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Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions) in association with Paramount Television.
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The Good Son
"The Good Son" is the official title for the award-winning pilot episode of the television show Frasier. This first episode attempts to establish the show, introduce the primary characters, and distance itself from its parent, Cheers.
Dr. Frasier...
Original air date:
- May 4, 1993
Episode number:
- 1
Director:
The Crucible
The Crucible is the sixth episode from the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier organizes a cocktail party to show a painting he recently bought, but the painter informs him that she didn't paint it. When Frasier's attempts to return the...
Original air date:
- Oct 21, 1993
Season:
Episode number:
- 6
Director:
Space Quest
Space Quest is the second episode from the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
After Martin and his physical therapist Daphne move in to his apartment, Frasier struggles with the loss of his personal space and his tensions with Martin.
Original air date:
- Sep 23, 1993
Season:
Episode number:
- 2
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Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight is the third episode from the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier and Niles decide to treat their father to a fancy French restaurant called Le Cigare Volant in an attempt to improve his sense of style, but soon learn...
Original air date:
- Sep 1993
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Episode number:
- 3
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Goodnight, Seattle
"Goodnight Seattle" is the title of the series finale of the long-running American sitcom Frasier. It aired on May 13, 2004, in the 11th year of the series. In syndication, it is a two-part episode.
The two-part episode features Frasier sitting in a...
Original air date:
- May 13, 2004
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon" is the title of the first and second episodes in season 8 of American sitcom Frasier. It follows the repercussions of the romantic revelation between Niles and Daphne in the previous episode.
Niles and Daphne,...
Original air date:
- Oct 24, 2000
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I Hate Frasier Crane
"I Hate Frasier Crane" is the fourth episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
After reading an article criticizing him in the Seattle Times, Frasier responds by taking umbrage at the writing style of the author, Derek Mann (Joe...
Original air date:
- Oct 7, 1993
Season:
Episode number:
- 4
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To Tell the Truth
"To Tell The Truth" is the fifteenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom Frasier.
Niles's divorce proceedings continue to go badly; the lawyers representing his wife, Maris, have motioned to postpone the trial date for eight months in order to...
Original air date:
- Feb 18, 1999
Season:
Episode number:
- 15
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Dark Victory
"Dark Victory" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the second season of American sitcom Frasier.
After dealing with his final caller for the week (a woman who feels that she's gone as far as she can with her rather stuffy therapist, thus...
Original air date:
- May 23, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 24
Director:
Back Talk
"Back Talk" is the tenth episode in season 7 of American sitcom Frasier. It is the first part of a storyline that spans two episodes, including the following, The Fight Before Christmas.
It is Frasier's birthday, and he is not in a particularly...
Original air date:
- Dec 9, 1999
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Episode number:
- 10
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The Last Time I Saw Maris
"The Last Time I Saw Maris" is the eighth episode of season 3 of American sitcom Frasier. It is notable as being the start of a running storyline in which Niles and his unseen wife Maris began a separation period.
Maris has been missing without...
Original air date:
- Nov 28, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 8
Are You Being Served?
"Are You Being Served?" is the twenty-second episode in season 4 of American sitcom Frasier.
Niles is in good spirits; his separation from Maris could soon be over, as he is suggesting marriage guidance counselling. Unfortunately, a courier arrives...
Original air date:
- May 13, 1997
Season:
Episode number:
- 22
You Can Go Home Again
"You Can Go Home Again" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of season 3 of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier and Roz celebrate the third anniversary of Frasier's show, and their time spent together making it, with presents: Roz gives Frasier a...
Original air date:
- May 4, 1993
Season:
Episode number:
- 24
My Coffee with Niles
"My Coffee with Niles" is the 24th and final episode from the first season of American sitcom Frasier. It is purely set in a single location, the Café Nervosa coffee bar.
Entering Café Nervosa for his regular coffee with Niles whilst his brother is...
Original air date:
- May 19, 1994
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Episode number:
- 24
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The Two Mrs. Cranes
The Two Mrs. Cranes is the first episode from the fourth season of American sitcom Frasier.
Daphne receives a phone call from Clive, an old fiancé whom she ditched due to his lack of ambition and drive. Wanting to let him down gently, Daphne had...
Original air date:
- Sep 17, 1996
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Episode number:
- 1
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Mixed Doubles
"Mixed Doubles" is the sixth episode in season 4 of American sitcom Frasier.
