The Best Episodes of Frasier Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(1442 votes)

   #1 - The Good Father

   S1:E110/12/2023

   Following Martin's death, Frasier returns to Boston for a college lecture and to check in on his son, Freddy—whom he quickly suspects is keeping a secret from him.

   Director:James Burrows

   Writers:Joe Cristalli, Chris Harris

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   Director:James Burrows

   Writers:Joe Cristalli, Chris Harris
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   7.2/10(1260 votes)

   #2 - Moving In

   S1:E210/12/2023

   Frasier hopes to make up for lost time with Freddy, but a disagreement over where to put a small Red Sox souvenir quickly escalates into a battle of wills between father and son.

   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:James Burrows

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   6.7/10(1025 votes)

   #3 - First Class

   S1:E310/19/2023

   Frasier begins a new career at the university, determined to be taken seriously as an academic—but finds that a nearly twenty year stint as a daytime talk show host is not easy to escape.

   Director:Kelly Park

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kelly Park

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.2/10(876 votes)

   #4 - Trivial Pursuits

   S1:E410/26/2023

   Freddy aims to show his father that he's not "just a firefighter," but rather part of a noble and fulfilling cause–then picks the worst possible day to invite Frasier to the firehouse.

   Director:Kelsey Grammer

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kelsey Grammer

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.1/10(836 votes)

   #5 - The Founders' Society

   S1:E511/2/2023

   Frasier joins Alan and Olivia as they seek membership in the university's prestigious "Founders' Society." Meanwhile, David digs into Freddy's personal life for a surprising reason.

   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   7.8/10(943 votes)

   #6 - Blind Date

   S1:E611/9/2023

   Eve agrees to set both Frasier and Freddy up on blind dates—but when both women are expected on the same evening, father and son start to turn on each other.

   Director:Kelly Park

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kelly Park

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.6/10(793 votes)

   #7 - Freddy's Birthday

   S1:E711/16/2023

   Frasier discovers that Freddy has been seeing Lilith behind his back, setting up a battle between the two exes for their grown son's affection.

   Director:Kelsey Grammer

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kelsey Grammer

   Writer:Unknown
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   6.9/10(684 votes)

   #8 - The B Story

   S1:E811/23/2023

   While Frasier attempts to convince the university's provost to grant him full professor status, David faces a horrific, life-shattering crisis which will take all of Freddy's help to get him through: his first-ever B.

   Director:Kelsey Grammer

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kelsey Grammer

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.3/10(660 votes)

   #9 - The Fix Is In

   S1:E911/30/2023

   When Freddy complains about being treated like a child, Frasier suggests that he help deal with some repairs around the apartment. But then guess what? Things get more complicated!

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Unknown

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    8.2/10(797 votes)

    #10 - Reindeer Games

    S1:E1012/7/2023

    On Christmas Eve, Freddy stretches himself to be there for both Frasier, who's coping with Martin's death by throwing a lavish party, and Eve, who's hiding out at home dealing with her own loss.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Janene Lin

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Janene Lin