Frasier
Thursdays on Paramount+Frasier Season 1 Episode 1: "The Good Father" Quotes
Alan: I still can’t believe how big TV personality Frasier Crane walks away from his talk show.
Frasier: It was time. I told them get off your knees and stop begging. I’m already out the door.
Alan: And things with Charlotte?
Frasier: She told me the same thing. But it was for the best. After 20 years in Chicago, It was time for George Bailey to get that old bag out of the closet and see the world.
Alan: And how are things between you two? I remember how tense it was when he dropped out of Harvard.
Frasier: All these years later, I still don’t get it, but he’s forging his own path, and I support that.
Alan: And I believe you. Oh, look, now we’re both liars.
Frasier: Freddy! Surprise!
Freddy: Dad! You’re at my door unannounced.
Frasier: There’s a shorter way to say that. Surprise!
Frasier: I admire what you do. It’s just that you did so well in your psych classes at Harvard.
Freddy: Right, but I wanted to do something important.
Frasier: What I do is important. It’s at least as important as what you do.
Freddy: Okay. Sure. Let’s find someone who has low self-esteem and is also on fire and see which one of us they run to first.
Freddy: I’ve got a crazy week at work.
Frasier: How do you know? Are they scheduling the fires in advance now?
Frasier: You know, you remind me of your mother. Perpetually optimistic. Always seeing the…Do you have to put in eye drops right as we’re having a nice moment?
David: You can’t tell me it’s not Sahara dry in here.
Frasier: Now you remind me of your father.
I’m no stranger to an underperforming dinner party.
Frasier
You missed your grandfather’s funeral. He had everything planned to the last detail, and you missed it. The police send off. Daphne’s toast. Bulldog’s Ave Maria. What possible excuse could you have for not being there with your family?
Frasier
Frasier: He was a hell of a guy. A tough act to follow. If there’s anything I’ve ever wanted to be in life, more than anything else, it’s to be a good father. I’m sorry I let you down. I promise I’ll do better.
Freddy: Thanks, Dad.
