The Best Episodes Directed By Pamela Fryman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Back Talk (1)

   S7:E1012/9/1999

   Looped on pain medication for his ailing back, Frasier makes a startling announcement to Daphne.

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   9.0/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (2)

   S7:E245/18/2000

   On the eve of her wedding, Daphne's torn between the man she loves and the man she's engaged to marry.

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   8.9/10(8 votes)

   #3 - Decoys

   S6:E162/25/1999

   Niles secretly schemes to break up Daphne’s new romance with his divorce lawyer.

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   8.9/10(8 votes)

   #4 - Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1)

   S7:E235/18/2000

   Just when Daphne decides to profess her love for Niles, he drops a stunning bombshell.

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   8.7/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Daphne Returns

   S8:E195/1/2001

   Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.

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   8.6/10(42 votes)

   #6 - Slap Bet

   S2:E911/20/2006

   Ted and Barney discusses their viewpoints on knowing things about women. Barney thinks that the more you know the more likely you are to find a deal breaker. Ted wants to know the deal breakers right away, as Robin refuses to go to the mall to cover her secret.

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   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Shutout in Seattle (2)

   S6:E245/20/1999

   The love lives of Frasier, Martin, Niles and Roz come crashing down around them.

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   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #8 - The Gift Horse

   S5:E29/30/1997

   The sibling rivalry between Frasier and Niles reaches a fever pitch when they try and "top" each other's 65th birthday gift to their father, Martin.

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   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #9 - A Tsar is Born

   S7:E711/11/1999

   After a family heirloom is linked to the Romanoffs, Frasier and Niles giddily assume they are descended from royalty.

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    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #10 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)

    S8:E210/24/2000

    Daphne considers dumping Niles after Donny and Mel's plotting stresses her out. Fortunately, Frasier comes to the lovers' aid once again.

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    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #11 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)

    S8:E110/24/2000

    After running off together, Niles and Daphne face the wrath from their jilted lovers: Donny's suing for emotional distress and Mel's plotting a ruse.

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12. 

    8.5/10(55 votes)

    #12 - The One at the Beach

    S3:E255/15/1997

    Phoebe invites everyone to stay at her massage client's beach house for the weekend. In search of her father, Phoebe meets someone who knows details about her family. Rachel expresses her jealousy of Ross' uninhibited girlfriend and Joey nags the friends into agreeing to play strip poker with unintended results. Chandler wonders why Monica doesn't think he's serious after asking if she would ever date him.

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13. 

    8.4/10(32 votes)

    #13 - Blitzgiving

    S6:E1011/22/2010

    When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who has bad luck. As a result Ted is forced to spend Thanksgiving with Zoey.

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    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Halloween

    S5:E310/28/1997

    Niles' Halloween costume party becomes a comedy of errors when he mistakenly thinks that Daphne is pregnant -- and Frasier's the father.

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    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Voyage of the Damned

    S5:E611/18/1997

    To take Niles' mind off his marital problems, Frasier invites him on an Alasakan cruise -- but neglects to tell Niles he's also invited Maris as a "surprise."

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    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Zoo Story

    S5:E121/20/1998

    Fed up with his cutthroat agent Bebe, Frasier soon learns the high price of hiring a "nice" agent to represent him in contract negotiations.

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    8.4/10(48 votes)

    #17 - The Pineapple Incident

    S1:E1011/28/2005

    After being forced into knocking back 5 shots so he will stop thinking, Ted goes on a partying rampage. The next morning, he wakes up with a woman -- and a pineapple. The gang tries to piece together the night and figure out who the woman is in his bed.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - The Unnatural

    S4:E164/1/1997

    Rather than show his son that his dad's not perfect, Frasier agrees to join the station's softball team -- even though he has no idea how to play the game.

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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #19 - How to Bury a Millionaire

    S6:E711/12/1998

    After Maris freezes Niles' assets, he's forced to sublet his luxurious apartment and move into a "low-rent" complex.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Shutout in Seattle (1)

    S6:E235/20/1999

    Despondent over Daphne’s engagement, Niles takes a walk on the wild side with a funky waitress from Café Nervosa.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Three Faces of Frasier

    S7:E215/4/2000

    Frasier's delight at having his caricature displayed in a famous local landmark dissolves once he sees the unflattering portrait.

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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Legal Tender Love and Care

    S8:E611/28/2000

    Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Motor Skills

    S8:E111/30/2001

    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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    8.3/10(35 votes)

    #24 - The Playbook

    S5:E811/16/2009

    After his relationship with Robin ends, Barney dusts off his "playbook" to help him back into the dating scene

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    8.2/10(45 votes)

    #25 - Game Night

    S1:E152/27/2006

    A mysterious tape arrives for Barney from one of his numerous ex-girlfriends, and the entire gang watches it. But, in order for them all to find out how she broke Barney's heart and made him into a suit-wearing bachelor, everyone must share their most embarrassing moment.

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