Daphne comes home after a date with her boyfriend Joe, reveals calmly that they have broken up, then bursts into tears. Niles is extremely eager to comfort her, but is...
Original air date:
- Nov 19, 1996
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Episode number:
- 6
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The Maris Counselor
"The Maris Counselor" is the thirteenth episode in season 5 of American sitcom Frasier.
Niles has good news: his couples counselling with Maris is going exceptionally well. In fact, at the advice of their therapist, Dr. Schankman, he is planning to...
Original air date:
- Feb 3, 1998
Season:
Episode number:
- 13
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Flour Child
"Flour Child" is the fourth episode of the second season of American sitcom Frasier.
After witnessing a birth, Niles starts to contemplate the idea of becoming a parent himself. Frasier mentions in passing that schools often give teenagers who want...
Original air date:
- Oct 11, 1994
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Bad Dog
"Bad Dog" is the eighteenth episode in season 5 of American sitcom Frasier.
Whilst waiting in a long line at Café Nervosa, a conversation between Bulldog, Frasier and Roz about the up-coming SeaBee radio awards (and the extremely embarrassing...
Original air date:
- Apr 7, 1998
Season:
Episode number:
- 18
Shrink Rap
"Shrink Rap" is the second episode of season 3 of American sitcom Frasier.
Niles, dejected, is on the couch of couples therapist Dr. Schachter. His relationship with Frasier (also present) is clearly quite tense and falling apart. Each explains the...
Original air date:
- Sep 26, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 2
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Ham Radio
"Ham Radio" is the eighteenth episode in season 4 of American sitcom Frasier, which actor Dan Butler has identified as his favorite.
Frasier decides to re-create a radio murder mystery, Nightmare Inn for KACL's 50th anniversary. As such, he appoints...
Original air date:
- Apr 22, 1997
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Episode number:
- 18
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A Mid-Winter Night's Dream
A Mid-Winter Night's Dream is the 17th episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier. It is the first episode to develop fully the mutual attraction between Niles and Daphne.
Niles is concerned that his relationship with wife Maris is going...
Original air date:
- Feb 10, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 17
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Roz in the Doghouse
"Roz in the Doghouse" is the twelfth episode of the 2nd season of American sitcom Frasier.
Roz is injured at work, and Bulldog visits her. Roz is concerned that he will hit on her, but it turns out that he wants her to produce his radio show. After...
Original air date:
- Jan 3, 1995
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Episode number:
- 12
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You Scratch My Book...
"You Scratch My Book..." is the fifteenth episode of season 2 of American sitcom Frasier. The title is a pun on the expression "you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours", referring to mutual favours.
Daphne is a fan of Dr Honey Snow's self-help...
Original air date:
- Feb 14, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 15
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The Candidate
"The Candidate" is the seventh episode of season 2 of American sitcom Frasier. This episode was dedicated to the memory of Robert Crosby (IMDB), a sound engineer who worked on Frasier.
Frasier is disappointed that his father has recorded a...
Original air date:
- Nov 8, 1994
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Crane vs. Crane
"Crane vs. Crane" is the nineteenth episode of season 3 of American sitcom Frasier.
Niles announces that he has been retained to testify in a high-profile legal action to be broadcast on Court TV; local millionaire Harlow Safford is, at age 78,...
Original air date:
- Apr 9, 1996
Season:
Episode number:
- 19
Breaking the Ice
"Breaking the Ice" is the twentieth episode of season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
After a conversation with Roz in which she reveals that she inadvertently told a man that she loved him, Frasier realises that he has never heard Martin say "I love...
Original air date:
- Apr 18, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 20
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Director:
The Matchmaker
"The Matchmaker" is the third episode of the second season of American sitcom Frasier. It is noteworthy in being Joe Keenan's first episode produced on the show, after which Joe Keenan became a regular writer and eventually executive producer on the...
Original air date:
- Oct 4, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 3
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Director:
The Innkeepers
"The Innkeepers" is the twenty-third episode of the second season of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier learns that Orsini's restaurant, a one-time regular haunt of his, is closing down, so he takes the family there for one last time. The restaurant...
Original air date:
- May 16, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 23
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Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" is the twenty-third and final episode in season 7 of the American sitcom Frasier. It is an hour-long episode, and is notable because it brings to a climax the romantic character arc between Niles and Daphne, a...
