Frasier: Season 5

1997 · 24 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 5 of Frasier

Season 5 opens with Frasier back in Seattle, still getting used to living with his father Martin, who needs help after being shot. Frasier remains at KACL, where he faces a new on-air personality, the attractive Clint Webber, and a director who wants the stars to read commercials live. His love life gives him no break either: he has a secret affair with a supermodel, runs into a feminist lawyer, and dates a woman much younger than him. At home, Niles competes with his brother, Daphne is always attentive, and Roz deals with an unexpected pregnancy.

24episodes

Sep 23, 1997premiered

May 19, 1998latest episode

9.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Frasier's Imaginary Friend
Sep 23, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.9
Nobody believes Frasier when he claims to be dating a famous supermodel.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Rob Greenberg · Starring: Sela Ward, Kimberly Oja, Andrew Philpot, Leslie Ishii
5x02 The Gift Horse
Sep 30, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.6
The sibling rivalry between Frasier and Niles reaches a fever pitch when they try and "top" each other's 65th birthday gift to their father, Martin.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Ron Darian · Starring: Marsha Mason
5x03 Halloween
Oct 28, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 8.5
Niles' Halloween costume party becomes a comedy of errors when he mistakenly thinks that Daphne is pregnant -- and Frasier's the father.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Suzanne Martin · Starring: Joey Zimmerman, Cindy Crawford, Jonathan Fraser, Edward Hibbert
5x04 The Kid
Nov 4, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
Frasier is stunned when he learns the true identity of the man who is the father of Roz's baby.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Jeffrey Richman, Suzanne Martin · Starring: Todd Babcock
5x05 The 1000th Show
Nov 11, 1997 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
Niles' envy and a series of mishaps may prevent Frasier from attending the festivities honoring him for his 1,000th radio show.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd · Starring: Mark Blum, Tom Chick, Melora Marshall, Allen Galli
5x06 Voyage of the Damned
Nov 18, 1997 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
To take Niles' mind off his marital problems, Frasier invites him on an Alasakan cruise -- but neglects to tell Niles he's also invited Maris as a "surprise."
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Jeffrey Richman · Starring: Stephanie Faracy, Miguel Pérez, Joe Reynolds, Beecey Carlson
5x07 My Fair Frasier
Nov 25, 1997 · 24 min · ★ 7.9
Frasier falls for a high-powered lawyer, whose successful career and takecharge attitude turns Frasier into a "wimp."
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Jay Kogen · Starring: Larry King, Lindsay Frost, Beverly Leech, Cyndi Pass
5x08 Desperately Seeking Closure
Dec 9, 1997 · 24 min · ★ 7.7
When, Frasier gets "dumped" by his high-powered girlfriend Sam, he makes a fool of himself trying to win her back.
Directing: Pamela Fryman, David Clark Lee · Writing: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Rob Hanning · Starring: Lindsay Frost, Lesley Stahl, Matt Sullivan
5x09 Perspectives on Christmas
Dec 16, 1997 · 24 min · ★ 8.5
It's a Christmas to remember when Martin sings in a church pageant, Niles gets stuck in an elevator, and Frasier spills the beans about Roz's pregnancy to her unsuspecting mother.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Christopher Lloyd · Starring: Conrad Janis, Albert Macklin, Brooks Almy, Marilyn O'Connor
5x10 Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name
Jan 6, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 7.9
Daphne's attempts to lift Frasier's spirits by taking him to her favorite British pub backfires when Frasier decides to become a regular at "her" hangout.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Rob Hanning · Starring: John LaMotta, Michael Welch, Ron Dean, Mark Ryan
5x11 Ain't Nobody's Business if 'I Do'
Jan 13, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
The discovery of an engagement ring hidden in their father's drawer leads Niles and Frasier to investigate Sherry's checkered past before Martin has a chance to "pop the question."
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Jay Kogen · Starring: Tucker Smallwood, Marsha Mason, Linda Kerns
5x12 The Zoo Story
Jan 20, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
Fed up with his cutthroat agent Bebe, Frasier soon learns the high price of hiring a "nice" agent to represent him in contract negotiations.
Directing: James Burrows, Pamela Fryman · Writing: Joe Keenan · Starring: Robert Stanton, Harriet Sansom Harris, Palmer Scott, Edward Hibbert
5x13 The Maris Counselor
Feb 3, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
Niles is shocked to discover that his trusted marriage counselor and Maris are having a torrid affair behind his back.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: David Lloyd · Starring: Rob Reiner, John Waters, Bob Dishy, Amy Van Nostrand
5x14 The Ski Lodge
Feb 24, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
A weekend ski trip snowballs into a hotbed of romantic antics for Frasier, Niles and their friends.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Joe Keenan · Starring: James Patrick Stuart, Cynthia Lamontagne, Lisa Robinson
5x15 Room Service
Mar 3, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 9.1
An unexpected visit from Lilith stirs old passions in Frasier and new ones in Niles.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Ken Levine, David Isaacs · Starring: Halle Berry, John Ducey, Bebe Neuwirth
5x16 Beware of Greeks
Mar 17, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 7.9
Sparks fly when a family wedding re-ignites a long-simmering feud between Frasier and his fiery Greek Aunt Zora.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: David Lloyd · Starring: Patti LuPone, James Gleason, Lori Harmon, Joseph Will
5x17 The Perfect Guy
Mar 24, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
The radio station hires a handsome new doctor to host a call-in medical show, but Frasier, nursing his male ego, is determined to find a flaw in his new colleague, who seems just a little "too perfect."
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Rob Greenberg · Starring: Lindsay Price, Jill Clayburgh, Edward Hibbert, Billy Campbell
5x18 Bad Dog
Apr 7, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
When Bulldog wrongfully takes credit for foiling a robbery and saving Roz's life, Frasier becomes determined to make Bulldog "come clean."
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Suzanne Martin · Starring: Robin Mary Florence, Peggy Miley, Thomas J. Reilly, Peg Stewart
5x19 Frasier Gotta Have It
Apr 21, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 7.9
Frasier's torn between his "lust" for his latest conquest and the realization that they have nothing in common.
Directing: Dan Butler · Writing: Rob Greenberg · Starring: Lisa Edelstein, Paul Cusimano
5x20 First Date
Apr 28, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.9
Niles gets Daphne to help him plan a phony dinner date with a neighbor so she won't realize how much he really cares for her.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Rob Hanning · Starring: Caroline Aaron, Bette Rae
5x21 Roz and the Schnoz
May 5, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.9
Roz worries about the fate of her new baby when she discovers that the parents of her baby's father have two of the biggest noses she's ever seen.
Directing: Ken Levine · Writing: Jeffrey Richman · Starring: Kevin Kilner, Amy Landers, Jordan Baker
5x22 The Life of the Party
May 12, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
Desperate to make a love connection, Frasier and Niles join forces to throw a singles party -- and end up vying for the affections of the same woman.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Jeffrey Richman, Suzanne Martin · Starring: Claire Yarlett, Lynnda Ferguson, Susan Wood, Leslie Sachs
5x23 Party, Party
May 19, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 6.6
Frasier attempts to be in three places at once as he tries to keep his girlfriend, brother and dad happy.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: David Lloyd · Starring: Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Lisa Waltz, James Harper, Patrick Kerr
5x24 Sweet Dreams Season Finale
May 19, 1998 · 24 min · ★ 8.1
When Frasier leads a protest demanding better treatment of radio station employees, the head honcho at the station's parent company has another idea in mind.
Directing: Sheldon Epps · Writing: Jay Kogen · Starring: Miguel Sandoval, Tom McGowan, Edward Hibbert, Matt McGrath