The Best Episodes Written By Kathy Ann Stumpe

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #1 - The Apartment

   S3:E1112/7/1998

   Robert has moved into a new apartment, and Raymond is jealous. Not because of the apartment, but because everywhere he looks, beautiful women are coming out of the woodwork, and they all seem to come by Robert's apartment.

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   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Debra Makes Something Good

   S4:E182/28/2000

   Debra throws the Barone family into turmoil when she creates a dish that everyone likes. Ray can't believe it when he tastes Debra's braciola, his wife has finally cooked something he likes. But Marie is not happy when she sees the effect Debra's cooking prowess has on Ray, Robert, and Frank.

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   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #3 - The Letter

   S2:E1112/8/1997

   When Marie crashes and ruins her Tupperware party, Debra decides that she's had just about enough of her mother-in-law's constant interference. She puts pen to paper and writes a letter to her mother-in-law.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Smotherly Love

   S10:E202/27/1992

   Frasier wants Lilith to confront her overbearing mother and Rebecca wants Sam to make Norm pay his bar tab.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #5 - The Bar Manager, The Shrink, His Wife and Her Lover (2)

   S11:E172/18/1993

   After returning to Boston only to discover Frasier in bed with Rebecca, Lilith comes to Cheers to seek Sam's advice. Frasier comes after her, and Rebecca shows up as well to explain. Frasier says he can't take Lilith back after what she did - just as her lover, Dr Pascal, shows up and takes the gang as hostages unless Lilith returns to him. When Paul and John Allen Hill show up and also get taken as hostages, Lilith has to persuade Pascal to let them all go, and that she doesn't want to go back. Plus will she reconcille with Frasier?

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Snow Day

   S6:E141/14/2002

   Held captive at Frank and Marie's during a snowstorm, Debra, Ray, and Amy actually find themselves having a great time. Then Debra makes a nasty comment to Frank which totally upsets the good mood. This causes Marie to defend Frank and finally reveal her true feelings for Debra.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - First Day of School

   S3:E19/24/2004

   Knowing that Kerry is dragging her feet over breaking up with Kyle, Bridget takes it upon herself to do it for her sister. Meanwhile, Cate is offered the position of school nurse and Rory's first day of high school proves embarrassing when he has to hit the showers after gym class.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - The Holidays

   S2:E1212/13/1994

   Grace has to contend with her 'down-in-the-dumps' ex-mother-in-law and an invitation to a Christmas dance with Dougie.

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   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Is There a Doctor in the Howe? (1)

   S11:E162/11/1993

   Frasier is upset when he hears that Lilith now officially want s a divorce. The staff at Cheers decide to hold a ""happy divorce"" party to cheer him up, and at the party, whilst Woody drinks too much and becomes a mean drunk, Frasier gets drunk. Afterwards Rebecca drives him home, but they end up in bed together. However, first the gang pop around to check Frasier is OK - and to watch ""The 3 Stooges"" - but just when they leave, who should show up but Lilith, who has escaped from the eco-pod...

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #10 - The Game

    S1:E172/21/1997

    When Ray and his family play a game of Scruples after their cable goes out, they find themselves arguing about honesty. To make matters worse, when Ray complains to the cable company about the disruption in service, he is informed that he has an illegal hookup.

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Traffic School

    S2:E214/20/1998

    Robert proves to be a crashing bore when it comes to teaching traffic school, so he decides to practice his presentation on the Barone family, which drives them crazy. In an attempt to lighten things up, he puts in an assist-officer call to Traffic Cop Timmy, a puppet dressed as a policeman.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Meant to Be

    S5:E410/16/2000

    Robert finds himself in the most unlikely position of having to choose between his girlfriend Amy, ex-wife Joanne, or Italian summer love, Stefánia. Robert decides that honesty is the best policy when it comes to his relationship with Amy, so he tells her about his recent reunion with ex-wife Joanne, which does not go over well with Amy. To make matters worse, when Amy runs to Debra for consolation, Debra mistakenly spills the beans about Robert's recent fling with Stefánia.

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13. 

    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Young Girl

    S5:E811/13/2000

    Robert starts to date a 22 year old woman and Marie and Debra don't think it's right. Things take a turn when he finds out that she's really 19 and she finds out that he's really 43.

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14. 

    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Christmas Present

    S5:E1112/11/2000

    Ray buys Debra an elaborate Christmas gift in the hopes that she will be so impressed, she will let him go on a weekend golf trip with his buddies. Ray believes he has the whole scenario worked out. However, he doesn't figure on the even more extravagant gift that Debra has purchased for him.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Feelings... Whoa, Whoa, Whoa

    S11:E912/3/1992

    Cliff is convinced that his new neighbour is Adolf Hitler. If not for Ma standing up for him, Cliff would be evicted from the building for harassment. But Cliff's still not convinced as to his neighbour's true identity. Meanwhile, Carla and John Allen Hill continue their love-hate relationship. However it has gone to a new level, to a love-hate-heart attack stage. Hill had a heart attack while they were making love. Seemingly indifferent to the heart attack since Hill is just a romp in the hay, Carla eventually breaks down in tears since "her boyfriend" had a heart attack. She suspects that the reason he did have a heart attack is she spurted out the words "I love you" to Hill.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Anniversary

    S2:E610/27/1997

    At a big surprise party for Frank and Marie's 40th. wedding anniversary, Ray is shocked to learn that his parents were once separated for a year and that they might have gotten divorced, if Frank hadn't returned because Ray broke his arm.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Take Me Out of the Ball Game

    S10:E213/26/1992

    Sam ponders a baseball comeback, but when he goes to play a few games he discovers most of the players are much younger and immature than he is. They're acting just like he used to, and Sam doesn't think he enjoys acting like that anymore. Meanwhile, back in Boston, Frasier loses Lilith's favourite lab rat and tries to get an identical one before she returns.

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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Win, Lose or Draw

    S1:E911/8/1996

    Ray gets tired of being treated like a kid at his father's poker game, so he decides to ignore his father's advice and ends up losing all his money.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Don't Shoot... I'm Only the Psychiatrist

    S10:E131/2/1992

    Cliff and Norm help Frasier's low-esteem self-help group really help themselves and Woody trims Sam's hair.

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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Frank, the Writer

    S1:E610/18/1996

    When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest, he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor, hoping to get his own column in the newspaper.

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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Move Over

    S3:E203/15/1999

    When Ray confides to Debra that her constant need to cuddle and “be on top of him” when they are sleeping is causing him many sleepless nights, Debra is more than happy to comply with his request to give him his space in bed.

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    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #22 - The Sister

    S4:E610/25/1999

    Jennifer, Debra's free spirited sister, shows up at the Barone household with rosary beads and prayer cards as gifts for the kids. When she announces her intentions of becoming a nun, Debra accuses her sister of going through yet another phase.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - A Very C.J. Christmas

    S3:E1212/17/2004

    To keep C.J. from spending Christmas alone in Las Vegas, the Hennessy household bends over backwards to recreate one of Cate's first holiday memories to entice him to stay. Meanwhile, Rory decides to break up with his wealthy girlfriend when he fears that he won't be able to buy her a Christmas gift worthy of her upper class status.

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