The BEST episodes of Frasier season 8
Every episode of Frasier season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Frasier season 8!
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 - Hungry Heart
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/2001
Frasier intercedes to save station manager Kenny's marriage.
#2 - Taking Liberties
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2000
Frasier hires an authentic English butler after his original boss passes away, a tick in the life achievement box.
#3 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/2000
Following on from where last season's finale left off, Niles and Daphne drive off in the Winnebago, but decide to go back and face the music. They tell Donny and Mel that they are in love with each other and naturally Donny and Mel are upset. Daphne and Roz are sending back the wedding presents (despite the efforts of Simon to keep them for himself) when there's a knock on the door. It's a deliveryman. On behalf of Donny, he's brought flowers for Daphne - and a lawsuit. Donny is suing Daphne for leaving him at the altar! Frasier goes to see Donny and tells him that he too was left at the altar (by Diane Chambers in Cheers); but when Donny finds out Frasier's involvement in getting Niles and Daphne together, he adds Frasier to the lawsuit. Meanwhile Mel has revenge on her mind as well...
#4 - Daphne Returns
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2001
When Daphne returns from her weight loss class, she realizes Niles didn't notice that she had gained weight because of how he remembered her being the last seven years. Meanwhile, Roz writes a children's book based on a story her mother used to tell her, but finds out it is already a book and a movie.
#5 - Hooping Cranes
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2001
Frasier, Niles and Martin go to a Supersonics game, where Niles gets to make a half-court shot during halftime.
#6 - Docu.Drama
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2001
Roz asks Frasier to narrate her space documentary.
#7 - The Great Crane Robbery
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/2000
Frasier tries to make a good impression on the new station owner and ends up becoming his mentor. The guy is a young Sillicon Valley billionaire who has more money than society expertise, and seeks from Frasier the help he needs to enter the high society lifestyle without embarrassing himself. But Frasier sees his dream job go down the drain when Todd starts copying everything about him, his clothes, his furniture etc. Frasier then decides that perhaps he should be the one changing styles, but doesn't find anything that relates to him as much as his old furniture. Lastly, Frasier receives the worst news of all, Architectural Digest is doing a cover story on Todd's apartment. Meanwhile, Niles struggles to be a royal pain in the ass in front of Mel's society friends, as a part of her deal to give him the divorce, but his bad behavior actually brings good results and only makes him look even better for her friends.
#8 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2000
Niles is forced to postpone his first romantic date with Daphne due to his marriage obligations with Mel. He has to attend their phony wedding reception and act happy about it so Mel can grant him the divorce. During the party, Mel tells him he can't be seen in public with Daphne while they're still officially married. This comes as a great turn off for Daphne, who thinks Niles is taking Mel's side on the whole thing. Frasier, now threatened to be sued by Donny for revealing to Daphne how Niles felt about her, decides he's done too much harm to the story and no longer wants anything to do with it. But Frasier Crane is Frasier Crane, and he can't help himself. With some help of Martin, he convinces Daphne to go out with him while Martin takes Niles out. They take the two to the roof, where Frasier set a dinner table and a very romantic environment. Just because they can't be seen in public doesn't mean they can't have their romantic dinner.
#9 - The Wizard and Roz
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2001
Frasier catches his mentor in a bathrobe with Roz. Niles doesn't believe Daphne is psychic, so she calls a spookologist.
#10 - Motor Skills
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2001
Frasier and Niles decide to enter an auto repair class after they embarrass themselves in front of their respective dates when their car breaks down and the women show more knowledge on engines than them. After falling behind on the course, they start to study frantically, until Roz suggests they simple coast the course. Of course the two take it too seriously and get kicked out of class. Meanwhile, Martin is overprotective of Roz's new puppy, which creates a conflict between them.
#11 - A Day in May
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/22/2001
Niles becomes jealous when Daphne meets a dog lover. Lana becomes interested in Frasier when she tries to close a house sale. Martin meets a mystery woman.
