Niles: Well, I can't say I'm surprised.
Frasier: What is that supposed to mean?
Niles: Only that something like this was inevitable. It's the final step in your descent from legitimate psychiatrist to dancing bear.
Frasier: Niles, we are talking about doing a sophisticated television show for one week in order to improve my contract negotiations.
Niles: This has nothing to do with your contract negotiations. You have been an applause junkie ever since you first set foot on a grammar school stage.
Frasier: I was drawn to the theatre because of its discipline and collaborative spirit!
Niles: Oh please. In your sixth grade production of "Oklahoma!", you took so many curtain calls, Mrs. Van Raphorst had to lasso you and pull you from the stage!
Frasier: That woman never understood me or the role of Farmer Number Three.