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Clips from Frasier - The Apparent Trap (S07E07)

this whole thing up in my head.

"this whole thing up in my head."

Frasier

Tell you what, Dad.

"Tell you what, Dad."

Frasier

Take a minute, and then come back in.

"Take a minute, and then come back in."

Frasier

See what you think is going on in there,

"See what you think is going on in there,"

Frasier

and then find some subtle way to tell me what you think.

"and then find some subtle way to tell me what you think."

Frasier

All right, okay, uh,

"All right, okay, uh,"

Frasier

just give me a minute.

"just give me a minute."

Frasier

Frasier.

"Frasier."

Frasier

Well, isn't this... nice?

"Well, isn't this... nice?"

Frasier

Oh, uh, excuse me again.

"Oh, uh, excuse me again."

Frasier

I just came back to get an umbrella in case it rains.

"I just came back to get an umbrella in case it rains."

Frasier

to play this new game I taught him.

"to play this new game I taught him."

Frasier

I take off his leash, and I say, "Run for your life!"

"I take off his leash, and I say, "Run for your life!""

Frasier

(laughs)

"(laughs)"

Frasier

Thank you, Dad.

"Thank you, Dad."

Frasier

Okay.

"Okay."

Frasier

Run for your life!

"Run for your life!"

Frasier

Frasier, we have to talk.

"Frasier, we have to talk."

Frasier

Yes, Lilith, we do.

"Yes, Lilith, we do."

Frasier

I mean, I can't just sit here all night,

"I mean, I can't just sit here all night,"

Frasier

Well, you've just got this all worked out, haven't you?

"Well, you've just got this all worked out, haven't you?"

Frasier

Candlelight, wine, soft music--

"Candlelight, wine, soft music--"

Frasier

and old Frasier will come a-running?

"and old Frasier will come a-running?"

Frasier

Well, I'm sorry. It doesn't work that way, sister.

"Well, I'm sorry. It doesn't work that way, sister."

Frasier

And if you didn't either, then someone is setting us up.

"And if you didn't either, then someone is setting us up."

Frasier

Frederick.

"Frederick."

Frasier

He told me that you've been pining for me.

"He told me that you've been pining for me."

Frasier

He just told me the same about you.

"He just told me the same about you."

Frasier

Good Lord.

"Good Lord."

Frasier

Here we are writing an article

"Here we are writing an article"

Frasier

our own son is nursing a hopeless fantasy

"our own son is nursing a hopeless fantasy"

Frasier

We've got to go talk with him.

"We've got to go talk with him."

Frasier

Something is not right here.

"Something is not right here."

Frasier

When has Frederick ever expressed

"When has Frederick ever expressed"

Frasier

the slightest desire to see us together?

"the slightest desire to see us together?"

Frasier

He could have been sublimating it for years.

"He could have been sublimating it for years."

Frasier

Yeah, even so, he lied to both of us.

"Yeah, even so, he lied to both of us."

Frasier

Unless that's exactly what he wanted.

"Unless that's exactly what he wanted."

Frasier

He makes us believe that he wants us together.

"He makes us believe that he wants us together."

Frasier

Of course, we have to tell him

"Of course, we have to tell him"

Frasier

His hopes are dashed, and we feel so guilty

"His hopes are dashed, and we feel so guilty"

Frasier

that we compensate by getting him something he wants.

"that we compensate by getting him something he wants."

Frasier

Oh, well, if he wants something badly enough,

"Oh, well, if he wants something badly enough,"

Frasier

No, of course not. He'll only deny it.

"No, of course not. He'll only deny it."

Frasier

What, then? (door opens)

"What, then? (door opens)"

Frasier

Just go with me on this. All right.

"Just go with me on this. All right."

Frasier

Frederick, have a seat.

"Frederick, have a seat."

Frasier

We know that you've been trying

"We know that you've been trying"

Frasier

for a child of divorce to want that.

"for a child of divorce to want that."

Frasier

Generally speaking, your plan would be fruitless,

"Generally speaking, your plan would be fruitless,"

Frasier

and looked at each other in the candlelight,

"and looked at each other in the candlelight,"

Frasier

we realized that we belong together.

"we realized that we belong together."

Frasier

Do you really mean it?

"Do you really mean it?"

Frasier

This is going to be the best Christmas ever.

"This is going to be the best Christmas ever."

Frasier

Cooler?

"Cooler?"

Frasier

This isn't a game of poker.

"This isn't a game of poker."

Frasier

This is our son being lied to by his parents.

"This is our son being lied to by his parents."

Frasier

We've got to go in there, tell him the truth,

"We've got to go in there, tell him the truth,"

Frasier

No, no, no, Frasier.

"No, no, no, Frasier."