Original air date:
- May 18, 2000
Season:
Episode number:
- 23
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Daphne Hates Sherry
"Daphne Hates Sherry" is the twenty first episode in season 4 of American sitcom Frasier.
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 she and...
Original air date:
- May 6, 1997
Season:
Episode number:
- 21
Director:
Taking Liberties
"Taking Liberties" is the fifth episode in season 8 of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier is perusing the "Help Wanted" section of the newspaper when Niles arrives at Café Nervosa, intent on drowning his sorrows in espresso; he is still trapped in his...
Original air date:
- Nov 21, 2000
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Episode number:
- 5
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The Bad Son
"The Bad Son" is the third episode in in season 8 of American sitcom Frasier. The title is a polar twist on the title of the pilot episode, "The Good Son".
Frasier espies an attractive woman while travelling on a bus in the rain. He is not quick...
Original air date:
- Oct 31, 2000
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Episode number:
- 3
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You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover
"You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover" is the 15th episode of season one of American sitcom Frasier.
The premise involves a bet Martin makes his son, that he can't identify which of his 3 poker buddies is an ex-con rather than an ex-cop. Inevitably,...
Original air date:
- Jan 27, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 15
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Someone to Watch over Me
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is the nineteenth episode of season two of American sitcom Frasier. The episode title is possibly a reference to the song by George Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay!.
Frasier has been receiving frequent calls to his radio...
Original air date:
- Mar 28, 1995
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Episode number:
- 19
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The Botched Language of the Cranes
"The Botched Language of the Cranes" is the sixth episode of the second season of American sitcom Frasier.
The episode opens with Frasier entering the KACL radio station, violently shaking his umbrella and complaining to Roz about the rain outside....
Original air date:
- Nov 1, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 6
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Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine
"Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys just Whine" is the ninth episode in season 4 of American sitcom Frasier. It is the first appearance of Marsha Mason as Sherry, Martin's girlfriend.
Niles meets Frasier at Café Nervosa to hear bad news: Maureen, Martin's...
Original air date:
- Jan 7, 1997
Season:
Episode number:
- 9
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Author, Author
"Author, Author" is the twenty-second episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier. The episode's title is possibly a reference to the 1982 film Author! Author! starring Al Pacino.
Meeting Niles in Café Nervosa, Frasier learns that his...
Original air date:
- May 5, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 22
Director:
Here's Looking at You
"Here's Looking at You" is the fifth episode in season 1 of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier buys Martin a telescope as a gift. Whilst looking through it Martin spots a woman, Irene, with whom he becomes romantically involved.
Martin is having...
Original air date:
- Oct 14, 1993
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Episode number:
- 5
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Can't Buy Me Love
"Can't Buy Me Love" is the 14th episode from the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
A friend of Martin is running a bachelor auction, and tells Frasier that it would be good to have someone from the radio, meaning Bulldog – however Frasier...
Original air date:
- Jan 20, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 14
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Love Bites Dog
Love Bites Dog is the second episode from the forth season of American sitcom Frasier.
Noting that Frasier has not been with a woman for many months, Roz arranges a blind date with her friend Sharon, a former professional golfer. Although reluctant,...
Original air date:
- Sep 24, 1996
Season:
Episode number:
- 2
Writer:
To Kill a Talking Bird
"To Kill a Talking Bird" is the fourteenth episode in season 4 of American sitcom Frasier, and the eighty-fifth overall. This episode also won David Lee his second Emmy for Directing.
Niles is moving into an exclusive new apartment building: The...
Original air date:
- Feb 25, 1997
Season:
Episode number:
- 14
Retirement Is Murder
"Retirement is Murder" is the thirteenth episode of season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
Evidence from the vice cop who handled the case is inconclusive. Helen appears to have written "HELP" in the ground after being shot (Daphne suggests this is...
Original air date:
- Jan 10, 1995
Season:
Episode number:
- 13
Frasier Crane's Day Off
"Frasier Crane's Day Off" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier is feeling ill with an oncoming dose of the flu. Co-worker Gil Chesterton, having heard Frasier sneezing on the air during his radio show,...
Original air date:
- May 12, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 23
Director:
Call Me Irresponsible
"Call Me Irresponsible" is the seventh episode in season 1 of American sitcom Frasier.
