Season 8

October 31, 2000

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.

November 14, 2000

Frasier frets when his billionaire boss slavishly copies his aesthetic tastes, and Mel blackmails Niles into making a social faux pas.

November 21, 2000

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.

November 28, 2000

Frasier hires a shady lady lawyer to defend him from a litigious Donny, who blames him for Daphne running out on their wedding.

December 5, 2000

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.

December 12, 2000

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.

January 9, 2001

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.

January 16, 2001

Frasier gets a visit from his video-game obsessed son, Frederick; Daphne and Niles play Cupid for a lonely Roz.

January 30, 2001

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.

February 6, 2001

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.

February 13, 2001

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.

February 20, 2001

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.

February 27, 2001

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.

March 6, 2001

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.

March 27, 2001

Frasier and Niles press Martin's rich girlfriend to save their bankrupt prep school.

April 17, 2001

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.

May 1, 2001

Niles and Daphne "get real" about their romance.

May 8, 2001

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.

May 15, 2001

Frasier runs into an old high school friend and has found love with her friend, Claire.

May 15, 2001

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.

May 22, 2001

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.

May 22, 2001

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.