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Frasier Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1995 - 1996
Episode 1
She's the Boss
Tue, Sep 19, 199523 mins
There is a new station manager at KACL, and she's a woman named Kate Costas (Mercedes Ruehl). She has a reputation for being a fearsome perfectionist, and everyone at her last radio station was afraid of her. She quickly instils a similar atmosphere at KACL (even Bulldog is scared), although Frasier is not prepared to be intimidated. Therefore, when she instructs him to change his show in various sensationalist ways (such as themed shows and giving priority to "juicier calls"), he flatly refuses to co-operate, reasoning that she cannot fire one of the station's highest-rated hosts. His show is promptly moved to the graveyard shift, spoiling his sleep patterns and making Roz bitterly resentful, but Frasier still refuses to back down. Eventually, the two of them devise a plan whereby they believe they can both obey and humiliate the boss at the same time by turning the show in a XXX show, asking people about nothing but sex. This ultimately works and Kate restores them to their original timeslot with the condition of doing theme shows once in a while. Meanwhile, Eddie has started a feud with a Doberman in the condo above Frasier's, and Niles wants a gun for personal security. There is a debate between Frasier and Kate about the Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and which key it is in; in fact, both of them are wrong.
Episode 2
Shrink Rap
Tue, Sep 26, 199523 mins
Martin sees trouble ahead when Frasier resumes his private practice out of Niles' office suite, but even Martin couldn't foresee that their partnership will result in therapy for both of them. After constant conflicts, Frasier and Niles begin seeing the neighbouring psychiatrist (guest star Milo O'Shea) and gain new perspective - and either's patients.
Episode 3
Martin Does It His Way
Tue, Oct 10, 199523 mins
A loathsome, late great aunt leaves a legacy requesting that Frasier deliver her eulogy and Niles dispose of her ashes. While wrestling with these tasks, they both get a kick out of helping Martin resurrect a dormant dream of writing songs for Frank Sinatra.
Episode 4
Leapin' Lizards
Tue, Oct 31, 199530 mins
Frasier asks new boss Kate to stop Bulldog from bullying him on-the-air, but when she learns how much callers enjoy Frasier's humiliation, she encourages their on-air rivalry. In retaliation, Frasier schemes with Roz to interrupt Bulldog's show with a surprise package.
Episode 5
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Tue, Nov 7, 199530 mins
Frasier may have to scratch his dream of becoming the head of the wine club after Niles accidentally gouges Frasier's floor on the eve of an important wine tasting. When Niles has his contractor, Joe, promptly make repairs, Frasier is floored by the ensuing mess and chaos. Also, Niles must contend with the fact that Joe and Daphne have taken a shine to each other.
Episode 6
Sleeping with the Enemy
Tue, Nov 14, 199530 mins
Frasier rallies the on-air talent to back the support staff in a labour dispute with station manager Kate Costas (guest star Mercedes Ruehl). When the staff elects Frasier to battle Kate in negotiations, their unexpected mutual attraction gives new meaning to the term 'labour relations'.
Episode 7
The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl
Tue, Nov 21, 199530 mins
After Frasier's tryst with Kate, they meet and decide to take things slow. She tells him that he and Roz have to fill in when one of the performers is unable to go on. But Roz who's preoccupied of going on a date, she messes up so Frasier tells her to go. Kate shows up and they lose their inhibitions get it on but Frasier inadvertently turns on the Mic so all of Seattle hear them. Frasier is told by Kate that he's suspended. So he goes home to mope. Kate shows up to apologize and to make sure no one sees her he takes her out through the service elevator and things heat up again when they get stuck.
Episode 8
The Last Time I Saw Maris
Tue, Nov 28, 199530 mins
After a relieved Niles learns that Maris' mysterious three-day disappearance took her on a shopping spree to New York, Frasier tells him to demand an apology from her instead of giving her a welcome home gift. Niles takes his brother's advice and reads her the riot act, but when he later refuses to aplogise, Maris asks for a divorce.
Episode 9
Frasier Grinch
Tue, Dec 19, 199523 mins
On Christmas Eve, Frasier learns that the shipment of educational toys he ordered for his son, Frederick (guest star Luke Tarsitano), has been delayed. Frasier and Niles must then go where neither man has ever gone before - a shopping mall - in search of toys to put under the tree. Meanwhile, Niles announces that his estranged wife, Maris, has cut off his funds, and Martin proves his style of decorating for the holidays is lovely and cosy.
