Frasier: And sadly, no one was able to answer today's psychological mind-teaser, so once again the prize goes unclaimed. By the way, today's answer was "anhedonia." Anhedonia. [chuckles] This is Dr. Frasier Crane, saying good day Seattle, and good mental health.

Kenny: That was a real brain-bender, Doc. You know, the idea is to let people win once in a while.
Frasier: Oh please, Kenny, I will not pander. When some lucky individual looks at his prize, I want him to be able to say, "I earned this."
Kenny: It's an antenna ball.
Frasier: Well...

Frasier: Roz, you're doing a documentary?
Roz: Yeah, well, I've been wanting to do something on my own, so I thought I'd do a special on space, what with it being 2001 and all. We're gonna do the Cassini mission to Saturn, and telerobotics, that kind of stuff.
Kenny: You got a show, you got a show. I don't know who to kiss up to anymore.
Roz: You don't have to kiss up to anyone.
Kenny: [chuckling] I wish I didn't.

Martin: Hey, Niles. Just in time for chili. It's my best batch all week.
Niles: Do you ever miss vegetables?
Martin: For your information, College, the bean is a vegetable.

Niles: So, what do you say? You want to do it?
Martin: Oh-ho, I'd love to, Niles. But I can't fly kites anymore, not with my hip.
Niles: Let me be your hip. We'll build it together, and then I'll fly it. I'm old enough now.

Frasier: Hello everyone, I'm terribly sorry I'm late. Please, continue. Lead on, maestra.
Roz: Okay. Kenny's only giving me a couple of hours to record, so we'll do the big chunks first and the throw-to's last.And if we have any time at the end of the session, we'll tape the promos. Frasier, what are you doing?
Frasier: I'm sorry, Roz, I-I was just looking for a little caffeine kick-start.
Roz: Can it wait until we have a break?
Frasier: Yes, of course it can. You're the maestra.
Roz: Can you please stop calling me that?

Roz: What is it, Frasier?
Frasier: Well, not to belittle your suggestion, B.K., which I love. It's just that particular piece of music, uh, has been a bit, ah, I don't know, a bit... overused. And it occurs to me that perhaps an equally evocative, but less familiar piece of music might better serve. Thank you.
Ed: You mean something like "The Planets" by Holst?
Frasier: Exactly, it's a little less on the nose.
B.K.: What about Phillip Glass? You know, go completely minimalist.
Frasier: It's like space. Now we're cooking.
Ed: Have you listened to Sun Ra?
B.K.: Or period music. Like, hits from the sixties.
Frasier: This is good.
Ed: For the American program, we can use American music, like Copeland.
Frasier: Better yet, Charles Ives. And then for the Russians, we can use-
April: Shostakovich!
Frasier: Let's do it!
Roz: Frasier! Can I talk to you for a second?
Frasier: Well, yes, of course, Roz. You're the boss. Be back in five, everybody.

Frasier: Uh, listen Roz, let me give you just one little piece of advice. I find that when I'm in a leadership position, the best way to rally my staff-
Roz: What staff? I'm your staff, and I've been listening to you for eight years, and I would like for you to listen to me for a change.
Frasier: And I support that-
Roz: Then shut up!
Frasier: Well... I'm not sure that's a very wise tone to take if you don't want to lose your narrator.
Roz: Is that a threat?
Frasier: Well, I'm just saying that alienating me isn't probably in the best interests of the show.
Roz: Well, maybe the show would be better off without you.
Frasier: Well, then maybe I should just leave the show.
Roz: Well, maybe that's what the show wants you to do.
Frasier: Well then, the show can bite me!

Frasier: Look, anyway, if you wouldn't mind indulging me. I have a few suggestions that I didn't have a chance to run by Roz. Um, here we are. Now, this first one is about a Seattle man who took his two sons to the roof to see if they could spot Friendship 7 flying by.
John Glenn: Was that you?
Frasier: It's very perceptive of you, sir, yes. That was me, my father, and my brother. I thought a story from the glory days of space might help to launch the show.
John Glenn: You know, that sounds great. I'll bring that up to Roz.
Frasier: Oh, about that, it's probably best that Roz never know we had this conversation.
John Glenn: Why not?
Frasier: Well, you see, any suggestion that came from me right now, Roz would be inclined to shoot down. Uh, she's still a little ticked off at me for dropping out.
John Glenn: Well, you know, I don't like to go behind someone's back.
Frasier: Oh, we're not going behind anybody's back. Even if we were, it's only temporary.

Martin: So what's new with Daphne? How are things at the Fat Farm?
Niles: It's a spa.
Martin: Oh, sorry. How are things at the Fat Spa?