood, whose one and only work was a landmark novel called Time Flies Tomorrow. Wanting to speak, they follow him, finding him at a sports bar talking to Martin, who he becomes friends with. When Houghton visits Frasier's apartment, he accidentally leaves his satchel behind, which contains a manuscript of his long-awaited new book. Frasier and Niles read it and consider it a masterpiece, but in trying to praise Houghton, they convince him that the novel is hopelessly derivative and he destroys it before it can be published.
77	5	"Head Game"	David Lee	Rob Greenberg	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)	408	20.41
Frasier is about to spend a week in Aspen at a psychiatrists' convention, and he asks Niles to stand in for him at KACL. While making way for Bulldog in the studio, Niles meets basketball player Reggie McLemore (Lorenzo Newton), who’s having a slump. Niles gives him two minutes' worth of advice in the corridor, and later that day Martin sees Reggie win a game for the Sonics on television. Niles is hailed as a hero in Seattle, and given VIP tickets to the next game, but he soon discovers that it was not his psychiatric expertise that Reggie believes helped him; it was his hair. Guest Caller: Wendy Wasserstein as Linda
78	6	"Mixed Doubles"	Jeff Melman	Christopher Lloyd	November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)	407	18.44
When Daphne breaks up with Joe, Niles decides to tell her about his feelings, but Frasier persuades him to wait for a day in order to consider it. The next day, Niles arrives at the apartment with a large bouquet of flowers, only to find that the previous night Daphne met a man called Rodney (Kevin Farrell) at a singles bar. Niles is despondent, but determined not to let it get him down, and asks Roz to take him to the same singles bar, where he meets a woman called Adelle (Allison Mackie). Rodney proves to be very similar to Niles, though neither Daphne nor Niles seem to realize it.
79	7	"A Lilith Thanksgiving"	Jeff Melman	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	November 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)	403	19.57
Lilith has arranged a meeting for Thanksgiving morning with the headmaster of the Marbury Academy, a very exclusive school, with the aim of getting Frederick (Trevor Einhorn) admitted. As a result, the family goes to Boston. Lilith leaves Niles in charge of preparing the Thanksgiving meal, and Martin in charge of entertaining Frederick, while she and Frasier go to meet Dr. Campbell (Paxton Whitehead), who they infuriate with their desperate attempts to ingratiate themselves.
80	8	"Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven"	Jeff Melman	Michael B. Kaplan	December 10, 1996 (1996-12-10)	406	16.93
After a trip to the cinema, Martin complains that Frasier paid for the tickets when they had initially agreed that Martin would. The two of them decide that the next time they go out, Martin will pay. So when Daphne says she is cooking sheep's head soup for dinner, the three of them head off to Le Cigare Volante instead. After another argument about money, Martin refuses to pay, but he later tries to make it up by buying a painting from the restaurant. Niles and Frasier had effusively praised the painting so as not to offend the maître d', though in reality they disliked it. Guest Caller: John Cusack as Greg
81	9	"Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine"	James Burrows	Joe Keenan	January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)	410	19.10
Martin breaks up with his girlfriend Maureen (Jane Kaczmarek), but quickly starts a new relationship with Sherry (Marsha Mason). She is loud, boisterous and brash, and plays the banjo. Frasier and Niles soon take a disliking to her, but nevertheless pretend to like her for the sake of Martin's feelings; however, as spending time in her company gradually becomes more straining for both of them, they realize that they will have to confront Martin about her.
82	10	"Liar! Liar!"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	January 14, 1997 (1997-01-14)	411	18.06
A discussion of the moral balance of polite lying leads to the recollection of the Crane brothers setting off a fire alarm to avoid gym class and blaming a bully, John Rajeski, who was summarily expelled. Feeling guilty, the brothers attempt to contact and reconcile with him, only to discover he is incarcerated. While visiting him in prison, John (Saul Stein) becomes convinced that his expulsion led directly to his current situation. Frasier also learns that John has a violent temper, so he does not reveal the full story of his expulsion. However, his guilt persists, and he decides to assuage it by smoothing over the bully's troubled marriage. Frasier meets with John's wife, Susan (Carlene Watkins), who says that their marital problems are caused by her fetish for “nearly getting caught”, then attempts to seduce Frasier just before her husband arrives.
83	11	"Three Days of the Condo"	David Lee	Michael B. Kaplan	January 21, 1997 (1997-01-21)	412	19.08
Frasier has a new antique Japanese door knocker, which he claims "is said to bring peace and tranquility to any home it adorns". Minutes after he fixes it to his front door, he receives an angry note from Ms. Langer (Dana Ivey), the chair of the condo board, claiming that the knocker violates rules of hallway decoration. He decides to raise the issue at the next condo board meeting, but Ms. Langer dismisses the request so abruptly that Frasier loses his temper and storms out. Soon afterwards, Frasier is approached in the unlit parking lot of Elliott Bay Towers by a secretive figure (Austin Pendleton), who wants him to run against Ms. Langer, for the good of the other residents.
84	12	"Death and the Dog"	James Burrows	Suzanne Martin	February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)	409	15.26
During a slow day on his show at KACL, Frasier decides to tell a story about the aftermath of Eddie's recent trip to the vet. Eddie is not himself: he has lost his appetite, he is not sleeping, and seems generally listless. The vet says he is physically fine, so Martin worries that he may be depressed, and Daphne suggests taking him to a dog psychiatrist (Zeljko Ivanek), to the chagrin of Frasier and Niles. The diagnosis is that Eddie senses depression elsewhere in the family, so they are encouraged to act positively when around him. Guest Caller: Patty Duke as Alice
85	13	"Four for the Seesaw"	Jeff Melman	David Lloyd	February 18, 1997 (1997-02-18)	413	15.40
Frasier is having his flu shot live on his show, and despite his fear of needles, is determined to go through with it. Later, on a particularly busy day at Café Nervosa, Frasier and Niles decide to share a table with two attractive young women (Lisa Darr and Megan Mullally). The brothers each begin to date one of the women, and the four arrange a weekend at a mountain cabin. However, at the cabin, Niles starts feeling guilty about his separation from Maris.
86	14	"To Kill a Talking Bird"	David Lee	Jeffrey Richman	February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)	414	17.15
Niles is moving into an exclusive new apartment building: The Montana. Anxious to make a good impression, he plans to throw a dinner party for his new neighbours, one of whom, Stephanie Garrett (Patricia Wettig), has taken a shine to Frasier. After being forced to part with his whippet, Niles acquires a cockatoo named Baby. The bird is easily startled by sharp noises, such as the doorbell. This causes problems on the evening of the dinner party, when she digs her claws into Niles' scalp, and refuses to let go. Frasier is compelled to play host, leaving little time to talk to Stephanie.
87	15	"Roz's Krantz and Gouldenstein Are Dead"	Jeff Melman	William Lucas Walker	March 11, 1997 (1997-03-11)	415	17.36
While out driving, Frasier and Niles discover Roz collecting litter on the side of the road with a group of other people. She explains it is community service for a speeding offence, and she chose this option rather than visiting a retirement home, due to her fear of ageing. Frasier persuades her to confront her fear, but while playing checkers with the elderly Mr. Krantz, he dies mid-game. Frasier insists she persevere, but while reading to another resident, Mr. Gouldenstein, he dies as well. Frasier accompanies her to her next visit, where he meets a blind man named Norman (James Earl Jones), who is a fan of his. Guest Caller: Eric Roberts as Chet
88	16	"The Unnatural"	Pamela Fryman	Michael B. Kaplan	April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01)	420	16.90
Frasier's son, Frederick, is visiting him in Seattle for the week. He has requested a tour of Microsoft, which Frasier is having difficulty organising. He remembers that Roz used to date a Microsoft executive, and hopes she can help, but it turns out that he resigned soon after Roz dumped him. While on a tour of KACL, Frederick meets Bulldog, who is in need of another player to join the softball team. Not wanting to disillusion the boy, Bulldog insists Frasier is an expert softball player, but that he is unavailable for the next game because of the Microsoft tour. Frederick informs his father he wants to see Frasier play in the softball game. Meanwhile, Niles is upset that Frederick has a crush on Daphne.
89	17	"Roz's Turn"	Joyce Gittlin	Joe Keenan	April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)	419	15.98
An on-air spot opens at KACL, and Roz decides to apply for it with Frasier's blessing. When the interview goes well, Frasier is happy for Roz but notes to Bebe that he will be very sorry to lose her if she does get the position. As a result, Bebe pulls strings to ensure Roz is taken out of the running. When Frasier finds out, he is furious and tries to fire Bebe, which she seeks to prevent.
90	18	"Ham Radio"	David Lee	David Lloyd	April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)	417	15.39
To help celebrate KACL's 50th anniversary, Frasier decides to stage a radio murder mystery and enlists several of his coworkers to act in it. However, his constant criticism and over-directing cause one cast member to storm out, forcing him to bring in Niles—-who has to read several parts, all in different accents, without benefit of rehearsal. The actual performance degenerates into chaos due to a string of mishaps and the script changes that Frasier makes on the fly to avoid overrunning.
"Three Dates and a Break Up"	Jeff Melman	Rob Greenberg	April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)	15.77
At a benefit for the Seattle Theatre Ensemble, Frasier is approached by three attractive women in the course of the evening, and each one gives him her number. He therefore finds himself with a three-day weekend coming up and a date on each day. On the first date, Frasier claims to be a dog-lover and a vegetarian to impress his date, but Martin and Sherry come back early and reveal his deception. The following evening, Sherry accidentally reveals to the second date that Frasier had a date with a different woman the previous night. Martin has broken up with Sherry, and she calls by to drop something off, just before Frasier's third date arrives. Despite his worry that Sherry will wreck this date, Frasier tries to understand why Martin broke up with her, and finds out that it was due to Martin's guilt over falling in love with someone else other than his late wife. Guest Caller: David Benoit as Doug
93	21	"Daphne Hates Sherry"	Kelsey Grammer	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06)	423	14.66
A heat wave is sweeping Seattle, Frasier is battling the flu and in no mood to help anyone, Sherry is staying over with Martin more frequently, and Daphne is irritated by Sherry's constant undermining of her attempts to get Martin to do his exercises and eat healthier food. She then finds that Sherry has been giving her phone number to strangers to try to set her up, and storms out of the apartment. Unable to stay with friends, she goes to Niles' apartment, and asks to stay the night.
94	22	"Are You Being Served?"	Gordon Hunt	William Lucas Walker	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)	416	16.26
Niles is in good spirits; his separation from Maris could soon be over, as he is suggesting marriage guidance counseling. However, a courier arrives with divorce papers. In a box of papers belonging to Martin, Frasier and Niles discover an old journal belonging to their late mother, which details with remarkable accuracy what appears to be the relationship between the brothers. Niles is shaken by his mother's assertion that he "constantly allows himself to be cowed and dominated, especially by females", and at this point reveals that he has not signed the divorce papers, but instead sent them back with a groveling letter. The brothers break into her house and retrieve the letter before she reads it. Determined not to be pushed around any more, Niles signs the divorce papers. However, upon further reading of their mother's notes, they realize that the Frasier and Niles she was describing are laboratory rats.
95	23	"Ask Me No Questions"	Jeff Melman	Dan Cohen & F. J. Pratt	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)	418	19.23
Niles asks Frasier's opinion on whether he and Maris are meant to be together. Frasier evades the question, and while Niles continues to wait for an answer after the meeting, Frasier is plagued by indecision. He talks to Roz, who encourages him to support his brother; he talks to Martin, who says he should not underestimate how much Niles values his opinion; he talks to Marta the maid, who claims that Maris has changed; and he talks to Daphne, who warns him that Marta may just want Niles back. After walking the streets and being plagued by one indecision after another, Frasier heads over to his Niles' place and confesses that the latter and Maris are not meant to be together; he learns too late that his brother had been sleeping with her.
96	24	"Odd Man Out"	Jeff Melman	Suzanne Martin	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)	424	20.01
Frasier has reservations at an Italian restaurant for dinner, to celebrate Roz's birthday. She tells him she has a date, so he offers the opportunity to Niles (who has plans with Maris), then Martin (who has plans with Sherry), then finally Daphne (who has a date). In the end, he turns up to the restaurant alone, and finds himself surrounded by couples. He returns home after dinner feeling depressed about being forty-three and single. However, he finds that his answering machine contains two messages from a woman called Laura, who is flying to Seattle that evening to meet her sister, and has called his number by mistake. He spontaneously decides to go to the airport to meet Laura (Linda Hamilton), assuming that she is single, but quickly discovers that she is happily married.

Season 5 (1997–98)

