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Editorial Review
Frasier's fifth season is marked by two central themes. First is Roz's (Peri Gilpin) unexpected pregnancy, which naturally opens the door for countless promiscuity jokes for the radio show's beleaguered producer. The second is the continuing drama of Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and his frosty wife, Maris, which seemed to finally come to a head. Not that even a good marriage has ever kept Niles from pining for Daphne (Jane Leeves), of course. Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) show is sailing along, and for the occasion of his 1000th show, is honored by the mayor for "Frasier Crane Day," which allows the cast to do some rare location shooting in Seattle. But he has some problems with KACL management, and the prospect of tough contract negotiations tempts him to return to the Dark Side, in the form of agent Bebe (Harriet Sansom Harris). His personal life continues to sputter, even when he meets a perfect woman (Sela Ward as a fashion model studying zoology, Lindsay Frost as a high-powered defense attorney). The annual guest appearance by ex-wife Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) comes with a bizarre twist, and his father (John Mahoney) comes to a critical point with his girlfriend (Marsha Mason). Frasier won its fifth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, Grammer and Pierce won their third and second statuettes, respectively, and Patti Lupone was nominated for her guest appearance as Frasier's vengeful Greek aunt. --David Horiuchi
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Customer Reviews

It's The Dialogue

2007-08-24
Even the weakest of the Frasier episodes always has clever reparte (sp?) and frequent unexpected events that draw laughs. Forget about world problems; you can immerse yourself in "Frasier" problems that relate (though the topics may vary) to us all.

Hooked

2007-08-12
Although I still believe Season 2 is the absolute pinnacle of the whole Frasier run, this is certainly one of the better seasons. Nice to see Peri Gilpin get the chance to show what a great actress she is, and Bebe's return episode is just as wickedly funny as all the others in which she's featured. Let's face it: as a FRASIER fan is there really any season you want to be without?

More great laughs with the Crane's.

2007-05-14
I enjoy watching Frasier so much. This has some of my favorite episodes on it. Especially where Niles and Lilith end up together one night. I can watch over and over. You won't be sorry if you're a fan of the show.

top show for witty humor

2007-03-30
I love how they developed these characters over time and never lost the persona or humor. Guaranteed to laugh each episode and easy to watchover and over.

Still funny after five series

2007-01-06
Series 5 is not my absolute favourite, but it is still very funny and contains some classic episodes.

In 'Halloween', Niles gives a fancy dress party at his posh new apartment, and Roz discovers she is pregnant. Niles gets the wrong end of the stick and thinks it's Daphen who is pregnant, and proposes to her. In 'Voyage of the Damned' Frasier goes on a cruise to Alaska as a guest speaker and takes Roz, Niles and Martin with him. Then it turns out Maris is one of the other passengers, but she thinks Niles is seeing somebody else. The scene where Frasier, Martina and Roz all end up hiding in Maris's bathroom while Niles is trying to reconcile with her is painfully funny. In 'Zoo Story' FRasier has dumped his unscrupulous agent Bebe for a nice but hopelessly ineffectual man, and Bebe schemes to get him back (naturally she succeeds).

In 'The Maris Counsellor' Niles thinks he and Maris are going to be reconciled, but gets a rude shock when (as he thinks) he climbs into bed with her. 'The ski Lodge' is played like a classic French farce, with everyone running in and out of each other's bedrooms, and all ending up with the wrong person. And STILL Dopey Daphne doesn't realise that Niles is crazy about her! Probably my favourite episode from this series is 'Room Serivce'. Lilith returns to Seattle devestated because her husband has left her for another man, a contractor who was working on their mastre bedroom. "It's ironic, isn't it?" she says to Roz: "No sooner do I get the closet of my dreams than my husband comes out of it." Frasier fears that he may succumb to Lilith's attractions again, but in fact it is Niles who ends up spending the night with her, and the morning after bedroom scene is absolutely hilarious.

There are lows in this series as well as highs, some episodes are too sentimental for my taste, and the obtuseness of Daphen continues to irritate, but overall I would say this DVD is worth every cent.

Getting better each season

2008-06-23
I was a faithful Frasier watcher during it's original run. I missed an occasional show. Since it's been off the air, I've watched the syndicated shows whenever I can. I must say that watching every episode in order (I've bought all seasons through season six so far)truly enhances the already great writing and acting from the show. Season five is great. I can't wait to open up Season Six! If you love Frasier, do yourself a favor and watch them all in the order they were released. Enjoy!

too too funny

2008-04-07
Frasier is so funny..I could watch that cast all day long!
that's why i ordered 3 box sets, and will order the next one.
and you can't beat the quality.

Entertaining hilarity

2008-03-11
Great to have at hand the entertaining hilarity of the Crane family dynamics; the competitive Crane boys vying to maintain their upper social strata images, coupled with the chagrin of their dad's blue-color unpretentious perspective on life. Spicing up the plot is the continuing frustration of Niles' secret love for Daphne. Intelligent and poetic command of the English language offers great imagery and refreshing entertainment. Tune in at will to great entertainment when you own this set!

Frasier is the Best!

2007-12-12
You can't beat a good episode of Frasier. Season 5 made me laugh so hard and was a nice treat during the cold winter weather we have been experiencing. I would highly recommend this to anybody.

Frasier Season 5

2007-11-30
I am a Frasierholic....so every season is great to me. I really enjoyed season 5. The ensemble cast is just wonderful together. I plan on getting all the seasons to add to my collection.