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Frasier's fifth year finds the cast, writers, and directors working brilliantly together; by now the series has reached its creative summit -- a lofty perch from which it won't descend any time soon. Season 5 gets off to a bang with "Frasier's Imaginary Friend," in which our hero (Kelsey Grammer) returns from a vacation in Acapulco, raving about his torrid affair with a supermodel zoologist. Naturally, everybody thinks he's making it all up. The series presents its first major surprise in a two-parter that finds Frasier's assistant, Roz (Peri Gilpin), telling him that she's pregnant. "The 1000th Show" (which refers to Frasier's daily radio show) is noteworthy as the first Frasier episode actually filmed on location in Seattle, where the series takes place. "Perspectives on Christmas," an especially well written episode, won the entire cast a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy. Bebe Neuwirth, who played Frasier's wife, Lilith, in Cheers, reprises her characterization in "Room Service," a hilarious episode that finds the confused therapist racing back to her ex after her current lover leaves her -- for a man. Another rib-tickler is "Life of the Party," which climaxes with Roz giving birth -- quite unexpectedly -- at a social gathering. As always, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, and Jane Leeves provide terrific support for Grammer, who continues to play the title role with seeming effortlessness. There isn't a weak episode in the bunch; you'll be hard pressed to find a funnier DVD box set all year. Ed Hulse

All Movie Guide

This season finds the Crane brothers (Kelsey Grammer as Frasier, David Hyde Pierce as Niles) in their usual competitive state, with misadventures at fancy dinners, parties, and galas occurring at an alarming rate. Perhaps the most notable development this season is Roz's (Peri Gilpin) surprise pregnancy. Her decision to keep the baby and her dilemma over whether or not to tell the father about it are prevalent throughout the entire season, which culminates in Roz giving birth at one of Frasier and Niles' parties. Martin's (John Mahoney) personal relationships are given more screen time than they've had in the past, and his sons worry about his potential marriage to Sherry (Marsha Mason), while Niles himself is still in a constant state of anxiety concerning his feelings for Daphne (Jane Leeves).

Product Details

• UPC: 097360699241
• Source: PARAMOUNT
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Pan & Scan
• Language: English
• Time: 9:00:00
• Sales Rank: 7,627

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• Frasier: Frasier's Imaginary Friend
• Frasier: The Gift Horse
• Frasier: Halloween
• Frasier: The Kid
• Frasier: The 1000th Show
• Frasier: Voyage of the Damned
• Frasier: My Fair Frasier
• Frasier: Desperately Seeking Closure
• Frasier: Perspectives on Christmas
• Frasier: Where Every Bloke Knows Yor Name
• Frasier: Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
• Frasier: The Zoo Story
• Frasier: The Maris Counselor
• Frasier: The Ski Lodge
• Frasier: Room Service
• Frasier: Beware of Greeks
• Frasier: The Perfect Guy
• Frasier: Bad Dog
• Frasier: Frasier Gotta Have It
• Frasier: First Date
• Frasier: Roz and the Schnoz
• Frasier: The Life of the Party
• Frasier: Party, Party
• Frasier: Sweet Dreams

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