The BEST episodes of Frasier
Every episode of Frasier ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Frasier!
After many years spent at the "Cheers" bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle after his policeman father Martin Crane gets shot in the hip on duty. After Martin struggles with living alone after the incident, he moves in with Frasier in his luxury apartment at the Elliot Bay Towers along with his dog Eddie. Hired by Frasier, Daphne Moon also moves in as Martin's personal physiotherapist. Also living nearby is his younger brother Niles Crane, who is also a Psychiatrist.
#1 - The Doctor Is Out
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2003
Frasier and Niles suspect that Roz's new boyfriend, Barry, is gay. They see Barry on the street and believe that he has gone into a gay bar. Frasier, worried that Barry is leading Roz on, goes inside to confront him.
#2 - The Two Mrs. Cranes
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1996
When Daphne's ex-fiance comes to visit, she tries to let him down easy by pretending to be married to Niles. However, when Frasier, Martin, and Roz get involved in the charade, the evening spirals out of control.
#3 - Goodnight, Seattle (2)
Season 11 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2004
In part 2 of the finale of Frasier, Eddie is taken to the vet by the family during Martin and Ronee's wedding rehersals, Niles and Daphne have very good news. Martin prepares to move out of appartment 1901 and Frasier decides on the offer put to him by his agent.
#4 - Out With Dad
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2000
An unlikely chain of events forces Martin to pretend to be gay on Valentine's Day.
#5 - Moon Dance
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/1996
Daphne gives Niles ballroom dancing lessons, as he prepares for the annual "Snow Ball". When his date falls ill, Niles takes Daphne to the ball, providing him with the night of his life.
#6 - The Ski Lodge
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/1998
The Crane household and Daphne's good friend Annie take a weekend trip to a ski lodge, leading to romantic misunderstandings.
#7 - Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (2)
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2000
Frasier does not see Daphne again until everyone arrives at the hotel for her wedding. He offers his sympathy about Niles, but she claims that she was just suffering pre-wedding jitters. Frasier doesn't believe her. Martin warns him not to interfere unless he is absolutely sure that it is the right thing. Frasier observes Niles and Daphne sharing a dance after the rehearsal dinner, and realizes that they are obviously in love. He takes Niles upstairs to talk, and tells him about Daphne's feelings. A panicked Niles is unsure of what to do. He tries to talk to Daphne alone, but everyone keeps interrupting them. He finally tells her that he loves her and would leave Mel to be with her. Just as he asks how she feels about him, her family bursts in and takes over the room. Niles and Daphne take refuge on the balcony. She kisses him passionately and admits that she loves him, but then rejects him because she thinks it would be too hard to undo their commitments.
#8 - Sleeping With the Enemy (1)
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1995
The staff go into open revolt after Kate cancels their annual raise. Frasier, chosen to represent the employees, marches into Kate's office to demand raises and finds himself locked in a passionate embrace.
#9 - Mixed Doubles
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1996
Just as Niles finally gets up the nerve to express his feelings to Daphne, Frasier convinces him it could be a huge mistake. Niles is furious with Frasier after Daphne picks up a Niles-clone at a singles bar.
#10 - High Holidays
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2003
Frasier is shocked when Frederick comes to visit sporting his new "goth" look. Meanwhile, realising that he never rebelled in his adolescance, Niles decides to try marijuana...with unexpected results.
#11 - Daphne's Room
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/1995
Daphne decides to move out of the Crane residence after Frasier continually invades the privacy of her room.
#12 - Ham Radio
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/1997
Frasier's ambitious plans to put on a "classic" radio drama are foiled after the actors, perturbed by Frasier's tyrannical style, revolt.
#13 - The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl (2)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1995
Kate and Frasier agree to slow their relationship down. All of Seattle hears about it when they lose their resolve and make out in the radio booth. Seattle's abuzz as they try to figure out the identity of "Dirty Girl."
#14 - Three Valentines
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1999
Valentine's Day experiences for Niles, Frasier, and Martin and Daphne comprise this episode. First, Niles' cozy dinner for two at Frasier's apartment is ruined when the couch catches fire. Next, Frasier can't figure out whether his ambiguous dinner companion sees him as a co-worker or a romantic prospect. Finally, Martin and Daphne dine together, commiserating about their loneliness.
#15 - Travels With Martin
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/1994
The Cranes and Daphne set off on a road trip in a Winnebago to Mount Rushmore. Trouble ensues when Martin takes them into Canada, where Daphne, due to legal particulars, isn't allowed.
#16 - Goodnight, Seattle (1)
Season 11 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2004
In part 1 of the finale of Frasier, Frasier struggles to put together a wedding for Martin and Ronee, Some of Daphne's brothers come to Seattle and Frasier gets an offer from his agent that he is considering whether to take or not.
#17 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1995
Frasier hires a contractor to buff a small scratch out of the floor on the day he is to host a wine tasting, only to find everything spiral into a major catastrophe, as problems pile onto each other. Meanwhile, Daphne can't take her eyes off the handsome contractor.
#18 - Frasier Crane's Day Off
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/1994
Frasier comes down with the flu, so food critic Gil Chesterton fills in for him. When paranoid Frasier believes both Gil and subsequent fill-in host Niles are after his job, he's more determined than ever to get back on the air.
#19 - Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/1998
Frasier is forced to feign Judaism when his girlfriend's Jewish mother visits. The charade is compounded by the apartment's holiday decor and Niles' participation in a Christmas pageant.
#20 - Author, Author
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/1994
Sibling rivalry flares when Frasier and Niles decide to collaborate on a self-help book.
#21 - Adventures in Paradise (2)
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1994
Frasier makes a fool of himself in Bora Bora, obsessed with one-upping Lilith.
#22 - The Maris Counselor
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1998
Niles and Maris' new counselor, Dr. Schenkman, advises Niles to inject some spontaneity into their relationship, inspiring Niles to surprise Maris in her bedroom. Niles isn't quite prepared for what he finds.
#23 - Look Before You Leap
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/1996
Frasier suggests that everyone should take a "leap," or go outside their comfort zone, to celebrate Leap Year. For his leap, Frasier decides to sing an Italian aria instead of his usual "Buttons and Bows" for a benefit.
#24 - The Innkeepers
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/1995
Frasier and Niles open their own restaurant, "Les Frères Heureux" (The Happy Brothers). When Opening Night arrives, everything that can go wrong does.
#25 - The Good Son
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1993
Six months after moving back to Seattle to start his career as a radio psychiatrist, Frasier is forced to take in his father Martin, a disabled former police officer, and his dog Eddie, and to hire Daphne Moon, a housekeeper and physical therapist.