Main article: Frasier (season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
97	1	"Frasier's Imaginary Friend"	David Lee	Rob Greenberg	September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)	501	21.54
The story continues from the previous episode ("Odd Man Out"), after Frasier spontaneously decides to board a plane to Acapulco with Joanna. She soon switches seats after learning this. While reading a magazine, he realizes that the model in it is actually the woman sitting next to him on the plane, who introduces herself as Kelly Easterbrook (Sela Ward). She tells him she is a supermodel and a student of zoology. The pair begin dating, but Kelly asks him to not tell anyone about them, as she is currently breaking up with a football player and wants this kept out of the media. Niles, Daphne and Martin do not believe his claim to be dating a supermodel and believe that he is experiencing delusions.
98	2	"The Gift Horse"	Pamela Fryman	Ron Darian	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)	502	19.56
It is Martin's 65th birthday, and Frasier and Niles compete to get him the best present. Sherry has big plans for his birthday party, and has found a picture of Martin back in his police days of him aboard his beloved police horse Agides, which she intends to blow up to life-size, with Martin recalling how much he used to love the horse. Frasier buys a very large television for Martin, but Niles has managed to track down Agides and secured him a stable where Martin can visit any time he likes. Frasier realizes Niles has won, and the pair take their father down to the stables to meet Agides. After the party, Niles and Frasier discover their father once again at the stables talking to Agides about the sadness of aging, which causes Niles to graciously say that Agides came from both him and Frasier.
99	3	"Halloween (Part 1)"	Pamela Fryman	Suzanne Martin	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)	506	20.72
Niles is throwing a literary-themed Halloween party, and Roz fears she might be pregnant. Frasier convinces Roz to go to Niles's party, hoping that will take her mind off her possible pregnancy. That night at the party, Frasier accidentally lets out that Roz might be pregnant and soon the wrong gossip spreads among the party guests. The entire ordeal ends with a drunken Niles proposing to Daphne, who he thinks is pregnant with Frasier's baby. Just as Frasier is attempting to reassure the party guests about what is really going on, Roz interrupts him. She lets everyone know that she has just heard from her doctor confirming the pregnancy. Camille Donatacci, who married Grammer two months before this episode aired, appears as "Eve." Guest Caller: Cindy Crawford as Dorothy
100	4	"The Kid (Part 2)"	Jeff Melman	Jeffrey Richman & Suzanne Martin	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)	507	20.01
Following the events of the Halloween party, Frasier and Niles are full of contrition. Roz decides that she will keep the baby, but after initially claiming to have done so, admits that she has not told the father. Frasier finds the answer by chance at Café Nervosa, while being served by a cheerful young waiter called Rick. When Roz finally tells Rick, he is prepared to drop out of college and marry her, but Roz insists that he not change his plans and sends him away gently.
101	5	"The 1000th Show"	David Lee	Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan	November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)	504	18.82
Frasier's one thousandth radio broadcast is soon to take place. He initially claims that he does not want a large celebration, but cannot sustain his false modesty and seeks a celebration to mark the occasion. Frasier Crane Day is then proclaimed in Seattle, and a large public rally is organized for the broadcast, to take place at the Space Needle with the mayor in attendance. On the day, Frasier decides to take a leisurely stroll with Niles over to the rally. They leave in plenty of time but a series of disastrous events impedes his progress, and Roz is compelled to start the broadcast without him. Frasier finally manages to arrive at his rally thanks to a chauffeur who escorted him for free. In exchange, Frasier decides not to go to the rally and instead befriends the chauffeur, John, by listening to him confide about his familial situation for free.
102	6	"Voyage of the Damned"	Pamela Fryman	Jeffrey Richman	November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)	505	17.76
Frasier, Roz, Niles and Martin take a cruise to Alaska. Frasier is booked as the celebrity guest, and is disappointed when he discovers that the living quarters are abysmal, and there turns out to be no one on board wanting to see him, nor any other well-known entertainment acts. Roz is pursued by a 1970s dance musician, Carlos "The Barracuda" del Gato. Niles is on the cruise trying to forget his troubles; it is his wedding anniversary and he should have been with Maris, but she disappeared off to Switzerland. What he does not know is that Frasier left a message suggesting she join them, and she is aboard.
103	7	"My Fair Frasier"	Jeff Melman	Jay Kogen	November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)	503	17.75
Frasier meets Samantha Pierce (Lindsay Frost), a high-profile criminal defense attorney, while in a shop trying to return an unwanted gift for Roz. She actually comes to his rescue by persuading the shop assistant to give him store credit. He invites her to dinner to say thank you, and before they finish the hors d'œuvre she asked out of the blue if they could go somewhere and have sex. Over time, Frasier's family become confused when it emerges that he is the more submissive one in their relationship.
104	8	"Desperately Seeking Closure"	Pamela Fryman	Rob Hanning	December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)	512	17.82
Frasier has been enjoying sharing the glamorous lifestyle that Sam leads, having just spent a weekend in Aspen. He is taken aback when Sam breaks up with him over dinner the following day. She insists that it is nothing to do with him; only that she feels their relationship has run its course. Frasier is not convinced, and for a while afterwards agonizes over what he did wrong, or what aspect of his character she disliked.
105	9	"Perspectives on Christmas"	David Lee	Christopher Lloyd	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)	510	19.23
The episode is mostly in the form of flashbacks from Martin, Daphne, Niles, and Roz in turn, who tell their stories while receiving massages (their Christmas present from Frasier). Christmas is approaching, and everyone in the Crane household has been having a miserable time. Martin has volunteered to play the part of a Wise Man in a local church pageant, and one of the requirements is to sing "O Holy Night", which contains one dangerously high note. He has not told Daphne, but she detects he is keeping something from her, and knowing that he was expecting the results of a recent physical examination, she fears the worst. Niles gets trapped in the Elliott Bay Towers elevator and has to climb out, completely ruining his brand new suit. Frasier takes a phone call from Roz's mother, who will be visiting for Christmas, and advises her to be sympathetic to Roz about her pregnancy weight gain, unaware that Roz has yet to tell her mother she is pregnant.
106	10	"Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name"	Jeff Melman	Rob Hanning	January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)	509	18.18
Frasier is losing interest in everything he and Niles do together, such as their wine clubs. He decides to try other things, such as Martin's poker game that night with Roz, Duke, Frank, Leo, and Jimmy. After giving up due to not understanding Duke's rules, Frasier goes with Daphne to an English pub, The Fox and Whistle. When Frasier starts going to the pub every night, Daphne feels that Frasier is invading her turf. Martin suggests she tell him, but when she does it is revealed Daphne has only been going there a month, just two more weeks than Frasier has. Frasier and Daphne decide to have a game of darts to see who will be the bar regular. Both do well, but Frasier, despite winning, is run out of the pub after making anti-British comments in the heat of battle.
107	11	"Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"	David Lee	Jay Kogen	January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)	514	19.61
Daphne finds an engagement ring in Martin's underwear drawer. Frasier and Niles are shaken at the idea of Sherry becoming their stepmother, but they agree that their father's happiness is most important to them. Soon afterwards, Sherry tells Martin that someone has been asking questions about her at McGinty's, and Martin immediately thinks his sons have hired a private investigator to check up on her. They deny it, but Frasier realizes that Niles is guilty and insists that he call off the investigation. He does this, but before departing the detective presents him with a half-finished report, which the brothers read and discover that Sherry has already been married six times. Sherry does not wish to marry ever again, but Martin does, and the two break up due to their incompatible expectations.
108	12	"The Zoo Story"	Pamela Fryman	Joe Keenan	January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)	511	16.61
Frasier has to choose whether to return to his heartless former agent, Bebe Glazer, or stick with his current representative, well-meaning but non-confrontational Ben. Maris' insistence that Niles fire their latest couples' therapist, and Niles' refusal to do so, put their weekly conjugal visits on hiatus. Ben brings Frasier the wrong sort of publicity and Niles has trouble controlling his pent-up urges, but Frasier insists that both he and Niles do the ethical thing: Frasier must stay with his ethical agent, and Niles must not fire a perfectly good counselor just to have sex.
109	13	"The Maris Counselor"	Jeff Melman	David Lloyd	February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)	515	18.41
Niles's couples counseling with Maris is going well, and on the advice of their therapist, Dr. Schenkman, he is planning to surprise her that evening with a romantic evening. But he is horrified to discover that Maris is having an affair with Dr. Schenkman. Schenkman claims to be in love, and to have never met a warmer, kinder, more selfless soul. The shock and pain of this event reduce Niles to tears in the middle of a couples therapy session the next day, which Frasier is helping him to run. After some thought, Niles wonders if it could be a case of transference and decides to have one more attempt at talking to Maris. However, while approaching the house, he decides to make the separation final. Guest Callers: John Waters as Roger; Rob Reiner as Bill; Bess Myerson as Mary
110	14	"The Ski Lodge"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)	518	17.55
Roz wins a free trip to a ski lodge, including lessons from a skiing instructor, but is talked into trading them to Frasier in return for a big-screen TV. So Frasier decides to take the whole family to the ski lodge, including Daphne and her friend Annie (played by guest star Cynthia Lamontagne), a swimsuit model. There they meet Guy (played by guest star James Patrick Stuart), a gay ski instructor, who likes Niles and thinks Niles likes him back. This is confirmed by misinformation given by Martin who has hearing difficulty due to a blocked ear. Throughout the episode, confusion arises as Frasier pursues Annie, who desires Niles. Niles, however, longs to confess his feelings for Daphne, while Daphne attempts to pick up Guy, who thinks that Daphne and Annie are together.
111	15	"Room Service"	David Lee	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)	517	18.34
Lilith has come to Seattle to tell Frasier that her new husband has left her for the interior decorator. Frasier is worried, as they have been in this situation before, and he finds Lilith irresistible when she is vulnerable. He exhorts Niles to help him resist temptation, particularly when she goes to dinner with them wearing a very revealing new dress. But after getting drunk, it is Niles and Lilith who sleep together in her hotel room. Guest Caller: Halle Berry as Betsy
112	16	"Beware of Greeks"	Jeff Melman	David Lloyd	March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)	516	16.37
Frasier receives a visit at KACL from his half-Greek cousin, Nikos, who is planning to get married soon and wants Frasier, Martin and Niles to come to the wedding. They realize that his fearsome mother, Zora (guest star Patti LuPone), did not send the invitations. This is due to a long-standing rift between her and Frasier: five years ago, he advised Nikos to follow his preferred career (juggling) rather than go to medical school as Zora wanted. Since then, she refuses to speak to or acknowledge him, Niles or Martin at all, and she imposes the same restrictions on her husband Walt, Martin's brother. Consequently, Martin is not keen to attend the wedding, and neither is Niles, in case he runs into cousin Yvonne, who has a crush on him. Frasier, however, wants to see Nikos happy, and after accepting his invitation, manages to reconcile with Zora on condition that he never gives advice to Nikos again. He finds this promise harder to honor than he expected, when he deduces that Nikos' affections lie elsewhere. He gets involved once again, ignoring Zora's warning, and Nikos calls the wedding off. Zora, in a rage, attacks Frasier who flees while Martin and Walt say their goodbyes once more.
113	17	"The Perfect Guy"	Jeff Melman	Rob Greenberg	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)	508	18.07
Dr. Clint Webber (guest star Billy Campbell) hosts a new show on KACL about health issues. All the women at the station find him extremely attractive, and Bulldog is not happy. Frasier himself decides that he can endure this man being more attractive than he is, assuming that there are other areas in which he surpasses Clint. Before long, though, he learns that Clint is also an old Oxonian, an expert squash player, fluent in French and a godson of José Carreras. Frasier maintains that he is not jealous, and tries to cultivate a friendship with Clint, but the list of his skills and abilities seems to grow over time. Eventually, when as a guest on Frasier's radio show, Clint interposes an alternative diagnosis for a caller and she prefers it, Frasier changes his tune, and thereafter refuses to rest until he has discovered just one flaw or deficiency. Guest Caller: Jill Clayburgh as Marie
114	18	"Bad Dog"	Pamela Fryman	Suzanne Martin	April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)	513	15.93
While waiting in a long line at Café Nervosa, Frasier spots a man who has a gun. In the chaos that follows, it appears that Bulldog acts heroically when he pulls Roz out of the way and causes the gunman to flee. The other patrons of the café proclaim him a hero, and the story appears later on the news. Frasier, however, saw that rather than bravely pushing Roz out of the way, Bulldog attempted to use her as a human shield, defusing the robbery attempt entirely by accident. Frasier tells Bulldog to own up to the deception, but Bulldog refuses, and learns (on-air) that he will receive a special Man of the Year award for his actions. At the award ceremony, Martin shouts that he sees a man with a gun. Bulldog uses his own mother as a human shield in his panic, revealing his dishonesty.
115	19	"Frasier Gotta Have It"	Dan Butler	Rob Greenberg	April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)	520	16.11
Frasier begins a steamy love affair with Caitlin (played by guest star Lisa Edelstein), a free-spirited artist. Whenever they are together they have wonderful sex, but hardly any conversation. Niles tries to get Frasier to admit that the relationship is based solely on sex, but Frasier insists that he has a real future with Caitlin. Frasier begins to obsess about this, and wonders if he should carry on with the relationship. Martin, Roz and Daphne all share with Frasier their memories of relationships that were steamy but superficial. Frasier is convinced that he must break up with Caitlin and goes to her loft to tell her. However, after howling at the Moon, carnal desires overwhelm Frasier again.
116	20	"First Date"	Kelsey Grammer	Rob Hanning	April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)	522	19.31
Niles decides to ask Daphne out on a date, only to lose his nerve. When he and Frasier discuss the situation, Daphne overhears that Niles is in love. Niles fabricates an infatuation with his neighbor, Phyllis. A supportive Daphne insists he ask the woman out, so Niles pretends to arrange a date. Daphne unexpectedly arrives to help Niles set up an intimate dinner, and Phyllis happens to arrive as well. Frasier scares Phyllis off by intimating Niles murdered his first wife, leaving Niles alone with Daphne, who thinks Phyllis intuited Niles was unready for a new relationship. Realizing that this might truly be the case, and after Daphne mentions she would not date a man going through a divorce, Niles asks Daphne to join him for the meal she prepared, and they sit down together for a companionable dinner.
117	21	"Roz and the Schnoz"	Ken Levine	Jeffrey Richman	May 5, 1998 (1998-05-05)	523	16.66
Roz stays with Frasier while her apartment is being painted. She agrees to meet the Garrets, the parents of her baby's father Rick. Martin is off to San Francisco for the weekend with Duke, to relive a Korean War furlough they once shared, but cuts his trip short after finding the city completely changed. Martin, Frasier, Niles, and Daphne all are unable to maintain their composure upon seeing Steve and Paula Garrett's absurdly large noses. After learning that Rick was born with a similar nose, but had a nose job, Roz worries that her baby will inherit Rick's nose, as well as her own awkward features that she had cosmetically altered.
118	22	"The Life of the Party"	Jeff Melman	Suzanne Martin & Jeffrey Richman	May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)	519	15.61
Frasier and Niles realize that they are both in a rut with their love lives and on the advice of Martin decide to throw a singles party. At the party, both compete over the same woman. Meanwhile Martin is having problems of his own; after dyeing his hair on the advice of Daphne he realizes that it has run and stained one of Niles' expensive chairs; Roz also finds a lack of interest from men due to her pregnancy. Halfway through the evening, Roz's waters break and she is rushed to the hospital, where she gives birth to a daughter, Alice May Doyle. Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne all turn up to see her. The group leaves a sleeping Roz with her baby.
119	23	"Party, Party"	Jeff Melman	David Lloyd	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)	521	17.73
Frasier arrives 45 minutes late for a meeting at Café Nervosa with Tricia, a young woman he met at the opera. He grovels and suggests lunch the next day at Le Petit Bistro, and she agrees before dashing off. The next day, his car breaks down and he misses the second date with Tricia, but leaves an apologetic message offering any other time if she will only give him one more chance. She calls and says she is leaving town that evening for Spokane. While trying to see her before she leaves town, Frasier has many things get in his way, including a surprise party for his birthday thrown by Martin and Daphne. He finally meets Tricia outside her apartment and offers to drive her to Spokane, but is dismayed to find that she is a member of a cult.
120	24	"Sweet Dreams"	Sheldon Epps	Jay Kogen	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)	524	21.30
Bulldog and Gil are recording an advertisement for a new sponsor at KACL: Happy Dreams tea, which promises pleasant dreams to anyone drinking it. When he hears this, Frasier is disgusted. When the new station manager instructs him to read the same sponsor advert, he objects on principle and makes a stand on air. This results in him being fired, but the new manager, Kenny, is impressed that Frasier upheld his principles, and decides to confront the station owner, Joe Martin (Miguel Sandoval), about the spot, while asking Frasier to return to work. Kenny is fired as a result. Frasier feels responsible and decides to act once more. He and the other on-air talent of KACL approach Joe Martin. Frasier talks with him and convinces him that he needs to take risks. Martin agrees with Frasier and reveals that his true name is Jose Martinez. He informs everyone that KACL will become a 24/7 Latino music station, and all the current hosts are fired. During the closing credits, the main theme is replaced with a Salsa version. Guest Caller: John McEnroe as Patrick

Season 6 (1998–99)

