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The Best Episodes of Frasier Season 4

Every episode of Frasier Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frasier Season 4!

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After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Frasier Season 4 Episode 1 - The Two Mrs. Cranes
    9.1/10(1840 votes)

    #1 - The Two Mrs. Cranes

    S4:E1

    The Crane household is turned upside down when Daphne's old flame comes to town.

    Director:David Clark Lee
    Writer:Joe Keenan

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  2. Frasier Season 4 Episode 2 - Love Bites Dog
    7.9/10(1091 votes)

    #2 - Love Bites Dog

    S4:E2

    When Roz sets Frasier up on a blind date, Bulldog winds up falling for her instead.

    Directors:Jeff Melman, David Clark Lee
    Writer:Joe Keenan

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  3. Frasier Season 4 Episode 3 - The Impossible Dream
    7.9/10(1183 votes)

    #3 - The Impossible Dream

    S4:E3

    When Frasier is awakened night after night by a recurring dream, he becomes obsessed with analyzing the psychological meaning behind it.

    Director:David Clark Lee
    Writer:Rob Greenberg

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  4. Frasier Season 4 Episode 4 - A Crane's Critique
    7.8/10(1080 votes)

    #4 - A Crane's Critique

    S4:E4

    After Martin befriends a reclusive writer both Frasier and Niles admire, they become obsessed with reading the author's first manuscript in decades.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Frasier Season 4 Episode 5 - Head Game
    8.1/10(1202 votes)

    #5 - Head Game

    S4:E5

    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

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  6. Frasier Season 4 Episode 6 - Mixed Doubles
    8.8/10(1409 votes)

    #6 - Mixed Doubles

    S4:E6

    After Daphne gets dumped by her boyfriend, Niles decides it's time to declare his love for her.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Christopher Lloyd

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  7. Frasier Season 4 Episode 7 - A Lilith Thanksgiving
    8.2/10(1222 votes)

    #7 - A Lilith Thanksgiving

    S4:E7

    Frasier and Lilith join forces so that their son can gain admission to the most prestigious private school in Boston.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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  8. Frasier Season 4 Episode 8 - Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven
    7.7/10(1077 votes)

    #8 - Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven

    S4:E8

    Martin buys Frasier an expensive painting -- but Frasier doesn't have the heart to tell his father that he hates it.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Michael B. Kaplan

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  9. Frasier Season 4 Episode 9 - Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine
    7.8/10(1050 votes)

    #9 - Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine

    S4:E9

    Frasier and Niles disapprove of Martin's relationship with his brassy new girlfriend.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Joe Keenan

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  10. Frasier Season 4 Episode 10 - Liar! Liar!
    7.4/10(998 votes)

    #10 - Liar! Liar!

    S4:E10

    Frasier finds himself in a precarious position when he tries to help the troubled marriage of a former high school acquaintance.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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  11. Frasier Season 4 Episode 11 - Three Days of the Condo
    7.9/10(1053 votes)

    #11 - Three Days of the Condo

    S4:E11

    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:Unknown

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  12. Frasier Season 4 Episode 12 - Death and the Dog
    8.2/10(1208 votes)

    #12 - Death and the Dog

    S4:E12

    Eddie feels blue, so Martin hires a dog psychiatrist to determine the cause of his depression.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Frasier Season 4 Episode 13 - Four for the Seesaw
    8.1/10(1159 votes)

    #13 - Four for the Seesaw

    S4:E13

    When the Crane brothers go away for the weekend with two attractive women, Niles discovers he hasn't quite cut his emotional ties to Maris.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  14. Frasier Season 4 Episode 14 - To Kill a Talking Bird
    8.6/10(1308 votes)

    #14 - To Kill a Talking Bird

    S4:E14

    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

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  15. Frasier Season 4 Episode 15 - Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead
    8.0/10(1125 votes)

    #15 - Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead

    S4:E15

    While volunteering at a retirement home, Roz becomes convinced that she's "the angel of death" after her first two patients die on her.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Frasier Season 4 Episode 16 - The Unnatural
    7.5/10(997 votes)

    #16 - The Unnatural

    S4:E16

    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.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Frasier Season 4 Episode 17 - Roz's Turn
    7.8/10(1026 votes)

    #17 - Roz's Turn

    S4:E17

    When an on-air hosting spot opens up at the station, Roz decides to go for it -- but Frasier's agent has other ideas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Keenan

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  18. Frasier Season 4 Episode 18 - Ham Radio
    9.4/10(2345 votes)

    #18 - Ham Radio

    S4:E18

    Frasier's attempts to produce a live, 1940s-style radio drama for the station's fiftieth anniversary produce chaos instead.

    Director:David Clark Lee
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  19. Frasier Season 4 Episode 19 - Three Dates and a Breakup (1)
    8.1/10(1153 votes)

    #19 - Three Dates and a Breakup (1)

    S4:E19

    While Frasier tries to juggle three dates in three days, Martin and his girlfriend face the prospect of breaking up.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Rob Greenberg

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  20. Frasier Season 4 Episode 20 - Three Dates and a Breakup (2)
    8.5/10(1167 votes)

    #20 - Three Dates and a Breakup (2)

    S4:E20

    Frasier tries to get Martin and Sherry to reconcile -- to the detriment of his own love life.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Rob Greenberg

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  21. Frasier Season 4 Episode 21 - Daphne Hates Sherry
    8.4/10(1163 votes)

    #21 - Daphne Hates Sherry

    S4:E21

    Frasier and Niles are caught in the middle when Martin's girlfriend and Daphne can't stop bickering.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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  22. Frasier Season 4 Episode 22 - Are You Being Served?
    7.4/10(984 votes)

    #22 - Are You Being Served?

    S4:E22

    Frasier tries to console Niles after Maris serves him with divorce papers.

    Director:Gordon Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Frasier Season 4 Episode 23 - Ask Me No Questions
    7.8/10(1032 votes)

    #23 - Ask Me No Questions

    S4:E23

    When Niles asks Frasier whether he and Maris belong together, Frasier goes out of his way to give his brother an honest, thoughtful response.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Frasier Season 4 Episode 24 - Odd Man Out
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Odd Man Out

    S4:E24

    Frasier comes down with a case of the "bachelor blues" when he realizes that every single person he knows is dating someone -- except him.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Two Mrs. Cranes" is the best rated episode of "Frasier" season 4. It scored 9.1/10 based on 1840 votes. Directed by David Clark Lee and written by Joe Keenan, it aired on 9/17/1996. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Love Bites Dog".