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{{Infobox television season
| season_number        = 2
| bgcolour             = #2256A9
| image                = Frasier S2 DVD.jpg
| image_alt            = 
| caption              = DVD cover
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kelsey Grammer]]
* [[Jane Leeves]]
* [[David Hyde Pierce]]
* [[Peri Gilpin]]
* [[John Mahoney]]
}}
| num_episodes         = 24
| network              = [[NBC]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|1994|9|20}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1995|5|23}}
| episode_list         = List of Frasier episodes
}}
The second season of the American television [[sitcom]] ''[[Frasier]]'' aired on [[NBC]] from September 20, 1994 to May 23, 1995. The opening title card was changed to red.

==Cast==
{{main|List of Frasier characters}}
===Main===
* [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Frasier Crane]]
* [[Jane Leeves]] as [[Daphne Moon]]
* [[David Hyde Pierce]] as [[Niles Crane]]
* [[Peri Gilpin]] as [[Roz Doyle]]
* [[John Mahoney]] as [[Martin Crane]]

===Special guest===
* [[Bebe Neuwirth]] as [[Lilith Sternin|Lilith]]
* [[JoBeth Williams]] as Madeline
* [[John C. McGinley]] as Danny Kriezel
* [[Nathan Lane]] as Phil
* [[Ted Danson]] as [[Sam Malone]]

===Special appearance by===
* [[Dan Butler]] as [[Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe|Bulldog]]
* [[Shelley Long]] as [[Diane Chambers]]

===Recurring===
* [[Edward Hibbert]] as [[Gil Chesterton]]

===Guest===
* [[John O'Hurley]] as Thomas Jay Fallow
* [[Eric Lutes]] as Tom Duran
* [[Boyd Gaines]] as Phil Patterson
* [[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]] as Billy
* [[Shannon Tweed]] as Dr. Honey Snow
* [[Téa Leoni]] as Sheila
* [[W. Morgan Sheppard]] as Mr. Drake
* [[Jim Norton (Irish actor)|Jim Norton]] as Wentworth
* [[Harriet Sansom Harris]] as [[Bebe Glazer]]
* [[Diedrich Bader]] as Brad

==Episodes==
{{see also|List of Frasier episodes}}
<onlyinclude>{{Episode table |background=#2256A9 |overall=3 |season=3 |title=23 |director=18 |writer=19 |airdate=16 |country=U.S. |viewers=9 |prodcode=7 |episodes={{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=25
 |EpisodeNumber2=1
 |Title=Slow Tango in South Seattle
 |DirectedBy=[[James Burrows]]
 |WrittenBy=Martin Weiss
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|20}}
 |Viewers=20.7<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=September 28, 1994}}</ref>
| ProdCode = 202<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kacl780.net/frasier/transcripts/season_2/ |title=Frasier Season 2 |publisher=kacl780 |access-date=2022-11-20}}</ref>
 |ShortSummary=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]]).
'''Guest Caller:''' [[James Spader]] as Steven
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=26
 |EpisodeNumber2=2
 |Title=The Unkindest Cut of All
 |DirectedBy=Rick Beren
 |WrittenBy=[[Dave Hackel]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|27}}
 |Viewers=20.6<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 5, 1994}}</ref>
| ProdCode = 201
 |ShortSummary=When Eddie fathers a litter of puppies by a neighbor's dog, Frasier gets irritated at Martin, who was supposed to have had Eddie neutered. With Martin unwilling to subject Eddie to the procedure, Frasier attempts to arrange it instead.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Lily Tomlin]] as Rita
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=27
 |EpisodeNumber2=3
 |Title=[[The Matchmaker (Frasier)|The Matchmaker]]
 |DirectedBy=[[David Lee (screenwriter)|David Lee]]
 |WrittenBy=[[Joe Keenan (writer)|Joe Keenan]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|4}}
 |Viewers=22.4<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS edges into No. 1 spot, but can it stay?|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 12, 1994|author=Graham, Jefferson}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 204
|ShortSummary=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 interprets Frasier's invitation to dinner as romantic interest.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=28
 |EpisodeNumber2=4
 |Title=Flour Child
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=[[Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter)|Christopher Lloyd]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|11}}
 |Viewers=23.4<ref>{{cite news|title=Regular series put ABC back on top|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 205
|ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Amy Madigan]] as Maggie
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=29
 |EpisodeNumber2=5
 |Title=Duke's, We Hardly Knew Ye
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=[[Linda Morris]] & [[Vic Rauseo]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|18}}
 |Viewers=21.0<ref>{{cite news|title='Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 26, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 203
|ShortSummary=Frasier and Niles discover that their successful new investment group is about to tear down Martin's favorite bar, Duke's.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=30
 |EpisodeNumber2=6
 |Title=The Botched Language of Cranes
 |DirectedBy=David Lee
 |WrittenBy=Joe Keenan
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|1}}
 |Viewers=23.8<ref>{{cite news|title='Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 207
|ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Callers:''' [[Alfre Woodard]] as Edna; [[Sandra Dee]] as Connie
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=31
 |EpisodeNumber2=7
 |Title=The Candidate
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=[[Chuck Ranberg]] & [[Anne Flett-Giordano]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|8}}
 |Viewers=19.2<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 16, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 206
|ShortSummary=When the congressional candidate whom Martin supports demeans Frasier on air, he decides to publicly support the man's opponent, Phil Patterson ([[Boyd Gaines]]). Patterson 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 Patterson is heavily defeated at the polls.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Sydney Pollack]] as Holden Thorpe
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber_1=32
 |EpisodeNumber2_1=8
 |EpisodeNumber_2=33
 |EpisodeNumber2_2=9
 |Title=Adventures in Paradise
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=[[Ken Levine (TV personality)|Ken Levine]] & [[David Isaacs (writer)|David Isaacs]]
 |OriginalAirDate_1={{Start date|1994|11|15}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2={{Start date|1994|11|22}}
 |Viewers_1=21.8<ref>{{cite news|title='Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 23, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 |Viewers_2=24.2<ref>{{cite news|title=Reason for CBS to love 'Rockford'|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 30, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode_1 = 208
 | ProdCode_2 = 209
|ShortSummary=After Frasier admires a woman, Madeline Marshall ([[JoBeth Williams]]), 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 ([[Bebe Neuwirth]]) staying at the same resort.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Art Garfunkel]] as Chester<hr />The encounter with Lilith at the end of the preceding episode leads to significant complications on Frasier's romantic getaway.

