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Kenny on the Couch

‘Kenny on the Couch’

Season 10, Episode 17 -  Aired March 4, 2003

Frasier gives Kenny therapy after his divorce is finalised. Meanwhile, Niles and Daphne get competitive when they take yoga lessons.

Quote from Martin

Kenny: Hey, Martin.
Martin: Oh, hi, Kenny. I didn't know you were here. How's it going?
Kenny: Okay, I guess. I have an emotionally crippled father.
Martin: You don't say.
Kenny: So, where you headed?
Martin: Uh, gonna grab a beer at McGinty's.
Kenny: Really? Well, I'm sure dehydrated after all that crying.
Martin: You don't say.
Kenny: You mind if I tag along with you?
Martin: Sure, why not?
Kenny: Oh, thanks, Martin. I really appreciate it. I bet you were a great dad. [sobbing again]
Martin: Oh, geez.

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Quote from Kenny

Frasier: Kenny, have a seat. Have a seat. So, uh, how are you feeling?
Kenny: Like a new man. Last night was just what I needed.
Frasier: I can't tell you how gratifying it is to hear that.
Kenny: Yeah. Me and your dad shut down McGinty's.
Frasier: Really? You and Dad?
Kenny: Yeah, actually, I'm meeting him here for coffee. Man, is he a hoot. He made me completely forget about my problems.
Frasier: Well, good for you. Of course, the object is not to forget about one's problems. It's to understand them. Of course, that can take a lot of work.
Kenny: Yeah, about the work part. Your dad said something last night that made a lot of sense. He said I should get out more, and I was thinking, that's going to be tough to do if I'm seeing you twice a week, plus doing all this homework. I guess what I'm saying is ... I want to quit.
Frasier: Kenny, I understand it must be painful to uncover what is a very painful past. But I must warn you that if you run away from this now, you will only be repeating a pattern that will prolong your unhappiness.
Kenny: I'm okay with that.

Quote from Frasier

Frasier: Leather won't cure your problems, Kenny. It's a temporary high.

Quote from Daphne

Daphne: Your brother set such a brisk pace walking over here, I could barely keep up with him.
Niles: Now, Daphne, you don't need to do that.
Daphne: Why not? Shouldn't I be proud of my husband's brisk pace?
Niles: Daphne's trying to build up my ego because she outperformed me at yoga. It's not a competition.
Daphne: You see. He's already mastered the teachings. Spiritually, you're way ahead of me.
Niles: Stop it!

Quote from Niles

Frasier: I've got to do something. I can't just stand by while Dad undermines me.
Niles: Oh, just be careful not to turn this into a competition. As analysts, we have to be above that.
Roz: Hey, Niles. I hear Daphne kicked your ass at yoga.
Niles: Oh, yeah? Well, Frasier just lost a patient.

Quote from Niles

Niles: Quickly. Quickly.
Ahmrit: Just imagine the pain leaving your body like a wisp of smoke.
Niles: Yes, if you could get the door, I'm starting to hemorrhage.

Quote from Kenny

Kenny: I'd love to stay and chat, Doc, but me and Trudy have a dinner date with the Colonel.

Quote from Martin

Frasier: You know what, all you're doing is allowing him to wallow in his state of denial. And what if she rejects him, hmm? The man already has abandonment issues.
Martin: Oh, will you cut out the psychological mumbo-jumbo? Let the guy have a good time.
Frasier: What did you just say?
Martin: I said let the guy have some fun.
Frasier: No, before that. You said "psychological mumbo-jumbo." So that's how you characterize my life's work?
Martin: I'm just saying that I don't think therapy is for everybody. Like Kenny, he just needed to loosen up.
Frasier: Oh, really? So tell me, Dr. Party-Hearty-Marty. Who, in your expert opinion does need therapy?
Martin: Well... Hitler.
Frasier: Hitler.
Martin: Yes, and that woman with all the different personalities, um... Sybil.
Frasier: Hitler. And Sybil. Anyone else?
Martin: No.

Quote from Frasier

Frasier: Great! An entire science devoted to Hitler and Sybil. Do you believe that... that Niles and I have been wasting our lives? Do you think Mom wasted her life?
Martin: Now, you calm down, Frasier. I'm just saying that you over complicate things. Yes, Kenny needed to talk out some problems, but he didn't need to analyze every moment of his childhood. That's where it gets into the mumbo-jumbo.
Frasier: I'm just trying to get to the root of his problems.
Martin: You know what, I think you needed to give therapy more than he needed to get it.
Frasier: And you know what I think? I think I'm finished listening to you! [gets up, sits right back down] All right, fine, maybe I did enjoy it. Look, it's what I was trained to do, it's what I love to do, and I still think I was doing Kenny some good.

Quote from Martin

Martin: Well, Frasier, you know, Kenny's not the only one with mental problems.
Frasier: And what's that supposed to mean?
Martin: It means you can start seeing other patients.
Frasier: Oh, right, right. Well, I've thought about that.
Martin: Why not, if you love it?
Frasier: You know, perhaps I could start seeing people a couple of nights a week. I could even convert Daphne's old room into an office.
Martin: Well, if you do, while they're waiting, they're watching what I want to watch.

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