Main article: Frasier (season 6)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
121	1	"Good Grief"	Pamela Fryman	Christopher Lloyd	September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24)	601	28.30
After losing his job at KACL, Frasier keeps himself busy while he looks for work however Niles believes he is experiencing denial. He moves through the other five stages of grief; anger as his former co-workers all find new jobs, bargaining as he assembles his fan club only to find they only have three members who humiliate him by holding a rally no-one attends before finally getting stalled in depression as he starts overeating to the point he steals Alice's baby food. The family eventually stage an intervention and force him to accept the loss of his job.
122	2	"Frasier's Curse"	Pamela Fryman	Jay Kogen	October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01)	602	25.18
Frasier has been invited to his school reunion, an event he believes is cursed as they always occur when he is at a low point in his life, such as his divorce with Lilith and being left at the altar by Diane. He is thus not keen to attend now he is out of a job and single. He reconsiders after a former classmate sees him looking shabby, fearing that rumors may spread at the reunion that he is homeless.
123	3	"Dial M for Martin"	Ken Lamkin	Rob Greenberg	October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)	604	25.66
Frasier and Martin find themselves having numerous arguments than usual now that Frasier is at home all day. Roz suggests Martin consider moving in with Niles for a spell, and Niles agrees since Daphne would come with him. However Daphne considers that Martin no longer needs a live-in physical therapist and starts looking for a new position. While moving Martin into his apartment, Niles kicks away his father's cane and he falls over. Martin becomes increasingly afraid that Niles is unconsciously trying to harm him to prevent Daphne from leaving.
124	4	"Hot Ticket"	David Lee	Jeffrey Richman	October 15, 1998 (1998-10-15)	603	22.24
Frasier and Niles have tickets to a play in which the great actor Sir Trevor Aimsley (Fritz Weaver) will be making his final appearance before retirement but they are turned away on the door, having bought matinee tickets by mistake. The following night, they stand in the cancellation line, and are at the front of the queue when they are greeted by the Kendalls, a couple who regularly socialize with the Seattle elite. They cannot bear to admit that they are queuing for cancellations, and miss their opportunity for tickets by leaving the line. They are invited by the Kendalls to dinner with Sir Trevor after the performance, and face the prospect of making conversation about a play which they have not seen.
125	5	"First, Do No Harm"	Sheldon Epps	Jordan Hawley & William Schifrin	October 29, 1998 (1998-10-29)	605	24.64
Martin has arranged for Frasier to meet up again with Duke's daughter, Marie (Teri Hatcher), whom he first met when they were both children. Frasier is pleasantly surprised at how beautiful she has become, and enjoys having dinner with her, but notices that she has some neurotic tendencies. He eventually realises that Marie is attracted to him because of his psychiatric expertise, causing him to break up with her. He soon reconsiders and gets back together with her, only to then realise that he was only attracted to her because he enjoyed analyzing her.
126	6	"Secret Admirer"	Pamela Fryman	Lori Kirkland	November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05)	607	22.12
Frasier has been dating Nancy, a former KACL worker, while Niles and Maris have reached a financial settlement. After a squash game with Niles, Frasier discovers some Cartier cufflinks in his bag, with an unsigned note from someone who misses him. He is thrilled at the possibility that he has a secret admirer as well as Nancy, and Martin has to tolerate his gloating for some time. Soon afterwards, a waitress at Café Nervosa brings him a box containing a Patek Philippe pocket watch, saying it was delivered earlier by a woman. Frasier is even more thrilled, but then Niles discovers a card in the box, indicating that the gift was actually intended for him and was from Maris, who wants him back. He refuses to sign the settlement, and she sends him the shredded settlement papers and a nickel, accompanied with a note stating that this is all he will have left after the divorce.
127	7	"How to Bury a Millionaire"	Pamela Fryman	Lori Kirkland	November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12)	608	22.00
Niles has been forced by his ongoing divorce from Maris to buy a cheaper car, as his Mercedes has been repossessed. Frasier tells Niles that the biggest drain on his finances is his apartment and forces him to start renting it out. After living with (and annoying) Frasier and Martin for a while, Niles is forced to move into the Shangri-La, a bachelor's apartment complex that falls well below his high standards but is also the only one he can afford.
128	8	"The Seal Who Came to Dinner"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19)	606	21.68
Niles' gourmet club will soon be awarding the annual Golden Apron Award, and the final phase of the contest requires each contender to host a dinner party at their home. Niles is too ashamed to allow the club into his new apartment at the Shangri-La, but remembers that Maris has a beach house that would present a perfect setting, and she is out of the country. On first inspection of the house, everything seems fine, until they discover a dead seal lying on the beach outside. Desperate that this evening should go well, Niles and Frasier must then hurry to dispose of the creature before the party starts only for a neighbor to call the police believing Niles has murdered Maris.
129	9	"Roz, a Loan"	Pamela Fryman	Janis Hirsch	December 10, 1998 (1998-12-10)	609	23.64
Roz is in a difficult financial situation, struggling to pay for her rent and baby clothes. KACL's ratings are suffering as a result of the new format, but the management still will not change it. Frasier does not expect this to last, and offers to lend Roz $1500 to help her along in the meantime. He is surprised afterwards to see that she seems to be spending rather extravagantly: spa treatment, expensive lunches, perfume. He wonders if he should talk to her about this, but Martin and Niles firmly advise him not to get involved, especially since he specifically said to Roz that the money was hers to use as she pleased. Eventually, KACL reconsiders and gives Frasier and his colleagues their jobs back.
130	10	"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"	Kelsey Grammer	Jay Kogen	December 17, 1998 (1998-12-17)	611	24.99
Christmas is approaching, and while out shopping with Roz and looking for a menorah for his son, Frasier makes a covert attempt to purchase a sweater for Roz. Just before she realizes, a woman named Helen (Carole Shelley) steps in and rescues Frasier by pretending that she is buying it. She recognizes him from the radio, and when he offers his thanks and asks if he can return the kindness, she suggests a date with her daughter, Faye (Amy Brenneman). When it transpires that Faye and Helen thought Frasier was Jewish, he must maintain the pretense to avoid offending Helen.
131	11	"Good Samaritan"	Sheldon Epps	Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck	January 7, 1999 (1999-01-07)	612	24.56
After several acts of kindness backfire, Frasier starts to lose his faith in humanity. Driving home in the rain, he comes across a stranded woman and considers whether or not to give her a ride. Despite the events of the day, he decides to help her, only to discover that she is a prostitute and a transvestite, and that the police are watching. He is arrested and held at Martin's old precinct, where Martin and Niles must bail him out. Upon returning home and explaining the situation, his son Frederick asks; "So are you saying you shouldn't help people?" The scene returns to Frasier in the car contemplating whether or not to give the woman a ride (the preceding events having been what Frasier later describes as a 'bad daydream'). Despite knowing that this good deed, like all the others, may backfire he still decides to help her. Guest Callers: Ron Howard as Stephen; William H. Macy as Ralph
132	12	"Our Parents, Ourselves"	Pamela Fryman	Janis Hirsch	January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21)	614	23.59
Roz's mother Joanna is visiting, and Frasier suggests fixing her up with Martin. They spend an evening together, but after Roz and Joanna have left, Martin admits to Frasier that he found her very boring company. Roz, though, reports that her mother had a wonderful evening and hopes to see Martin again before she leaves Seattle. Not wanting to hurt Joanna and upset Roz, Frasier invites them to watch the SuperBowl and doesn't tell Martin, only for Martin to invite a date around too. Guest Callers: Phil Donahue as Larry; Marlo Thomas as Sophie
133	13	"The Show Where Woody Shows Up"	Pamela Fryman	Rob Greenberg	February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04)	615	24.83
Frasier receives a phonecall during his show at KACL from Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson), an old friend from Cheers, who has just arrived in Seattle for the week after accidentally getting on the wrong plane. They catch up, but Frasier soon finds that he is no longer enjoying spending time with Woody, since they have nothing in common except a few old stories. He also feels bad for him as Woody is still a bartender while he is a famous psychiatrist. However, he cannot bring himself to hurt his friend's feelings. When Woody leaves town early, Frasier bids him farewell, then goes out with Niles for a late supper to celebrate. Once at the cantina, he spots Woody hiding behind a menu at the bar. Woody explains that he feels sorry for Frasier, as he still lives with his father and goes out with his brother. Frasier realizes that Woody does have a good life that keeps him happy, and tells him how lucky he is. They agree to share a last beer and promise to reconnect in five or ten years. Guest Caller: Beverly D'Angelo as Audrey
134	14	"Three Valentines"	Kelsey Grammer	Rob Hanning	February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11)	616	25.83
On Valentine's Day, three separate stories are told; in preparation for a date whom Niles has invited over to Frasier's apartment for dinner, Niles attempts to iron a crease out of his trousers, and disaster ensues when they catch fire and he loses control of the extinguisher. Frasier is meeting with Cassandra Stone (Virginia Madsen), the station's new marketing manager, but is unsure as to whether it is a romantic date or just a business meeting. Meanwhile, both without dates, Martin and Daphne decide to have a meal together and discover what it is like to be dateless.
135	15	"To Tell the Truth"	David Lee	Rob Hanning	February 18, 1999 (1999-02-18)	610	27.74
Maris's divorce lawyers have motioned to postpone the trial date for eight months, which will be ruinously expensive for Niles. Frasier recommends he find himself new lawyers (since his current ones are clearly more than happy to keep draining his finances) and Roz suggests an ex-boyfriend of hers, Donny Douglas (Saul Rubinek). Donny is cheery, uncouth, and slobby, but aggressively deals with Maris' lawyers, who are cowed into submission and gets the trial moved up to a few weeks time. Donny is hired, and begins preparing the family for deposition. Maris' lawyers are claiming that Niles was in love with Daphne throughout the period that the marriage was breaking apart, and Frasier feels unable to lie under oath to deny it. As Niles prepares for the inevitability he may have to come clean to Daphne about his feelings for her, Donny discovers that Maris' family fortune was made from urinal cakes, rather than lumber as she had always claimed. To spare herself embarrassment, she agrees to a quick divorce to ensure Niles' silence. However, his happiness is quickly quashed upon discovering Daphne and Donny have started dating.
136	16	"Decoys"	Pamela Fryman	David Lloyd	February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)	613	25.57
Niles has been awarded Maris' lake-front cottage, Shady Glen, in the divorce settlement. Frasier suggests he go with Niles and Martin to spend a weekend there, to take his brother's mind off his troubles. Niles tries to persuade Daphne to join them, but she declines. He then devises a plan to split her up from Donny, by inviting him to the cottage, and also inviting Roz, whom he used to date. He hopes that they may re-connect. Things start to become more complicated when Frasier and Martin arrive ahead of schedule, and Niles pretends that Roz is there for his benefit; and then Daphne also appears, having changed her mind about coming.
137	17	"Dinner Party"	David Lee	Jeffrey Richman	March 11, 1999 (1999-03-11)	617	21.94
Frasier decides to hold a dinner party, and plans it with Niles. When his invitees the Walburts ring back to accept the invitation, the answering machine takes the message, and Frasier and Niles hear the couple talking about them before they realize they are still connected. This leads the brothers to worry that their friends see them rather like a married couple themselves.
138	18	"Taps at the Montana"	David Lee	David Lloyd	March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25)	621	23.11
Niles returns from a miserable meal with Frasier; both Daphne and Maris were seated at the tables next to them in romantic dates with their new boyfriends. He has not moved back into the Montana, as his apartment is currently occupied by a sub-tenant, Dr. MacLowery. MacLowery is an avid tap dancer, and the noise from his routines have infuriated the other residents of the building. As a result, representatives from the building's board of tenants arrive to tell Niles that the board is seriously considering terminating his lease. In order to get the board back on his side, Niles and Frasier organize a drinks gathering for the next meeting in order to persuade them to change their minds, with Roz present to stand-in for the caterers, who cancelled.
139	19	"IQ"	David Lee	Rob Hanning & Jay Kogen	April 8, 1999 (1999-04-08)	624	21.70
Niles, Frasier, Martin and Roz attend a silent auction for the Kelly Anne Grunther Foundation. Niles stumbles upon an auction for a luncheon with three Nobel Laureates, and soon finds himself bidding against Frasier. The two become determined to beat the other. When the auction closes, Niles has the highest bid, but a second seat at the table is opened up as long as Frasier can match him. The two brothers are aghast to realise that they have paid over $8,000 for a lunch. Later that night, over sherry in Frasier's apartment, Niles and Frasier ask themselves where their harsh sibling rivalry originated, and reminisce about how they once took IQ Tests while they were younger. Their mother never told them the answers; only that they were 2 points apart. In an effort to bring closure to their rivalry once and for all, Martin reluctantly agrees to show them the results, and it soon transpires that whilst Frasier has an IQ level of 129, Niles has the larger IQ: 156. At first, their responses are mature and non-competitive, but their true feelings cannot be concealed for long. The brothers attempt to outdo each other by studying all night in a university library. Frasier drinks a great deal of coffee to stay awake, and Niles takes some allergy medicine to deal with his parchment mite allergy. The medicine makes him dopey, and he proceeds to pass out at the luncheon table, destroying everything, just as the Nobel Laureates walk into the room.
140	20	"Dr. Nora"	Katy Garretson	Joe Keenan	April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29)	618	21.41
Frasier is in Café Nervosa interviewing candidates for a new radio psychiatrist at KACL, whose show will run alongside his own. He thinks he has found an unbeatable contender in Dr. Gordon Edelstein; and Niles, who knows his work, expects him to be right. In the end, however, he recommends Dr. Nora Fairchild (Christine Baranski), who spends most of her interview paying him compliments, even pretending to think Niles is the older brother. Frasier feels proud to have a protégé, until he actually hears her in action. She turns out to be an advocate of old-fashioned values, condemning pre-marital sex, divorce, single parenthood and the like, and her approach to therapy is not so much constructive criticism as outright abuse. Frasier is embarrassed and angry and withdraws his recommendation, however it turns out that this is no longer a factor; Dr. Nora attracts so much attention (positive and negative) that Kenny wants to keep her on and decides to make her a permanent fixture. When she openly criticises Frasier's advice to one particular caller on air and makes clear her intention to undermine and embarrass him at every opportunity, he and Roz decide on a declaration of war. Roz is able to find proof that Nora is a hypocrite and doesn't even have a medical degree of any kind - she is a gym teacher instead, but Frasier has second thoughts about stooping to Nora's level. Fortunately, Niles has been listening to this caller and the way Dr. Nora dealt with her, and he has a more subtle way of approaching the problem: find her mother (Piper Laurie) and use her to find the problems with Nora's abusive approach. That turned out to be a terrible idea as she reveals herself to be much, much worse than Nora, abusing her on the air and causing Nora to scream and cry bloody murder out of KACL with her monstrous mother in pursuit, with it heavily implied to have happened dozens of times before. Guest Callers: Gillian Anderson as Jenny; Yo-Yo Ma as Tom; Bonnie Raitt as Denise; Pia Zadora as Jill
141	21	"When a Man Loves Two Women"	David Lee	Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck	May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06)	619	20.04
Frasier announces at breakfast that he had a date the previous evening, and Martin and Daphne immediately offer their sympathies. They change their tune when Cassandra appears from the bedroom. Martin takes a shine to her when she greets him with a hug and compliments him on his eyes; she barely acknowledges Daphne, and then forgets her name. Niles arrives to play squash with Frasier, and has to cancel when he learns about the date. Frasier has good feelings about this new relationship, until he runs into Faye at Café Nervosa. She has been in Paris for a month, and has no idea that Frasier has a new girlfriend, and he finds himself unable to tell her. She is still with him the next morning, so the rest of the family realise that he is dating two women. Frasier soon comes to the decision that he cannot juggle two women, and must choose between them. Martin advocates choosing Cassandra; Daphne prefers Faye, who noticed and admired her new haircut. Niles turns up, and discovers he has to reschedule the squash game again, but he has a trick for compelling Frasier to make his choice. Unfortunately, even when the choice is made, Frasier still has to end one relationship, and this proves more difficult than he expected.
142	22	"Visions of Daphne"	Robert H. Egan	Janis Hirsch & Lori Kirkland	May 13, 1999 (1999-05-13)	620	21.49
Martin has news for Frasier: he has just seen Donny buying an engagement ring. They first plan to keep this from Daphne, but she walks in halfway through their conversation. When she hears the news, she is thrilled and excited. Martin and Frasier then plan not to tell Niles, but again he walks in at the wrong moment, and after initially pretending that Daphne's mother is dying, the real story comes out and Niles is crushed. Soon after this, Daphne visits Niles unexpectedly at his office, and asks for advice. She tells him that she had a psychic vision in which a mysterious figure in a red bow tie appeared at her wedding, and said he was "the true love of her life". Niles betrays his professional integrity and advises her not to marry Donny. Frasier, when he hears about this later, reckons that psychologically the vision means she is having second thoughts. Additionally, of course, he knows exactly why Niles gave the advice he did, and loses patience with his brother when he arrives a few moments later wearing a red bow tie. Later that evening, Daphne decides to go through with marrying Donny, claiming that perhaps her visions are false. She suddenly has another, however, and this one contains her true love holding a dragon. Martin laughs, and Daphne agrees that it is probably false. Back at home, however, Niles opens a present that Roz had offered him earlier. It contains a dragon statue.
"Shutout in Seattle"	Pamela Fryman	David Isaacs	May 20, 1999 (1999-05-20)	27.23
Niles has been having a difficult time recently, being surrounded by happy couples: Frasier and Faye; Daphne and Donny; and now Martin and Bonnie, a waitress from McGinty's. He meets Roz late one Saturday in Café Nervosa, and she has also had a bad day; her date cancelled earlier, and she resents the waitress serving them, whom she knows from the gym. The next day, Frasier is surprised to discover that she gave into her loneliness and slept with Bulldog, and is now mortified with embarrassment. Later on, Daphne confides in him the awful truth that she has lost her engagement ring, and is trying to conceal the fact from Donny. Niles apparently goes missing, not answering any phone calls, and Frasier and Martin suddenly panic in case he, also driven by loneliness, has gone back to Maris. They hasten to the Montana, only to discover that he is with Kit (Jessica Cauffiel), the waitress from Café Nervosa whom Roz dislikes. Roz, incidentally, seems unable to resist the temptation to sleep with Bulldog again, but when he refers to her as his girlfriend, she is repulsed by the idea. However, she cannot bear to tell him this after he announces that KACL has fired him. The Crane couples start to have problems: Frasier keeps calling Faye Cassandra by mistake, Martin is annoyed by the way Bonnie's poodle, Lady, dominates Eddie and Niles' attempt to conform to Kit's lifestyle (including a new leather jacket and use of youthful slang terms like "buzz-kill") soon starts to wear him down. In the end, all three Crane men end up single again and spend an evening together drinking and singing in a piano bar.

Season 7 (1999–2000)