''Special appearance by [[Shelley Long]] as [[Diane Chambers]]''

'''Guest Caller:''' [[Kevin Bacon]] as Vic

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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=34
 |EpisodeNumber2=10
 |Title=Burying a Grudge
 |DirectedBy=[[Andy Ackerman]]
 |WrittenBy=[[David Lloyd (writer)|David Lloyd]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|29}}
 |Viewers=22.5<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 7, 1994}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 210
|ShortSummary=When Maris is admitted to the hospital for a facelift, Niles and Frasier discover that Martin's former police partner, Artie ([[Lincoln Kilpatrick]]), from whom he is estranged, is also hospitalized, and they try to mend the rift.
'''Guest Callers:''' [[Betty Comden]] as Linda; [[Adolph Green]] as Walter
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=35
 |EpisodeNumber2=11
 |Title=Seat of Power
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=[[Steven Levitan]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|12|13}}
 |Viewers=21.1<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC's winning way with comedy|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 21, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 211
|ShortSummary=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 C. McGinley]]), a bully who tormented Niles long ago, and his brother Billy ([[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]]), who bullied Frasier.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Macaulay Culkin]] as Elliott
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=36
 |EpisodeNumber2=12
 |Title=Roz in the Doghouse
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|3}}
 |Viewers=24.1<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 11, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 212
|ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Callers:''' [[Carly Simon]] as Marie; [[Rosie Perez]] as Francesca
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=37
 |EpisodeNumber2=13
 |Title=Retirement is Murder
 |DirectedBy=[[Alan Myerson]]
 |WrittenBy=Elias Davis & David Pollock
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|10}}
 |Viewers=21.1<ref>{{cite news|title='ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 18, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
| ProdCode = 213
 |ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Mary Steenburgen]] as Marjorie
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=38
 |EpisodeNumber2=14
 |Title=Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice...
 |DirectedBy=[[Philip Charles MacKenzie]]
 |WrittenBy=Christopher Lloyd
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|7}}
 |Viewers=21.3<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 15, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 216
|ShortSummary=Frasier's briefcase is stolen and, because it contains his personal effects, so are his [[dry cleaning]] and his car. Shortly thereafter, a woman calls [[KACL (Frasier)|KACL]], claiming to have spent the previous night with Frasier and canceling their second date. Frasier decides to confront the thief ([[Nathan Lane]]). He corners him in the bar and makes him confess to everything he has done, even having the thief call the police himself. As Frasier tries to find out why he did it, the police walk in and the robber has Frasier arrested, backed up by a woman Frasier failed to flirt with.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Joan McMurtrey]] as Heather
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=39
 |EpisodeNumber2=15
 |Title=You Scratch My Book...
 |DirectedBy=Andy Ackerman
 |WrittenBy=Joe Keenan
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|14}}
 |Viewers=19.4<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 22, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 214
|ShortSummary=Frasier pretends to be a fan of several insubstantial self-help books in order to pursue a romance with the author ([[Shannon Tweed]]). Meanwhile, Niles attempts to cover up the losses when he helps Daphne invest some money.
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=40
 |EpisodeNumber2=16
 |Title=[[The Show Where Sam Shows Up]]
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=Ken Levine & David Isaacs
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|21}}
 |Viewers=26.4<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 1, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 218
