8.9/1010 votes#1 - The Matchmaker
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1994
Frasier's plan to "fix up" Daphne with his new boss goes awry when Frasier learns his secret.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
8.8/104 votes#2 - To Kill a Talking Bird
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1997
Niles moves into a prestigious building and tries to impress his snobby neighbors with an elegant dinner party.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Jeffrey Richman
8.8/105 votes#3 - Frasier's Imaginary Friend
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1997
Nobody believes Frasier when he claims to be dating a famous supermodel.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Rob Greenberg
8.8/105 votes#4 - Room Service
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/1998
An unexpected visit from Lilith stirs old passions in Frasier and new ones in Niles.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Ken Levine
8.8/104 votes#5 - Goodnight, Seattle (2)
Season 11 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2004
Daphne gives birth to a healthy son David. Frasier marries Martin and Ronee in the vet's office before Daphne and the baby leave for the hospital. Frasier grows very lonely with Martin out of the apartment and Daphne and Niles busy with their son.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
8.7/106 votes#6 - The Two Mrs. Cranes
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1996
The Crane household is turned upside down when Daphne's old flame comes to town.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
8.6/105 votes#7 - Dark Side of the Moon
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2000
The arrival of Daphne's obnoxious brother, Simon, unleashes an emotional torrent that drives her into therapy.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker
8.6/105 votes#8 - Frasier's Edge
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/2001
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.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Dan O'Shannon
8.6/105 votes#9 - Goodnight, Seattle (1)
Season 11 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2004
During an especially bumpy flight Frasier tells a fellow passenger about his eventful past few weeks which are recounted in a long flashback. Bebe tells Frasier that he has been offered the chance to replace a recently deceased San Francisco radio host.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
8.5/108 votes#10 - A Midwinter Night's Dream
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1994
Niles faces the ultimate temptation when he and Daphne are trapped in his home during a violent storm.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Chuck Ranberg
8.5/104 votes#11 - Shrink Rap
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1995
A psychotherapy partnership between Frasier and Niles brings out the worst in their relationship.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Christopher Lloyd
8.4/105 votes#12 - The Club
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/1995
Niles and Frasier sabotage each other's chances for acceptance into Seattle's prestigious Empire Club.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: David Pollock
8.3/106 votes#13 - The Botched Language of the Cranes
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1994
Frasier endures the wrath of Seattle residents after he "slams" the city in an on- air tirade.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
8.3/106 votes#14 - IQ
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/1999
The sibling rivalry between Frasier and Niles reaches a fever pitch when they compare IQ scores.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Jay Kogen
8.2/104 votes#15 - You Can Go Home Again
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/1996
Listening to a tape of his very first radio show sends Frasier on a somewhat uncomfortable trip down Memory Lane.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Vic Rauseo
8.2/104 votes#16 - Love Bites Dog
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1996
When Roz sets Frasier up on a blind date, Bulldog winds up falling for her instead.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
8.2/104 votes#17 - Head Game
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/1996
While filling in for Frasier, Niles gains fame after counseling a local basketball star who's in a slump.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Rob Greenberg
8.2/104 votes#18 - Three Days of the Condo
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/1997
When Frasier becomes fed up with the rules and regulations governing his condominium complex, he decides to run for condo board president.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: N/A
8.2/104 votes#19 - Perspectives on Christmas
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1997
It's a Christmas to remember when Martin sings in a church pageant, Niles gets stuck in an elevator, and Frasier spills the beans about Roz's pregnancy to her unsuspecting mother.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Christopher Lloyd
8.2/104 votes#20 - Ain't Nobody's Business if 'I Do'
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/1998
The discovery of an engagement ring hidden in their father's drawer leads Niles and Frasier to investigate Sherry's checkered past before Martin has a chance to "pop the question."
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Jay Kogen
8.2/105 votes#21 - To Tell the Truth
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1999
Niles hires an aggressive new divorce lawyer who may wind up exposing his long-running crush on Daphne.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Rob Hanning
8.2/104 votes#22 - They're Playing Our Song
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2000
Frasier's attempt to write a simple theme song for his show turns into a major production for he and Martin.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: David Lloyd
8.2/104 votes#23 - The Return of Martin Crane
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2001
Martin goes back to work as a security guard and reflects on his last day as a cop, when he was shot and had to retire.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Bob Daily
8.2/104 votes#24 - Tales from the Crypt
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2002
Frasier is infuriated when Bulldog successfully pulls several practical jokes on him. He vows to get revenge, and plots an elaborate prank that he takes way too seriously. Martin and Roz predict that he will fail because he is terrible at carrying out pranks. .
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
8.1/108 votes#25 - The Ski Lodge
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/1998
A weekend ski trip snowballs into a hotbed of romantic antics for Frasier, Niles and their friends.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Joe Keenan
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"The Matchmaker" is the best rated episode directed by David Clark Lee. It scored 8.9/10 based on 10 votes. It was written by Joe Keenan. It aired on 10/4/1994 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "To Kill a Talking Bird".