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| Frasier Season 8 : |
| The eighth season of Frasier originally aired from October 24 2000 to May 22 2001 on NBC. |
| Episode 1 - [And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon Part 1] |
| Details : Following on from where last season's finale left off Niles and Daphne drive off in the Winnebago but decide to go back and face the music. They tell Donny and Mel that they are in love with each other and naturally Donny and Mel are upset. Daphne and Roz are sending back the wedding presents (despite the efforts of Simon to keep them for himself) when there's a knock on the door. It's a deliveryman. On behalf of Donny he's brought flowers for Daphne - and a lawsuit. Donny is suing Daphne for leaving him at the altar! Frasier goes to see Donny and tells him that he too was left at the altar (by Diane Chambers in Cheers); but when Donny finds out Frasier's involvement in getting Niles and Daphne together he adds Frasier to the lawsuit. Meanwhile Mel has revenge on her mind as well... |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Adams as Mel Karnofsky | Saul Rubinek as Donny Douglas | Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon | Tim Rhoze as Delivery Man | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Angell | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Oct. 24, 2000 |
| Frasier Season 8 Episode 2 |
| Episode 2 - [And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon Part 2] |
| Details : Niles is forced to postpone his first romantic date with Daphne due to his marriage obligations with Mel. He has to attend their phony wedding reception and act happy about it so Mel can grant him the divorce. During the party Mel tells him he can't be seen in public with Daphne while they're still officially married. This comes as a great turn off for Daphne who thinks Niles is taking Mel's side on the whole thing. Frasier now threatened to be sued by Donny for revealing to Daphne how Niles felt about her decides he's done too much harm to the story and no longer wants anything to do with it. But Frasier Crane is Frasier Crane and he can't help himself. With some help of Martin he convinces Daphne to go out with him while Martin takes Niles out. They take the two to the roof where Frasier set a dinner table and a very romantic environment. Just because they can't be seen in public doesn't mean they can't have their romantic dinner. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Adams as Mel Karnofsky | Saul Rubinek as Donny Douglas | Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon | Jeremiah Morris as Photographer | Stephanie Nash as Party Guest | Karen Kondazian as Adrianna Pettibone | Writer : Peter Casey | Writer : David Angell | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Oct. 24, 2000 |
| Episode 3 - [The Bad Son] |
| Details : When Frasier's car breaks down he and Roz decide to take the bus. There Frasier spots an attractive woman whom he tries to start a conversation with but unfortunately he slips and falls and the woman leaves the bus. But Frasier won't give up so easily: he overheard her conversation with a friend and now he knows her name and job so he goes after her. She works in a retirement home where Frasier takes his father to pretending they're interested in having Martin live there. Frasier scores his date but spends the entire time worrying about his father when Miranda tells him his father filled an application – later to be discovered that it was only done so Martin could play poker with the residents. Meanwhile Niles and Daphne are separated during their romantic dinner on the roof when Niles gets locked in the hall. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Ostrow as Francine | Tushka Bergen as Miranda Rogers | Eddie Carroll as Lee Zeplowitz | Kevin Dean Williams as Bus Driver | Writer : Rob Hanning | Director : Kelsey Grammer | Director : Sheldon Epps | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 2000 |
| Episode 4 - [The Great Crane Robbery] |