Episode 10
It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave
Tue, Jan 9, 199630 mins
Roz finally manages to get Frasier to reveal the identity of "Dirty Girl", with whom he had an affair that was accidentally broadcast live on KACL. Frasier finds himself thinking about Kate constantly, and wondering if they made the right decision not to pursue any relationship. Daphne encourages him not to let fear of rejection get in his way, but just as Frasier is on the point of broaching the subject with Kate at work, she announces that she is moving to Chicago that night to start a new job. They say goodbye and that seems to be the end, but Niles decides to call around later that day with a video of Casablanca, and the ensuing conversation starts Frasier thinking again.
Episode 11
The Friend
Tue, Jan 16, 199623 mins
Frasier realises that since moving home to Seattle he has relied solely on his brother for friendship, so he makes an on-air appeal for volunteers to become his new friend. A listener named Bob (guest star Griffin Dunne) responds; however, Frasier quickly learns that wheelchair-bound Bob is a complete bore who drones incessantly about barbecue. Due to Bob's condition, Frasier fears he'll misunderstand Frasier's motives for wanting to end the friendship.
Episode 12
Come Lie with Me
Tue, Jan 30, 199623 mins
After spending the night together at Frasier's place, Daphne and Joe try without success to conceal the fact from Frasier and Martin at breakfast. The situation does not bother Martin, but Frasier feels uncomfortable at the idea of them sleeping together under his roof, and he expresses his concern to Daphne. She explains that Joe's house is under construction, so given Frasier's feelings she decides to look for her own place. At first this seems like an ideal solution, but after Frasier and Martin spend a whole weekend together without her in the apartment, the two are ready to kill each other and begin to appreciate just what a calming influence she was between them. Meanwhile, Niles is finding that his separation from Maris is cutting him off from several high-profile social events.
Episode 13
Moon Dance
Tue, Feb 6, 199623 mins
On Martin's advice, Niles asks a woman to a high-society ball, but panics when he realizes he can't dance. Daphne gives him lessons in Frasier's apartment, and the two of them have a great time. When Niles's date cancels, Daphne goes with him to the ball, and they dance a passionate tango.
Episode 14
The Show Where Diane Comes Back
Tue, Feb 13, 199624 mins
Frasier panics at a surprise visit from his ex-fiancée, Diane Chambers (Emmy-winner Shelley Long), who once jilted him at the altar. She's come to Seattle to oversee the production of a play she wrote and is excited to catch up. Niles advises Frasier to get closure with Diane by telling her his true feelings about the way she treated him, but when Diane's play almost collapses and she appears to be on the verge of a breakdown, Frasier comes to her rescue.
Episode 15
A Word to the Wiseguy
Tue, Feb 20, 199623 mins
In spite of his separation from Maris, Niles hopes to make a friendly gesture by getting Maris off the hook for her $8,000 debt in outstanding parking tickets. Niles inadvertently enlists the help of the mob when he finds a guy (Harris Yulin) to "fix" the debt.
Episode 16
Look Before You Leap
Tue, Feb 27, 199623 mins
It is February 29, Leap Year Day, and Frasier is encouraging everyone to shake up their routine and do something different: he commends a trip to a friend's birthday party in Montana to his father, and a new haircut to Daphne. Also, when Roz tells how she met a man on a bus and subsequently lost him again, Frasier encourages her to use the radio show to find him. He himself decides to sing a challenging aria ("Ella mi fu rapita; Parmi veder le lagrime") from Verdi's Rigoletto at the PBS Pledge Drive that evening, instead of the traditional Buttons and Bows. Niles, meanwhile, is in a very good mood, and announces to Frasier that Maris has offered him a half-hour window in her schedule, but rather than discussion, her plan is sex. In this matter, Frasier advises caution, and although Niles concedes that his brother is right, exercising self-control proves a real challenge, and the challenge only gets greater as everyone else's leaps start to turn into falls.
Episode 17
High Crane Drifter
Tue, Mar 12, 199630 mins
The world around Frasier seems to be losing its manners. People are using his parking space, queue-jumping in shops, talking during films at the cinema, smoking in elevators; shop assistants are ignoring him or being rude; even his own neighbors make unnecessary noise. He feels that he stands alone in upholding common courtesy, and eventually loses his patience in a crowded Café Nervosa, forcibly ejecting a man who claimed a table just before him. He is not proud of his behavior afterwards, but Martin is, having read the story in the People of Seattle column. Suddenly, everyone around is hailing Frasier as a hero, and Niles is jealous. However, his actions must have repercussions: firstly, a wave of phone calls to KACL report how people have started emulating him; secondly, the man he targeted threatens to sue. Luckily, Niles helps out with the latter by provoking the man to ensure a counter-suit, which works.