Main article: Frasier (season 7)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
145	1	"Momma Mia"	Kelsey Grammer	Rob Hanning	September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)	703	25.24
Frasier starts dating Mia Preston (Rita Wilson), a children's author whose books he used to read to Frederick. When Niles and Martin meet her, they are startled to discover that she looks just like the brothers' late mother, Hester, which Frasier does not realize. The three Cranes plan to spend the weekend at a cabin where they vacationed years ago to celebrate Martin's birthday. As a gift the brothers bring old home movies transferred to videotape. Frasier sees the resemblance when watching the home movies, in which his mother appears, and realizes to his horror that he is dating her spitting image.
146	2	"Father of the Bride"	David Lee	Mark Reisman	September 30, 1999 (1999-09-30)	701	23.74
Frasier is trying to decide on a wedding present for Daphne and Donny, and Roz is apprehensive in case she is asked to be a bridesmaid, recalling her previous experiences, all of which involved wearing awful dresses. Frasier wishes to offer to pay for Daphne's wedding flowers, but is interrupted by hiccups brought on by some jerky Martin made him eat, and inadvertently offers to pay for the wedding. Meanwhile, Niles has met an attractive woman through what he presumes to be a dating service, but is in fact an escort agency.
147	3	"Radio Wars"	Sheldon Epps	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07)	702	21.32
Frasier is the subject of repeated prank phonecalls from KACL's new morning team, Carlos (John Ennis) and the Chicken (Bryan Callen), and seeks revenge. The pranks culminate in a medley of sound effects and sound bites, engineered to sound like a sex session between Frasier and Roz.
148	4	"Everyone's a Critic"	Pamela Fryman	Joe Keenan	October 14, 1999 (1999-10-14)	704	20.93
The owner of KACL has sent her daughter, Poppy Delafield (Katie Finneran), to start an internship at the station. Everyone finds her unbearable because she can never stop talking, though they are all too polite to say so. Meanwhile, Niles has been appointed art critic of a posh magazine, The Monocle, and is now attending performances for free and socializing with the elite of Seattle. Jealous of Niles's position, Frasier approaches Poppy to propose that he host a new arts show on KACL, but she misunderstands and becomes the host of the new show herself.
149	5	"The Dog That Rocks the Cradle"	Pamela Fryman	Bob Daily	October 21, 1999 (1999-10-21)	706	22.04
Since being fired from KACL, Bulldog (Dan Butler) has been working as a pizza delivery man. Frasier suggests to Roz that she employ him as a babysitter for the following day, when she has a date. However, when her date arrives at her door, Bulldog answers it and scares him away. He does the same to several subsequent dates. Meanwhile, Niles has been fighting to reclaim a plot in Verdant Hills, a prestigious cemetery, which he lost after his divorce. He and Frasier encourage their father to organise something for himself, but Martin does not like to tempt fate.
150	6	"Rivals"	Katy Garretson	Christopher Lloyd	November 4, 1999 (1999-11-04)	707	20.65
When Frasier escapes Poppy at Café Nervosa by leaving Niles in his place, Poppy is suddenly less talkative than usual; she finds Niles warm, charming and handsome. Frasier returns home and finds a strange woman in a towel using the phone. The woman, Regan (Gigi Rice), recently moved in next door, and Martin rescued her when she locked herself out. Frasier finds Regan attractive, and intends to ask her out. When Niles meets her, Frasier believes that Niles is attracted to her as well. Niles, in turn, thinks Frasier's persistent hostile remarks about Poppy mask a latent attraction, and so does not believe that he really likes Regan. Both couples attend a charity ball, each brother assuming that the other is pursuing his date.
151	7	"A Tsar is Born"	Pamela Fryman	Charlie Hauck	November 11, 1999 (1999-11-11)	705	18.61
Antiques Roadshow comes to Seattle, and after watching the previous show together, Martin and his sons decide to take a family heirloom for appraisal. The object, a pewter clock, turns out to be Russian, and is one of a collection made exclusively for the imperial Romanov family. It is valued at $25,000, which Martin is delighted by. Frasier and Niles are more interested in the Romanov connection, and they know that their great-great-grandmother was from Russia. They decide to research their family history, thrilled at the possibility that they may be descended from royalty.
152	8	"The Late Dr. Crane"	Robert H. Egan	Rob Hanning	November 18, 1999 (1999-11-18)	709	18.94
Frasier and Niles have a minor car accident bloodying Frasier’s nose and end up at the hospital. While waiting for Frasier to be seen, Niles discovers that Maris' plastic surgeon, who is still sending him the bills for Maris' botox treatments, is based here. He takes the opportunity to confront this Dr. Mel Karnofsky (Jane Adams), and finds that she is a young-looking, attractive divorcée with a fussy nature akin to his own and an interest in the arts. Later that day, a local news report announces Frasier's death, a case of mistaken identity caused when he left the hospital early, and the person who took his place in the line suffered a fatal heart attack. When reading his obituary in the newspaper, Frasier reflects on his life, and all the things he has yet to achieve. Martin, meanwhile, enjoys the attention and free drinks he receives from everyone who thinks he has just lost his son. Note: Kelsey Grammer’s nose injury and broken ankle were written into the episode.
153	9	"The Apparent Trap"	Kelsey Grammer	Dan O'Shannon	November 25, 1999 (1999-11-25)	708	20.49
Frederick is coming to celebrate Thanksgiving with his father, while Lilith spends the holiday with a colleague. At the last minute, this colleague cancels, and Lilith asks Frasier if she can join them. He concedes, acknowledging that the season should be a celebration of family, even though there is still some awkwardness between Lilith and Niles following their brief tryst. Lilith happens to be writing an article about raising a child after divorce, and Frederick suggests she collaborate with Frasier, and do so while she stays at the apartment. He then goes to some effort to bring his parents closer together, saying privately to each how much the other is missing them, setting up mood lighting and romantic music. They realize that they are being set up, and that Frederick does not wish for them to get back together but is attempting to manipulate them into giving him a more extravagant gift.
154	10	"Back Talk (Part 1)"	Pamela Fryman	Lori Kirkland	December 9, 1999 (1999-12-09)	710	23.72
Frasier pulls a muscle in his back and is confined to home. He has been irritable with Daphne recently, and while thinking out loud in the presence of Eddie, he realises that this is because he will miss her when she marries and leaves the household. Daphne emerges, unnoticed, to hear Frasier confess that he loves her. She does not realize that his feelings are platonic, and is horrified and embarrassed. When she tell Martin that "Dr. Crane" has confessed his feelings for her, he assumes she is referring to Niles and confirms it. Frasier soon realizes that, as Niles has not been present to confess anything, Daphne has misinterpreted. He takes the opportunity to assure her of this. Daphne is relieved, and gives Frasier a massage as his strong medication begins to work. In his drowsy state, his speech is unguarded, and when she revisits what Martin said, he reveals that it is Niles that has feelings for her.
155	11	"The Fight Before Christmas (Part 2)"	Pamela Fryman	Jon Sherman	December 16, 1999 (1999-12-16)	711	28.54
Frasier is planning his Victorian Christmas party at home, and is trying to keep it a secret at KACL, having only invited Roz out of his work colleagues. He has also invited Cam Winston, deciding to call their feud to a temporary halt. Daphne is having an awkward time, as Frasier does not remember what he said under the influence of his painkillers, and Niles does not yet realize that she knows his feelings. Niles, meanwhile, has to offer his condolences in person to Maris after her old gardener Yoshi dies, but Frasier advises him not to tell Mel. She eventually finds out and is very angry, so Niles does his best to talk her round. Frasier's Christmas party is a disaster, and it does not take long for him to find out why: Cam Winston is holding a rival party in his apartment, and poaching all Frasier's guests. Daphne panics when she learns that Niles and Mel have broken up, and still more when she overhears Frasier in the kitchen advising Niles to "make his feelings clear to her", not knowing that he means Maris.
156	12	"RDWRER"	Kelsey Grammer	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	January 6, 2000 (2000-01-06)	712	24.08
Chez Henri has burned down, and Frasier and Niles feel like the new millennium has been canceled. They must now make alternative plans for their New Year's celebrations. Martin is in a better mood, having received the customized number plates he ordered for his new Winnebago RV. The plates read "RDWRER", which he claims is short for "Road Warrior". Frasier and Niles remember that the Wine Club is hosting a celebration in Sun Valley, Idaho to which they are invited, but unable to find a flight at short notice, they end up traveling with Martin in the Winnebago.
157	13	"They're Playing Our Song"	David Lee	David Lloyd	January 13, 2000 (2000-01-13)	713	19.41
When Kenny decides that each show on KACL requires a special theme jingle, Frasier struggles to think of one. Martin composes a catchy tune, but Frasier dismisses it, instead composing an overblown theme which combines a Broadway musical-style chorus with an incongruous film-score background for Niles' monologue), before being forced to provide something short and simple, which Martin again composes.
158	14	"Big Crane on Campus"	Sheldon Epps	Mark Reisman	February 3, 2000 (2000-02-03)	714	20.47
Frasier runs into Lorna Lenley (Jean Smart) at Café Nervosa, who went to his school and was one of the most popular girls. She is now working in real estate. He invites her to visit his apartment under the pretext of an appraisal, and they end up spending the night together. The following morning, he sees another side to her: she smokes, shouts down the phone, and is not very refined, and Frasier becomes concerned that they have no future together. However, soon afterward she invites him to accompany her to the retirement dinner of their school football coach, and he imagines the reactions of the formerly popular students if they saw him arrive with Lorna. Meanwhile, after Daphne tends to Niles after a minor injury, he suspects that she may be in love with him.
159	15	"Out with Dad"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	February 10, 2000 (2000-02-10)	717	20.27
It is Valentine's Day. Niles cancels a night out with Frasier at the opera to be with his girlfriend Mel. Frasier persuades Martin to go instead, and at the opera, they meet Emily (Marg Helgenberger) and her mother Helen (Mary Louise Wilson) during intermission. Helen tries to ask Martin out on a date, but he tells her he is gay to let her down gently. That evening, Emily brings her gay uncle, Edward (Brian Bedford), to Frasier's apartment, hoping to set him up with Martin. When Martin realises, he pretends that he and Niles are an item.
160	16	"Something About Dr. Mary"	Wil Shriner	Jay Kogen	February 17, 2000 (2000-02-17)	715	21.70
Roz is going on holiday, and desperate to avoid having her replaced by Chuck Ranberg (who has a distracting speech impediment), Frasier decides to hire someone from outside KACL. He appoints a woman from a community outreach program called Mary Thomas (Kim Coles), who is initially reluctant to speak during the broadcast, but soon pitches in with folksy, jovial advice of her own. She soon becomes very popular. Frasier is upset and wants Roz to return, but is worried about appearing bigoted because Mary is black. Meanwhile, Daphne is injured during Niles' demonstration of his new skills at kickboxing. Niles insists on doing all Daphne's household chores until she has fully recovered. Martin decides to take advantage of the fact that, until now, his son had no idea what these chores were. Guest Callers: Gloria Estefan as Maria; Isaac Mizrahi as Gabe
161	17	"Whine Club"	Kelsey Grammer	Bob Daily & Jon Sherman	February 24, 2000 (2000-02-24)	716	21.26
Frasier is very excited about the prospect of being elected "Corkmaster" of his local wine club, which he has asked Niles to nominate him for. However, Mel manipulatively persuades Niles to run against his brother for the position. At the meeting, the vote is tied and, a wine-tasting tiebreaker overseen by the outgoing corkmaster (Anthony Heald) sees Niles narrowly win. Frasier is gracious in defeat, until he discovers that Mel provided the impetus for Niles' decision to stand. Meanwhile, Martin has embarked on an affair with Claire Wojadubakowski (Anita Gillette), an old friend whose husband Stan died a few weeks before. As Martin and Stan were close, he is feeling guilty over this, and endeavors to conceal the fact from Frasier.
162	18	"Hot Pursuit"	Sheldon Epps	Charlie Hauck	March 23, 2000 (2000-03-23)	719	20.00
Donny asks for Martin's help in obtaining surveillance photos for one of his court cases. Martin is thrilled at the idea of a stakeout, remembering his days with the police force; Niles is worried about the potential risks of the neighborhood, and decides to go along and keep his father company. Frasier and Roz are attending a broadcast conference out of town, and when Frasier discovers that he has no room at the hotel, he asks to sleep on Roz's couch. She reluctantly agrees, conceding that neither of them is likely to need the room if the cocktail party is the usual Bacchanalian revel. Unfortunately, they both suffer similar lack of success, and end up together in Roz's room sharing champagne and stories.
163	19	"Morning Becomes Entertainment"	Pamela Fryman	Rob Hanning & Jay Kogen	April 6, 2000 (2000-04-06)	722	16.66
Frasier's show is being taken off the air for a week. This happens to be at the time when he is renegotiating his contract with KACL, so he believes this is a tactic of theirs. Bebe Glazer soon tells him that the situation is bleak, but he and Roz have been offered the chance to host AM Seattle on television. Roz turns up on the first day with a fever and delirium, and is incapable of co-hosting, so Bebe steps into her place. During the show, Frasier makes several valiant attempts to raise the level of decorum, but Bebe artfully keeps it light, persuading him to do impressions and so forth. By the end of the week, they are both intoxicated by the experience. However, Frasier learns that Bebe is stalling the negotiations with KACL and starts to suspect that she is angling to make their move to AM Seattle permanent.
164	20	"To Thine Old Self Be True"	Robert H. Egan	Dan O'Shannon	April 27, 2000 (2000-04-27)	718	20.39
Donny is having trouble with his best man, who cannot organize his bachelor party, so Frasier volunteers to make the arrangements for him. Daphne is relieved when she finds out, predicting that Frasier will organize a low-key, civilized event. Martin decides to help out by inviting a stripper (Rachel York) to the apartment for an interview, and she turns up dressed as a policewoman. Frasier runs into difficulty when he gives her some suggestions about an encore for her act, and they end up handcuffed together, without a key to release them. Frasier then has to do his best to hide this fact from Daphne, and numerous visitors, including Mel, Maris and Regan.
165	21	"The Three Faces of Frasier"	Pamela Fryman	Jon Sherman	May 4, 2000 (2000-05-04)	721	16.75
Frasier has an announcement to make, for which he is taking Martin, Daphne and Niles out to dinner at Stefano's Italian restaurant. Niles refuses to go, making up an excuse about a patient's crisis; the truth is, he had an embarrassing experience at this restaurant as a child, and is still traumatized by it. Frasier has to make the announcement without him: the restaurant is putting a sketch of his face on their Seattle Wall of Fame, and the unveiling is that very evening. He is very proud, until he sees the caricature; the artist has extravagantly exaggerated his forehead. Frasier insists on returning the following evening with Niles, to have a tactful word with Stefano about changing it. His criticism goes down badly as it emerges that the artist is Stefano's mother.
166	22	"Dark Side of the Moon"	David Lee	Lori Kirkland	May 11, 2000 (2000-05-11)	720	22.96
Daphne is receiving anger management therapy, in the wake of a four-car pile-up. She explains her situation to Dr. McCaskill (S. Epatha Merkerson), and the episode continues in flashback. Donny has organized a surprise bridal shower for Daphne, to be held at Niles' apartment. After a series of upsetting events which includes the arrival of her alcoholic brother Simon (Anthony LaPaglia), Daphne discovers her favorite dress had been ruined in the laundry. Dr. McCaskill wonders why Daphne keeps mentioning her favorite dress, and why she was wearing it to the bridal shower she did not know she was having. It is revealed in flashback that Daphne wore the dress because she thought she would be spending the evening alone with Niles. She realises that she has feelings for Niles and may no longer want to marry Donny.
"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue"	Pamela Fryman	Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan	May 18, 2000 (2000-05-18)	33.70
Frasier, Daphne, Niles, Mel and Martin return from the funeral of Morrie, the Elliott Bay Towers’ doorman. Martin bears a final gift from Morrie; a rare bottle of wine. Niles confesses to Frasier that he feels anxious about his relationship with Mel. After Niles denies that he still possesses feelings for Daphne, Frasier urges his brother to seize the moment and move on. Daphne reveals to Frasier that she knows about Niles' seven-year crush on her and she has fallen in love with him. When Niles returns from a retreat, however, he announces that he and Mel are married. Frasier tells Niles that Daphne knows how he feels towards her, and that there is a possibility she shares his feelings. The night before Daphne and Donny's wedding, Niles tells her that he loves her, and they kiss. Daphne then tells Niles that they have made too many commitments to others to back out now. The next morning, Niles sits in the Winnebago, unable to watch Daphne be married. Martin and Frasier join him and prepare to enjoy the rare bottle of wine, only to discover that it is undrinkable. Frasier and Martin leave Niles alone, until Daphne appears in her wedding dress, and asks if he wants to go on a date.

Season 8 (2000–01)

Main article: Frasier (season 8)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon"	Pamela Fryman	David Angell & Peter Casey	October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)	28.64
