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Frasier S5E9 — Perspectives on Christmas
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Frasier•Season 5•Episode 9

Perspectives on Christmas

8.5/10 · 1,253 votesDec 16, 199724 min

Ranked #6 of 24 in Season 5•+0.5 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byDavid Clark Lee
Written byChristopher Lloyd
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Kelsey Grammer

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Frasier Crane

Jane Leeves

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Daphne Moon

David Hyde Pierce

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Niles Crane

Peri Gilpin

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Roz Doyle

John Mahoney

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Martin Crane

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Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

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David Clark Lee

David Clark Lee

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Ken Lamkin

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Ron Volk

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Episode Summary

"Perspectives on Christmas" is episode 9 of Frasier season 5. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,253 votes, ranking #6 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by David Clark Lee and written by Christopher Lloyd, it aired on December 16, 1997.

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