Top 5 Frasier Episodes According to IMDb: Greatest Hits Every Fan Agrees On

Over 11 years, there were 264 episodes of Frasier between 1993 and 2004. So trying to pick the top 5 is a bit of a challenge. Fortunately, IMDB has ranked the best episodes for us. And here are the top 5:

5. The Good Son (8.5)

Where it all began. After moving back to Seattle, Frasier has settled down. He's got a nice little phone-in show on the radio and life is good.

Then his elderly father has a fall and there's only one solution - he has to move in with Frasier, who can keep an eye on him. But Frasier is not the best person to look after a grumpy old man with hearing problems. And his brother Niles is willing to pay for their father's care. So they hire the (slightly) strange Daphne. And the scene is set...

4. The Two Mrs Cranes (9.1)

Ex-lovers offer endless comic possibilities. As do awkward moments. In this episode, Daphne's ex-fiancé Clive arrives to rekindle their relationship. Dismissing him as a slacker, Daphne lies to Clive and tells him she's married to Niles. Cue 20 minutes of great dialogue and weird looks exchanged between the characters as things become increasingly awkward.

3. The Matchmaker (9.2)

Frasier thinks he's doing a good thing when he invites his new boss, Tom, to dinner at his apartment. His intention is to introduce Tom to Daphne in the hope that the new station manager will sweep her off her feet and make her smile again. What could possibly go wrong? Well, Tom is gay - and he has his eye on Frasier.

2. Ham Radio (9.4)

When Frasier is asked to produce an Agatha Christie-style radio play, Niles is sceptical about what his brother will come up with. Frasier, however, has no qualms and sets about staging the play to his own exacting standards. If you're a fan of farce, this is a must see. You don't even have to have seen Frasier to get it. But it's absolutely hilarious.

1. The Ski Lodge (9.5)

Frasier trades in his wide-screen TV for the chance to take his family to a ski lodge. Daphne invites her swimsuit model friend, Annie, along for the break - and Frasier likes what he sees. Only Annie has the hots for his Niles. And Niles is fixated on Daphne - who has a crush on a gay ski instructor called Guy.

In the end, it's one big sex farce, with characters reading the wrong signs and trying desperately to manipulate situations to their will - and yet nobody wants to be with Frasier.

Source: IMDB.