Frasier

Dr. Frasier Crane, formerly of Boston, has recently arrived back in his birthplace of Seattle to restart his life following his painful divorce. Unfortunately, his independence is soon threatened by the fact that his father Martin is incapable of living by himself, and must move into Frasier’s apartment.

After Martin and his physical therapist Daphne move in to his apartment, Frasier struggles with the loss of his personal space and his tensions with Martin.

Frasier and his brother Niles decide to treat Martin to the fancy restaurant Le Cigare Volant in an attempt to improve his sense of style, but soon learn some unpleasant truths about themselves. Meanwhile, Niles meets Daphne for the first time and is instantly smitten with her, despite already being married.

After being insulted on Frasier’s show following a bad review, newspaper columnist Derek Mann challenges Frasier to a fist fight, but Frasier has no intention of going through with the fight.

Frasier buys Martin a telescope as a gift. Whilst looking through it Martin spots a woman, Irene, with whom he becomes romantically involved.

Frasier organizes a cocktail party to show a painting he recently bought, but the painter informs him that she didn’t paint it. When Frasier’s attempts to return the painting to the gallery fail, he plots revenge against the gallery owner.

Frasier gives advice to a caller, Marco, to break off his relationship with his girlfriend, Catherine, because of his inability to commit. However when Catherine and Frasier end up going on a date, Niles questions his brother’s ethics.

After accidentally seeing Martin with an old family friend at a restaurant, Frasier and Niles begin to wonder whether Martin had an affair while married.

Frasier meets Bebe Glazer, a smarmy talent agent who sweet-talks him into doing a series of product endorsements. He finds himself conflicted when she arranges a television ad for a product he does not support.

A false office rumor leads to sportscaster Bob ’Bulldog’ Briscoe getting fired.

After the premature death of Martin’s physician, who was similar to Frasier in physique, behavior and temperament, Frasier begins to obsess about his own mortality.

After a bitter argument with Martin in the days before Christmas, Frasier agrees to do the Christmas Day shift at the radio station. It seems a depressing day until a demonstration of human kindness from an unexpected quarter.

Frasier indicates in his radio show that Martin has been sleeping with a woman from his building. Roz is going out with Noel Shempsky, a Star Trek addict.

Frasier takes part in a bachelor auction, where he is bought by a model, Kristina. Frasier, hoping to have sex with her, arranges an impressive dinner for them at his apartment. Kristina arrives at Frasier’s apartment telling him that she has some quick business to take care of before their date and needs him to look after her daughter Renetta. Reluctant, Frasier realizes that his chances of getting sex from Kristina are better if he does this minor act of kindness. Frasier, always the psychiatrist, learns from Renetta that her mother is not a good person and neglects her often, causing him to rethink his beautiful date.

After Roz is scammed out of $10, Frasier claims to always be able to spot a criminal, so Martin challenges him to do a test. Daphne agrees to go on a date with an ex-con.

Frasier’s ex-wife Lilith visits him in Seattle, wondering if there’s any chance of reconciliation.

After Niles has a fight with Maris, Niles and Daphne have a moment of mutual attraction during an attempt to make a reconciliation dinner. Stranded at Niles’ mansion during a storm, Frasier must reach them before they do something Niles will regret.

Frasier discovers that he has been nominated for a local broadcasting award, and winning it obsesses him - until he meets an unlucky competitor for the same award.

Frasier is tired of Martin’s favourite chair and gets rid of it, replacing it with a new one. Martin demands his old chair back. The old chair is easily located on the set of a school production, but the recovery proves more difficult.

Worrying about impending middle age, Frasier strikes up a tentative romance with a shop assistant several years his junior.

Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne go on a road trip in a Winnebago. Trouble starts when they drive over the border into Canada only to learn that Daphne isn’t allowed to leave the US.

Attempting to collaborate on a book, Niles and Frasier lock themselves in a hotel room to get the book both started and finished, resulting in much tension on both sides.

During a bout of illness, Frasier asks Niles to take over his show. When Niles unexpectedly becomes quite a success, a feverish Frasier begins to imagine plots against him.

Over their daily coffee, Frasier and Niles discuss life and happiness. For the first time, Niles acknowledges he may have feelings for Daphne.