After Frasier advises an unfaithful man to break off with his girlfriend, the girlfriend herself angrily confronts Frasier at the station. They start dating, but...
Original air date:
- Oct 28, 1993
Season:
Episode number:
- 7
Director:
Beloved Infidel
"Beloved Infidel" is the eighth episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
After a failed attempt to communicate with a caller with a very thick French accent, Frasier closes his show to learn that the lecture that Niles was scheduled...
Original air date:
- Nov 4, 1993
Season:
Episode number:
- 8
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Slow Tango in South Seattle
"Slow Tango in South Seattle" is the first episode in season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
The author of the latest hit romantic novel turns out to be someone Frasier knew back in Boston – and his book turns out to be a retelling of one of Frasier's...
Original air date:
- Sep 20, 1994
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The Unkindest Cut of All
"The Unkindest Cut of All" is the second episode in series 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
Martin was supposed to take Eddie to "be fixed" at the vet's office, but when a neighbour shows up at the door with a box full of puppies, it is clear that...
Original air date:
- Sep 27, 1994
Season:
Duke's We Hardly Knew Ye'
"Duke's We Hardly Knew Ye'" is the fifth episode in season two of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier and Niles are planning an expensive meal out to celebrate a new investment, and are rather surprised when their father invites them for a drink at...
Original air date:
- Oct 18, 1994
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Adventures in Paradise
"Adventures in Paradise (Part I)" is the eighth episode in season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
After seeing a magazine feature on eligible singles in Seattle, Roz is bold when Frasier admires one in particular, and a promising romance results –...
Original air date:
- Nov 15, 1994
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Adventures in Paradise
"Adventures in Paradise (Part II)" is the ninth episode in season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier is spending a week in Bora Bora with Madeline, and finds himself in a hut next door to his ex-wife and her new man. The situation makes him...
Original air date:
- Nov 22, 1994
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IQ
"IQ" is the nineteenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom Frasier
Niles, Frasier, Martin and Roz attend a silent auction for the Kelly Anne Grunther Foundation. Martin puts into place a scheme to allow him to acquire a gas barbecue for the...
Original air date:
- Apr 8, 1999
Season:
Episode number:
- 19
Selling Out
"Selling Out" is the ninth episode from the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier gets squeamish about reading a live commercial for a Chinese restaurant during his show but decides to do it after sampling their food. His endorsement...
Original air date:
- Nov 11, 1993
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Episode number:
- 9
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Burying a Grudge
"Burying a Grudge" is the tenth episode in season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
Artie Walsh, Martin's estranged old partner, is in the hospital, and Frasier tries to heal the rift between them.
Maris is in hospital recovering from plastic surgery,...
Original air date:
- Nov 29, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 10
Director:
Seat of Power
"Seat of Power" is the eleventh episode in season 2 of American sitcom Frasier.
Niles becomes agitated when the plumber called over to fix Frasier's toilet turns out to be Danny Kriezel, his nemesis from junior high. Frasier encourages Niles to...
Original air date:
- Dec 13, 1994
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Episode number:
- 11
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The Show Where Diane Comes Back
"The Show Where Diane Comes Back" is the fourteenth episode of season 3 of American sitcom Frasier. It is notable as being one of a few episodes in which Shelley Long reprises her role as Frasier's love interest and ex-fiancée, Diane Chambers, from...
Original air date:
- Feb 13, 1996
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Episode number:
- 14
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Travels with Martin
"Travels with Martin" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier decides to use his vacation to reconnect with Martin, and asks him to name the place, hoping for a trip to Europe staying in 5-star hotels;...
Original air date:
- Apr 14, 1994
Season:
Episode number:
- 21
Director:
Voyage of the Damned
"Voyage of the Damned" is the sixth episode in season 5 of American sitcom Frasier.
Frasier, Roz, Niles and Martin attend a cruise to Alaska. Frasier is booked as the celebrity guest, and is disappointed when he discovers that the living quarters...
Original air date:
- Nov 18, 1997
Season:
Episode number:
- 6
They're Playing Our Song
"They're Playing Our Song" is the thirteenth episode in season 7 of American sitcom Frasier.
When the owner of KACL decides that each show requires a special theme jingle, Frasier struggles to think of one. Still trying harder, Frasier cancels...
Original air date:
- Jan 13, 2000
Season:
Episode number:
- 13