Episode 18
Chess Pains
Tue, Mar 26, 199623 mins
After acquiring a valuable chess set, Frasier can't wait to play, but the only opponent available to him is Martin. After reluctantly agreeing to play, Martin easily wins - thus beginning many father-son matches. Meanwhile, Daphne encourages Niles to take his mind off of Maris by adopting a dog. Niles does so, however the dog he chooses is white, skinny, demanding and shows him no affection.
Episode 19
Crane vs. Crane
Tue, Apr 9, 199623 mins
Niles announces that he has been retained to testify in a high-profile legal action to be broadcast on Court TV; local millionaire Harlow Safford (Donald O'Connor) is, at age 78, apparently showing signs of senility, so his son is trying to get him committed. Niles has agreed to speak as an expert witness to Safford's mental instability. Frasier is initially happy to accept Niles' diagnosis, but the next day, a member of Safford's legal team visits Frasier at work, and asks him to meet Safford in an attempt to try to get his brother to change his mind. Arriving at Safford's mansion, Frasier discovers that the old man's house has a fireman's pole, a giant model railway and lollipops on demand. Safford himself, a charming man who appears quite coherent and stable, explains that his eccentricities are merely his effort to embrace life and make the most of his health while he still can, and give something back to the world that has been kind to him. Charmed by Safford, Frasier feels his brother has made a misdiagnosis, and attempts to convince him to change his testimony; Niles becomes outraged and intensely defensive, convinced that Frasier is merely trying to overshadow his rare moment of glory. The two argue, and Frasier, convinced that Niles is letting his desire for fame and publicity cloud his judgement and blind him to the truth of the matter, decides to testify in favor of Safford.
Episode 20
Police Story
Tue, Apr 23, 199630 mins
Frasier becomes so enamoured with an attractive traffic cop after she pulls him and Roz over for speeding that his ex-cop father, Martin, arranges for them to "accidentally" bump into each other at a local cop hangout. As Frasier grows confident that the officer finds him irresistible, she instead begins making overtures to Martin, who then turns to Niles for advice. Meanwhile, Daphne hosts her friends Charlotte (Jillie Mack) and Maggie (Denise Potter) for a night of popcorn and girl talk.
Episode 21
Where There's Smoke, There's Fired
Tue, Apr 30, 199630 mins
Big Willie (Richard Hamilton), the station's new owner, blows smoke at Frasier concerning the prospect of nationally syndicating his call-in show. If Frasier can help Big Willie's fiancée - none other than Frasier's agent Bebe Glazer - to quit smoking, Frasier will get his syndication. In a desperate bid, Frasier forces his family to spend a hellish weekend with Bebe in their home as he tries everything possible to snuff out her habit. Meanwhile, Martin and Daphne offer suggestions as to how Niles can trim expenses after his loss of Maris' financial assistance.
Episode 22
Frasier Loves Roz
Tue, May 7, 199623 mins
Roz is going to a wedding as a bridesmaid, and has to wear a revolting lime-green dress to make sure the bride is radiant by comparison. The occasion starts her thinking about settling down, instead of moving from one brief relationship to another, and Frasier suggests she look for a man with more substance than superficial flash. Soon afterwards, he and Niles see her in Café Nervosa with someone, whom Niles recognizes as his least favorite patient: a compulsive womanizer called Ben Collins. He shares this detail with Frasier, but in the strictest confidence as one therapist to another, and as a result Frasier cannot tell Roz why she is dating the wrong man without contravening his professional ethics. He still tries to convince her, without giving a reason, and after a conversation with Daphne, Roz begins to wonder if he is doing this out of more than just friendship.
Episode 23
The Focus Group
Tue, May 14, 199630 mins
Frasier and Roz secretly observe a focus group evaluating their program - and overall the group gives extremely effusive praise for both of them, except for one negative critic. Manu, a newsstand owner, has Frasier obsess over why Manu doesn't like him. Meanwhile, Daphne's foul mood - caused by her boyfriend being away on their anniversary - becomes a turn-on for Niles when the two of them verbally spar.
Episode 24
You Can Go Home Again
Tue, May 21, 199630 mins
Frasier and Roz celebrate the third anniversary of Frasier's show, and their time spent together making it, with presents: Roz gives Frasier a taped copy of the first ever episode of The Dr. Frasier Crane Show. Later that day, Frasier returns home to find Daphne on the phone, calling him a dictatorial tyrant who won't let her go home to Britain. It turns out she's on the phone to her mother, trying to wrangle her way out of another boring-but-obligatory return visit home, as she only gets one week of vacation a year and she wants to spend it somewhere like Acapulco. Frasier puts on the tape of his first ever show, and as his awkward voice starts, prepares himself for a bumpy ride as he remembers his first show and his early days back in Seattle surrounding it.