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The Best Episodes of Frasier Season 8

Every episode of Frasier Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frasier Season 8!

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After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Frasier Season 8 Episode 1 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)
    8.1/10(1045 votes)

    #1 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)

    S8:E1

    After running off together, Niles and Daphne face the wrath from their jilted lovers: Donny's suing for emotional distress and Mel's plotting a ruse.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writers:David Angell, Peter Casey

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  2. Frasier Season 8 Episode 2 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)
    8.3/10(1092 votes)

    #2 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)

    S8:E2

    Daphne considers dumping Niles after Donny and Mel's plotting stresses her out. Fortunately, Frasier comes to the lovers' aid once again.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writers:David Angell, Peter Casey

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  3. Frasier Season 8 Episode 3 - The Bad Son
    7.5/10(950 votes)

    #3 - The Bad Son

    S8:E3

    Frasier's disdain for public transportation takes a back seat to his fancy for a cute bus passenger; Daphne and Niles make a stargazing date only to end up star-crossed again.

    Directors:Kelsey Grammer, Sheldon Epps
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  4. Frasier Season 8 Episode 4 - The Great Crane Robbery
    7.4/10(944 votes)

    #4 - The Great Crane Robbery

    S8:E4

    Frasier frets when his billionaire boss slavishly copies his aesthetic tastes, and Mel blackmails Niles into making a social faux pas.

    Directors:Kelsey Grammer, Katy Garretson
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  5. Frasier Season 8 Episode 5 - Taking Liberties
    8.5/10(1201 votes)

    #5 - Taking Liberties

    S8:E5

    Frasier hires a British butler whose proper presence only adds to the chaos in the Crane household. Meanwhile, Mel steps up her efforts to torment Niles.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  6. Frasier Season 8 Episode 6 - Legal Tender Love and Care
    7.3/10(913 votes)

    #6 - Legal Tender Love and Care

    S8:E6

    Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  7. Frasier Season 8 Episode 7 - The New Friend
    7.6/10(913 votes)

    #7 - The New Friend

    S8:E7

    Roz introduces Frasier to her new boyfriend, Luke, and the two men hit it off. When Roz and Luke break up, Frasier, hides his continuing friendship with him while supporting Roz during her heartbreak.

    Director:Scott Ellis
    Writer:Bob Daily

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  8. Frasier Season 8 Episode 8 - Mary Christmas
    7.0/10(995 votes)

    #8 - Mary Christmas

    S8:E8

    Frasier appears more jealous than jolly when he co-hosts Seattle's Christmas parade with his radio rival, Dr Mary; Niles and Daphne open their gifts early; and beer adds to Martin's holiday cheer.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Eric Zicklin

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  9. Frasier Season 8 Episode 9 - Frasier's Edge
    7.8/10(1042 votes)

    #9 - Frasier's Edge

    S8:E9

    A lifetime achievement award sends Frasier into an existential crisis which culminates in a battle of wits with his old mentor; Daphne's weight gain doesn't go unnoticed.

    Director:David Clark Lee
    Writers:Jon Sherman, Dan O'Shannon

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  10. Frasier Season 8 Episode 10 - Cranes Unplugged
    7.2/10(908 votes)

    #10 - Cranes Unplugged

    S8:E10

    Frasier gets a visit from his video-game obsessed son, Frederick; Daphne and Niles play Cupid for a lonely Roz.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Lori Kirkland Baker

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  11. Frasier Season 8 Episode 11 - Motor Skills
    7.6/10(1000 votes)

    #11 - Motor Skills

    S8:E11

    Frasier and Niles realize their helplessness when Frasier's car stalls, so they enrol in an auto repair night class. They quickly fall behind, and understand what it's like to be remedial students.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writers:Chris Marcil, Eric Zicklin

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  12. Frasier Season 8 Episode 12 - The Show Must Go Off
    8.1/10(1188 votes)

    #12 - The Show Must Go Off

    S8:E12

    Frasier and Niles try to reawaken the career of Jackson Hedley, an old actor they saw perform Hamlet when they were young. When they see him perform again, however, they realize that he is talentless and will humiliate himself.

