Frasier (season 2)

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Frasier Season 2
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 20, 1994 – May 23, 1995
Home video release
DVD release date	January 6, 2004
Season chronology
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The second season of Frasier originally aired between September 1994 and May 1995, beginning on September 20, 1994.

List of episodes

See also: List of Frasier episodes

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
25	1	"Slow Tango in South Seattle"	James Burrows	Martin Weiss	September 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
The author of the latest hit romantic novel turns out to be someone Frasier knew back in Boston - and his book turns out to be a retelling of one of Frasier's deepest, darkest, secrets.
26	2	"The Unkindest Cut of All"	Rick Beren	Dave Hackle	September 27, 1994 (1994-09-27)
After Eddie is discovered to have been a "bad boy", Frasier gets irritated at Martin, who supposedly had previously taken care of the issue.
27	3	"The Matchmaker"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	October 4, 1994 (1994-10-04)
Frasier decides to help Daphne with her unsatisfactory love-life, and he and the new station manager get their wires thoroughly crossed in the process.
28	4	"Flour Child"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd	October 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)
After witnessing a birth, Niles starts to contemplate the idea of becoming a parent himself. Frasier mentions in passing that schools often give teenagers who want to be a parent a bag of flour to look after and watch for a week, and Niles takes the idea seriously and decides to try it. Over the week, the baby is bumped, soaked, set on fire, poked with a chopstick, and finally gored by Eddie the dog. Meanwhile, Frasier is asked to sign a card for a work colleague. He jokingly writes "Dear Clarence, you're not getting older, you're just getting closer to death", before finding to his horror that the card is not for a birthday; Clarence has had a kidney transplant. To avoid embarrassment he has to buy the exact same card, sneak into the hospital to get the old one back, and recreate everyone else's messages letter-for-letter. When returning the card he sees Clarence, who is delighted that Frasier "went to the trouble to visit when the rest of those bums didn't even send [him] a card".
29	5	"Dukes, We Hardly Knew Ye"	James Burrows	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	October 18, 1994 (1994-10-18)
Frasier and Niles are planning an expensive meal out to celebrate a new investment, and are rather surprised when their father invites them for a drink at Duke's, Martin's long-time bar hangout where even their late mother never ventured. Unable to make sense of the invitation, and castigated by Daphne for being too analytical about it, they decide to treat it just as a kind gesture (even an honour) and accept. They find the place very friendly, even though everyone there seems to know all about Frasier's marital difficulties. Both brothers are subsequently horrified to learn that they are investors in a group which is about to demolish the place – and terrified of what their father will say when he finds out.
30	6	"The Botched Language of Cranes"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	November 1, 1994 (1994-11-01)
When Frasier makes a disparaging remark about Seattle's weather, he winds up in hot water with his listeners - and his attempt to retrieve the situation by speaking at a charity dinner only makes things worse.
31	7	"The Candidate"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)
Frasier is disappointed that his father has recorded a promotional video for congressional candidate Holden Thorpe, of whose policies Frasier disapproves. As a result, Niles suggests that he publicly support rival Phil Patterson. Frasier is reluctant to publicly take sides in politics due to his public position, but when Thorpe demeans him on the radio show, Frasier agrees. The problem is that Patterson confides in Frasier that six years earlier he was abducted by aliens. When Frasier attempts to record his speech (including "I like the way [Phil's] mind works. He's a visionary, and he cares about the little people") he loses his cool. Niles realizes something is wrong, and gets Frasier to tell him what Phil said (using a trick to get around their professional ethics). Niles manages to make Frasier see that it isn't something which destroys him as a politician, so the shoot goes ahead. The day before the election, Bulldog (a Thorpe supporter) storms into the studio laughing that people have found out about the aliens. Frasier attempts to rescue what he feels the situation is, by telling the public that belief in aliens is not stupid. Unfortunately for him, the 'aliens' in question were Guatemalan children without green cards or papers. Phil later explains that they were exchange students he put up as a gesture. Thorpe wins in a landslide.
32	8	"Adventures In Paradise (Part 1)"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 15, 1994 (1994-11-15)
After seeing a magazine feature on eligible singles in Seattle, Roz is bold when Frasier admires one, and a promising romance results - only to result in a major shock for Frasier.
33	9	"Adventures In Paradise (Part 2)"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 22, 1994 (1994-11-22)
After the bad surprise, things (as usual) get even worse for Frasier. The lady gives him another chance, but it only results in an even worse shock - and not only for Frasier.
34	10	"Burying a Grudge"	Andy Ackerman	David Lloyd	November 29, 1994 (1994-11-29)