Niles and Daphne flee Daphne's wedding in Martin's Winnebago, but only reach the end of the road before turning back to confront the situation. In the aftermath, Donny sues Daphne for breach of contract, adding Frasier to the suit when he discovers Frasier's involvement in making Daphne and Niles aware of their feelings for each other. Mel agrees to grant Niles a divorce, but only if he appears to be a devoted husband in public for a period of time so as to minimise her embarrassment. This means that Niles and Daphne cannot be seen in public together.
171	3	"The Bad Son"	Sheldon Epps	Rob Hanning	October 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)	801	18.62
Frasier spies an attractive woman while traveling on a bus in the rain. He gathers that her name is Miranda (Tushka Bergen), and she works at a retirement home called The Colonnade. He visits the home under the pretext of considering putting Martin in there. He later learns that his father has filled in the application. Niles and Daphne have planned a romantic dinner together, hoping to watch a meteor shower. Frasier moves them onto the roof of Elliott Bay Towers, so that he and Miranda can have some privacy. In the course of the evening, the door onto the roof closes, separating Niles and Daphne until the night watchman arrives.
172	4	"The Great Crane Robbery"	Katy Garretson	Gayle Abrams	November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)	802	18.16
The new owner of KACL is a young computer billionaire, Todd Peterson (Alan Tudyk). Todd considers himself unstylish and lacking in social graces. He is in awe of Frasier's own apartment and sense of style, so Frasier offers to act as his mentor. Todd then meticulously copies Frasier's clothes, car and apartment layout. Meanwhile, Mel demands that Niles be seen to drive her away, by behaving badly in public.
173	5	"Taking Liberties"	Kelsey Grammer	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21)	808	18.06
Frasier hires Ferguson (Victor Garber), a classically trained and refined Englishman from a long line of butlers, to live in the Crane household. When hearing of Daphne and Niles' clandestine relationship, he expresses a belief that social class remains too strong a presence in such relationships, inevitably dooming them to failure. Frasier holds a pre-opera party, hoping to seal his place on the opera board. Niles arrives to go on a date with Daphne, but Mel has been invited to the party at the last minute. Daphne begins to fear that Niles will not risk his social standing for her, but he declares in front of the party guests that he does not love Mel.
174	6	"Legal Tender Love and Care"	Pamela Fryman	Saladin K. Patterson	November 28, 2000 (2000-11-28)	809	17.85
Frasier has hired an expensive lawyer, Abby Michaels (Teri Polo), to represent him and Daphne in the lawsuit that Donny is bringing against them. Donny drops the suit soon afterwards. Frasier asks Abby out on a date, and she accepts, but when he receives her bill, he cannot help feeling that he is being overcharged. While out at dinner with Frasier, Niles, Martin and Abby, Daphne runs into Donny, who announces that he is engaged again.
175	7	"The New Friend"	Scott Ellis	Bob Daily	December 5, 2000 (2000-12-05)	807	16.37
Roz is dating a man called Luke Parker (Gary Cole), who lives on a boat, having dropped out of Harvard and sailed around the world in search of adventure. He and Frasier get on well, and Frasier starts to help Luke write his memoirs, but when Roz breaks up with Luke, he must also break off their friendship.
176	8	"Mary Christmas"	Pamela Fryman	Eric Zicklin	December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)	805	15.87
It is nearly time for the Seattle Christmas Parade, and Frasier, who as a child viewed this event as marking the official start of Christmas, is keen to co-host the KACL coverage with Kelly Kirkland (Bess Armstrong). He ingratiates himself by inviting her for a meal at his apartment, and prepares dishes that have featured in her Channel 6 show. She is very happy to give him the job, but the following day Kelly announces that she has food poisoning and is unable to host at all. Frasier finds himself co-hosting with Dr. Mary Thomas (Kim Coles), recently returned to KACL by popular demand. Guest Callers: Stephen King as Brian; Wolfgang Puck as Tom
177	9	"Frasier's Edge"	David Lee	Jon Sherman & Dan O'Shannon	January 9, 2001 (2001-01-09)	806	18.10
KACL has nine nominations in this year's Seattle Broadcasting Awards, and Frasier is being given the Stephen R. Shafer Lifetime Achievement Award. He receives some flowers and a congratulatory note from his old Harvard mentor, Dr. William Tewkesbury (René Auberjonois). He begins to worry that the note says "you must be very proud", and not "I am proud of you". He decides to call on Dr. Tewkesbury before attending the award ceremony, to ask him about a possible subtext in the note. There is none; his secretary wrote it for him. However, the ensuing conversation sets Frasier thinking about his achievements, and he suddenly feels a terrible sense of emptiness. Meanwhile, Martin is doing his best to give Niles constant reassurance that, although Frasier is the one receiving an award, Niles is just as successful. Niles is touched, but finds his efforts a little tiresome. Daphne has continued to eat constantly and put on weight, and Niles is the only one who has not noticed. Guest Caller: Neil Simon as Andy
178	10	"Cranes Unplugged"	Sheldon Epps	Lori Kirkland	January 16, 2001 (2001-01-16)	813	17.86
In the wake of his conversation with Dr. Tewkesbury, Frasier has decided to stop defining his success by his career, and to focus on his son. To this end, he invites Frederick to stay for the weekend, and makes several plans for edifying activities. He is disappointed when Frederick, now thirteen, arrives and shows no interest in spending time with his father. He prefers watching MTV, playing on his Game Boy and talking on the phone with his friends. Frustrated, Frasier decides to take his son on a camping trip, so they can bond away from all electronic distractions. When Frederick protests Frasier decides to bring Martin as well. Meanwhile, Daphne is trying to set Roz up with Niles' squash partner, an attractive surgeon called Jack, but Roz is distressed when he cancels at the last minute, claiming a medical emergency. Guest Caller: Melissa Etheridge as Cleo
179	11	"Motor Skills"	Pamela Fryman	Story by: Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil Teleplay by: Eric Zicklin	January 30, 2001 (2001-01-30)	811	17.11
After an embarrassing occasion when Frasier's car broke down and he had to admit to his date that he knew nothing about engines, he and Niles decide to attend an evening class in basic car maintenance taught by Randy (Dave Allen). The experience reminds them of being back at school, but this time they struggle and decide to quit. However, when Daphne and Martin reveal to Niles and Frasier respectively just how proud they are, they wonder if their decision to quit was too hasty. Roz has bought a Dalmatian puppy for Alice and asks Martin for some help looking after him. However, Roz becomes annoyed when Martin starts to become overbearing in his efforts, even to the extent of naming the dog before Alice has a chance.
180	12	"The Show Must Go Off"	Robert H. Egan	Mark Reisman	February 6, 2001 (2001-02-06)	814	14.23
While attending a science fiction convention for the benefit of his son, Frasier spies Jackson Hedley (Derek Jacobi), an actor whom he remembers from childhood; it was Hedley who first introduced him to the delights of William Shakespeare. Hedley has long since given up the stage and now plays an android called Tobor in a TV show named Space Patrol. Frasier and Niles decide to revive Hedley's career by producing a one-man show for him. Hedley is delighted by the proposition. However, when they see him in action, they realise that he is a dreadful actor, but they had been too young and naïve to perceive this when they were boys. Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode.
181	13	"Sliding Frasiers"	Pamela Fryman	Dan O'Shannon & Bob Daily	February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13)	810	14.69
Frasier is in Café Nervosa trying to decide whether to wear a smart suit or a casual sweater to go speed dating. The episode has two parallel storylines, which interchange throughout. They diverge at the point where he makes the decision: in the first, he chooses the suit, and meets and dates a woman called Monica (Charlotte Ross), who breaks up with him after he treats the relationship too intensely. Daphne decides to cook a special meal for Niles, but accidentally includes an ingredient he is allergic to. As a result, he falls ill which ruins a surprise trip to Cancun he had planned for the two. In the second storyline, Frasier chooses the sweater, and goes speed dating but has a miserable evening. Daphne and Niles prepare for their trip to Cancun, as Fraiser told Daphne about Niles' allergy before she put the ingredient in. Roz arranges a blind date for Frasier, who turns out to be one of the women he encountered speed dating. The two storylines converge when both versions of Frasier, after listening to an enamored caller on a repeat broadcast of his show, decide to make a U-turn towards the restaurant where the caller had mentioned she was the chef and had suggested meeting her there any time. During the credits scene, Martin ends up doing the same thing in both scenarios: relaxing in his chair, drinking beer, and petting Eddie. Guest Caller: Bernadette Peters as Rachel
182	14	"Hungry Heart"	Kelsey Grammer	Gayle Abrams	February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20)	812	16.61
Kenny appears at Frasier's apartment in a panic, and explains that he has a date with a woman, Janis, who he met in a bar. Frasier, realizing that Kenny does not want to jeopardize his marriage, offers to go to the restaurant and make his apologies to Janis. But Janis left a message on Kenny's answering machine at home, and Kenny's wife (Illeana Douglas) went to the restaurant, chased Janis away, then sat and waited for her husband. Frasier arrives, and assumes that she is Janis, and she decides not to tell him the truth. They end up dining together, and Frasier believes he has saved Kenny's marriage. However, when they decide to meet again, Kenny starts to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Meanwhile, Daphne has now gained so much weight that even Niles cannot ignore it, especially when she has a fall in the apartment and it takes all three Crane men to lift her back up.
183	15	"Hooping Cranes"	Kelsey Grammer	Jon Sherman	February 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)	815	12.91
Frasier receives four free tickets to a Seattle SuperSonics basketball game from a grateful caller and Martin is delighted, thinking his son put a lot of effort into getting them. They both go with Niles to the game, and Martin sells the fourth ticket. Niles's seat number is selected to attempt a shot at the basket at half-time with the chance to win a pickup truck. He makes the shot, and spends the next few days enjoying the fame. Frasier soon becomes annoyed at all the glory Niles is receiving for a fluke shot. Meanwhile, Roz has started dating a Frenchman who speaks no English. Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode.
184	16	"Docu.Drama"	David Lee	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06)	816	17.72
Roz has the chance to create her own documentary, and she has decided to use the theme of outer space. Frasier persuades her to let him act as narrator, assuring her that he has no problem working for her for a change. However, at the first meeting they have with the scriptwriters, Frasier makes many suggestions and Roz dismisses them all. This leads to an argument, in which she accuses him of being overbearing and he quits the program. The atmosphere between them is tense for a while afterwards, with neither agreeing to apologize or back down. Then Roz announces that she has replaced Frasier with former astronaut John Glenn. Frasier is furious, but determined to prove that she was shutting him out deliberately. Meanwhile, Martin and Niles decide to build a kite together for the recently reinstated spring kite festival. They are extremely proud of their dragon, but Martin forbids Niles from testing it outdoors. Niles, however, cannot resist the temptation of the balcony. Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode. Guest Caller: Hal Prince as Fred
185	17	"It Takes Two to Tangle"	Wil Shriner	Rob Hanning	March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)	817	15.67
Bryce Academy is in danger of closure, and Frasier and Niles are desperate to find benefactors to help save their old school. Having no success with alumni, they decide to organize a party for some wealthy friends of theirs. Among the guests is Penelope Janvier (Barbara Babcock), a rich widow with her own foundation. Martin meets her first, and she asks him out, much to his sons' surprise, although they realize this could prove useful to them. They are even more surprised some time later, when Martin returns from dinner with Penelope, and has another woman with him called Estelle. He announces that he plans to juggle the women, as he has seen Frasier do. Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode.
186	18	"Forgotten But Not Gone"	Pamela Fryman	David Lloyd	April 17, 2001 (2001-04-17)	818	13.30
On the night of Niles' inauguration for a second term as Corkmaster of the Wine Club, Frasier arrives late and announces his resignation. He plans to host a new segment on KACL at the end of Gil Chesterton's Restaurant Beat, called the Wine Corner, and he prefers not to do both. Frasier invites the members of the club to call into the show to enliven the discussion. He is subsequently disappointed to receive no calls from them. He discovers that Niles, annoyed at being upstaged at his inauguration, is using a rule in the Wine Club constitution to prohibit all Wine Club members from calling in. This leads to a rift between the brothers, which Martin refuses to tolerate. He, meanwhile, has a temporary new physical therapist called Frederica who works him very hard but provides excellent food. Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode.
187	19	"Daphne Returns"	Pamela Fryman	Dan O'Shannon & Bob Daily	May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01)	819	17.57
Daphne is returning home from the weight spa after her recent struggles with weight. She reveals that her therapist, Gloria, informed her that her weight gain stemmed from her own insecurity about her relationship with Niles. Niles is hurt and defensive. The next day, Frasier visits Niles at his office to help sort matters out. He suggests to Niles that Gloria’s advice might be sound, as Daphne has seven years of Niles’ fantasy to live up to; Niles insists, however, that he has a realistic appraisal of Daphne and her virtues. Niles and Frasier revisit several previous episodes in flashback (later incarnations of the characters are edited into the original scenes with chroma key compositing). It soon becomes clear that, contrary to his protests, Niles has placed Daphne on a pedestal and has formed an unrealistically idealized impression of her and her virtues. Niles is shaken. Frasier suggests that this is because Niles is afraid of embracing the real, flawed Daphne in case her flaws prove too much for the relationship to survive, thus resulting in Niles having spent the previous seven years pining for nothing more than a dream.
188	20	"The Wizard and Roz"	Sheldon Epps	Saladin K. Patterson	May 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)	824	14.50
Frasier has been receiving some informal therapy from Dr. Tewkesbury, his old Harvard mentor, whom he holds in the highest esteem. He runs into him unexpectedly one day at Café Nervosa, and introduces him to Roz. He is subsequently startled when, calling round to Roz's apartment a few days later, he finds Dr. Tewksbury there with Roz, wearing one of her robes. After that, Frasier cannot get the image of his esteemed mentor in a silk robe out of his head. Daphne makes Niles promise not to go to Nervosa after she has a premonition that something bad will happen to him there. She later catches him in there with a coffee, and is very angry. They decide to call in a specialist, who can apply scientific methods to test her alleged psychic abilities.
189	21	"Semi-Decent Proposal"	Katy Garretson	Lori Kirkland	May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)	820	15.63
While shopping for a DVD player, Frasier meets an attractive woman called Claire (Patricia Clarkson). He soon discovers that she is a friend of Lana, former prom queen of his school whom he dated briefly in the past. Claire confides in him that she is organizing a surprise birthday party for Lana, and asks Frasier if he can bring her, pretending it is a friendly date; Frasier agrees, but only to gain access to Claire, whom he finds more appealing. However, Lana already has someone in mind to match up with Claire, so at the party he has to compete for her attention. Lana is also looking for someone to tutor her son in U.S. History.
190	22	"A Passing Fancy"	Kelsey Grammer	Jon Sherman	May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15)	821	15.63
Lana has agreed to ensure that Frasier gets a chance with Claire, if he tutors her son Kirby (Brian Klugman) in U.S. History so that he gets a passing grade. Frasier finds Kirby difficult to motivate, until he introduces him to Roz. They come to their own arrangement: Kirby promises to study hard if Frasier can persuade Roz to accompany him to his prom. Roz has already asked Frasier for a particular day off, so she can queue for tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert, and he has refused. Now, therefore, he offers to get the tickets for her if she will do this for Kirby.
191	23	"A Day in May"	Kelsey Grammer	Eric Zicklin & Lori Kirkland	May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)	823	17.88
Frasier is reluctantly helping Lana as she tries to sell a house, despite the depressed owner driving away all potential buyers. Niles and Daphne take Eddie for a walk in the park, and Niles meets Jim, an attractive dog owner whom Daphne sees there often. Martin is attending the parole hearing of the man who shot him years ago.
192	24	"Cranes Go Caribbean"	Kelsey Grammer	Mark Reisman & Rob Hanning	May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)	822	17.88
Frasier is planning to take Claire on a trip to Belize. He has a collection of brochures which Martin finds, and he also decides to go, hoping to do some fishing. Frasier discusses the plan with his brother, and Daphne overhears and assumes Niles is planning to go with her, to celebrate one year of their relationship. In the end, they all go, but Frasier and Claire arrive late after missing their flight; Lana drove them to the airport and her impatient driving caused an accident. Frasier has increasing difficulty enjoying himself, arriving late and discovering that his special room has been given away, that his restaurant table is gone, and that most of the fish on the menu has run out. Martin, however, has great fun fishing, and Niles and Daphne sample the experience of public nudity, not realizing that there is a fisherman nearby with a telescopic camera lens. After dreaming he is in bed with Lana, Frasier calls Lilith for psychological advice.