| Details : Frasier tries to make a good impression on the new station owner and ends up becoming his mentor. The guy is a young Sillicon Valley billionaire who has more money than society expertise and seeks from Frasier the help he needs to enter the high society lifestyle without embarrassing himself. But Frasier sees his dream job go down the drain when Todd starts copying everything about him his clothes his furniture etc. Frasier then decides that perhaps he should be the one changing styles but doesn't find anything that relates to him as much as his old furniture. Lastly Frasier receives the worst news of all Architectural Digest is doing a cover story on Todd's apartment. Meanwhile Niles struggles to be a royal pain in the ass in front of Mel's society friends as a part of her deal to give him the divorce but his bad behavior actually brings good results and only makes him look even better for her friends. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Adams as Mel Karnofsky | Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Alan Tudyk as Todd Peterson | James Whitson as Andrew | Elizabeth Alley as Margaret | Kyme as Lucy | Sean Smith as Chip | Writer : Gayle Abrams | Director : Katy Garretson | Director : Kelsey Grammer | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 2000 |
| Episode 5 - [Taking Liberties] |
| Details : Frasier hires an authentic English butler after his original boss passes away achieving one of his many fancy dreams. Ferguson is great with the Cranes and it doesn't take him long to start giving his opinions on the family routine. First he gives hints to Frasier on how he can charm opera board members and perhaps even get invited to join them. After that he warns Daphne about employee employer relationships and how the social barrier is never broken. He helps Frasier organize a fancy dinner party and Mel unexpectedly shows up ruining once more Niles and Daphne's plans of being together. When Mel agrees on spending New Year's with some friends in the company of Niles he draws the line and breaks up the entire marriage scam they were carrying on. Mel is devastated and Daphne relieved. Seeing that true love between boss and help can exist Ferguson resigns to chase after someone he cared deeply but never had the courage to do anything due to the social barriers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jane Adams as Mel Karnofsky | Victor Garber as Ferguson | B. J. Ward as Diane Murchie | Francis Guinan as Ted Fisher | Nicholas Hormann as Alan Murchie | Noel Conlon as Henry Worth | Heather Ehlers as Lois Fisher | Writer : Chris Marcil | Director : Kelsey Grammer | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 2000 |
| Episode 6 - [Legal Tender Love And Care] |
| Details : Frasier starts dating the lawyer who is defending Daphne and him against Donny's lawsuit. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Saul Rubinek as Donny Douglas | Barbara Sharma as Mrs. Douglas | Teri Polo as Abby Michaels | Kevin C. Loomis as Best Man | Anthony Holiday as Computer Guy | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Nov. 28, 2000 |
| Episode 7 - [The New Friend] |
| Details : Frasier makes friends with Roz's new boyfriend but when they break up Frasier hides from Roz that he's still hanging out with the guy. Roz gets back together with Luke and feels ashamed to tell Frasier about it since he was so supportive when they broke up. They keep the circle of secrets until they both get locked in Luke's closet and witness Luke making out with another girl. They both feel bad for lying to each other and accidentally get pushed out of the closet when Roz inflates Luke's boat. Meanwhile Martin is mad at Niles because Niles put Eddie in a kennel while he was away instead of taking him to his house as planned. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Gary Cole as Luke Parker | Magdalena Holland as Luke's Date | Director : Scott Ellis | Writer : Bob Daily | |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 2000 |
| Episode 8 - [Mary Christmas] |
| Details : Frasier learns that Dr. Mary will be his co-host for the annual Christmas parade. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kim Coles as Mary Thomas | Bess Armstrong as Kelly Kirkland | Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Peter Haskell as Bob Vernon | Donovan Scott as Santa | Karl T. Wright as Producer | Pam Levin as Woman | Stephen King as Brian (voice) | Wolfgang Puck as Tom (voice) | Writer : Eric Zicklin | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 2000 |
| Episode 9 - [Frasier's Edge] |
