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The sixth season of Frasier aired from September 24, 1998, to May 20, 1999, on NBC, consisting of a total of 24 episodes. After losing his job at KACL, Frasier keeps himself busy while he looks for work however Niles believes he is experiencing denial. Frasier has been invited to his school reunion, an event he believes is cursed as they always occur when he is at a low point in his life, such as his divorce with Lilith and being left at the altar by Diane. He is thus not keen to attend now he is out of a job and single. Frasier and Martin find themselves having numerous arguments than usual now that Frasier is at home all day.
Roz suggests Martin consider moving in with Niles for a spell, and Niles agrees since Daphne would come with him. Frasier is pleasantly surprised at how beautiful she has become, and enjoys having dinner with her, but notices that she has some neurotic tendencies. Frasier has been dating Nancy, a former KACL worker, while Niles and Maris have reached a financial settlement. Niles has been forced by his ongoing divorce from Maris to buy a cheaper car, as his Mercedes has been repossessed. Frasier tells Niles that the biggest drain on his finances is his apartment and forces him to start renting it out. Niles’ gourmet club will soon be awarding the annual Golden Apron Award, and the final phase of the contest requires each contender to host a dinner party at their home. Roz is in a difficult financial situation, struggling to pay for her rent and baby clothes.
KACL’s ratings are suffering as a result of the new format, but the management still will not change it. 1500 to help her along in the meantime. Christmas is approaching, and while out shopping with Roz and looking for a menorah for his son, Frasier makes a covert attempt to purchase a sweater for Roz. After several acts of kindness backfire, Frasier starts to lose his faith in humanity. Driving home in the rain, he comes across a stranded woman and considers whether or not to give her a ride. Roz’s mother Joanna is visiting, and Frasier suggests fixing her up with Martin. They spend an evening together, but after Roz and Joanna have left, Martin admits to Frasier that he found her very boring company.
Roz, though, reports that her mother had a wonderful evening and hopes to see Martin again before she leaves Seattle. Maris’s divorce lawyers have motioned to postpone the trial date for eight months, which will be ruinously expensive for Niles. Niles has been awarded Maris’ lake-front cottage, Shady Glen, in the divorce settlement. Frasier suggests he go with Niles and Martin to spend a weekend there, to take his brother’s mind off his troubles. Niles tries to persuade Daphne to join them, but she declines.
Frasier decides to hold a dinner party, and plans it with Niles. When his invitees the Walburts ring back to accept the invitation, the answering machine takes the message, and Frasier and Niles hear the couple talking about them before they realize they are still connected. Daphne and Maris were seated at the tables next to them in romantic dates with their new boyfriends. He has not moved back into the Montana, as his apartment is currently occupied by a sub-tenant, Dr. Niles, Frasier, Martin and Roz attend a silent auction for the Kelly Anne Grunther Foundation. Niles stumbles upon an auction for a luncheon with three Nobel Laureates, and soon finds himself bidding against Frasier.
The two become determined to beat the other. Frasier is in Café Nervosa interviewing candidates for a new radio psychiatrist at KACL, whose show will run alongside his own. Frasier announces at breakfast that he had a date the previous evening, and Martin and Daphne immediately offer their sympathies. They change their tune when Cassandra appears from the bedroom.