Frasier

No, see, we called his bluff.

"No, see, we called his bluff."

Frasier

The question is, what's our next move?

"The question is, what's our next move?"

Frasier

Oh, I know. Why don't we just consult this handy

"Oh, I know. Why don't we just consult this handy"

Frasier

We can't blink first.

"We can't blink first."

Frasier

We've got to up the ante.

"We've got to up the ante."

Frasier

Good idea, Lilith. You know what?

"Good idea, Lilith. You know what?"

Frasier

the baby brother he'll never have!

"the baby brother he'll never have!"

Frasier

What's this joyous news I hear?

"What's this joyous news I hear?"

Frasier

You know, Frederick,

"You know, Frederick,"

Frasier

you're going to have to give up all of your friends

"you're going to have to give up all of your friends"

Frasier

Congratulations to you both.

"Congratulations to you both."

Frasier

Don't you want your coat, Uncle Niles?

"Don't you want your coat, Uncle Niles?"

Frasier

No, thank you.

"No, thank you."

Frasier

Oh, gee, don't be so tough on yourself, Lilith.

"Oh, gee, don't be so tough on yourself, Lilith."

Frasier

After all, what parent doesn't, at one time or another,

"After all, what parent doesn't, at one time or another,"

Frasier

completely obliterate their child's chances

"completely obliterate their child's chances"

Frasier

of ever trusting another human being?

"of ever trusting another human being?"

Frasier

that all his dreams have come true.

"that all his dreams have come true."

Frasier

Unless that's what he wants us to think.

"Unless that's what he wants us to think."

Frasier

When will you stop?

"When will you stop?"

Frasier

FREDERICK: It worked.

"FREDERICK: It worked."

Frasier

my parents' feelings of inadequacy,

"my parents' feelings of inadequacy,"

Frasier

and they crumbled.

"and they crumbled."

Frasier

BOY: What does that mean?

"BOY: What does that mean?"

Frasier

Frederick.

"Frederick."

Frasier

(phone disconnects)

"(phone disconnects)"

Frasier

He was willing to put us through absolute hell

"He was willing to put us through absolute hell"

Frasier

just for a minibike?

"just for a minibike?"

Frasier

You know what this means, don't you?

"You know what this means, don't you?"

Frasier

Well done, Dr. Sternin.

"Well done, Dr. Sternin."

Frasier

Well done, Dr. Crane.

"Well done, Dr. Crane."

Frasier

(laughs)

"(laughs)"

Frasier

Must be sheer torment for him

"Must be sheer torment for him"

Frasier

waiting for the ax to fall.

"waiting for the ax to fall."

Frasier

Wine?

"Wine?"

Frasier

# Oh, my #

"# Oh, my #"

Frasier

(laughing)

"(laughing)"

Frasier

# With those tossed salads and scrambled eggs #

"# With those tossed salads and scrambled eggs #"

Frasier

We're flying home for Thanksgiving

"We're flying home for Thanksgiving"

Frasier

is keep her awake, so she'll sleep on the plane.

"is keep her awake, so she'll sleep on the plane."

Frasier

do they even celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada?

"do they even celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada?"

Frasier

Yes, that's your mother, all right, son.

"Yes, that's your mother, all right, son."

Frasier

If you don't mind, I'd like to use the phone

"If you don't mind, I'd like to use the phone"

Frasier

I can spend the weekend

"I can spend the weekend"

Frasier

Lilith's still here, Dad.

"Lilith's still here, Dad."

Frasier

MARTIN: Here, here, let me have him.

"MARTIN: Here, here, let me have him."

Frasier

Well, why don't you try

"Well, why don't you try"

Frasier

You're willing to throw that away because of one

"You're willing to throw that away because of one"

Frasier

so shut your pie hole.

"so shut your pie hole."

Frasier

Wait, wait, wait.

"Wait, wait, wait."

Frasier

That's very nice, very elegant, Frederick.

"That's very nice, very elegant, Frederick."

Frasier

who works at the New York Times Magazine

"who works at the New York Times Magazine"

Frasier

You can get one when you're 15.

"You can get one when you're 15."

Frasier

Uncle Niles, Mom's writing

"Uncle Niles, Mom's writing"

Frasier

Yes, it sounds fascinating, doesn't it?

"Yes, it sounds fascinating, doesn't it?"

Frasier

Well, if you think I might be helpful.

"Well, if you think I might be helpful."

Frasier

about non custodial parents and discipline.

"about non custodial parents and discipline."

Frasier

Now, stop. If we laugh all night,

"Now, stop. If we laugh all night,"

Frasier

I just...

"I just..."

Frasier

What you doing?

"What you doing?"

Frasier

I'm saving the universe.

"I'm saving the universe."

Frasier

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