| Details : Frasier is delighted to hear that he's been awarded a lifetime achievement award but freaks out after he receives flowers from his mentor with a card that doesn't say exactly what he hoped. Moments before the awards dinner Frasier goes down to his mentor's office and confronts him about the reason he wrote what he did in the card and soon beings a ride of self-analysis and looks back on his life wondering why he feels so empty despite all his achievements. Meanwhile Martin tries to reassure Niles he's just as good a psychiatrist as Frasier even though he's not receiving any awards and Roz wonders why Daphne is putting on so much weight. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : René Auberjonois as William Tewksbury | Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton | Randall Rapstine as Sheldon Hastings | Michael Shepperd as Merrill George | Devika Parikh as Emcee | Owen Duffy as Waiter | Neil Simon as Andy (voice) | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | Writer : Jon Sherman | Director : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Jan. 09, 2001 |
| Episode 10 - [Cranes Unplugged] |
| Details : Freddy returns and Frasier takes him and Martin on a camping trip. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Trevor Einhorn as Frederick Crane | Michael Philip as Jack Betcher | Richard Gleason as Ted | Caitlin Barrett as Melody | Melissa Etheridge as Cleo (voice) | Director : Kelsey Grammer | |
| Air Date : Jan. 16, 2001 |
| Episode 11 - [Motor Skills] |
| Details : Frasier and Niles decide to enter an auto repair class after they embarrass themselves in front of their respective dates when their car breaks down and the women show more knowledge on engines than them. After falling behind on the course they start to study frantically until Roz suggests they simple coast the course. Of course the two take it too seriously and get kicked out of class. Meanwhile Martin is overprotective of Roz's new puppy which creates a conflict between them. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Pamela Dunlap as Shirley | Kelvin Yu as Copy Guy | Katherine Disque as Chelsea | Dave Allen as Randy | Writer : Eric Zicklin | Writer : Chris Marcil | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 2001 |
| Episode 12 - [The Show Must Go Off] |
| Details : Niles and Frasier accidentally hire a bad actor for a play. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Derek Jacobi as Jackson Hedley | Patrick Macnee as Cecil Hedley | Ray Porter as Dwayne | Jonathan Adams as Fire Marshall | Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky | Ben Livingston as Stage Manager | Milan Dragicevic as Klingon | Alan Heitz as Fan | Writer : Mark Reisman | Director : Robert H. Egan | |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 2001 |
| Episode 13 - [Sliding Frasiers] |
| Details : Two different scenarios of Frasier's Valentine's Day unfold: in the first he meets a beautiful artist; in the second he stays home alone. Meanwhile Niles and Daphne either intend to fly to Hawaii or to stay home because of Niles' allergies. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Charlotte Ross as Monica | Heather McDonald as Judy | Jon Curry as Mike | Michael G. Hawkins as Emcee | JD Roberto as Robert | Bernadette Peters as Rachel (voice) | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | Writer : Bob Daily | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 2001 |
| Episode 14 - [Hungry Heart] |
| Details : Frasier intercedes to save station manager Kenny's marriage. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Illeana Douglas as Kenny's Wife | Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Julie Dretzin as Janis | Mario Soto as Waiter | Director : Kelsey Grammer | |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 2001 |
| Episode 15 - [Hooping Cranes] |
| Details : Frasier Niles and Martin go to a Supersonics game where Niles gets to make a half-court shot during halftime. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Valarie Pettiford as PR Woman | Lisa K. Wyatt as Francine | Philippe Durand as Jean-Pierre | Edward James Gage as Bartender | Director : Kelsey Grammer | Writer : Jon Sherman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 27, 2001 |
| Episode 16 - [Docu Drama] |
| Details : Roz asks Frasier to narrate her space documentary. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Glenn as Himself | Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Rob Moore as B.K. | Tom Slovick | Kate Luhr as April | Hal Prince as Fred (voice) | Writer : Chris Marcil | Director : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Mar. 06, 2001 |
| Episode 17 - [It Takes Two To Tangle] |