#12 - The Cranes Go Caribbean
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2001
Frasier is horrified when he learns Martin, Niles and Daphne are going to accompany him on his trip to Belize with Claire.
#13 - The Show Must Go Off
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2001
Niles and Frasier accidentally hire a bad actor for a play.
#14 - Sliding Frasiers
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/2001
Two different scenarios of Frasier's Valentine's Day unfold: in the first he meets a beautiful artist; in the second he stays home alone. Meanwhile, Niles and Daphne either intend to fly to Cancun or to stay home because of Niles' allergies.
#15 - It Takes Two to Tangle
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2001
Frasier and Niles look for a wealthy person to donate money to their closing prep school. Martin starts to date a very wealthy woman and the Crane brothers want to ask her for a donation. However, Martin finds ways to screw up the arrangement by dating multiple women at the same time.
#16 - Forgotten But Not Gone
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2001
Now that Frasier has landed a segment on Gil's gastronomic show about wine, he's ready to resign the Wine Club, just as Niles takes over the presidency duties. When no member from the club calls in his show, Frasier fears Niles is plotting against him in a vindictive sort of way, which is proven to be true when he finds out Niles forbid the members to call Frasier's show. The two start a fight and it takes Martin to yell at them in front of everybody so they will peace up again. Lastly, they get so embarrassed that they both quit the wine club and start their own. Meanwhile, Martin struggles with his new, hard-working physical therapist, Frederica.
#17 - A Passing Fancy (2)
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2001
Lana promises to set up Frasier with Claire if he tutors Kirby, Lana's teenage son. Kirby agrees to study hard if Frasier can get him a date with Roz.
#18 - Frasier's Edge
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/2001
Frasier is delighted to hear that he's been awarded a lifetime achievement award, but freaks out after he receives flowers from his mentor with a card that doesn't say exactly what he hoped. Moments before the awards dinner, Frasier goes down to his mentor's office and confronts him about the reason he wrote what he did in the card, and soon beings a ride of self-analysis and looks back on his life, wondering why he feels so empty despite all his achievements. Meanwhile, Martin tries to reassure Niles he's just as good a psychiatrist as Frasier, even though he's not receiving any awards, and Roz wonders why Daphne is putting on so much weight.
#19 - Semi-Decent Proposal (1)
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2001
Frasier must take Lana to her surprise birthday party, but he takes interest in Claire.
#20 - The Bad Son
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2000
When Frasier's car breaks down, he and Roz decide to take the bus. There, Frasier spots an attractive woman whom he tries to start a conversation with, but unfortunately he slips and falls and the woman leaves the bus. But Frasier won't give up so easily: he overheard her conversation with a friend and now he knows her name and job, so he goes after her. She works in a retirement home, where Frasier takes his father to, pretending they're interested in having Martin live there. Frasier scores his date, but spends the entire time worrying about his father when Miranda tells him his father filled an application – later to be discovered that it was only done so Martin could play poker with the residents. Meanwhile, Niles and Daphne are separated during their romantic dinner on the roof when Niles gets locked in the hall.
#21 - The New Friend
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2000
Frasier makes friends with Roz's new boyfriend, but when they break up Frasier hides from Roz that he's still hanging out with the guy. Roz gets back together with Luke and feels ashamed to tell Frasier about it since he was so supportive when they broke up. They keep the circle of secrets until they both get locked in Luke's closet and witness Luke making out with another girl. They both feel bad for lying to each other and accidentally get pushed out of the closet when Roz inflates Luke's boat. Meanwhile, Martin is mad at Niles because Niles put Eddie in a kennel while he was away instead of taking him to his house as planned.
#22 - Legal Tender Love and Care
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2000
Frasier starts dating the lawyer who is defending Daphne and him against Donny's lawsuit.
#23 - Cranes Unplugged
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/2001
Freddy returns and Frasier takes him and Martin on a camping trip.
#24 - Mary Christmas
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2000
Frasier learns that Dr. Mary will be his co-host for the annual Christmas parade.