Season 9 (2001–02)

Main article: Frasier (season 9)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
"Don Juan in Hell"	Kelsey Grammer	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)	19.55
Frasier and his family are still with Claire (Patricia Clarkson) in Belize. Niles and Martin think Claire is wonderful (although Daphne resents this), but Frasier is troubled by a dream he had about Lana (Jean Smart), and wonders if he is with the right woman. On returning to Seattle, he meets a man (Brian Kerwin) at a lost luggage office who is torn between two women, and who asks Frasier's advice as a psychiatrist. Frasier says he must consider whom he would spend the rest of his life with, prompting him to choose his ex-wife over his new woman. This sets Frasier thinking, and on returning to his apartment he finds Claire and breaks up with her, to the indignation of the rest of his family (and also Daphne, surprisingly). He then attends Kirby's (Brian Klugman) graduation party with Roz, hoping to discuss his feelings with Lana, but is astonished when the man from the luggage office also turns up. It turns out that this man, Bob, is Kirby's father, who left Lana for his dental hygienist. Now he wants her back, acting on Frasier's advice. Lana throws him out, and then retires to her bedroom. Kirby begs Frasier to talk to her, and in the end he takes the honorable course by advising Lana to talk to Bob, since she clearly still has feelings for him. Returning home later in a state of distress, Frasier finds his family totally unsympathetic, and something Martin says particularly upsets him: "It's not easy coming up with happy talk every time you can't make it work with a woman." Frasier takes a drive by himself to think about this, and his thoughts manifest themselves on screen as a discussion between him, his former partners Diane (Shelley Long), ex-wives Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth), and Nanette Guzman (Dina Spybey), and even his late mother (Rita Wilson), as he searches for a reason why his relationships often fail. Before the search is over, he is confronted with a crowd consisting of "every woman [he] ever dated". This episode was dedicated to show writer/creator David Angell and his wife Lynn, who died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001.
195	3	"The First Temptation of Daphne"	Kelsey Grammer	Gayle Abrams	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)	904	16.47
While looking for a recipe in Niles' briefcase for him, Daphne mistakenly opens a file containing case notes for one of his patients. She discovers that this woman, Heather (Michelle Stafford), is in love with Niles. He explains that transference is common among psychiatric patients, but also insists that he cannot discuss any specific case. Daphne, however, is tormented by curiosity, and Roz encourages her to find out more about this woman, even going so far to visit her at her work. This involves another visit into Niles' briefcase, entailing a breach of confidentiality that could jeopardise his entire career if it were known. Martin returns from a fruitless hunting trip, and Frasier is horrified to discover that he has unknowingly brought a cricket with him into the apartment. They cannot catch it, but they can always hear it. Anxious to avoid any solution involving dangerous chemicals, for Eddie's sake, Martin suggests using a gecko as a predator, using floss to pull it back once the hunt is done. The plan works and the gecko eats the cricket, though Frasier and Martin work out that the way it was chirping, it was attracting a mate, and there may be another.
196	4	"The Return of Martin Crane"	David Lee	Dan O'Shannon & Bob Daily	October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09)	905	15.10
Martin is about to start a new job as a security guard, and the occasion dredges up memories of the fateful day years ago when he was shot. These memories appear in flashback: while out on patrol with his partner Frank (Tom Irwin), he pleads with Martin to pull into a convenience store so he could get a slushie. Martin ultimately gives in and pulls into the parking lot of a store that was being robbed. Martin walked in at the wrong time and got shot. Frasier has ordered a special congratulatory cake, which Roz delivers. Meanwhile, Niles has bought Daphne tickets to a Billy Joel concert for that evening, and she has bought him tickets to a festival of Mongolian throat-singing, also for that evening. This means they have to decide which to attend, so Niles offers Frasier the tickets to the throat-singing concert. Martin then points out that someone has to walk Eddie at 10pm, so as he prepares to leave for work, the others discuss (and argue) who should do this job. When Roz arrives with the cake, she finds herself drawn into the argument. Guest Caller: Anthony Edwards as Tom
197	5	"Love Stinks"	Katy Garretson	Saladin K. Patterson	October 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)	906	15.48
Frasier feels dejected one morning when he discovers a graffiti poem about him on the restroom wall at work, calling him a snob. He decides to host a party for the entire station in an attempt to get to know everyone better. He asks Roz to invite her new boyfriend, Roger (Tony Goldwyn), but she claims that she thinks Roger would be uncomfortable with the people at the party. When Frasier asks whether this has anything to do with Roger’s occupation (waste collector), Roz tersely denies having any problem. She later changes her mind, but closely watches Roger at the party and cuts in quickly every time his profession is mentioned in conversation. When Roger overhears Roz saying to Kenny that not everyone has a job they are proud of, he promptly leaves. After the party, Frasier has made friends with everyone, but he rues this new popularity among people with whom he has nothing in common, and wants things to be back the way they were. Meanwhile Roz feels upset after the break-up with Roger and admits to still being in love with him, although she cannot get past the issue of his job.
198	6	"Room Full of Heroes"	Wil Shriner	Eric Zicklin	October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)	903	15.41
Frasier is holding a Halloween fancy-dress party, which he is attending dressed as Sigmund Freud; the theme is that the guests arrive dressed as their personal heroes. Martin is dressed as Joe DiMaggio, Daphne as Elton John, and Roz arrives dressed as Wonder Woman, claiming she thought it was a superhero theme party. Niles arrives last, dressed as Martin, who is thrilled and touched by the gesture. But Frasier is aghast and feels that Niles is blatantly attempting to show him up and curry favour with Martin. Frasier has devised a party game: in character as their hero, each player draws a slip of paper with a question or situation, and must act out their hero's response in character. Its appeal wanes fast, and the party degenerates into drinking. Frasier, seeing his thoroughly-planned game fall apart, angrily storms out. He then has to confront the children of the building, who call him "Old Man Crane" and believe that he eats people's brains.
199	7	"Bla-Z-Boy"	Robert H. Egan	Jon Sherman	November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)	907	14.47
Over breakfast one morning, Martin happens to comment to Frasier that the day marks the eighth anniversary of the day that Martin moved in with him. The revelation makes Frasier unusually touchy, especially towards his father. His temper worsens when Martin accidentally spills oil over the carpet when trying to remedy a squeak in his recliner; Frasier irrationally views the accident as a deliberate act of hostility on Martin's part. He moves the furniture onto the balcony while the carpet is replaced, and the chair, positioned underneath a telescope in direct sunlight, catches fire. When the brothers notice, their efforts to put it out only serve to knock the chair off the balcony. Ill-disposed to take a positive view of the situation after Frasier's recent behaviour, Martin angrily accuses him of deliberately destroying the chair in retaliation. When the hostility between father and son reaches the point where the two are no longer speaking, Niles decides to use his experience as a couples therapist to mediate. Frasier has an exact, new replica of Martin's old chair built. Daphne has expressed an interest in playing the piano, so Niles offers to give her lessons. He also agrees to teach Roz, who picks up the technique much more quickly than Daphne. Niles is willing to persevere with Daphne, until he hears that she has been taught before, and her last teacher committed suicide.
200	8	"The Two Hundredth Episode"	David Lee	Rob Hanning	November 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)	908	19.27
Frasier is celebrating two thousand editions of his show at KACL, with a guest appearance from Bill Gates, who ends up taking several calls about Microsoft products. Returning home afterward, Frasier opens a bedroom cupboard full of cassette tape recordings of his shows. Just after adding the two thousandth edition to his collection, he notices that one of the other cases is upside down, and on closer examination, finds that it contains a Hall & Oates tape. He calls in Niles, Martin and Daphne to find out who is responsible. Daphne confesses that she borrowed the tape and accidentally broke it. This prompts Frasier to broadcast an appeal to anyone who has a recording of the missing show. Niles becomes worried how the incomplete nature of his brother's collection is affecting him; staying in, sleeping late, not dressing. Frasier insists that he is quirky rather than obsessed. When station listener Tom (Adam Arkin) calls in to say he has a taped copy of the episode Frasier, he and Niles get a first-hand experience of fan obsession. Guest Callers: Larry Gelbart as Joel; Allison Janney as Phyllis; Jennifer Jason Leigh as Estelle; Bobby Short as Warren
SPE	SPE	"200th Special Outtakes"	Kelsey Grammer	TBA	November 13, 2001 (2001-11-13)	TBA	19.28
Bob Costas hosts the Frasier cast as they reminisce on outtakes from the show's past 200 episodes.
201	9	"Sharing Kirby"	Kelsey Grammer	Heide Perlman	November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)	909	16.38
Frasier and Roz are interviewing candidates for an internship at KACL. Kirby Gardner appears unexpectedly, and Frasier is worried when Kenny seems to favour him for the job. He has a quiet word in Kirby's ear, pretending that he has not been offered the job, but promises to find him another position. Soon afterwards, learning that Niles has acquired a case of Château Haut-Brion that he refuses to share, Frasier suggests his brother employ Kirby to help rearrange his library, as a form of revenge. Niles does so, and is horrified at the chaos that ensues. However, he then learns that Kirby knows the grand-daughter of the reclusive William Mulvehill, the owner of an impressive wine collection. He persuades Kirby to call on his behalf, and he discovers that Mulvehill will allow one visitor to the wine cellar. Frasier soon finds out about this, and the brothers subsequently compete at doing favors for Kirby, in the hope of being selected as that visitor.
202	10	"Junior Agent"	Scott Ellis	Bob Daily	November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)	910	16.42
The Seattle radio airwaves have a new star psychiatrist: Dr. Zach (Chris Berg), a doctor from whom Frasier differs entirely. Dr. Zach's brand of radio is, as Frasier describes it, "suggestive smarmy sleaze", but it has become very popular. Kenny suggests Frasier emulate him a little to improve the ratings. Frasier prefers the idea of raising the advertising budget; Kenny disagrees. This prompts Frasier to contact his agent Bebe Glazer (Harriet Sansom Harris), but upon arriving at her office, he learns that her newest client is Dr. Zach himself. She passes Frasier on to her former assistant, Portia Sanders (Kristin Chenoweth), who has become a "full-fledged junior agent". Frasier refuses and storms out angrily, deciding to end his association with Bebe's agency. However, he finds Portia very persistent, determined to prove her abilities to him. Meanwhile, he is disappointed not to have any more offers from agents, so considers representing himself. Martin attempts to avoid a medical examination by asking Niles to write a prescription for him. Niles refuses to violate his ethics, so Martin devises a plan by which he hopes to force his hand. Guest Callers: Pat Boone as Garth; Cherry Jones as Janet
203	11	"Bully for Martin"	Stuart Ross	Eric Zicklin	December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)	911	14.04
Frasier discovers that Martin's supervisor at work, Rich (M. Emmet Walsh), is treating him badly, being unnecessarily bossy and disrespectful. It upsets Frasier to see his father in this situation, even though Martin insists that it does not bother him, because he respects the chain of command. Frasier decides to speak to the owner of the security company (Robert Picardo), who also happens to be Rich's son, and in order to ensure that their conversation remains confidential, he agrees to hire a bodyguard on a trial basis from the company. Unfortunately, this seems to do more harm than good, when Rich receives a reprimand from his son and assumes that Martin went over his head to complain. Meanwhile, Roz is boring everyone by talking endlessly about how well her relationship with Roger is going. It reaches the point where, no matter how obscure the topic of conversation, she can always turn it back to Roger. Eventually Niles, although he disapproves of his brother's meddling in Martin's business, agrees to help him solve the problem by confronting Rich, just to get away from listening to Roz. This backfires as they hide in the janitors closet to escape Martin's sight as they didn't want him to know. Martin and Rich discover them in the closet via security cameras and have a little good-matured ribbing about how their kids are always meddling in their lives. Martin gets back at Frasier and Niles for their meddling by calling them and, with Rich's help, gets "stuck" at the desk for five hours. Guest Caller: Andy García as Terrance
"Mother Load"	Sheldon Epps	Lori Kirkland
Frasier is furious when he finds his parking space in Elliott Bay Towers encroached upon by the new SUV belonging to Cam Winston (Brian Stokes Mitchell), his neighbor and nemesis. He takes the case to the condo board, and is delighted when his impassioned oration persuades them to rule that Cam must park in the sub-basement. However, Cam lives in the apartment above Frasier's, and he devises a suitable method of revenge, involving the American flag. Niles asks Daphne to move in with him, and she eagerly accepts, but when she receives a phonecall from her mother announcing an impending visit, she asks that the move be postponed. When Gertrude Moon (Millicent Martin) arrives, Niles discovers why: she still believes Daphne to be a virgin. Rather than bring her husband, Gertrude turns up with Simon (Anthony LaPaglia), Daphne's brother. For the next few days, both Crane brothers have a terrible time to endure, as Gertrude stays with Niles and Simon with Frasier. Daphne's father has walked out, and all her brothers except Simon support him. Her mother, Gertrude, continues to stay with Niles, but eventually Frasier grows tired of hosting Simon and throws him out. After unsuccessfully asking Roz for help, Simon decides to go and visit some friends in California, leaving Daphne to look after her mother. Daphne is already getting tired of entertaining Gertrude's delusion that she is still a virgin, and when her mother responds to the news of Simon's departure by commending his independence, Daphne finally loses patience. Cam Winston has completely obscured Frasier's view out of his apartment by hanging an American flag down over the balcony. Frasier is determined to take the case to the condo board, even though Martin warns him that any action he takes will just come across as an insult to the flag. At the subsequent and farcical meeting, Cam Winston responds to each of Frasier's complaints with professions of heartfelt patriotism, and receives enthusiastic approval from everyone else. In the end, Cam offers Frasier a deal: in return for moving the flag, he wants Frasier's parking space.
206	14	"Juvenilia"	Katy Garretson	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)	914	14.76
Kenny announces to Frasier and Roz that some recent research into KACL listeners shows that Frasier's average listener is an older gentleman who keeps the radio on for company. He suggests Frasier reach out to the youth, by appearing on Teen Scene; Frasier, who appeared once before on that show, refuses initially, but when approached for an autograph by a young woman working for a hospice, he reluctantly consents. The representative of the Teen Scene panel whom he meets first, Emily, seems very intelligent and pleasant. Things change drastically when the show starts, and the panel asks Frasier numerous probing questions about his personal life. Fortunately, Kirby Gardner, who went to the same school as the panel members, is on hand to help out by providing Frasier with embarrassing information about the trio, and Frasier enacts his revenge against Teen Scene, embarrassing all three of them. Meanwhile, Niles decides to steal a street sign with Daphne's name on it as a romantic gesture. Daphne discovers that Martin kissed a woman named Peg (Lindsay Crouse) at a work party, and although he insists that it was nothing special, he spends a few days waiting by the telephone in case she calls. Guest Caller: Freddie Prinze Jr. as Mike
207	15	"The Proposal"	Wil Shriner	Rob Hanning	February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05)	915	18.99
Niles is planning to propose to Daphne, and he wants everything to be just perfect. Frasier helps him to choose a ring; Roz advises him on what (and what not) to say; and even Martin takes part in the wine-tasting, although after several glasses he discovers why, when Niles asks him to take Daphne's mother out for the evening. He reluctantly agrees, and has to spend the evening fending off Gertrude's amorous advances. Meanwhile, while Frasier and Niles are arranging everything at Niles' apartment, and Wolfgang Puck is preparing dinner for them, Daphne arrives in a terrible state and announces that she has the flu. Suddenly, Frasier has to smuggle numerous participants out of the apartment unseen, but Niles soon realises that the event itself need not be postponed. Ultimately, Niles proposes to Daphne and she accepts, and they both spend time together despite her being ill.
208	16	"Wheels of Fortune"	Jerry Zaks	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)	917	17.78
Lilith's half-brother, Blaine Sternin (played by Michael Keaton), has come to Seattle. Frasier remembers him as an expert con-man, who sold him futures in kelp and stole a valuable salt server from him years ago. He is now resolutely determined not to fall for any more scams. Blaine turns up at his door in a wheelchair, announcing that he had a car accident which left him paralysed from the waist down. He claims to have had a deep religious conversion and seen the error of his ways, and to be working now as a preacher. He returns the salt server and asks Frasier for forgiveness. Niles, Martin and Daphne are all convinced, but not Frasier, and he refuses to rest until everyone else realises what a charlatan this man is. After he embarrasses himself trying to prove Blaine is a fake, Frasier concedes and forgives him, only to find out later that his instincts were right and that Blaine was faking the whole time when he finds an empty wheelchair outside his apartment.
209	17	"Three Blind Dates"	Kelsey Grammer	Gayle Abrams	March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)	918	14.43
Niles, Daphne and Roz feel sorry for Frasier when he tells them that he will be attending an art exhibition alone one evening. They realise that he has not had a proper relationship since Claire, and conspire to see if they can find suitable women for him to date. Niles suggests a former patient of his, Lisa (Bellamy Young), who has several interests in common with Frasier. He tries to engineer circumstances in which they could meet by chance, taking Frasier along to the bookstore which she owns, but without success. Roz then brings an artistic friend of hers called Susanna (Allison Janney) to dinner at Frasier's apartment, but she and Frasier have a disagreement over the work of Benjamin Locklear. Finally, Martin puts Frasier in touch with a young woman called Kris (Bridgette Wilson), whom Frasier finds very attractive, but during their pre-dinner drinks at her favourite bar she starts playing pool with some friends and her attention disappears from Frasier almost completely. It is only when she sends him next door to get some change that his fortunes begin to improve.
210	18	"War of the Words"	Sheldon Epps	Saladin K. Patterson	March 12, 2002 (2002-03-12)	916	14.85
Frederick is due to compete in the National Spelling Championship, and Frasier has been training him very thoroughly, even in stance and diet. Frederick does extremely well in the spelling bee, and is crowned National Champion. However, the parents of the runner-up notice an anomaly when watching the recording: it seems that Frasier was unconsciously mouthing the letters of the final word as Frederick spelled it out. The trophy is then reawarded to the runner-up, Warren Clayton, but Frederick and Frasier are still invited to the finalists' banquet, where they are subjected to taunts and accusations of cheating. Frederick will not tolerate his father being called a cheater, and challenges Warren to a rematch. Guest Caller: Naomi Judd as Lillian
211	19	"Deathtrap"	Kelsey Grammer	Jon Sherman	April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)	919	14.18
The first scene of this episode is a flashback to Frasier and Niles as schoolchildren, stealing a skull from the school science laboratory to use in a production of Hamlet. The Cranes' old family house is up for sale, and Frasier and Niles decide to pay it another visit, wondering if it would be worth purchasing and turning into a bed and breakfast. The owner, Mr. Lasskopf (Hal Landon Jr.), has no memory of them, but Martin remembers that he never returned their security deposit. The brothers soon realise that the house is too small to be a bed and breakfast, but then they remember that there is a memory chest hidden under a loose floorboard, so they return secretly after dark to find it. First, however, they find a human skull, and leap to the conclusion that they have stumbled upon an unsolved murder, involving Mrs. Lasskopf.
212	20	"The Love You Fake"	Katy Garretson	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09)	924	14.13
Frasier's feud with Cam Winston has reignited after a leak in Frasier's apartment has been traced to Cam's washer dryer, leading Frasier to bribe the building's handyman to cut off Cam's water supply. Cam then comes down to complain, and seeing Eddie rather unwell and discovering Frasier's dislike of him, suggests that his mother, a vet who happens to be staying with him, could help out. Everyone gets along well with Cam's mother, except Frasier, who sees it as consorting with the enemy. Cam is none too pleased either at his mother talking to someone from Frasier's apartment. Martin and Cam's mother decide the time has come for Frasier and Cam to reconcile, so they decide to pretend they are a couple. This causes Frasier and Cam to come to some agreement via a treaty. Niles is conducting an experiment with a new contraption (the Segway), and is annoying everyone by refusing to share it. Daphne wants a washer dryer in the apartment.
213	21	"Cheerful Goodbyes"	Sheldon Epps	Heide Perlman	April 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)	922	15.82
Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne are in Boston for a conference that Frasier and Niles will attend. They encounter Frasier's old friend Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger) at the airport bar, who thinks Frasier is in town for his retirement party before he moves to Florida, and end up going along to the party with him before dinner. The only ones not in attendance are Sam (who is using the bar for a Red Sox reunion party), Woody (who is out with his wife Kelly and their child), Rebecca, and Diane (the latter two aren't mentioned). Martin hits it off with fellow beer lover Norm Peterson (George Wendt). Both are able to correctly figure out the other's preferred method of beer consumption by their handshake, and they swap beer stories. Daphne meets Cliff, and takes all of his erroneous trivial facts and stories at face value. Niles is the only person not having a good time; he has to prepare an introduction for Frasier's speech, and must continually postpone a dinner reservation at a fancy restaurant. Niles's mood changes, though, when Carla (Rhea Perlman) begins telling him of all the pranks and jokes that she and the others used to play on Frasier. Eventually, Cliff confides in Frasier, saying that he does not believe any of his supposed friends actually care that he plans to leave town. When Cliff leaves for a walk around the block, Frasier shares this news, and inspires everyone to deliver speeches in Cliff's honor. Everything is going well... until Carla, after years of frustration at Cliff's chatter, snaps. She goes on a long rant, discussing how joyous she is that he is finally leaving, and claims that the past few years of her life would have been more enjoyable had she been "covered in open sores and thrown into a pit of starving rats!" Upon hearing this, Cliff pauses... and announces that only a true friend would make such a wonderful, humorous speech. He decides that he cannot leave such good friends, and opts to stay in Boston! This naturally infuriates Carla, who tries to shoot Cliff with a speargun he received as a present while the others try their best to restrain her. Guest Caller: Rufus Wainwright as Jeremy
214	22	"Frasier Has Spokane"	Wil Shriner	Eric Zicklin	May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)	920	13.56
Frasier's show has been picked up by a station in Spokane, and he excitedly announces that he and Roz have been invited there by the station to do their first show from Spokane. Once off air, he also learns from Roz that she and Roger have broken up. Frasier wants to help, but Roz says she is OK about it. Once in Spokane, Frasier appears at a press conference to introduce himself and Roz to the local media. During this conference the reporters are obnoxious and condescending as they say that he will probably never be able to live up to local icon Neil Sullivan (affectionately known as Sully by the locals). When Sully (Bill Hayes) arrives to make a final appearance and to wish Frasier luck the reporters give a dramatic final send-off. Things do not go too smoothly during Frasier's show either; every caller wants him to go back to Seattle, with some deciding to boycott the station until Sully comes back on the air. Frasier is determined to show the local audience his brand of therapy can help, and so convinces Roz to call in with a problem. Originally Roz improvises and says she is afraid of the dark. But Frasier delves deeper into the problem and this soon develops into him resolving Roz's feeling of loss and emptiness over the break-up with Roger. Meanwhile, Martin, Niles and Daphne work together to try to build a TV table. Earlier in the episode when Martin expresses his desire to build the TV table, Niles recalls his childhood hatred of building things with Martin as Martin was never any good. But in a turn of events Daphne is the real bossy one and not only upsets Niles but Martin also. Guest Callers: Scott Hamilton as Caller #1; Daryl Hannah as Caller #2; Olympia Dukakis as Caller #3; Keith Carradine as Carl
215	23	"The Guilt Trippers (Part 1)"	Wil Shriner	Lori Kirkland	May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14)	921	17.23
It is Daphne's birthday which culminates in everyone giving Daphne her presents: Frasier and Martin buy her a journal, while Niles surprises her with a trip to Hawaii for just the two of them. Daphne's mother's constant moaning leads to Daphne wanting to change her birthday wish. After the party, Roz does not want to go home, as she would be alone; Alice is at her grandmother's. This leads to Frasier and Roz spending the evening in conversation. However, both of them get a shock the next morning when they realize they slept together. Frasier tries to get Roz to talk about what happened, but she wants to leave as quickly as possible. After listening to Daphne feeling sad about the fact that her father will not be able to give her away at her wedding, Niles has a brainstorm. He asks Daphne to take her mother to Hawaii to try to cheer her up. There is a method to his madness: he is planning to fly to England and try to convince Daphne's father to come to Seattle and reconcile with Daphne's mother. Frasier, meanwhile, is worried that Roz's refusal to discuss what happened between them will endanger their relationship, so on hearing that Roz has gone to Wisconsin to attend her family reunion, he decides to fly there and see her. So Martin drops Daphne and her mother off at the airport, followed by Niles, then Frasier. He stays at home with a new robot dog for company, although only Eddie seems to be able to make it respond to commands. Roz's family mistakes Frasier for Roger and Roz is surprised by his sudden arrival. Finding a moment to themselves, the two talk things out about their relationship and how good friends would do anything to keep them in their lives. At the same time, Niles finds Daphne's father, Harry (Brian Cox), drunk in a pub.
216	24	"Moons Over Seattle (Part 2)"	Sheldon Epps	Bob Daily	May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21)	923	16.50
Niles has flown to Manchester and located Daphne's father, Harry Moon. He attempts to persuade Harry to come to America with him and reconcile with his wife. Harry throws Niles out of the pub six times, and each time Niles tries again. Eventually, Harry agrees to go with him to see Daphne (partially motivated by the fact Niles is willing to pay for the plane ticket, which he ensures is first-class). When Daphne and her mother return from their Hawaiian trip, Daphne is delighted to see her father, but Gertrude is furious and upset. Niles tells Daphne that he had to go and fetch Harry, and Daphne reacts angrily because he never consulted with her first. Still, Niles is determined to keep trying to reunite her parents, and arranges for them to have an expensive dinner together at Chez Henri. The occasion, after a promising start, ends in disaster, and Harry decides to return to England, while Gertrude plans to make her permanent home in America. Daphne begins to lose faith in the idea of true love, but Harry assures her that she's met the right man in Niles and tells her how persistent he was in persuading him to visit. Overwhelmed by how much he is prepared to do to make her wishes come true, Daphne shows up on Niles' doorstep late that night and asks him to marry her immediately. Without a word, Niles leads her out of the apartment.

Season 10 (2002–03)

