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The Visiting Lecher

‘The Visiting Lecher’

Season 7, Episode 22 -  Aired May 4, 1989

When a friend of Frasier's, Dr. Lawrence Crandell (John McMartin), who literally wrote the book on fidelity visits Cheers, he hits on Rebecca but none of the guys believe her.

Quote from Frasier

Dr. Crandell: Frasier.
Frasier: Larry, good to see you again.
Dr. Crandell: Good to see you.
Frasier: Have I told you how thrilled I am about the success of your book?
Dr. Crandell: Yes, you have.
Frasier: It's a fabulous book. You know, I was just thinking what a wonderful gift it would make.
Dr. Crandell: Have you read it?
Frasier: Well, no, I was hoping someone might give it to me.

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Quote from Sam

Frasier: And this is Sam Malone.
Dr. Crandell: Oh, not the Sam Malone? Oh, you were a hell of a pitcher. I saw you strike out Reggie Jackson. Made him look like a fool.
Sam: Oh, well...
Dr. Crandell: I can hardly blame him for knocking you off the mound the next time up with that line drive.

Quote from Rebecca

Sam: So the book's doing pretty good, huh?
Dr. Crandell: Yeah, it has been received rather well. In fact, this last review is so embarrassingly good, I should just wad it up and throw it away. But I need several hundred copies first. Is there a photocopy machine around here?
Sam: Yeah, Rebecca's got one in her office. You don't mind, do you?
Rebecca: No, help yourself.
Dr. Crandell: That's very kind of you. Any special instructions?
Rebecca: Yes, just push the blue button. It's right under the sign that says, "This machine is for photocopying documents, not your butt."

Quote from Rebecca

Dr. Crandell: Miss Howe, may I ask you something?
Rebecca: Sure.
Dr. Crandell: I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but my field is human sexual dynamics. And just now I had the strangest impression - please, tell me if I'm wrong - that something happened when you and I were introduced. I sensed some spark, some flicker of response on your part. Very subtle, but unmistakable. Was I imagining that?
Rebecca: I think so.
Dr. Crandell: Well, my mistake. I'm sure you understand.
Rebecca: Of course.
Dr. Crandell: You- You- You are aware I wasn't being judgmental?
Rebecca: Of course.
Dr. Crandell: It's the response itself that interested me. Purely as a scientist. And you are quite sure that on some very basic level, you didn't experience an undeniable attraction?
Rebecca: Positive.
Dr. Crandell: Well, I'm glad we cleared that up.

Quote from Sam

Dr. Crandell: You suppose I might trouble you for two brandies, Miss Howe?
Rebecca: Ask the bartender.
Sam: Of course we can help you. Woody, uh, pour Dr. Crandell a couple of our house brand.
Woody: Two house brands on the house.
Dr. Crandell: That's very kind of you, Sam. One seldom gets to sample a good Nigerian Cognac.

Quote from Sam

Frasier: Dr. Crandell came on to you?
Sam: What'd he do? Did he touch you?
Rebecca: No, he did not touch me.
Frasier: Make an indecent proposal?
Rebecca: Of course not.
Sam: Comment on your looks, ask you for a date, whistle, flash, what?
Rebecca: He asked about my feelings.
Sam: The man should be horse whipped!

Quote from Rebecca

Frasier: Rebecca, of course he asked about your feelings. I mean, it's his field. The man is an analyst. He's written volumes on human sexual attraction.
Sam: Wait, wait, so, uh, then what happened?
Rebecca: I'll tell you what happened, Mr. Smarty Pantses. He thanked me politely and he left. Oh, that doesn't seem so terrible, does it?
Frasier: Rebecca, I assure you, you must have misunderstood his intentions. I mean, he's in love with his wife. They're the most happily married couple I know.
Rebecca: Gee, I guess I could have been wrong. What if he was just being psychological or something? I should apologize to him, huh?
Frasier: I guess you should.

Quote from Rebecca

Dr. Crandell: That's all right. You meet someone, you find him unattractive, even repulsive, it happens.
Rebecca: Well, I don't think you're repulsive.
Dr. Crandell: No, no, please. Don't think you have to worry about my feelings.
Rebecca: I think you're an attractive man.
Dr. Crandell: Really, that's very flattering. As a matter of fact, I'm really quite awkward and uncomfortable around women. As a matter of fact, the very idea of my propositioning you or having an opening line, or doing something so blatant as...
Rebecca: Rubbing your foot along my leg?
Dr. Crandell: Exactly.
Rebecca: You're doing that right now.
Dr. Crandell: Oh, goodness. Was that you? I'm sorry, I thought it was the table leg. The supple, quivering table leg that goes on forever. A natural mistake.
Rebecca: You're still doing it. You have a hole in your sock.
Dr. Crandell: Like it?

Quote from Woody

Woody: [answers phone] Cheers. Dr. Crandell? Telephone. It's Mrs. Dr. Crandell.

Quote from Rebecca

Rebecca: Hi, it's Miss Howe. May I come in?
Dr. Crandell: Ordinarily I'd say yes, but you see, I'm expecting a colleague any minute. So you see, it's really not convenient.
Rebecca: I was just thinking about something you said, and I wanted to clarify that.
Dr. Crandell: Terrific. We'll have lunch tomorrow and clarify away.
Rebecca: That's a great idea, but you know, I have been through so much stress and so much anxiety over this that I have a terrible, splitting headache. Do you have any aspirin?
Dr. Crandell: Aspirin?
Rebecca: Yes, if you give me an aspirin, I think it'll get rid of my headache and then I can leave you in peace.
Dr. Crandell: Right, aspirin. Well, I'll try to find it.
Rebecca: Psst! Get in there.
Sam: This is the stupidest thing I've ever done.
Rebecca: You do nine stupid things before breakfast. Now get in that closet. Now when... When he admits that he came on to me, I want you to leap out and catch him in the act. And then we'll prove once and for all that he is a lech and I am not cuckoo.
Sam: One thing at a time, Rebecca.

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