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The Best Episodes Written By Chris Marcil

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 11 Episode 7 - Maris Returns (1)
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    S11:E7

    Niles receives a phone call from a panicked Maris, who asks to meet him for lunch. She asks for advice on how to handle her violent, philandering lover. Niles recommends that she leave him immediately.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Urgent Care
    8.7/10(23 votes)

    S5:E6

    When Guillermo is injured, Nadja takes him to Urgent Care. Colin has trouble feeding.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 5 - Taking Liberties
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    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:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  4. undefined Season 9 Episode 20 - The Love You Fake
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S9:E20

    To quell a feud between Frasier and an upstairs antagonist, Martin and the neighbor's mother feign a romance.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  5. undefined Season 9 Episode 14 - Juvenilia
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S9:E14

    Kenny tells 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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  6. undefined Season 11 Episode 12 - Frasier-Lite
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S11:E12

    Weight loss challenges KACL, enrolled in a pound-shedding contest that pits Frasier against a taunting nemesis who bullied him in high school.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - RDWRER
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    S7:E12

    After Frasier and Niles' New Year's plans fall through, they take a riotous road trip with Martin in his Winnebago.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 12 - The Harassed
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S10:E12

    Frasier is forced to give up ten minutes of his show for a new financial analysis segment. When the beautiful new stock market reporter's attitude rubs everyone the wrong way, Frasier misreads her signals, which lands everyone in a sexual harassment seminar.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  9. undefined Season 11 Episode 13 - The Ann Who Came To Dinner
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S11:E13

    Lawsuit fears plague Frasier over an accident in his kitchen that befell his insurer: a former date named Ann he snubbed. Now, Frasier entreats her to recuperate at his place, where Ann takes full advantage of the situation.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Motor Skills
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  11. undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - Don Juan in Hell (1)
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S9:E1

    Frasier continues to be conflicted about whether he truly wants to be with Lana instead of Claire. He consults his family, but a chance encounter at the airport steers him toward making a decision. Unfortunately, he may be too late.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Collaboration
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    S2:E8

    Nandor's old familiar from the 1970s returns to Staten Island, Guillermo leaves to serve a new master, and Nadja and Lazslo revive their musical act.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  13. undefined Season 10 Episode 21 - The Devil and Dr. Phil
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S10:E21

    Frasier learns that Dr. Phil McGraw is in town for a special. The two are old friends, but Frasier is angry at Phil for supposedly swindling him out of $200 in a poker game. He reluctantly agrees to take the star-struck Roz to the set to see him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Esteemsters
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    S1:E1

    Daria and Quinn arrive at their new school. Quinn makes friends easily. Our Daria does not. We meet Daria's teachers, her family, and her new best friend, Jane.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 16 - Docu Drama
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Limo
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    S1:E11

    Ted rents a limo to take the gang out to sample five New Year's Eve parties in a quest to find the perfect celebration.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - Radio Wars
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    S7:E3

    Frasier vows revenge after a pair of radio "shock jocks" embarrass him in a series of on-air pranks.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - The Grand Opening
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    S4:E3

    The opening night of Nadja's vampire nightclub is threatened when the big musical guest cancels.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Cloak of Duplication
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    S3:E2

    A forbidden artifact is used to help Nandor court a health club employee.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Matchmaker
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    S1:E7

    When a matchmaker with a 100% success rate turns Ted away because he is not compatible with any of the available women in her database, he is still determined that he is going to find his match. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily are obsessed with ridding their apartment of a critter.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - The Railroad
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    S6:E4

    Laszlo and Colin help neighbor Sean find a new job at the railroad at which they claim to work.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  22. undefined Season 11 Episode 21 - Detour
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S11:E21

    Country ways test Frasier and Charlotte, who're stranded at a farmhouse with a very odd family that has no idea who he is. Back home, a physical therapist is mistaken for a stripper in a situation that greatly embarrasses Niles.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  23. undefined Season 10 Episode 3 - Proxy Prexy
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    S10:E3

    Frasier is desperate to finally win the presidency of the condo board after several unsuccessful attempts. However, he admits that he has no chance because he has rubbed all of the board members the wrong way at one time or another.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  24. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Sprout
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S6:E13

    Beavis and Butt-Head try to grow their own nachos as part of a school project.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Chris Marcil

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Tornado
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E7

    The boys go to a trailer park during a tornado and (almost) get to ""do it"" with Lolita & Tanqueray.

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    Writer:Chris Marcil

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Chris Marcil Ratings Summary

"Maris Returns (1)" is the best rated episode written by Chris Marcil. It scored 8.7/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/4/2003 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Urgent Care".