Main article: Frasier (season 10)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
217	1	"The Ring Cycle"	Kelsey Grammer	Jon Sherman	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)	1001	21.12
Unable to wait any longer, Daphne and Niles hasten to a casino in Reno in the middle of the night and get married secretly. Roz finds out when she tries to phone Daphne during the night. On returning to Seattle, Niles and Daphne are eager to break the good news to Frasier and Martin, until they discover that both would be devastated if they had missed the ceremony. To spare their feelings, Niles and Daphne pretend that they are not yet married, and that the wedding is in three days at the courthouse. Unfortunately, on the day Daphne's mother objects to a civil ceremony, and Daphne agrees to wait until they find a church and a minister. However, once Gertrude has gone, she changes her mind again and they proceed with the civil ceremony without her. Later on, Gertrude apologises to Daphne, saying that as long as she is able to attend the wedding, it does not matter where it is held. Niles and Daphne therefore feel obliged to go through the whole process a third time for her benefit, but by this time their personal vows are becoming less significant, and less memorable, with an awkward encounter with Donny to top it off. The excuses all comes out at the third wedding, with everyone furious at the lies except for Martin, who instead tells the newlyweds to go out on their honeymoon. Daphne finally calls him by his first name.
218	2	"Enemy at the Gate"	Kelsey Grammer	Lori Kirkland	October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)	1005	14.50
While driving Niles to return a birdcage, on the way to KACL, Frasier turns his BMW into a multi-storey car park and takes a ticket. Suddenly realising that his show starts in fifteen minutes, he promptly drives round to the exit gate and explains to the attendant, George (Luis Guzman), that he decided not to park. George insists he still pay $2, which is the standard charge for any portion of 20 minutes. Frasier objects on principle to paying when he has not parked, but when George refuses to let him out without paying, he decides to stay and get his money's worth, sitting in his car which is blocking the exit to all other motorists. Niles agrees that he is right to be frustrated, but tries to discourage his brother from his "peaceful protest.” Eventually, 20 minutes passes and Frasier pays $2. However, because he took time making a long speech he now owes $4. He then tells Niles to "hold on" and proceeds to drive through the barrier. Niles returns later at night and pays for the damage. Roz is compelled to start the show at KACL without him, and one careless remark while answering a caller's problem leads to the entire station discovering that she slept with Frasier. Meanwhile, it's a sad day in the Crane household as Daphne finishes moving out and Martin realizes just how much he's going to miss not having her around all the time. Guest Callers: Billy Bean as Jerry; Charles Busch as Mark; Leelee Sobieski as Unnamed Caller
219	3	"Proxy Prexy"	Cynthia J. Popp	Chris Marcil	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)	1002	14.28
When Frasier fails to become President of the Elliott Bay Towers’ Condo Board, he decides to use Martin as a candidate, while secretly pulling the strings. Meanwhile, a verbal misunderstanding leads Roz to think Niles and Daphne are asking her to join them in a threesome, resulting in days of teasing.
220	4	"Kissing Cousin"	Scott Ellis	Eric Zicklin	October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)	1006	13.82
Roz receives a visit from her twentysomething cousin, Jen (Zooey Deschanel), who typifies her age group (according to Niles) on account of her endless cynicism about everything. She also parties very hard, and since she has always looked up to Roz as the only exciting person in her home town, Roz feels obliged to maintain this image by joining her cousin at clubs until the small hours. However, Roz is not as young as she used to be, and the lack of sleep starts to take its toll. Frasier finds Jen's opinionated attitude intolerable, especially when she expresses her negative views on Sigmund Freud. Rather surprisingly, the person she experiences the best connection with is Kenny, who is impressed by her plan to travel to Vietnam. Guest Caller: Bradley Whitford as Stu
221	5	"Tales from the Crypt"	David Lee	Saladin K. Patterson	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)	1003	12.72
Halloween has come round again. Bulldog is bathed in glory after playing a practical joke on Frasier by replacing his BMW with a replica that had been smashed up. Frasier is humiliated and determined to get his revenge. His initial plan involves using a red balloon to cause Bulldog gradual psychological distress, but meets with scorn when he explains it to Roz. He then decides to set up a terrifying scene in the KACL basement where Bulldog is working now, involving actors dressed as zombies. Martin and Roz help with the preparations, but they both agree that practical jokes are not Frasier's strong point, so this is bound to fail. After some thought, Frasier realises one way in which he can stage the greatest practical joke ever, even if it means changing direction in his plan. Meanwhile, Gertrude Moon challenges a child named Jason (who was also the main trick-or-treater, in Frasier's building in past seasons) who comes to Niles' apartment trick-or-treating. This leads to a childish prank war between the two; when Niles, Daphne, and Jason's parents step in, though, the two team up to play jokes on them.
222	6	"Star Mitzvah"	Sheldon Epps	Sam Johnson	November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)	1008	11.62
Frederick's (Trevor Einhorn) bar mitzvah is a couple of days away and Lilith is reminiscing about his childhood. When going through the guest list, Lilith finds that Freddy has invited as many guests as he could, in order to get more gifts. She embarrasses him by crying during her speech. Frasier in the meantime wants to give a speech about Freddie in Hebrew. Noel Shemsky, his co-worker, agrees to teach him in return for a favor. When Frasier fails to fulfill his end of the deal Noel teaches him the speech in Klingon. Later when Frasier sends him a consolation prize, Noel attempts to call Frasier to tell him what he did but Frasier's phone is off. As a result, Frasier embarrasses himself and his son.
223	7	"Bristle While You Work"	Sheldon Epps	Tom Reeder	November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)	1009	17.26
Frasier is looking for a new housekeeper, and his high standards and demanding nature make the search particularly difficult. Eventually, he, Martin and Daphne interview a woman named Trish Haney (Ana Gasteyer), who arrives late, causing Frasier to worry about how seriously she will take the job. Martin, however, thinks she will be good company for him during the day, so is keen that she be given the job. Frasier is reluctant, but concedes. Unfortunately, his predictions prove to be accurate when Trish repeatedly disappears early from work for no good reason, or misses days altogether. Martin, anxious not to have his mistake known, is compelled to clean the apartment in her place, so that Frasier never realises she is not doing the work. Niles has a persistent toothache, and the dentist has assured him that there is nothing wrong with it. Roz suggests a sinus infection, and although he hopes she is right, Niles also considers the distant possibility that he is experiencing referred pain. Over the next few days, he has several very unlikely experiences, such as winning competitions from bottle tops, flipping a coin that consistently lands tails up, and having his car struck by lightning. He becomes more and more worried by these apparent omens, and eventually decides to consult a doctor, who discovers a serious abnormality in his EKG. Niles says he can clear his schedule and check himself into the hospital the next afternoon, but the doctor insists that he go immediately.
224	8	"Rooms with a View"	Kelsey Grammer	Dan O'Shannon & Lori Kirkland & Bob Daily	November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)	1007	18.33
Niles has been taken to hospital, and is about to undergo heart surgery. Daphne, Frasier, Martin and Roz have all come to see him, and each is coping differently: Martin jovially pretends there is no problem, and that Niles is just avoiding work; Frasier has researched the medical procedure thoroughly, and keeps offering to talk everyone through it; Daphne is just terrified, and Roz does her best to look after her. Frasier irritates the surgeon by asking questions about the operation, and by suggesting that he knows a better way of doing it, just because his source is a colleague from Harvard. Niles, on his way to the operating room, speculates over whether a hospital has memories. Then, at several points while the others wait for the operation to finish, little scenes from their past are played out around them in different parts of the hospital, including when Niles was born, when Roz brought baby Alice in for a check-up, and when Martin received bad news about his wife's health. Once Niles' surgery is over and a relieved Daphne leaves the hospital, the hospital shows a hopeful future scene in which she and Niles welcome a second child.
225	9	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"	Jerry Zaks	Bob Daily	November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)	1010	14.67
When Niles was in the hospital and about to undergo his operation, Frasier made a pact with God that, in return for Niles’ safe passage, he would cherish all their time together. Niles emerges from hospital with renewed joie de vivre, although persists with his post-operative diet and physical restraint, even after the doctor gives him the all-clear, and this proves frustrating for Daphne. He also spends so much time talking about his near-death experience that it begins to annoy everyone else, particularly Frasier. However, he refuses to get drawn into arguments, fearing the wrath of a vengeful God. Once Frasier discovers that Daphne made a similar pact with God that supersedes his, and is holding up her end, he feels freed to reengage Niles in their usual verbal sparring. It takes a talking-to from Martin to get Niles to realize that he's been holding back from resuming his normal activities out of fear, and he rushes home to his wife ready to get back to his life. His heart is put to the test when he accidentally climbs into bed with Gertrude, confirming that if he can survive her, he can survive anything. Guest Caller: John Turturro as Grant
226	10	"We Two Kings"	Jerry Zaks	Patricia Breen	December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)	1011	13.77
Christmas is approaching, and everyone is in a festive mood. Roz is working at the Mall as "Snowflake", one of Santa’s elves, and actually has her eye on Santa (Dean Cain) himself, even though she has yet to see him without the costume. Meanwhile, having dispatched Mrs. Moon on a cruise, Niles and Daphne invite Frasier and Martin to their place for Christmas. However, Frasier had already been making extensive plans for a family celebration at his apartment, and this leads to an argument between the brothers. Martin eventually loses patience with them and decides to work over Christmas. Hating the idea of spending Christmas without their father, Frasier and Niles apologize and organise a surprise for him, but not everything goes according to plan. A mix-up with the presents and a last-minute schedule change leaves the entire family locked out of the building where Martin works, staring in at the presents Frasier and Niles put around its Christmas tree.
227	11	"Door Jam"	Scott Ellis	Heide Perlman	January 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)	1004	12.00
Owing to an item of misdirected mail, Frasier learns of a very exclusive new spa in Seattle called La Porte d’Argent. When he discovers that membership is strictly by invitation only, he persuades Niles to masquerade as Cam Winston (whose name IS on the list) to get past the receptionist. Once inside, they find the service expensive but excellent, and are quite contented until they discover that there is an even more exclusive gold membership. Roz calls in a favor to get the brothers admitted, and they enjoy the luxurious pampering – until they notice yet another door, completely unguarded. Believing it to be the entrance to an even higher level of membership, they sneak through only to find themselves locked out of the spa in its garbage-strewn back alley. At the same time, Martin and Daphne are struggling to bond after she became his daughter-in-law, finding a common fondness of old television shows like M*A*S*H.
228	12	"The Harassed"	Kelsey Grammer	Chris Marcil	January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)	1014	12.40
KACL has hired a new financial analyst and former CNBC employee, Julia Wilcox (Felicity Huffman), to give stock market updates in the final ten minutes of Frasier’s show. Kenny is anxious that everyone should treat her well, as she sued her previous employer for wrongful dismissal, but Frasier finds her dismissive and condescending despite all his attempts to be friendly. His family, colleagues at work, and even some listeners, suspect chemistry between Frasier and Julia, which he initially denies. Then, during a heated argument, he mistakes her hostility for attraction, and this causes nothing but trouble. Meanwhile, Niles is facing problems holding therapy sessions at his home.
229	13	"Lilith Needs a Favor"	Sheldon Epps	Lori Kirkland	February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)	1016	14.89
On a plane, Lilith is talking to a man just as pale-looking as she. His name is Albert (Brent Spiner). She explains to him that she is traveling to Seattle to ask an old friend for a favor. In Seattle, Lilith approaches Frasier with a very unusual request: she wants his sperm to conceive another child. She convinces him to let her do it, reminding him of Freddy’s childhood. At the sperm bank, Frasier and Lilith finally agree that all she wanted to do was recapture Frederick’s childhood. He convinces her otherwise, and the two leave on good terms once again. Whilst Frasier has been enveloped with Lilith's request, Daphne takes her mother, Roz, and Alice to a Canadian theme park. She left Niles with a collection of photographs, telling him to make note of the final photograph. Niles and Frasier struggle to decipher it. A waiter at the cafe points out that it is of a nipple and Niles then believes it is Daphne's and carries it out with him wherever he goes. However, Daphne phones Niles on her return journey and reveals the nipple in the photograph actually belongs to Martin. As the episode is ending, Lilith is on a plane back to Boston. She meets Albert again, who reveals himself to be a divorced scientist. After a few minutes of conversation, it is implicit that the two have much in common, and may pursue a relationship.
230	14	"Daphne Does Dinner"	Katy Garretson	Heide Perlman	February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)	1013	12.78
The Crane brothers have a history of disastrous dinner parties, and the episode opens with one such occasion, just as all the guests and caterers are walking out. Niles is donating a painting by artist Mike Shaw to a museum, and plans to hold a farewell dinner party for it, with some fellow art collectors in attendance. When Daphne learns of this, she persuades him to co-host the party with her, not his brother. Frasier is upset, but offers his services in case they are needed. Consequently, when Daphne’s cooking starts to go wrong at the last minute, and the painting suffers after an encounter with Alice and her crayons, Frasier agrees to help, as long as Niles is unaware of his presence. The situation becomes more complicated by the minute as the guests arrive, particularly when the artist turns up unexpectedly (and Martin is misidentified) and Daphne's mother takes a shine to him.
231	15	"Trophy Girlfriend"	Kelsey Grammer	Saladin K. Patterson	February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)	1015	12.80
It's time for the Crane brothers sports club squash tournament, and Frasier is expecting to be teamed with Niles again but he has other ideas: as they have been eliminated in the second round for nine years in a row, Niles has decided to team up with Jim Braggett (Jack Brewer) in hopes of doing better. Understandably, Frasier is upset at his brother's actions but luck is at hand when Chelsea Gray (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a girls' gym teacher, walks into the room. She and Frasier briefly met some time ago and mentions that she is looking for someone to team up with her for the mixed doubles. Frasier is reluctant initially but when he sees her hit a great ball at Jim he agrees. This decision pays off handsomely when Chelsea and Frasier win the mixed doubles tournament. This delights Martin as his son has finally brought home a trophy that doesn't have a book on it, while Niles is a bit jealous of his brother's achievements and hopes he can do just as well with Jim. Frasier also admits to Daphne that he has developed a bit of a crush on Chelsea and is worried that she doesn't feel the same way, but Daphne manages to convince him to take the plunge and he is rewarded with a date with Chelsea. After the relationship has stabilized, Niles tells Frasier that he first he couldn't believe he was dating a gym teacher on account of their dreadful experiences they both faced when they were at school but remarks that Chelsea couldn't be more different. Frasier also enjoys Chelsea, but things change when he goes to pick her up at her school and watches the woman berate a heavyset girl for not trying hard enough to climb the rope. It triggers memories of Frasier's horrible cigar-smoking gym teacher Coach Fuller (Bob Hoskins) and as a result he can no longer look at Chelsea without seeing her as his former gym teacher.
232	16	"Fraternal Schwinns"	Sheldon Epps	Sam Johnson	February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)	1017	13.05
When a bike-a-thon for charity is organized by KACL, Frasier and Niles must come to terms with the fact that neither can ride a bicycle. So it falls on Daphne to teach them. Meanwhile, Martin runs into Cora Winston again and learns that Daphne’s mother is responsible for the demise of their brief relationship.
233	17	"Kenny on the Couch"	David Lee	Bob Daily	March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04)	1018	12.09
Kenny's divorce has been made final, and he is feeling depressed. Frasier suggests he seek professional help, and is eventually persuaded to take on the job himself. He actually finds it thrilling to return to private practice. However, after one evening out drinking at McGinty's with Martin, Kenny is already feeling better and wants to give up the therapy, much to Frasier's dismay. Meanwhile, Niles and Daphne have started yoga, and Niles is somewhat dispirited to discover that his wife is "outperforming him". Guest Caller: Laura Linney as Mindy
234	18	"Roe to Perdition"	Jerry Zaks	Jon Sherman	March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)	1012	9.42
While shopping for ingredients for an at-home soirée, Frasier and Niles are outraged by the price of Beluga caviar. Their protests are overheard by a rather shady-looking individual, who claims to them that the Russian Mafia control the market and keep the prices up. He also says he can supply high-quality caviar at more reasonable prices, and after tasting one sample the brothers are more than convinced. The guests at their party are also very impressed, and all sorts of social opportunities start opening up for Frasier and Niles in return for supplying the caviar. Roz helps with the transactions in return for a share, and becomes gradually fixated to the point of addiction. However, their supplier becomes worried that too many orders draw attention, and stops making deliveries. Determined not to lose their social advantages, the Cranes decide to track down the Caspian Queen, the Russian ship which brought the caviar to the USA. Unfortunately, Customs are on the same trail. Meanwhile, Martin has been overpaid by a cash machine, and Daphne insists that he return the extra money to the bank and clear his conscience, but they find the process surprisingly complicated.
235	19	"Some Assembly Required"	Wil Shriner	Patricia Breen	April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)	1020	9.25
A team of volunteers from KACL have helped build a house for the charity "Housing for Humanity", and although Frasier’s contributions were modest he is still proud of them. In fact, he sees it as his right to call round the house several times once the Grant family has moved in, to advise them on how to decorate the place. At first they treat this as an honour, but it quickly becomes a conflict between their very different tastes, and Roz decides to intervene. After a heated argument, Daphne’s mother has started working at Café Nervosa in an attempt to make her daughter feel guilty, but Daphne is not prepared to be manipulated. Martin and Eddie become a sensational safety act at a local primary school, at least until Martin is taken ill and Niles is forced to stand in at the last minute.
236	20	"Farewell, Nervosa"	Kelsey Grammer	Eric Zicklin	April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)	1019	9.30
Frasier has hired an old friend from his Oxford days, Avery McManus (John Hannah), as his accountant, and his spending habits are already causing some concern. Following a difficult meeting, Frasier seeks sanctuary in Café Nervosa with Niles, only to discover that they now have a loud folk singer named Ben (Elvis Costello) playing afternoons. Frasier voices his objections, but ends up crossing the establishment owner, Maureen Nervosa (Amy Hill), and in the end feels compelled to leave. He and Niles spend some time trying, unsuccessfully, to find an alternative regular café. During his search, he is shocked to discover Julia Wilcox, a condescending co-worker from KACL, in the arms of his accountant. Knowing that Avery is married, Frasier is faced with an ethical dilemma as to whether he should tell Julia this fact. Niles, meanwhile, is unable to keep away from Nervosa.
237	21	"The Devil and Dr. Phil"	Wil Shriner	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)	1022	11.08
Frasier encounters his old acquaintance Dr. Phil McGraw. Unfortunately, Frasier's one enduring memory is that Dr. Phil won $200 from him in a card game. Everyone else, especially Roz, admires him greatly for his television broadcasts. Frasier also makes the astonishing discovery that his former agent, Bebe Glazer, is now working for Dr. Phil. She, however, now has plans for persuading Frasier to return as her client, and will use any methods at her disposal to achieve her aim.
238	22	"Fathers and Sons"	Kelsey Grammer	Jon Sherman	May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)	1024	10.89
Frasier and his family receive a visit from Dr. Leland Barton (David Ogden Stiers), his late mother's research assistant, now settled in Paris. They find him sophisticated and erudite, with an interest in sherry and the arts – in short, surprisingly similar to Frasier and Niles. Roz even observes that they have some similar mannerisms, and when Leland confides in her how close he was to their mother, she cannot help considering the possibility that the similarities are more than just a coincidence. Martin makes some similar observations, and begins to feel unsettled by the thought. Niles and Daphne are also thinking about parenting, and although there are no children on the way yet, Niles is keen to get a place in advance at a decent kindergarten. The problem is that they have to put a name on the form.
239	23	"Analyzed Kiss"	Katy Garretson	Saladin K. Patterson & Heide Perlman	May 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)	1023	10.42
Julia has finished her affair with Frasier's accountant, Avery, and is vacillating between depression and anger. Frasier offers his support, even despite her determination to break into Avery’s office and cause chaos. During this escapade, they are forced to hide in a closet to avoid detection, and Frasier is surprised when Julia kisses him. She insists it was to keep him quiet, but he believes there must be more to it, and spends days trying to persuade Julia to talk it over with him. He also has to come to terms with the possibility that Roz may be leaving KACL, as she has been offered a job at another radio station as a program director. She in turn is worried because it appears she may have encountered the interviewer before, romantically. Meanwhile, Niles has discovered an unexpected enthusiasm for firearms. Guest Caller: Bill Paxton as Ernie
240	24	"A New Position for Roz"	Kelsey Grammer	Lori Kirkland	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)	1021	11.47
Roz is preparing to leave KACL to take a job as program director at another station. Noel has been delegated as her replacement, which is not a decision in which Frasier has much confidence. The station organises a going-away party for Roz, at which she becomes so emotional that she changes her mind and decides to stay after all. However, Frasier is now forming a new relationship with Julia, which makes Roz very uncomfortable, and though she claims this is just because it is a mismatch, the reasoning is not convincing to Julia. Meanwhile, Niles and Daphne are dreaming of starting their own family, but Daphne is determined to get rid of her mother before they do. After Daphne's mother leaves, Daphne breaks down in tears and Niles convinces Daphne's mother to live in her own apartment. Roz gives Frasier an ultimatum to choose her or Julia, with Frasier choosing the latter. Heartbroken, Roz quits KACL and takes up her new position.

