The Best Episodes Written By Dan O'shannon

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Daphne Returns

   S8:E195/1/2001

   Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.

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   8.5/10(8 votes)

   #2 - The Apparent Trap

   S7:E911/25/1999

   When Lilith visits Seattle over Thanksgiving, Frederick conspires to reunite his parents.

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   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #3 - The Return of Martin Crane

   S9:E410/9/2001

   Martin's new job triggers old memories.

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   8.4/10(7 votes)

   #4 - Frasier's Edge

   S8:E91/9/2001

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

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   8.4/10(22 votes)

   #5 - Schooled

   S4:E210/10/2012

   Claire and Phil embarass Haley when they drop her off at college; Manny makes Gloria and Jay take a class; Lily gets into a tussle on her first day of kindergarten.

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   8.3/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Rooms With a View (2)

   S10:E811/19/2002

   Niles prepares to undergo heart bypass surgery. He is surprised to receive a call wishing him well from Maris, who had learned of his plight from a gossipy acquaintance. Frasier tries to keep Roz and the family at ease by researching the procedure (as well as the doctors' backgrounds) and printing out detailed descriptions for everyone.

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   8.0/10(31 votes)

   #7 - Carbon Creek

   S2:E29/25/2002

   After Archer and Trip become curious about a visit she made to a Pennsylvania mining town called Carbon Creek, T'Pol explains to them that Vulcans actually had their first contact with humans in 1957. That year, a Vulcan ship crashed on Earth and three crew members survived, including T'Pol's great grandmother. They pose as humans in Carbon Creek and take on jobs while waiting for rescue and soon find themselves becoming more involved with the town's residents.

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   8.0/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Woody Gets an Election

   S11:E214/22/1993

   When City Councilman Kevin Fogarty comes to Cheers on his re-election campaign spouting a whole lot of political nothings that nonetheless woos the crowd, Frasier bets the gang that he can even get a trained monkey on the ballot and garner 10% of the vote. Without a trained monkey in sight, Frasier chooses Woody as a good surrogate. Frasier does indeed get enough signatures to get Woody on the ballot. Woody helps his own political cause when Holly Matheson, a local reporter covering the City Hall beat, mistakes Woody's farm talk as an analogy for the problems of City politics. In an early poll, Woody garners 8% popular support, enough for the gang to concede defeat to Frasier.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #9 - The King of Beers

   S11:E310/8/1992

   A slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She sees her losing streak on the machine as a metaphor of her life. Feeling sorry for her, Sam has the machine rigged to pay out to Rebecca to make her feel better. That act doesn't quite come out as planned. Fortunes seem to be on the upswing for Norm. A stint on a beer tasting survey panel parlays itself into a paid position at the brewery as a quality taste tester. Norm is in seventh heaven and doesn't even feel the need to get paid for such work.

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Sliding Frasiers

    S8:E132/13/2001

    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.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - What is... Cliff Clavin?

    S8:E141/18/1990

    Jeopardy makes an appearance in Boston, and Cliff gets on the show. The Jeopardy! round had all 6 categories Cliff specializes in, such as celebrities or the US Postal Service. But when Final Jeopardy approaches, he loses all his money putting a stupid response ""Who are three people that have never visited my kitchen?"" and becomes depressed afterwards. Meanwhile someone has stolen Sam's little black book and started ringing all the girls in it.

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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Best Men

    S4:E172/27/2013

    Mitch and Cam's friend Sal announces she's getting married the next day and they are in the wedding; Gloria doesn't trust her new nanny; Claire bonds with Haley; Phil helps Luke with a girl.

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    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #13 - The Wedding (2)

    S5:E245/21/2014

    The wedding day chaos continue as the entire party shifts from one contingency plan to another. Guests start to get testy, Mitchell and Cameron are feeling discouraged and poor Claire shows physical wear and tear, but an unexpected turn of events leads to the ceremony we've all been waiting for.

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    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #14 - The Feud

    S5:E152/26/2014

    Phil is upset to have lost his elected office of social chair to his nemesis Gil Thorpe, and when he finds out Luke is competing against Gil's kid in a wrestling match, it becomes his own personal battle. Claire is nervous for a big client meeting but things get extra hairy when Mitch and Cam ask her to pick up Lily from school and conveniently leave out the fact that her class just had a lice scare. Elsewhere, Gloria chaperones Manny's school field trip to the museum.

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    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Aunt Mommy

    S3:E152/15/2012

    Phil and Claire go overboard with drinks, and divulging personal information, on a night out to celebrate the sale of a house to Mitchell and Cameron's friends.

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    7.7/10(41 votes)

    #16 - Come Fly with Me

    S1:E310/7/2009

    Phil pushes Jay to go out with him and fly his new model plane. While Manny takes time out to play with Luke, Gloria accompanies Alex in shopping for a dress. Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his sister Claire.

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    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Mother's Day

    S2:E215/4/2011

    Claire and Gloria's Mother's Day excursion outdoors with the kids turns into the mother of all disasters. Meanwhile, Phil and Jay share an awkward moment when they stay home to prepare dinner for everyone, and Cameron worries about gender roles in his relationship with Mitchell.

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    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #18 - The One That Got Away

    S2:E245/25/2011

    Jay wants to go fishing on his birthday, but the family insists he have a big party, leading Claire and Mitchell to get trapped in their childhood yard, Phil to encounter his college nemesis at the mall and Cameron to have trouble at the bakery.

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    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Get Your Kicks on Route 666

    S10:E29/26/1991

    Frasier takes the guys on a trip to rediscover the ""inner man"" while the gals discover Carla's cousin Frankie when he fills in at the bar.

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    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Diamond in the Rough

    S4:E1012/12/2012

    When Manny and Luke's Little League team makes it to the playoffs, Claire and Cameron search for a field to use. Gloria uses a microphone to sing to the baby.

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    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Our Children, Ourselves

    S2:E121/12/2011

    Phil and Claire pressure Alex to ease back on her school work, but begin to worry about their own intellectual drives. Meanwhile, Jay is upset when Gloria tries to befriend a new couple, and Mitchell runs into an old female flame.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - The Norm Who Came to Dinner

    S10:E410/10/1991

    Norm becomes a permanent house guest when he injures his back while painting at the Cranes'.

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    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #23 - Airport 2010

    S1:E225/5/2010

    For Jay's birthday, Gloria gives him the best surprise -- a romantic birthday getaway to Hawaii -- the only kicker is she invited the whole entire family to come along. Everyone arrives at the airport, and it's a maddening scene with forgotten I.D.'s, security breaches and flying phobias.

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    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Dude Ranch

    S3:E19/21/2011

    While vacationing on Lost Creek Ranch, the three families try their hands at a little cattle herding, skeet shooting and horseback riding. There are also some big firsts, a huge surprise and an actual face-off between Jay and a cowboy named Hank.

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    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Chirp

    S2:E711/3/2010

    Claire and Haley have a bit of quality girl time while they're stuck at home sick, and Phil is preoccupied by the taunts of a chirping smoke detector. Gloria and Manny's surprise visit at Jay's work leads to headaches for Jay, and Cameron gets swept up by all the lights and cameras when he goes behind Mitchell's back and takes Lily for a commercial.

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