The Best Episodes Written By Dan O'shannon

Every TV Episode Written by Dan O'shannon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 10 Episode 8 - Rooms With a View (2)
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Rooms With a View (2)

    S10:E8

    Niles prepares to undergo heart bypass surgery. He is surprised to receive a call wishing him well from Maris, who had learned of his plight from a gossipy acquaintance. Frasier tries to keep Roz and the family at ease by researching the procedure (as well as the doctors' backgrounds) and printing out detailed descriptions for everyone.

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 19 - Daphne Returns
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Daphne Returns

    S8:E19

    Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - The Apparent Trap
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Apparent Trap

    S7:E9

    When Lilith visits Seattle over Thanksgiving, Frederick conspires to reunite his parents.

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  4. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - The Return of Martin Crane
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - The Return of Martin Crane

    S9:E4

    Martin's new job triggers old memories.

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  5. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Frasier's Edge
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Frasier's Edge

    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.

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Schooled
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Schooled

    S4:E2

    Claire and Phil embarass Haley when they drop her off at college; Manny makes Gloria and Jay take a class; Lily gets into a tussle on her first day of kindergarten.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Carbon Creek
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Carbon Creek

    S2:E2

    After Archer and Trip become curious about a visit she made to a Pennsylvania mining town called Carbon Creek, T'Pol explains to them that Vulcans actually had their first contact with humans in 1957. That year, a Vulcan ship crashed on Earth and three crew members survived, including T'Pol's great grandmother. They pose as humans in Carbon Creek and take on jobs while waiting for rescue and soon find themselves becoming more involved with the town's residents.

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 2 - Get Your Kicks on Route 666
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Get Your Kicks on Route 666

    S10:E2

    Frasier takes the guys on a trip to rediscover the ""inner man"" while the gals discover Carla's cousin Frankie when he fills in at the bar.

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  9. undefined Season 8 Episode 14 - What is... Cliff Clavin?
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - What is... Cliff Clavin?

    S8:E14

    Jeopardy makes an appearance in Boston, and Cliff gets on the show. The Jeopardy! round had all 6 categories Cliff specializes in, such as celebrities or the US Postal Service. But when Final Jeopardy approaches, he loses all his money putting a stupid response ""Who are three people that have never visited my kitchen?"" and becomes depressed afterwards. Meanwhile someone has stolen Sam's little black book and started ringing all the girls in it.

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  10. undefined Season 9 Episode 22 - Pitch It Again, Sam
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Pitch It Again, Sam

    S9:E22

    Sam's old baseball rival shows up to goad Sam into a final round on the mound, but Sam isn't too sure he wants to go.

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  11. undefined Season 11 Episode 3 - The King of Beers
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The King of Beers

    S11:E3

    A slot machine is accidentally sent to the bar. Everyone is hooked on playing it, which for them is not a bad thing as the machine is paying out to everyone, that is except to Rebecca. She sees her losing streak on the machine as a metaphor of her life. Feeling sorry for her, Sam has the machine rigged to pay out to Rebecca to make her feel better. That act doesn't quite come out as planned. Fortunes seem to be on the upswing for Norm. A stint on a beer tasting survey panel parlays itself into a paid position at the brewery as a quality taste tester. Norm is in seventh heaven and doesn't even feel the need to get paid for such work.

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  12. undefined Season 11 Episode 21 - Woody Gets an Election
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Woody Gets an Election

    S11:E21

    When City Councilman Kevin Fogarty comes to Cheers on his re-election campaign spouting a whole lot of political nothings that nonetheless woos the crowd, Frasier bets the gang that he can even get a trained monkey on the ballot and garner 10% of the vote. Without a trained monkey in sight, Frasier chooses Woody as a good surrogate. Frasier does indeed get enough signatures to get Woody on the ballot. Woody helps his own political cause when Holly Matheson, a local reporter covering the City Hall beat, mistakes Woody's farm talk as an analogy for the problems of City politics. In an early poll, Woody garners 8% popular support, enough for the gang to concede defeat to Frasier.

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - The Wedding (2)
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #13 - The Wedding (2)

    S5:E24

    The wedding day chaos continue as the entire party shifts from one contingency plan to another. Guests start to get testy, Mitchell and Cameron are feeling discouraged and poor Claire shows physical wear and tear, but an unexpected turn of events leads to the ceremony we've all been waiting for.

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Best Men
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Best Men

    S4:E17

    Mitch and Cam's friend Sal announces she's getting married the next day and they are in the wedding; Gloria doesn't trust her new nanny; Claire bonds with Haley; Phil helps Luke with a girl.

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Sliding Frasiers
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Sliding Frasiers

    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.

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  16. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Two Girls for Every Boyd
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Two Girls for Every Boyd

    S8:E9

    Woody has trouble with the love scenes for his first starring role and the guys have a beard-growing competition.

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  17. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Feeble Attraction
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Feeble Attraction

    S8:E11

    Norm fires his secretary, who sees it as proof that he's wildly attracted to her and Rebecca becomes obsessed with a surprise hidden in the desk Robin, gave her.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Come Fly with Me
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #18 - Come Fly with Me

    S1:E3

    Phil pushes Jay to go out with him and fly his new model plane. While Manny takes time out to play with Luke, Gloria accompanies Alex in shopping for a dress. Later on, Manny ends up having a heart-to-heart talk with his sister Claire.

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - The Feud
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #19 - The Feud

    S5:E15

    Phil is upset to have lost his elected office of social chair to his nemesis Gil Thorpe, and when he finds out Luke is competing against Gil's kid in a wrestling match, it becomes his own personal battle. Claire is nervous for a big client meeting but things get extra hairy when Mitch and Cam ask her to pick up Lily from school and conveniently leave out the fact that her class just had a lice scare. Elsewhere, Gloria chaperones Manny's school field trip to the museum.

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  20. undefined Season 10 Episode 4 - The Norm Who Came to Dinner
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Norm Who Came to Dinner

    S10:E4

    Norm becomes a permanent house guest when he injures his back while painting at the Cranes'.

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 18 - Severe Crane Damage
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Severe Crane Damage

    S8:E18

    Lilith goes on a talk show to promote her new book about men who are bad for women and takes along her prime example-Sam.

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  22. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Ma Always Liked You Best
    7.7/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Ma Always Liked You Best

    S9:E5

    Cliff gets very hurt and upset when his mother decides that Woody is the son she never had, and Norm gets caught in a window.

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Airport 2010
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #23 - Airport 2010

    S1:E22

    For Jay's birthday, Gloria gives him the best surprise -- a romantic birthday getaway to Hawaii -- the only kicker is she invited the whole entire family to come along. Everyone arrives at the airport, and it's a maddening scene with forgotten I.D.'s, security breaches and flying phobias.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Our Children, Ourselves
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Our Children, Ourselves

    S2:E12

    Phil and Claire pressure Alex to ease back on her school work, but begin to worry about their own intellectual drives. Meanwhile, Jay is upset when Gloria tries to befriend a new couple, and Mitchell runs into an old female flame.

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Aunt Mommy
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Aunt Mommy

    S3:E15

    Phil and Claire go overboard with drinks, and divulging personal information, on a night out to celebrate the sale of a house to Mitchell and Cameron's friends.

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Dan O'Shannon Ratings Summary

"Rooms With a View (2)" is the best rated episode written by Dan O'Shannon. It scored 8.8/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/19/2002 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Daphne Returns".