Frasier: Season 8

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: October 24, 2000

Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce

Summary: "Frasier" provides a weekly dose of the neuroses and tribulations suffered by an insecure and pompous psychiatrist, Dr. Frasier Crane, host of a Seattle radio advice show at KACL. The twice-divorced doctor's peaceful home life of fine cigars and haute cuisine was shattered when his gruff, ex-cop father, Martin, was injured in the line of"Frasier" provides a weekly dose of the neuroses and tribulations suffered by an insecure and pompous psychiatrist, Dr. Frasier Crane, host of a Seattle radio advice show at KACL. The twice-divorced doctor's peaceful home life of fine cigars and haute cuisine was shattered when his gruff, ex-cop father, Martin, was injured in the line of duty and forced to move in with Frasier. Martin brought with him a semi-psychic, live-in home-care provider, Daphne Moon, his pesky Jack Russell terrier, Eddie, and a duct-taped recliner that clashes with Frasier's more aesthetically pleasing Eames and Wassily chairs. Their home is frequently visited by Frasier's snobbish and competitive brother, Niles, a fellow psychiatrist whose longtime romantic interest in Daphne was finally happily realized at the conclusion of Season 7. At work, his slightly jaded producer and man-hungry single parent Roz Doyle, supports Frasier. Some of the people who voice the callers to Frasier's radio program are often bigtime celebrities.

"Frasier", starring Kelsey Grammer in his Emmy Award-winning title role of Dr. Frasier Crane, made history by becoming the first series, comedy or drama, to achieve a record five consecutive Emmy wins for Outstanding Comedy Series. With this achievement, the series stands ahead of "Cheers", the series from which "Frasier" was spun-off. Overall, "Frasier" earned a total of 37 Emmys (more than any other series in history), including four for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Kelsey Grammer and four for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for David Hyde Pierce. It's also interesting to point out that Kelsey Grammer played the part of Frasier for 20 years, tying him for the longest duration playing the same character on television and, that the show included guest appearances from almost all regulars from "Cheers", excluding Kirstie Alley.

NBC Broadcast History

September 1993 - May 1994: Thursdays 9:30 PM
September 1994 - May 1998: Tuesdays 9:00 PM
September 1998 - May 2000: Thursdays 9:00 PM
September 2000 - May 2004: Tuesdays 9:00 PM

Global Broadcast History (Canada)

September 1993 - May 1994: Thursdays 9:30 PM
September 1994 - May 1998: Tuesdays 9:00 PM
September 1998 - May 2000: Thursdays 9:00 PM
September 2000 - February 2004: Tuesdays 8:00 PM… Expand

Creator: Peter Casey and David Angell

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 8 Episodes

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S8:E24. Cranes Go Caribbean
Air Date: May 22, 2001
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S8:E23. A Day in May
Air Date: May 22, 2001
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S8:E22. A Passing Fancy (2)
Air Date: May 15, 2001

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Mike Lipton

Jun 27, 2013

This once-steady sitcom may now be stuck in neutral. Read full review

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drlowdon

Sep 22, 2019

For many fans Frasier’s eighth season is considered it’s worst (for me these last few seasons are pretty much a tie) with many citing the pairing of Niles and Daphne as the core reason. Personally I don’t see any reason why the relationship couldn’t have worked for the show, but the way inFor many fans Frasier’s eighth season is considered it’s worst (for me these last few seasons are pretty much a tie) with many citing the pairing of Niles and Daphne as the core reason. Personally I don’t see any reason why the relationship couldn’t have worked for the show, but the way in watch it was handled left a lot to be desired. Things were not helped by Jane Leeves real life pregnancy, which greatly reduced her screen time and lead to the awful ‘fat Daphne’ storyline, but the whole entanglement with their ex-partners (Mel and Donny) is just plain irritating. The rest of the characters don’t fare a whole lot better with far too many gimmicky episodes that sacrificed character in an attempt to get laughs.

There are still a few bright sparks, the episode where the brothers attend a car repair course being a particular highlight, but overall this is a sharp decline from the shows previous high standards.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 11

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- Season 11 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 2003
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2002
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2001
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: October 24, 2000
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  S8:E24. Cranes Go Caribbean
  Air Date: May 22, 2001
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  S8:E23. A Day in May
  Air Date: May 22, 2001
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  S8:E22. A Passing Fancy (2)
  Air Date: May 15, 2001
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  S8:E21. Semi-Decent Proposal (1)
  Air Date: May 15, 2001
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  S8:E20. The Wizard and Roz
  Air Date: May 8, 2001
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  S8:E19. Daphne Returns
  Air Date: May 1, 2001
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  S8:E18. Forgotten But Not Gone
  Air Date: April 17, 2001
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  S8:E17. It Takes Two to Tangle
  Air Date: March 27, 2001
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  S8:E16. Docu.Drama
  Air Date: March 6, 2001
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  S8:E15. Hooping Cranes
  Air Date: February 27, 2001
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  S8:E14. Hungry Heart
  Air Date: February 20, 2001
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  S8:E13. Sliding Frasiers
  Air Date: February 13, 2001
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  S8:E12. The Show Must Go Off
  Air Date: February 6, 2001
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  S8:E11. Motor Skills
  Air Date: January 30, 2001
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  S8:E10. Cranes Unplugged
  Air Date: January 16, 2001
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  S8:E9. Frasier's Edge
  Air Date: January 9, 2001
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  S8:E8. Mary Christmas
  Air Date: December 12, 2000
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  S8:E7. The New Friend
  Air Date: December 5, 2000
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  S8:E6. Legal Tender Love and Care
  Air Date: November 28, 2000
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  S8:E5. Taking Liberties
  Air Date: November 21, 2000
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  S8:E4. The Great Crane Robbery
  Air Date: November 14, 2000
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  S8:E3. The Bad Son
  Air Date: October 31, 2000
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  S8:E2. And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (2)
  Air Date: October 24, 2000
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  S8:E1. And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1)
  Air Date: October 24, 2000
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1999
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1998
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1997
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1996
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1995
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 1994
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1993