When Maris goes in for a facelift, the boys discover that one of Martin's old pals, with whom he has become estranged, is also in for an operation, and decide to try to get them together again.
35	11	"Seat of Power"	James Burrows	Steven Levitan	December 13, 1994 (1994-12-13)
After Martin bemoans his sons' rarefied nature and lack of ordinary abilities, they decide to prove him wrong by fixing the toilet, with the usual poor results; whereupon the plumber turns out to be the high-school bully who tormented Niles long ago. The protagonist Danny Kriezel.
36	12	"Roz In the Doghouse"	James Burrows	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	January 3, 1995 (1995-01-03)
Roz is injured at work, and Bulldog visits her. Roz is concerned that he will hit on her, but it turns out that he wants her to produce his radio show. After seeing Frasier's arrogant and condescending attitude towards her, claiming that "a cockatoo with a strong beak could do what you do," she accepts Bulldog's offer. Once she's ready to return to work, the show is a big success, with Roz's on-air banter. Bulldog even impresses the sports-hating Gil. Meanwhile, Frasier goes through a string of inept producers and shoddy shows, leaving Roz to ponder whether the cockatoo had asked for too much money. Increasingly, Frasier realizes that he has made a mistake in letting her go, and he may have misjudged Bulldog. He will not apologize to her, because, in his mind, it distorts reality when a Harvard graduate is wrong about something. Roz continues to shine, arranging an interview with Wayne Gretzky. Bulldog is so excited by this that he tries to hit on Roz, who is shocked when she returns to the room and finds him topless, holding a feather, with classical music on the stereo and candles lit. She ends their professional partnership, not to mention Bulldog's hope of a personal one. Unfortunately for her, however, Frasier, who has finally swallowed his pride and arrived at her apartment with the intent of apologizing, has witnessed the whole thing, and with exaggerated graciousness invites Roz to apologize.
37	13	"Retirement Is Murder"	Alan Myserson	Elias Davis & David Pollock	January 10, 1995 (1995-01-10)
Martin obsesses over a long-unsolved murder case, bringing out photos of the crime scene and other pieces of evidence. Frasier and Niles scoff, until Martin reveals that the victim's mother is close to death, and he hopes to solve the case to bring her peace of mind. Frasier, Niles, and Daphne decide to look over the evidence themselves...leaving Frasier to believe that a jealous ex-boyfriend's trained chimpanzee was the murderer! However, he decides to give Martin the joy of solving the crime, and arranges the photographs in a revealing way. Martin looks over them and realizes the truth: the police officer who attended the scene of the crime was the culprit. Frasier does not hear about this, and makes a fool of himself when he tries to explain his own reasoning to Martin's cop friends.
38	14	"Fool Me Once, Shame On You..."	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Christopher Lloyd	February 7, 1995 (1995-02-07)
Niles meets Frasier in Café Nervosa and announces that he has decided to become “handy”. He is particularly proud of himself for filling up his car at the petrol station himself. Roz joins them, but is unwilling to associate with Niles owing to his habit of making snide remarks about her. Frasier talks her round, and she and Niles start a conversation which turns into a competition of such remarks, which they both thoroughly enjoy. Moments later, Frasier discovers that his briefcase has been stolen. This turns out to be the first of several thefts targeting him, including his dry cleaning and even his car. Shortly after that, there is a mysterious phonecall to KACL from a woman who claims to have spent the previous night with Frasier, and who says she saw his car driving away that morning. Frasier and Roz know this points to identity theft, and though consumed with anger, Frasier sees the opportunity to confront the miscreant responsible.
39	15	"You Scratch My Book..."	Andy Ackerman	Joe Keenan	February 14, 1995 (1995-02-14)
Daphne is a fan of Dr Honey Snow's (Shannon Tweed) self-help books, which feature advice such as "time is a concept known to only one of earth's creatures. Just for today, be a sunflower" and "nothing ventured, nothing gained". Frasier regards them as tacky and simplistic, remarking that "after one page I found myself yearning for the worldly cynicism of Barney the Dinosaur". However, when he sees what she looks like his opinion of her magically changes. He meets her and she asks him out. The problem is that she wants him to write the foreword for her next book, and his attempts to sound enthusiastic are unconvincing. Meanwhile, Niles invests $500 through his broker Wendell on Daphne's behalf, and wins her $200. She decides to reinvest her winnings, but when the company fails, Niles instead tells her she's gained, and pays her his own money, as he enjoys the physical affection he gets when he tells her. Frasier notes that this is a form of “the world's oldest profession”, but Niles makes him see that his own situation is similar (even though Niles' woman is English). When Frasier tells Honey of his views on the book, she is impressed, admitting that the book is a rush job. Just when it seems like Frasier is on to a winner, they start telling what they dislike of each other, and Frasier lets slip that his opinion applies to her whole body of work. Furious, Honey throws him out.
40	16	"The Show Where Sam Shows Up"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 21, 1995 (1995-02-21)
