Frasier: Season 8

2000 · 24 episodes · ★ 8.0

What Season 8 of Frasier

Season eight picks up right where the last one ended. Niles and Daphne have run off together in a Winnebago and decide to return to face reality, tell Mel and Donny they're in love and deal with the upset it will cause. Neither of them is willing to give up without a fight, and the conflict extends to Frasier, who is still being sued by Donny and blamed for the mess. Meanwhile, Frasier tries to build a solid position in radio and rebuild his single life, and his father Martin, with his temper, complicates every plan.

24episodes

Oct 24, 2000aired

May 22, 2001latest episode

9.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)
Oct 24, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 8.5
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Peter Casey, David Angell · Starring: Jane Adams, Saul Rubinek, Anthony LaPaglia, Tim Rhoze
8x02 And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)
Oct 24, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 8.5
Daphne considers dumping Niles after Donny and Mel's plotting stresses her out. Fortunately, Frasier comes to the lovers' aid once again.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Peter Casey, David Angell · Starring: Jane Adams, Saul Rubinek, Anthony LaPaglia, Jeremiah Morris
8x03 The Bad Son
Oct 31, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 7.9
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer, Sheldon Epps · Writing: Rob Hanning · Starring: Mary Ostrow, Tushka Bergen, Eddie Carroll, Kevin Dean Williams
8x04 The Great Crane Robbery
Nov 14, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 7.9
Frasier frets when his billionaire boss slavishly copies his aesthetic tastes, and Mel blackmails Niles into making a social faux pas.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer, Katy Garretson · Writing: Gayle Abrams · Starring: Jane Adams, Tom McGowan, Alan Tudyk, James Whitson
8x05 Taking Liberties
Nov 21, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil · Starring: Jane Adams, Victor Garber, B.J. Ward, Francis Guinan
8x06 Legal Tender Love and Care
Nov 28, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Saladin K. Patterson · Starring: Saul Rubinek, Barbara Sharma, Teri Polo, Kevin C. Loomis
8x07 The New Friend
Dec 5, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Scott Ellis · Writing: Bob Daily · Starring: Gary Cole, Magdalena Holland
8x08 Mary Christmas
Dec 12, 2000 · 24 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Eric Zicklin · Starring: Kim Coles, Bess Armstrong, Tom McGowan, Peter Haskell
8x09 Frasier's Edge
Jan 9, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Dan O'Shannon, Jon Sherman · Starring: René Auberjonois, Tom McGowan, Edward Hibbert, Randall Rapstine
8x10 Cranes Unplugged
Jan 16, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 6.3
Frasier gets a visit from his video-game obsessed son, Frederick; Daphne and Niles play Cupid for a lonely Roz.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer, Sheldon Epps · Writing: Lori Kirkland Baker · Starring: Trevor Einhorn, Michael Philip, Richard Gleason, Caitlin Barrett
8x11 Motor Skills
Jan 30, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Eric Zicklin · Starring: Pamela Dunlap, Kelvin Yu, Katherine Disque, Dave Allen
8x12 The Show Must Go Off
Feb 6, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
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.
Directing: Robert H. Egan · Writing: Mark Reisman · Starring: Derek Jacobi, Patrick Macnee, Ray Porter, Jonathan Adams
8x13 Sliding Frasiers
Feb 13, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Dan O'Shannon, Bob Daily · Starring: Tom McGowan, Charlotte Ross, Heather McDonald, Jon Curry
8x14 Hungry Heart
Feb 20, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Gayle Abrams · Starring: Illeana Douglas, Tom McGowan, Julie Dretzin, Mario Soto
8x15 Hooping Cranes
Feb 27, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.6
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Jon Sherman · Starring: Valarie Pettiford, Lisa K. Wyatt, Philippe Durand, Edward James Gage
8x16 Docu Drama
Mar 6, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: David Clark Lee · Writing: Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil · Starring: John Glenn, Tom McGowan, Rob Moore, Tom Slovick
8x17 It Takes Two to Tangle
Mar 27, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 7.6
Frasier and Niles press Martin's rich girlfriend to save their bankrupt prep school.
Directing: Wil Shriner · Writing: Rob Hanning · Starring: John Michael Higgins, Barbara Babcock, Michael Canavan, Damara Reilly
8x18 Forgotten But Not Gone
Apr 17, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: David Lloyd · Starring: Charles Cioffi, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom McGowan, Edward Hibbert
8x19 Daphne Returns
May 1, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.6
Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Dan O'Shannon, Bob Daily · Starring: Bryan McMillen
8x20 The Wizard and Roz
May 8, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
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.
Directing: Sheldon Epps · Writing: Saladin K. Patterson · Starring: Fisher Stevens, René Auberjonois, Benjamin Stephens
8x21 Semi-Decent Proposal (1)
May 15, 2001 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Frasier runs into an old high school friend and has found love with her friend, Claire.
Directing: Katy Garretson · Writing: Lori Kirkland Baker · Starring: Jean Smart, Patricia Clarkson, Brian Klugman, J. Paul Boehmer
8x22 A Passing Fancy (2)
May 15, 2001 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Jon Sherman · Starring: Jean Smart, Patricia Clarkson, Brian Klugman, Christian Aubert
8x23 A Day in May
May 22, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Lori Kirkland Baker, Eric Zicklin · Starring: Jean Smart, Tom Verica, Patrick Breen, Mary-Joan Negro
8x24 The Cranes Go Caribbean Season Finale
May 22, 2001 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Kelsey Grammer · Writing: Rob Hanning, Mark Reisman · Starring: Bebe Neuwirth, Jean Smart, Patricia Clarkson, Regi Davis