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The Best Episodes of Frasier Season 9

Every episode of Frasier Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Frasier Season 9!

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.

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:NBC

Season 9 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Frasier" season 9 is "Don Juan in Hell (1)", rated 7.5/10 from 841 user votes. It was directed by Kelsey Grammer and written by Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil. "Don Juan in Hell (1)" aired on 9/25/2001 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Don Juan in Hell (2)".

  • Don Juan in Hell (1)
    7.5/10 841 votes

    #1 - Don Juan in Hell (1)

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2001

    Frasier continues to be conflicted about whether he truly wants to be with Lana instead of Claire. He consults his family, but a chance encounter at the airport steers him toward making a decision. Unfortunately, he may be too late.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

  • Don Juan in Hell (2)
    8.1/10 945 votes

    #2 - Don Juan in Hell (2)

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2001

    Troubled by his recent relationship woes, Frasier goes to the country for peace and quiet but ends up facing the ghosts of failed relationships past.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker

  • The First Temptation of Daphne
    7.6/10 823 votes

    #3 - The First Temptation of Daphne

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2001

    Daphne stumbles across a file of one of Niles' patients, who is in love with him via "transference." Daphne's paranoia sends her to extreme lengths to learn anything she can about the woman.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Gayle Abrams

  • The Return of Martin Crane
    8.1/10 866 votes

    #4 - The Return of Martin Crane

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2001

    Martin goes back to work as a security guard and reflects on his last day as a cop, when he was shot and had to retire.

    Director: David Clark Lee

    Writer: Bob Daily, Dan O'Shannon

  • Love Stinks
    7.6/10 808 votes

    #5 - Love Stinks

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2001

    Frasier hosts a party for the staff at the radio station to improve his image. Meanwhile, Roz dates a garbageman and Niles recalls his childhood memories with Daphne.

    Director: Katy Garretson

    Writer: Saladin K. Patterson

  • Room Full of Heroes
    8.1/10 949 votes

    #6 - Room Full of Heroes

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2001

    Frasier holds a 'Dress as Your Hero' Halloween party, but nobody can tell who he is. Meanwhile, Niles dresses as Martin, Daphne as Elton John, Martin as Joe DiMaggio and Roz as Wonder Woman for the party.

    Director: Wil Shriner

    Writer: Eric Zicklin

  • Bla-Z-Boy
    8.3/10 963 votes

    #7 - Bla-Z-Boy

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2001

    An accident causes a mess on Frasier's carpet and the destruction of Martin's chair. Meanwhile, Niles gives piano lessons to talented Roz and not-so-talented Daphne.

    Director: Robert H. Egan

    Writer: Jon Sherman

  • The Two Hundredth Episode
    7.6/10 833 votes

    #8 - The Two Hundredth Episode

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2001

    Frasier has just completed his 2000th radio show, but discovers that one of the tapes of his collection of his broadcasts is missing. His quest to replace it borders on obsession, sending him spiralling into depression.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Rob Hanning

  • Sharing Kirby
    7.2/10 762 votes

    #9 - Sharing Kirby

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2001

    Frasier and Niles compete to see some rare wine, owned by a rich relative of Kirby's girlfriend. Meanwhile, Martin must wear a blood pressure monitor.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Heide Perlman

  • Junior Agent
    7.3/10 781 votes

    #10 - Junior Agent

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2001

    Frasier gets an annoying new agent in the middle of a competition between him and a rival radio broadcaster.

    Director: Scott Ellis

    Writer: Bob Daily

  • Bully for Martin
    7.3/10 783 votes

    #11 - Bully for Martin

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2001

    After Frasier witnesses Martin get chewed out by his boss, Frasier feels obligated to say something on his behalf. However, it only serves to make things worse.

    Director: Stuart Ross

    Writer: Eric Zicklin

  • Mother Load (1)
    7.1/10 796 votes

    #12 - Mother Load (1)

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2002

    When Daphne and Niles decide to move in with each other, Daphne's mother and Simon arrive on a surprise visit. Daphne and Niles decide to put off moving in together until her visiting relatives are gone. Meanwhile, Frasier feuds with Cam Winston, his neighbor, over where Cam parks his large vehicle.

