"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | |
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Frasier episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 10 |
Directed by | Kelsey Grammer |
Written by | Jay Kogen |
Production code | 131 |
Original air date | December 17, 1998 |
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"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" is the tenth episode of Frasier's sixth season. It first aired on NBC in the United States on December 17, 1998. In the episode, Frasier, while shopping for Christmas gifts meets a stylish Jewish woman, Helen Moskowitz, who asks him to take her daughter Faye on a blind date. This leads to a deepening relationship between the two. Helen on Christmas Eve makes a stop by Frasier's apartment, unaware that he is not Jewish and so he and the family must pretend that they are to survive the visit.
The episode was directed by Kelsey Grammer and was written by Jay Kogen. Amy Brenneman and Carole Shelley guest star in the episode as Faye and Helen respectively. Since airing, the episode has received many positive reviews from television critics and fans.