8.1/10946 votes#1 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/2000
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.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: David Angell, Peter Casey
8.3/10994 votes#2 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2000
Daphne considers dumping Niles after Donny and Mel's plotting stresses her out. Fortunately, Frasier comes to the lovers' aid once again.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: David Angell, Peter Casey
7.5/10850 votes#3 - The Bad Son
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2000
Frasier's disdain for public transportation takes a back seat to his fancy for a cute bus passenger; Daphne and Niles make a stargazing date only to end up star-crossed again.
Director: Kelsey Grammer, Sheldon Epps
Writer: Rob Hanning
7.4/10853 votes#4 - The Great Crane Robbery
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/2000
Frasier frets when his billionaire boss slavishly copies his aesthetic tastes, and Mel blackmails Niles into making a social faux pas.
Director: Kelsey Grammer, Katy Garretson
Writer: Gayle Abrams
8.5/101,090 votes#5 - Taking Liberties
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2000
Frasier hires a British butler whose proper presence only adds to the chaos in the Crane household. Meanwhile, Mel steps up her efforts to torment Niles.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Chris Marcil
7.3/10822 votes#6 - Legal Tender Love and Care
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2000
Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.5/10815 votes#7 - The New Friend
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2000
Roz introduces Frasier to her new boyfriend, Luke, and the two men hit it off. When Roz and Luke break up, Frasier, hides his continuing friendship with him while supporting Roz during her heartbreak.
Director: Scott Ellis
Writer: Bob Daily
7.0/10889 votes#8 - Mary Christmas
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2000
Frasier appears more jealous than jolly when he co-hosts Seattle's Christmas parade with his radio rival, Dr Mary; Niles and Daphne open their gifts early; and beer adds to Martin's holiday cheer.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Eric Zicklin
7.8/10938 votes#9 - 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, Jon Sherman
7.2/10818 votes#10 - Cranes Unplugged
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/2001
Frasier gets a visit from his video-game obsessed son, Frederick; Daphne and Niles play Cupid for a lonely Roz.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker
7.6/10898 votes#11 - Motor Skills
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2001
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.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Chris Marcil, Eric Zicklin
8.1/101,068 votes#12 - The Show Must Go Off
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2001
Frasier and Niles try to reawaken the career of Jackson Hedley, an old actor they saw perform Hamlet when they were young. When they see him perform again, however, they realize that he is talentless and will humiliate himself.
Director: Robert H. Egan
Writer: Mark Reisman
7.7/10880 votes#13 - Sliding Frasiers
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/2001
Frasier is supposed to go to a speed-dating event and asks Roz if he should wear a suit or sweater, remarking that the slightest decision can have far-reaching effects. We see what would have happened in each circumstance.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Bob Daily, Dan O'Shannon
8.2/10969 votes#14 - Hungry Heart
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/2001
Kenny arrives at Frasier's place in a panic after unwittingly making a date with a woman even though he's married. Niles finally notices Daphne's weight gain.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Gayle Abrams
8.2/10996 votes#15 - Hooping Cranes
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2001
Frasier receives tickets to the Sonics game and goes with Martin and Niles. Niles is selected to attempt the halftime half-court shot, and miraculously makes it, drinking in the adoration of Martin and the rest of Seattle.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Jon Sherman
7.4/10792 votes#16 - Docu Drama
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2001
Roz gets the green light to put on a special radio show about outer space, and agrees to let Frasier narrate. However, the two fail to come to grips with their reversed roles.
Director: David Clark Lee
Writer: Chris Marcil
7.3/10782 votes#17 - It Takes Two to Tangle
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2001
Martin hits it off with two women, and it's the rich one his sons scheme to hit up to bail out their bankrupt prep school.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Rob Hanning
7.4/10808 votes#18 - Forgotten But Not Gone
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2001
A Wine Club dispute uncorks a feud between Niles and Frasier, who breaks bylaws to host a radio talk show on his grasp of the grape.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: David Lloyd
8.3/10971 votes#19 - Daphne Returns
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2001
Daphne returns with unsettling news for Niles, whose subsequent therapy session with Frasier is interwoven with flashbacks.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Bob Daily, Dan O'Shannon
7.5/10807 votes#20 - The Wizard and Roz
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2001
Frasier catches his mentor in a bathrobe with Roz. Niles doesn't believe Daphne is psychic, so she calls a spookologist.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
7.4/10784 votes#21 - Semi-Decent Proposal (1)
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2001
While shopping for a DVD player, Frasier meets an attractive woman called Claire. He soon discovers that she is a friend of Lana, former prom queen of his school whom he dated briefly in the past.
Director: Katy Garretson
Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker
- 7.6/10782 votes
#22 - A Passing Fancy (2)
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2001
In desperation, Frasier cuts a deal with the teenager he's tutoring: he'll get the dimwit a hot date for his school dance if the teen buckles down.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Jon Sherman
7.4/10823 votes#23 - A Day in May
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/22/2001
Niles reacts jealously to Daphne's reunion with a fetching dog lover; Frasier appeals to the kindlier nature of caustic Lana, who's trying to close a house sale.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Eric Zicklin
7.5/10775 votes#24 - The Cranes Go Caribbean
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2001
A Caribbean trip turns chaotic as a familiar figure from Frasier's past appears.
Director: Kelsey Grammer
Writer: Rob Hanning
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)" is the best rated episode of "Frasier" season 8. It scored 8.1/10 based on 946 votes. Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by David Angell, Peter Casey, it aired on 10/24/2000. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)".