    Director:Robert H. Egan
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  13. Frasier Season 8 Episode 13 - Sliding Frasiers
    7.8/10(976 votes)

    #13 - Sliding Frasiers

    S8:E13

    Frasier is supposed to go to a speed-dating event and asks Roz if he should wear a suit or sweater, remarking that the slightest decision can have far-reaching effects. We see what would have happened in each circumstance.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writers:Bob Daily, Dan O'Shannon

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  14. Frasier Season 8 Episode 14 - Hungry Heart
    8.2/10(1069 votes)

    #14 - Hungry Heart

    S8:E14

    Kenny arrives at Frasier's place in a panic after unwittingly making a date with a woman even though he's married. Niles finally notices Daphne's weight gain.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  15. Frasier Season 8 Episode 15 - Hooping Cranes
    8.2/10(1097 votes)

    #15 - Hooping Cranes

    S8:E15

    Frasier receives tickets to the Sonics game and goes with Martin and Niles. Niles is selected to attempt the halftime half-court shot, and miraculously makes it, drinking in the adoration of Martin and the rest of Seattle.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Jon Sherman

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  16. Frasier Season 8 Episode 16 - Docu Drama
    7.3/10(875 votes)

    #16 - Docu Drama

    S8:E16

    Roz gets the green light to put on a special radio show about outer space, and agrees to let Frasier narrate. However, the two fail to come to grips with their reversed roles.

    Director:David Clark Lee
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  17. Frasier Season 8 Episode 17 - It Takes Two to Tangle
    7.3/10(867 votes)

    #17 - It Takes Two to Tangle

    S8:E17

    Frasier and Niles press Martin's rich girlfriend to save their bankrupt prep school.

    Director:Wil Shriner
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  18. Frasier Season 8 Episode 18 - Forgotten But Not Gone
    7.4/10(891 votes)

    #18 - Forgotten But Not Gone

    S8:E18

    Frasier leaves his wine club to host a new radio feature called "The Wine Corner" and is angered to learn that a resentful Niles - the club's overbearing "cork-master" has ordered it's old members not to participate in the program.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  19. Frasier Season 8 Episode 19 - Daphne Returns
    8.3/10(1071 votes)

    #19 - Daphne Returns

    S8:E19

    Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writers:Bob Daily, Dan O'Shannon

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  20. Frasier Season 8 Episode 20 - The Wizard and Roz
    7.5/10(892 votes)

    #20 - The Wizard and Roz

    S8:E20

    Daphne attempts to prove to Niles she has psychic visions and Frasier is ego-stricken when he discovers that Roz his having an affair with his mentor.

    Director:Sheldon Epps
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  21. Frasier Season 8 Episode 21 - Semi-Decent Proposal (1)
    7.4/10(869 votes)

    #21 - Semi-Decent Proposal (1)

    S8:E21

    Frasier runs into an old high school friend and has found love with her friend, Claire.

    Director:Katy Garretson
    Writer:Lori Kirkland Baker

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  22. Frasier Season 8 Episode 22 - A Passing Fancy (2)
    7.6/10(869 votes)

    #22 - A Passing Fancy (2)

    S8:E22

    Frasier tutors Lana's son in exchange for a date with Claire. Martin goes to a dog party and Daphne and Niles have trouble sleeping in the same bed.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Jon Sherman

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  23. Frasier Season 8 Episode 23 - A Day in May
    7.4/10(905 votes)

    #23 - A Day in May

    S8:E23

    Niles gets jealous of an old flame of Daphne's at the dog park; Frasier teaches Lana about honesty in selling a problematic piece of real estate and Martin secretly attends the parole hearing of the man who shot him.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Eric Zicklin

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  24. Frasier Season 8 Episode 24 - The Cranes Go Caribbean
    7.6/10(856 votes)

    #24 - The Cranes Go Caribbean

    S8:E24

    Frasier's vacation plans with Claire turn disastrous when Daphne, Niles and Martin show up at the same resort and Frasier starts dreaming about Lana.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)" is the best rated episode of "Frasier" season 8. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1045 votes. Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by David Angell, Peter Casey, it aired on 10/24/2000. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)".