    Director: Sheldon Epps

    Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker

  • Mother Load (2)
    6.9/10 802 votes

    #13 - Mother Load (2)

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2002

    Daphne and Niles continue to try and hide the fact that they have moved in with each other from Mrs. Moon. She makes such a mess of things that the only way she will leave is if Simon takes care of her, but Simon has left for California. Meanwhile, Frasier's neighbor Cam drapes the American flag over his balcony, and Frasier cannot complain because it would seem unpatriotic.

    Director: Sheldon Epps

    Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker

  • Juvenilia
    7.5/10 821 votes

    #14 - Juvenilia

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2002

    Kenny tells Frasier and Roz that some recent research into KACL listeners shows that Frasier's average listener is an older gentleman who keeps the radio on for company. He suggests Frasier reach out to the youth.

    Director: Katy Garretson

    Writer: Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

  • The Proposal
    8.2/10 888 votes

    #15 - The Proposal

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2002

    Niles plans on proposing to Daphne, so he prepares his speech; buys a ring; and hires a choir, a string quartet, a trumpet player and Wolfgang Puck. But Daphne's mother is still staying with them, and on the night Niles plans to propose, Daphne begins to feel ill.

    Director: Wil Shriner

    Writer: Rob Hanning

  • Wheels of Fortune
    7.7/10 957 votes

    #16 - Wheels of Fortune

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 2/26/2002

    Frasier is unimpressed when his scheming, scamming ex-brother-in-law (Michael Keaton) rolls in for a visit -- now in a wheelchair -- and claims to be a reformed, God-fearing man who needs money for a revival ministry.

    Director: Jerry Zaks

    Writer: Ken Levine

  • Three Blind Dates
    7.6/10 796 votes

    #17 - Three Blind Dates

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/5/2002

    Niles sets Frasier up with Lisa, a patient who owns a bookstore, but they never run into each other. Roz sets Frasier up with Suzanne, an artist, who ends up hating Frasier. Martin sets Frasier up with Kris, an attractive girl from his building, who seems to know every man at the bar. But Frasier later runs into and hits it off with Lisa.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Gayle Abrams

  • War of the Words
    7.3/10 839 votes

    #18 - War of the Words

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/2002

    A-N-X-I-E-T-Y seizes Frasier at the National Spelling Bee, where his son Frederick is a leading competitor.

    Director: Sheldon Epps

    Writer: Saladin K. Patterson

  • Deathtrap
    7.8/10 845 votes

    #19 - Deathtrap

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/2002

    While Frasier and Niles uncover a human skull under the floor of their childhood home and let their imagination get the better of them, Roz's daughter's hamster has died and she is uncertain how to break it to her.

    Director: Kelsey Grammer

    Writer: Jon Sherman

  • The Love You Fake
    8.0/10 806 votes

    #20 - The Love You Fake

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2002

    To quell a feud between Frasier and an upstairs antagonist, Martin and the neighbor's mother feign a romance.

    Director: Katy Garretson

    Writer: Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil

  • Cheerful Goodbyes
    7.8/10 896 votes

    #21 - Cheerful Goodbyes

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2002

    Frasier returns to Boston to give a speech, and Niles, Daphne and Martin tag along to see the city. Once there, Frasier runs into Cliff Clavin.

    Director: Sheldon Epps

    Writer: Heide Perlman

  • Frasier Has Spokane
    7.4/10 751 votes

    #22 - Frasier Has Spokane

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2002

    Frasier's show has branched out to Spokane, and he goes to the station in Spokane to meet the press. He quickly finds out that the press and his callers refuse to warm up to him.

    Director: Wil Shriner

    Writer: Eric Zicklin

  • The Guilt Trippers
    7.7/10 765 votes

    #23 - The Guilt Trippers

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2002

    Guilt feelings over a sexual liaison with Roz plague Frasier, who heads out to her family reunion in Wisconsin to make amends.

    Director: Wil Shriner

    Writer: Lori Kirkland Baker

  • Moons Over Seattle
    7.5/10 777 votes

    #24 - Moons Over Seattle

    Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2002

    Niles' persistence finally convinces Daphne's father to come to Seattle to reconcile with his wife. Daphne is disappointed that Niles didn't consult her first, but is on board with the plan.

    Director: Sheldon Epps

    Writer: Bob Daily