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The Best Episodes of Frasier Season 8

Every episode of Frasier Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frasier Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Frasier Season 8 Episode 5 - Taking Liberties
    8.5/10(1237 votes)

    S8:E5

    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
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  2. Frasier Season 8 Episode 2 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)
    8.3/10(1119 votes)

    S8:E2

    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
    Writers:Peter Casey, David Angell

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  3. Frasier Season 8 Episode 19 - Daphne Returns
    8.3/10(1101 votes)

    S8:E19

    Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Bob Daily

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  4. Frasier Season 8 Episode 14 - Hungry Heart
    8.2/10(1100 votes)

    S8:E14

    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

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  5. Frasier Season 8 Episode 15 - Hooping Cranes
    8.2/10(1132 votes)

    S8:E15

    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

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  6. Frasier Season 8 Episode 1 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)
    8.1/10(1077 votes)

    S8:E1

    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
    Writers:Peter Casey, David Angell

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  7. Frasier Season 8 Episode 12 - The Show Must Go Off
    8.1/10(1218 votes)

    S8:E12

    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

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  8. Frasier Season 8 Episode 9 - Frasier's Edge
    7.8/10(1072 votes)

    S8:E9

    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
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Jon Sherman

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  9. Frasier Season 8 Episode 13 - Sliding Frasiers
    7.7/10(1006 votes)

    S8:E13

    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
    Writers:Dan O'Shannon, Bob Daily

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  10. Frasier Season 8 Episode 7 - The New Friend
    7.6/10(938 votes)

    S8:E7

    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

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  11. Frasier Season 8 Episode 11 - Motor Skills
    7.6/10(1029 votes)

    S8:E11

    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:Unknown

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  12. Frasier Season 8 Episode 22 - A Passing Fancy (2)
    7.6/10(890 votes)

    S8:E22

    Frasier tutors Lana's son in exchange for a date with Claire. Martin goes to a dog party and Daphne and Niles have trouble sleeping in the same bed.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writer:Jon Sherman

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  13. Frasier Season 8 Episode 3 - The Bad Son
    7.5/10(976 votes)

    S8:E3

    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.

    Directors:Kelsey Grammer, Sheldon Epps
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  14. Frasier Season 8 Episode 20 - The Wizard and Roz
    7.5/10(913 votes)

    S8:E20

    Daphne attempts to prove to Niles she has psychic visions and Frasier is ego-stricken when he discovers that Roz his having an affair with his mentor.

    Director:Sheldon Epps
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  15. Frasier Season 8 Episode 24 - The Cranes Go Caribbean
    7.5/10(879 votes)

    S8:E24

    Frasier's vacation plans with Claire turn disastrous when Daphne, Niles and Martin show up at the same resort and Frasier starts dreaming about Lana.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writers:Rob Hanning, Mark Reisman

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  16. Frasier Season 8 Episode 21 - Semi-Decent Proposal (1)
    7.4/10(894 votes)

    S8:E21

    Frasier runs into an old high school friend and has found love with her friend, Claire.

    Director:Katy Garretson
    Writer:Lori Kirkland Baker

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  17. Frasier Season 8 Episode 23 - A Day in May
    7.4/10(930 votes)

    S8:E23

    Niles gets jealous of an old flame of Daphne's at the dog park; Frasier teaches Lana about honesty in selling a problematic piece of real estate and Martin secretly attends the parole hearing of the man who shot him.

    Director:Kelsey Grammer
    Writers:Lori Kirkland Baker, Eric Zicklin

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  18. Frasier Season 8 Episode 4 - The Great Crane Robbery
    7.3/10(969 votes)

    S8:E4

    Frasier frets when his billionaire boss slavishly copies his aesthetic tastes, and Mel blackmails Niles into making a social faux pas.

    Directors:Kelsey Grammer, Katy Garretson
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  19. Frasier Season 8 Episode 6 - Legal Tender Love and Care
    7.3/10(938 votes)

    S8:E6

    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

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  20. Frasier Season 8 Episode 16 - Docu Drama
    7.3/10(902 votes)

    S8:E16

    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
    Writers:Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

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  21. Frasier Season 8 Episode 18 - Forgotten But Not Gone
    7.3/10(917 votes)

    S8:E18

    Frasier leaves his wine club to host a new radio feature called "The Wine Corner" and is angered to learn that a resentful Niles - the club's overbearing "cork-master" has ordered it's old members not to participate in the program.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  22. Frasier Season 8 Episode 10 - Cranes Unplugged
    7.2/10(933 votes)

    S8:E10

    Frasier gets a visit from his video-game obsessed son, Frederick; Daphne and Niles play Cupid for a lonely Roz.

    Directors:Kelsey Grammer, Sheldon Epps
    Writer:Lori Kirkland Baker

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  23. Frasier Season 8 Episode 17 - It Takes Two to Tangle
    7.2/10(894 votes)

    S8:E17

    Frasier and Niles press Martin's rich girlfriend to save their bankrupt prep school.

    Director:Wil Shriner
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  24. Frasier Season 8 Episode 8 - Mary Christmas
    7.0/10(1019 votes)

    S8:E8

    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

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Taking Liberties" is the best rated episode of Frasier season 8. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,237 votes. Directed by Kelsey Grammer and written by Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, it aired on November 21, 2000. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)".