| Details : Frasier and Niles look for a wealthy person to donate money to their closing prep school. Martin starts to date a very wealthy woman and the Crane brothers want to ask her for a donation. However Martin finds ways to screw up the arrangement by dating multiple women at the same time. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Michael Higgins as William | Barbara Babcock as Penelope Janvier | Michael Canavan as Reggie | Damara Reilly as Estelle | James Aaron Oliver as James | Charles Janasz as Spencer | Candace Edwards as Monique | Writer : Rob Hanning | Director : Wil Shriner | |
| Air Date : Mar. 27, 2001 |
| Episode 18 - [Forgotten But Not Gone] |
| Details : Now that Frasier has landed a segment on Gil's gastronomic show about wine he's ready to resign the Wine Club just as Niles takes over the presidency duties. When no member from the club calls in his show Frasier fears Niles is plotting against him in a vindictive sort of way which is proven to be true when he finds out Niles forbid the members to call Frasier's show. The two start a fight and it takes Martin to yell at them in front of everybody so they will peace up again. Lastly they get so embarrassed that they both quit the wine club and start their own. Meanwhile Martin struggles with his new hard-working physical therapist Frederica. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Charles Cioffi as Endicott | Jennifer Coolidge as Frederica | Tom McGowan as Kenny Daly | Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton | Richard Stretchberry as Virgil Hefflewhite | David Norona as Lance | Jonathan McMurtry as Reynolds | Writer : David Lloyd | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : Apr. 17, 2001 |
| Episode 19 - [Daphne Returns] |
| Details : When Daphne returns from her weight loss class she realizes Niles didn't notice that she had gained weight because of how he remembered her being the last seven years. Meanwhile Roz writes a children's book based on a story her mother used to tell her but finds out it is already a book and a movie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bryan McMillen as Patient | Writer : Dan O'Shannon | Writer : Bob Daily | Director : Pamela Fryman | |
| Air Date : May. 01, 2001 |
| Episode 20 - [The Wizard And Roz] |
| Details : Frasier catches his mentor in a bathrobe with Roz. Niles doesn't believe Daphne is psychic so she calls a spookologist. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Fisher Stevens as Sheldon Morey | René Auberjonois as William Tewksbury | Benjamin Stephens as Peterson | Director : Sheldon Epps | |
| Air Date : May. 08, 2001 |
| Episode 21 - [Semi-Decent Proposal Part 1] |
| Details : Frasier must take Lana to her surprise birthday party but he takes interest in Claire. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jean Smart as Lana Gardner | Patricia Clarkson as Claire French | Brian Klugman as Kirby Gardner | J. Paul Boehmer as Neil | Irene White as Cashier | Michael Rothhaar as Party Guest | Lynndi Scott as Party Guest | Director : Katy Garretson | |
| Air Date : May. 15, 2001 |
| Frasier Season 8 Episode 22 |
| Episode 22 - [A Passing Fancy Part 2] |
| Details : Lana promises to set up Frasier with Claire if he tutors Kirby Lana's teenage son. Kirby agrees to study hard if Frasier can get him a date with Roz. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jean Smart as Lana Gardner | Patricia Clarkson as Claire French | Brian Klugman as Kirby Gardner | Jonathan Ficcadenti as Kirby's Friend | Christian Aubert as Maitre D' | Keith Rayve as Guy in Line | Director : Kelsey Grammer | Writer : Jon Sherman | |
| Air Date : May. 15, 2001 |
| Episode 23 - [A Day In May] |
| Details : Niles becomes jealous when Daphne meets a dog lover. Lana becomes interested in Frasier when she tries to close a house sale. Martin meets a mystery woman. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jean Smart as Lana Gardner | Tom Verica as Jim | Patrick Breen as Phillip | Mary-Joan Negro as Joanne | Gloria LeRoy as Mrs. Smolenski | Biff McGuire as Mr. Smolenski | Mark Durbin as David Hicks | Cyndi Martino as Board Member | Steve Stapenhorst as Board Member | Mark Withers as Board Member | Writer : Eric Zicklin | Director : Kelsey Grammer | |
| Air Date : May. 22, 2001 |
| Episode 24 - [The Cranes Go Caribbean] |
| Details : Frasier is horrified when he learns Martin Niles and Daphne are going to accompany him on his trip to Belize with Claire. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith Sternin | Jean Smart as Lana Gardner | Patricia Clarkson as Claire French | Regi Davis as Hotel Manager | Bernard Addison as Waiter | Teri Moyos as Hostess | Writer : Rob Hanning | Director : Kelsey Grammer | |
| Air Date : May. 22, 2001 |