Frasier: Season 08  (2000)

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Frasier: Season 08

Season seven of Frasier came to a rousing finale with the now-legendary "Winnebago" elopement of Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves), just as Daphne was poised to wed Niles' lawyer Donny Douglas (Saul Rubinek). This of course does not rest well with Donny, who immediately initiates a lawsuit against Daphne, nor with Niles' vis-à-vis Melinda Karnofsky (Jane Adams), who has trapped the younger Crane in a humiliating sham marriage. But at least now Niles and Daphne are unafraid to tell the world that they were meant for each other all along. Meanwhile, Niles' older brother, radio shrink Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), reluctantly becomes "mentor" to station KACL's young and bumptuous new owner, Silicon Valley billionaire Kenny Daly (Tom McGowan). Later on, Frasier dates the sharkish lawyer Abby (Teri Polo), who is defending Daphne against Donny; the troublesome "Dr. Mary" (Kim Coles) returns to aggravate Frasier when he hosts Seattle's annual Christmas parade; and Frasier's son Freddy (Trevor Einhorn) endures a chaotic camping trip with his dad and his grandfather Martin (John Mahoney). In other Season Eight highlights: "Sliding Frasiers" is a takeoff of the theatrical feature Sliding Doors, offering two alternate version of Frasier and Niles' Valentine's Day adventures; Roz (Peri Gilpin) incurs Frasier's jealousy when she replaces him as narrator for her TV space documentary, hiring astronaut-politician John Glenn instead; and Jean Smart returns as Frasier's contentious high school sweetheart Lana Gardner (formerly named Lorna Lynley, at least until the NBC legal department got involved), in a two-parter in which Frasier discovers the latest love of his life, a woman named Claire (Patricia Clarkson). In the season finale, Frasier plans a romantic vacation with Claire in Belize--only to learn to his horror that Martin, Niles and Daphne plan to go along for the ride. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide