Frasier: Season 9
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Frasier Season 8.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
Don Juan in Hell (1)
Sep 25, 2001 · 24 min
Frasier continues to be conflicted about whether he truly wants to be with Lana instead of Claire. He consults his family, but a chance encounter at the airport steers him toward m
Don Juan in Hell (2)
Sep 25, 2001 · 24 min
Troubled by his recent relationship woes, Frasier goes to the country for peace and quiet but ends up facing the ghosts of failed relationships past.
The First Temptation of Daphne
Oct 2, 2001 · 24 min
Daphne stumbles across a file of one of Niles' patients, who is in love with him via "transference." Daphne's paranoia sends her to extreme lengths to learn anything she can about
Love Stinks
Oct 16, 2001 · 24 min
Frasier hosts a party for the staff at the radio station to improve his image. Meanwhile, Roz dates a garbageman and Niles recalls his childhood memories with Daphne.
Room Full of Heroes
Oct 30, 2001 · 24 min
Frasier holds a 'Dress as Your Hero' Halloween party, but nobody can tell who he is. Meanwhile, Niles dresses as Martin, Daphne as Elton John, Martin as Joe DiMaggio and Roz as Wo
Bla-Z-Boy
Nov 6, 2001 · 24 min
An accident causes a mess on Frasier's carpet and the destruction of Martin's chair. Meanwhile, Niles gives piano lessons to talented Roz and not-so-talented Daphne.
The Two Hundredth Episode
Nov 13, 2001 · 24 min
Frasier has just completed his 2000th radio show, but discovers that one of the tapes of his collection of his broadcasts is missing. His quest to replace it borders on obsession,
Sharing Kirby
Nov 20, 2001 · 24 min
Blood pressures and spirits rise as an intern becomes the pawn in Frasier and Niles' battle over a wine cellar tour.
Junior Agent
Nov 27, 2001 · 24 min
Frasier gets an annoying new agent in the middle of a competition between him and a rival radio broadcaster.
Bully for Martin
Dec 11, 2001 · 24 min
After Frasier witnesses Martin get chewed out by his boss, Frasier feels obligated to say something on his behalf. However, it only serves to make things worse.
Mother Load (1)
Jan 8, 2002 · 24 min
When Daphne and Niles decide to move in with each other, Daphne's mother and Simon arrive on a surprise visit. Daphne and Niles decide to put off moving in together until her visi
Mother Load (2)
Jan 15, 2002 · 24 min
Daphne and Niles continue to try and hide the fact that they have moved in with each other from Mrs. Moon. She makes such a mess of things that the only way she will leave is if S
Juvenilia
Jan 22, 2002 · 24 min
Kenny tells Frasier and Roz that some recent research into KACL listeners shows that Frasier's average listener is an older gentleman who keeps the radio on for company. He suggest
The Proposal
Feb 5, 2002 · 24 min
Niles plans on proposing to Daphne, so he prepares his speech; buys a ring; and hires a choir, a string quartet, a trumpet player and Wolfgang Puck. But Daphne's mother is still s
Wheels of Fortune
Feb 26, 2002 · 24 min
Frasier is unimpressed when his scheming, scamming ex-brother-in-law rolls in for a visit -- now in a wheelchair -- and claims to be a reformed, God-fearing man who needs money for
Three Blind Dates
Mar 5, 2002 · 24 min
Niles sets Frasier up with Lisa, a patient who owns a bookstore, but they never run into each other. Roz sets Frasier up with Suzanne, an artist, who ends up hating Frasier. Mart
War of the Words
Mar 12, 2002 · 24 min
A-N-X-I-E-T-Y seizes Frasier at the National Spelling Bee, where his son Frederick is a leading competitor.
Deathtrap
Apr 2, 2002 · 24 min
While Frasier and Niles uncover a human skull under the floor of their childhood home and let their imagination get the better of them, Roz's daughter's hamster has died and she is
The Love You Fake
Apr 9, 2002 · 24 min
To quell a feud between Frasier and an upstairs antagonist, Martin and the neighbor's mother feign a romance.
Cheerful Goodbyes
Apr 30, 2002 · 24 min
Frasier returns to Boston to give a speech, and Niles, Daphne and Martin tag along to see the city. Once there, Frasier runs into Cliff Clavin.
Frasier Has Spokane
May 7, 2002 · 24 min
Frasier's show has branched out to Spokane, and he goes to the station in Spokane to meet the press. He quickly finds out that the press and his callers refuse to warm up to him.
The Guilt Trippers
May 14, 2002 · 24 min
Guilt feelings over a sexual liaison with Roz plague Frasier, who heads out to her family reunion in Wisconsin to make amends.
Moons Over Seattle
May 21, 2002 · 24 min
Niles' persistence finally convinces Daphne's father to come to Seattle to reconcile with his wife. Daphne is disappointed that Niles didn't consult her first, but is on board with