Frasier (season 2)

Frasier is shocked and offended to learn that an old friend (John O'Hurley) has turned a romantic episode from Frasier's past into a popular novel but did not credit him in the acknowledgments. When the writer's apology fails to provide the closure he seeks, Frasier tracks down the woman concerned, his former piano teacher (Constance Towers).

When Eddie fathers a litter of puppies by a neighbor's dog, Frasier gets irritated at Martin, who is supposed to have had Eddie neutered. With Martin unwilling to subject Eddie to the procedure, Frasier attempts to arrange it instead.

Sympathetic about Daphne's unsatisfactory love life, Frasier tries to fix her up with Tom Duran, the new station manager (Eric Lutes). Tom is gay, and interpret's Frasier's invitation to dinner as romantic interest.

After witnessing a birth, Niles contemplates becoming a parent. Meanwhile, Frasier attempts to retrieve a get-well card for a colleague because he wrote an inappropriate message on it.

Frasier and Niles discover that their successful new investment group is about to tear down Martin's favorite bar, Duke's.

When Frasier makes a disparaging remark about Seattle's weather, he offends his listeners. His attempt to remedy the situation by speaking at a charity dinner makes things worse.

When the congressional candidate whom Martin supports demeans Frasier on air, he decides to publicly support the man's opponent. The opponent confides in Frasier that he believes he was once abducted by aliens, causing Frasier to question his competency to run for public office. Frasier accidentally reveals the story on-air, and the candidate is heavily defeated at the polls.

After Frasier admires a woman featured in a magazine article on eligible singles in Seattle, Roz brings them together. They start seeing each other, and travel to Bora Bora for a romantic weekend, only to encounter Frasier's ex-wife Lilith staying at the same resort.

The encounter with Lilith at the end of the preceding episode leads to significant complications on Frasier's romantic getaway.

When Maris is admitted to the hospital for a facelift, Niles and Frasier discover that Martin's former police partner, from whom he is estranged, is also hospitalized, and they try to mend the rift.

After Martin bemoans his sons' rarefied tastes and avoidance of all that is ordinary, they try to prove him wrong by fixing the toilet; they make the problem worse, call in a plumber, and find that they have hired Danny Kriezel (John McGinley), a bully who tormented Niles long ago, and his brother, who bullied Frasier.

After Bulldog asks Roz to be his producer, Frasier insults her by suggesting that he asked her only because he wants to have sex with her. Roz takes up the position, leaving Frasier with a series of incompetent replacements. As Frasier swallows his pride and prepares to apologize and beg Roz to return, Bulldog does indeed attempt to sleep with Roz.

With the help of Niles and Daphne, Frasier uses his psychiatric expertise to help Martin solve an old murder case that has puzzled him for years. Martin takes his findings to the police, gets kudos for solving the case, and at a small celebration gives Frasier credit. However, they discover that Frasier in fact believed a chimpanzee to have been responsible for the crime.

When Niles hears about openings at an exclusive club that has long fascinated the brothers, Frasier decides that he would also like to try for membership.

Frasier's show is nominated for a radio award, but his concerns about Kari (Renée Lippin), an over-enthusiastic admirer whose attentions verge on stalking, make it a less-than-pleasant evening.

Frasier receives a call on air from a woman whose husband he suspects to be having an affair with Maris.

Frasier tries to cheer up Roz — unhappy because she is missing a family reunion — by inviting her to the birthday party he is throwing for Martin.