Season 11 (2003–04)

Main article: Frasier (season 11)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
241	1	"No Sex Please, We're Skittish"	David Lee	Bob Daily	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	1101	14.50
Roz quits her new job at KPXY after one day, and returns to KACL. Frasier demands to know her reasons, but without success. He is convinced that Roz has feelings for him. Niles and Daphne have decided to try for a baby. Niles once made a contribution to a sperm bank during college, but discovers that his sample was discarded due to low motility. He and Daphne anticipate a difficult time conceiving, but then discover that Daphne is already pregnant.
242	2	"A Man, a Plan and a Gal: Julia"	Kelsey Grammer	Jon Sherman	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	1102	14.50
Daphne is pregnant, and she and Niles are keen to make an official announcement to the family over dinner. Meanwhile, Frasier's relationship with Julia has run into difficulty, and following a conversation with his brother, Frasier decides to "commit to commitment" and resolve the problems rather than run away from them. His reconciliation with Julia ends up coinciding with Niles and Daphne’s announcement dinner, which they are compelled to relocate to Frasier’s place after their oven breaks down. They agree to let Julia stay for dinner, and even though they find her frankness and general conduct offensive, Frasier is reluctant to find fault because of his renewed commitment. Julia casually announces Daphne's pregnancy to everyone after overhearing her in the kitchen, ruining the announcement. Eventually, Julia mocks Frasier's hand towels and he breaks up with her in disgust. In the end, Frasier apologizes for allowing Julia to ruin the evening and the family celebrate Niles and Daphne's news. Peri Gilpin does not appear in this episode.
243	3	"The Doctor is Out"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)	1104	11.82
Frasier thinks that Roz's new boyfriend is gay. He follows him into a gay bar, which makes everyone think that Frasier is gay. Alistair Burke (Patrick Stewart), a high-profile gay opera director then becomes interested in Frasier, who may be too enamored with the perks of a power-couple relationship to set Alistair straight. Guest Caller: Benjamin Bratt as Kevin
244	4	"The Babysitter"	Kelsey Grammer	Jeffrey Richman	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)	1103	11.69
While out shopping for a couch, Frasier and Niles encounter Ronee Lawrence (Wendie Malick), a former babysitter from years ago who turned down Frasier’s affections and used to tell Niles scary bedtime stories. They learn that she is now working as a singer and pianist at a local hotel. Having established also that she is divorced, Frasier takes the opportunity of inviting her round to his house for cocktails that evening. Martin is delighted to see Ronee, and soon both he and Frasier are flirting with her. They both pursue her to the Wellington Hotel to see her play, and continue competing for her attention. Frasier persuades her to duet with him, but she sings directly to Martin. As Ronee and Martin grow closer, Frasier goes through a spell of depression, and since he is due to start private psychiatry again soon, Niles becomes worried. Peri Gilpin does not appear in this episode.
245	5	"The Placeholder"	Sheldon Epps	Lori Kirkland Baker	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)	1105	11.24
Frasier seems to have become a lonely bachelor who spends his evenings eating vegetable soup and looking after a friend's cat, Mr. Bottomsley. Dining out with the family is also now an embarrassment for him, being between two couples: Niles and Daphne, and Martin and Ronee. Roz offers to set him up with her friend, Ann (Julia Sweeney). Halfway through what he finds an insufferably dull date with Ann, Kenny appears with his attractive cousin Liz Wright (Krista Allen) who works in the arts, and offers Frasier a way out.
246	6	"I'm Listening"	Sheldon Epps	Heide Perlman	October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)	1106	9.58
Frasier overhears Ronee arranging a date with another man in a phone call. Martin’s reaction on being told is to chastise Frasier for eavesdropping, despite his protestations that it was accidental. Later, when Martin asks Ronee to go with him to a doo-wop concert and she claims to have made plans, he elicits the truth from her, and she tells him she was not under the impression their relationship was exclusive. This leads Martin to pretend he also has another woman, called Sheila.
247	7	"Maris Returns"	Kelsey Grammer	Chris Marcil	November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)	1107	10.21
Frasier makes a return to practising private psychiatry. Niles receives an unexpected phone call from a hysterical Maris, whose new boyfriend, an Argentinian polo player, has a violent temper. Niles advises Maris to leave him, and is worried how Daphne will react to hearing about the meeting. Both Frasier and Martin advise him to keep it to himself, so when Daphne starts asking questions about lunch, Niles pretends to be organizing a surprise baby shower for her. However, the deception becomes progressively more difficult to sustain. The polo player comes to the apartment, mistakes Frasier for Niles, and punches him in the face. Daphne learns that Niles met with Maris and is furious that he lied. Later, Niles apologizes to Daphne and she accepts his apology. As they leave, the radio changes to a news broadcast which reveals that Maris killed her boyfriend.
248	8	"Murder Most Maris"	Scott Ellis	Sam Johnson	November 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)	1108	11.86
Maris has been arrested for the murder of her Argentinian boyfriend, and the police have called in Niles for questioning. The murder weapon was an antique crossbow belonging to Niles, which he had lent to Maris for an artistic reenactment. Frasier makes a television statement on Niles's behalf, but makes a horrendous malapropism, saying his brother should be "executed" instead of "exonerated". Niles has been extremely calm in spite of the situation, but then suffers a nervous breakdown in Café Nervosa. He undresses and ends up sitting at a table, naked, reading a newspaper. After things have calmed down and Niles' breakdown ended, Maris calls once more. He says he will help her, but his and Daphne's life is first and foremost.
249	9	"Guns N' Neuroses"	Scott Ellis	Jon Sherman	November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)	1109	11.60
Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) is in town for a psychiatric conference, and Frasier reluctantly meets with her. Before he does so, a colleague of Lilith's sets him up on a blind date with her, not knowing who he really is. Meanwhile, Martin's pistol accidentally discharges inside the apartment, creating a trail of destruction that he, Daphne and Niles attempt to hide from Frasier.
250	10	"SeaBee Jeebies"	Kelsey Grammer	Patricia Breen	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)	1110	10.68
Since Maris' murder case appeared in the news, Niles has acquired a certain celebrity status in Seattle, socializing with figures like Bill Gates. Frasier cannot help being annoyed by this, and he finds Roz in a similar position; she is receiving a visit from her "perfect" married sister, Denise (Suzanne Cryer). Frasier hopes to regain some notoriety when he is nominated twice for the Seattle broadcasting awards (the "SeaBees"), and Kenny arranges for a news reporter to shadow him on the day of the ceremony. Unusually, it takes place in the morning due to an error from Kenny, and in the absence of a date, Frasier asks Denise to take the part just for presentation.
251	11	"High Holidays"	Sheldon Epps	Christopher Lloyd	December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)	1111	11.71
It is Christmas. Frasier has been asked to act in a commercial for the Seattle Tourist Board, and is attracted to Natalie (Musetta Vander) who is arranging it. He meets her in Café Nervosa, but she also meets Martin and Eddie, and decides that he should be in the video as well. Meanwhile, Frederick (Trevor Einhorn) visits, but is now a goth, and wants to spend all his time with his girlfriend Andi. Niles, seeking a belated teenage rebellion, buys a pot brownie from Roz, but Martin unwittingly eats it and replaces it with a normal brownie. Later, Niles arrives at Frasier's apartment believing himself to be "high" on his pot brownie. Martin arrives soon after, and the brownie switch is revealed. Meanwhile, Frasier is a bit depressed as his date, Natalie, left him midway through the date to meet another man. Freddie also experiences the same thing and the similarity in incidents help father and son to bond again.
252	12	"Frasier-Lite"	Sheldon Epps	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil & Jeffrey Richman and Jon Sherman & Bob Daily & Patricia Breen	January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)	1112	10.92
The KACL team has a weight loss competition with competing radio station, KPXY. At the initial weigh-in, Frasier recognizes one of his "mortal enemies" from his high school days participating on the opposing team. The two make a bet on the outcome of the winner, with Frasier’s dignity pitted up against a new chess set. At the final weigh-in, the KACL team loses by a mere 2 ounces. Roz then cuts off her hair and KACL wins the competition. Guest Callers: Stanley Tucci as Morrie; Penny Marshall as Celeste; Estelle Parsons as Celeste's Mother; Hilary Duff as Britney
253	13	"The Ann Who Came to Dinner"	Scott Ellis	Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)	1114	10.78
Martin discovers an envelope in the pocket of one of his jackets, which contains a check for Frasier’s home insurance renewal and should have been posted months previously. Realising this, Frasier makes a hasty call to the company, and is horrified at the amount he would have to pay now to renew. Roz advises him to consult Ann Hodges (Julia Sweeney), whom Frasier previously dated. He reluctantly agrees, and invites her round to survey his home, where she slips on a mayonnaise spillage in the kitchen and breaks her leg. Anxious to avoid a lawsuit when he has no insurance, Frasier decides to invite Ann to stay at his place for a few days while she recovers. Meanwhile, Maris is on house arrest and begins selling her possessions due to the imminent murder trial and Niles buys back an embarrassing painting of himself. However, Maris secretly plants her ankle tracking device on the painting to distract the police into chasing Niles while she escapes to a private island owned by her family, never to return to the United States.
254	14	"Freudian Sleep"	Cynthia J. Popp	Lori Kirkland Baker	February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)	1117	12.20
Frasier’s radio show is receiving very few calls, and Niles has been losing patients and arguing with Daphne. Martin, on the other hand, is offered the chance to spend the weekend at a house in the mountains with Ronee, courtesy of her boss. They inadvertently end up inviting Frasier, Niles and Daphne to join them, and seeing the state those three are in, Martin and Ronee feel compelled not to let them down. They all go to the house determined to have a relaxing time, but once there Frasier has a nightmare in which he has murdered Niles and is married to Daphne. Soon afterwards, Niles has a nightmare about the stresses of being a father, and then Daphne also has one in which she puts on copious weight after childbirth and Niles sleeps with other women. The three of them all end up in the kitchen in the middle of the night arguing.
255	15	"Caught in the Act"	Kelsey Grammer	Joe Keenan	February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)	1116	10.11
Roz is disappointed when she is unable to get Alice tickets to a concert by children's performer Nanette Guzman (Nanny G) (played by Laurie Metcalf). After his family reveals that he used to be married to her, Frasier agrees to help Roz secure tickets. Nanette and Frasier remain attracted to each other, and plan a rendezvous at his apartment. However, she shows up with her producer, Donald (Don McManus), who is also her husband. She claims that the marriage is only a business arrangement, and laments how frustrated she is with her life. She makes several passes at Frasier, and asks him to meet up with her after her concert the next day. He decides not to, and stops by before the show to share his decision. Nanny G asks him to go down to the prop room to talk. She seduces Frasier, and he takes off his clothes and jumps into the prop bed with her, only to have it rise to the stage as the show begins.
256	16	"Boo!"	Katy Garretson	Jeffrey Richman	March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)	1115	10.42
Frasier is becoming fed up with his father playing tricks on him, and mocking the effeminate scream that his pranks provoke. It happens that Frasier is treating a patient who has the rare condition of coulrophobia – fear of clowns. Part of the treatment he has planned is to dress up as a clown, so he has a very comprehensive costume. In a bid for vengeance on his father, Frasier disguises himself as a clown, which Martin hates. After Frasier jumps out at him wearing the outfit, Martin has a heart attack and is hospitalized. This spurs Martin to propose to Ronee (Wendie Malick) while recovering.
257	17	"Coots and Ladders"	Kelsey Grammer	Heide Perlman	March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)	1118	8.25
Frasier had been having a bad day. During his radio show, he came down with a coughing fit and Roz had to advise his kleptomaniac caller, Babette, after which she claimed he had been dispensing the same advice for ten years. He was later turned down by an attractive woman who had parked her car in his space, and cornered at his front door by an elderly neighbor (Estelle Parsons) who said she could set her watch by his routine. Calling round to change a light bulb for his neighbor, he learned that even she is still dating at the age of 83. He surreptitiously steals an item from one of her shelves, just for the thrill. However, he is plagued by guilt, and wants Niles' help in returning the item. Guest Caller: Helen Mirren as Babette
258	18	"Match Game"	Katy Garretson	Bob Daily	March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)	1113	11.23
Frasier stumbles upon a matchmaking service on the way to his office. The agent, Charlotte (Laura Linney), persuades him to sign up for $10,000, after which he is sent on a series of disastrous dates, and eventually loses patience and demands his money back. He discovers that the dating agency has almost no clients.
259	19	"Miss Right Now"	Scott Ellis	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)	1119	10.36
Martin is soon to meet Ronee's mother again, and given that she is opposed to pre-marital sex, they have to pretend that they are not practicing it. Frasier is distracted constantly by thoughts of Charlotte, the matchmaking agent with whom he had dinner the other night, but who is already in a relationship. Niles agrees with him that his feelings could be transference, but after seeing Frasier when he talks to Charlotte, Roz dismisses that theory instantly. She decides to help Frasier out by taking him to a bar, where he meets a flirtatious woman called Kim (Jennifer Tilly). They both go back to his place, but receive several interruptions, the last of which is by Charlotte, who has just had an argument with her boyfriend and wished to be consoled by Frasier. Meanwhile, Niles has developed an uncharacteristic taste for fast food, and it is driving Daphne to distraction.
260	20	"And Frasier Makes Three"	Scott Ellis	Sam Johnson	April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)	1120	10.77
Frasier wishes to tempt Charlotte away from Frank (Aaron Eckhart), so he invites her for what she assumes to be a working dinner at a high-quality restaurant. However, Frank also turns up. Frank suspects nothing and thinks of Frasier as a real friend. There is, however, tension between him and Charlotte, and matters come to a head one evening when Frasier has cooked dinner for Charlotte and Frank turns up unannounced. The couple have an argument and Frank walks out, leaving Frasier with just the opportunity he was hoping for. Martin plans to give Ronee her engagement ring, but when Daphne and Roz discover that it is the same ring he planned to give to Sherry, they insist that he sell it and buy one especially for Ronee.
261	21	"Detour"	Kelsey Grammer	Chris Marcil	April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)	1121	12.44
Having spent the night with Charlotte, Frasier is very pleased with himself. However, his good mood disappears when, while driving her to the station to catch a train to Portland, she tells him that in three weeks she will be moving back home to Chicago. Neither wants a long-distance relationship, so they are compelled to consider breaking up before things get more serious. In the midst of this conversation, they miss the train, so Frasier drives to the next station. Owing to his over-careful driving, they miss it again, and then the car breaks down on the way to the next station, leaving them stranded in the middle of nowhere. Fortunately, they find the house of an experienced car mechanic and his family, but they turn out to be rather eccentric. Meanwhile, in Frasier's absence, Niles is left to organize the entertainment for Martin’s bachelor party, and Roz has found him a stripper. For Niles that she is coming round to be interviewed on the same day as Daphne's new nanny, while the stripper is mistaken for Martin's new physiotherapist.
262	22	"Crock Tales"	Sheldon Epps	Jon Sherman & Bob Daily	May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)	1122	14.33
Frasier chips an old earthenware crock pot while preparing dinner, and is about to throw it away, when he pauses, and remembers the dinners associated with the item, going back in time until finally remembering the first dinner he had made for his father, Niles, Daphne and Roz. The show invented new scenes from previous seasons, with the cast wearing the hairstyles, clothes, and vocal and semiotic mannerisms from those previous seasons, in some cases wearing wigs. 2003: Niles and Daphne are still newlyweds, just back from their honeymoon in Tahiti. Roz tries to set up Frasier with her friend Lizbeth. 2002: It is Roz's birthday, and Cinco de Mayo celebrations are being held in Seattle. Niles and Daphne are enjoying their active sex life. 1999: The Crane family are celebrating Independence Day. 1998: The Crane family are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Frasier is still unemployed after KACL had changed formats, but Daphne is concerned that Frasier might fire her due to a lack of funds. Niles is separated from Maris, and unhappy with his new residence at the Shangri-La. He is pining for Daphne. Following the changed KACL format, Roz has a temp job. 1996: Niles is still married to Maris. Frasier is having his disastrous dating woes. Roz is enjoying the single life. 1993: Frasier's hair is longer and Daphne’s hair is a bouffant. Frasier and Martin are still sniping at each other, Niles is married to Maris but bringing Daphne gifts, Frasier and Niles begin their love of sherry, Kenny Daly appears as a pizza delivery boy hoping to break into Seattle radio. After the flashbacks, Frasier repairs the crock pot, warmly places flowers in it, and gives it an honored place on the dinner table, as everyone arrives. When he fills it with water, the pot immediately begins to leak from all the cracks.
"Goodnight, Seattle"	David Lee	Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan	May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)	25.25
While on a plane, Frasier meets a woman named Anne. They engage in conversation and in flashback, Frasier recalls the events preceding his plane ride: Frasier and Niles volunteer to put together a quick wedding for Martin and Ronee when the venue is only available for one day. Meanwhile, Frasier says farewell to Charlotte as she departs for Chicago. The wedding ceremony gets off to a rocky start when the guests are stranded outside in the heat and things get worse when Eddie swallows one of the rings. Daphne and Niles rush him to a nearby veterinarian and while there, Daphne goes into labor and gives birth to her and Niles' son. Ronee and Martin get married at the vet clinic. Frasier's agent Bebe Glazer gets him an offer to do a television show in San Francisco, which Frasier initially declines but after realizing that he wants to start a new chapter in his life, he accepts. A case of communication breakdowns lead Martin, Ronee, Roz, Daphne and Niles to believe that Frasier is dying, an error given more substantial backing when he begins giving them each some of his most prized possessions, and when a doctor phones and leaves a message saying that Frasier's 'results weren't good.' The misunderstanding is soon cleared up and the family celebrates Frasier's new opportunity in San Francisco. Before he leaves, Frasier and his family share a tearful farewell and Frasier explains to them that with Martin and Ronee newly-weds and Daphne and Niles' newborn, David, and Roz getting the job of station manager at KACL they each have begun a new chapter in their lives and that he wants that for himself now. He then goes on to recite Tennyson's "Ulysses" which flows into him saying it in his last show. Frasier records his last show, with the people who work at KACL and his family watching him, his final words on his talk show are "For eleven years, you have heard me say 'I'm listening'; well you were listening too, and for that I'm eternally grateful...Goodnight Seattle", and hangs up his headphones before the episode flashes back to the plane, where Frasier has just finished relaying his story to Anne. In a final twist, the plane touches down not in San Francisco, but in Chicago. Frasier turns to Anne and says "Wish me luck..." Niles and Daphne’s baby is named David, in memory of show creator David Angell, who died on September 11, 2001.

External links

• Frasier at IMDb
• Frasier at TV.com