Frasier Crane's old friend from Cheers, Sam Malone, comes to Seattle because he claims the Seattle Mariners want to interview him for a job on their pitching staff. After meeting Niles and Martin and flirting with Daphne, Sam finally discusses the real nature of his visit to Seattle. Sam explains to Frasier that he got cold feet and did not want to get married to Sheila. What he does not know is that Frasier slept with Sheila three months before Sam's visit. Frasier discusses the situation with Sheila and they agree not to tell Sam. But, then Sam wants to take Frasier's advice and be completely honest with his fiancée. Sam tells Sheila that he had an affair with two women the night they got engaged. Sheila then confesses to Sam that she had an affair with Paul and, on a separate occasion, Cliff (Frasier's and Sam's acquaintances from Cheers), not Frasier. Sam is very upset and he doesn't want to get married to Sheila. The episode ends with Frasier and Sam driving in Frasier's BMW talking about their friendship and their pursuit of finding the right woman.
41	17	"Daphne's Room"	David Lee	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	February 28, 1995 (1995-02-28)
Frasier innocently goes into Daphne's room to retrieve a book, and when she finds out, she's not pleased - and then the situation snowballs through several more levels.
42	18	"The Club"	David Lee	Elias Davis & David Pollock	March 21, 1995 (1995-03-21)
When Niles hears about openings at an exclusive club the brothers have always been fascinated with, Frasier decides he'd like to try too - only their plans go awry.
43	19	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	James Burrows	Don Siegel	March 28, 1995 (1995-03-28)
Frasier's show is nominated for a radio award, but an over-enthusiastic admirer who has apparently gone over the line into stalking threatens to make it something less than a joyful occasion.
44	20	"Breaking the Ice"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Steven Levitan	April 18, 1995 (1995-04-18)
After Roz has a discussion with Frasier about expressions of emotional attachment, Frasier starts pondering the subject - and gets a chance to explore the topic further when he and Niles get roped into an ice-fishing expedition with Martin.
45	21	"An Affair to Forget"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano	May 2, 1995 (1995-05-02)
Frasier receives a call on air about a woman who is convinced her husband, a German fencing instructor, is having an affair with a wealthy new client. Later, he learns from Niles that Maris has taken up fencing, with a German fencing instructor called Gunnar. Frasier is convinced that Maris is having an affair with Gunnar but Martin just says it's coincidence. However, when the caller rings back and says she has found letters describing the 'other woman' as 'not quite human woman', and reveals that her husband's name is Gunnar, Frasier is convinced. He goes to see Maris, in her sensory deprivation tank, and says that she has to end the affair and then opens it up to confront her face to face, only to find Niles sitting there. Apparently, Marta has trouble with her pronouns and so Niles is Missy Crane. Niles is determined to stand up to Gunnar and challenges him to a duel. "An Affair to Forget" won an Emmy for writing in a comedy series in 1995.[1]
46	22	"Agents In America Part III"	David Lee	Joe Keenan	May 9, 1995 (1995-05-09)
Niles and Frasier are in Café Nervosa discussing Maris chasing the presidency of her wine club when Bebe Glazer, Frasier's agent, arrives and tells him that they are only offering an 8% raise (as in his contract) so she convinces him to hold out for a renegotiation. The station starts to play hardball by interviewing replacements for Frasier and painting over his car parking space, so when Bebe arrives at Frasier's apartment, he has turned very worried and wants her to agree to their pay raise. Bebe reluctantly phones up Tom Duran, the station manager, and tells them they have until midnight to agree to her demands or Frasier walks. The station doesn't ring until 11:45pm, at which point Frasier is decidedly worried about his future. Luckily, the station agrees to renegotiate his contract from scratch the next morning, so Bebe and Frasier start to celebrate. When Frasier is awoken by Martin the next morning, he starts to recall the events of the previous night, at which point Bebe walks into the living room wearing Frasier's shirt. Bebe has taken this as a sign of a relationship, but Frasier makes her see it was a mistake. However, after Bebe has gone to renegotiate his contract, he is sitting in Café Nervosa with Niles when Bulldog rushes in and says Bebe is on the ledge of Tom Duran's office and is threatening to jump. Fearing it may be his rejection of her that has driven Bebe to this extreme, he rushes to her aid. Once on the ledge, Bebe reveals this is just a tactic to get the station to keep Frasier, and luckily, it works. Frasier is initially appalled Bebe can sink so low, but soon realises he is glad she is his agent.
47	23	"The Innkeepers"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 16, 1995 (1995-05-16)
After the brothers hear that Seattle's oldest restaurant is closing its doors, they decide it's their opportunity to get into the food business themselves - and opening night is a major blast.
48	24	"Dark Victory"	James Burrows	Christopher Lloyd and Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	May 23, 1995 (1995-05-23)
After Roz is unhappily reminded of a family reunion she has to miss, Frasier decides to try to cheer her up by inviting her to the birthday party he's throwing for his dad.

References

1. ^ "1995 Emmy Award Winners". The New York Times. 1995-09-12. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEFD8143CF931A2575AC0A963958260. Retrieved 2009-03-04.