|ShortSummary=[[Sam Malone]] ([[Ted Danson]]), Frasier's longtime friend from ''[[Cheers]],'' visits Seattle to seek relationship advice from him. A seemingly straightforward counsel turns into an ethical dilemma when Frasier realizes that he has had an intimate encounter with Sam's fiancée ([[Téa Leoni]]).
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=41
 |EpisodeNumber2=17
 |Title=Daphne's Room
 |DirectedBy=David Lee
 |WrittenBy=Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|28}}
 |Viewers=21.1<ref>{{cite news|title='Murphy,' 'Dust' help push CBS to No. 1 tie|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 8, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 217
|ShortSummary=Frasier retrieves a book from Daphne's room while she's out, and she is displeased when she finds out. Although he agrees to respect her privacy, he finds himself there again, while trying to return some medication which he took previously.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=42
 |EpisodeNumber2=18
 |Title=The Club
 |DirectedBy=David Lee
 |WrittenBy=Elias Davis & David Pollock
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|21}}
 |Viewers=19.8<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 29, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 215
|ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Gary Sinise]] as Sid
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=43
 |EpisodeNumber2=19
 |Title=Someone to Watch Over Me
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=Don Seigel
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|28}}
 |Viewers=22.0<ref>{{cite news|title=Oscar show, celeb chats keep ABC on top|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=April 5, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 222
|ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[John Lithgow]] as Madman Martinez
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=44
 |EpisodeNumber2=20
 |Title=Breaking the Ice
 |DirectedBy=Philip Charles MacKenzie
 |WrittenBy=Steven Levitan
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|18}}
 |Viewers=20.6<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=April 26, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 223
|ShortSummary=After Roz and Frasier talk about emotional connection, Frasier decides to accompany his father and Niles on an ice-fishing weekend in an effort to deepen their relationship.
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=45
 |EpisodeNumber2=21
 |Title=An Affair to Forget
 |DirectedBy=Philip Charles MacKenzie
 |WrittenBy=Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|2}}
 |Viewers=17.9<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratings go to the movies|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=May 10, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 220
|ShortSummary=Frasier receives a call on air from a woman whose husband he suspects to be having an affair with Maris.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Glenne Headly]] as Gretchen
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{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=46
 |EpisodeNumber2=22
 |Title=Agents in America, Part III
 |DirectedBy=Philip Charles MacKenzie
 |WrittenBy=Joe Keenan
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|9}}
 |Viewers=17.9<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=May 17, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 221
|ShortSummary=When the station rejects Frasier's demand for a raise, he enlists his manipulative agent Bebe Glazer to help.
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=47
 |EpisodeNumber2=23
 |Title=The Innkeepers
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=David Lloyd
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|16}}
 |Viewers=17.9<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=May 24, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 219
|ShortSummary=After the brothers hear that Seattle's oldest restaurant is closing its doors, they decide to buy it and become restaurateurs.
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}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Frasier season 2
 |EpisodeNumber=48
 |EpisodeNumber2=24
 |Title=Dark Victory
 |DirectedBy=James Burrows
 |WrittenBy=Christopher Lloyd and Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|23}}
 |Viewers=18.9<ref>{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=May 31, 1995}}</ref>
 | ProdCode = 224
|ShortSummary=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.
'''Guest Caller:''' [[Shelley Duvall]] as Caroline
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}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb episodes|0106004}}

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