Martin Quote #743
Quote from Martin in A Tsar is Born
Appraiser: So, Martin, what can you tell us about this pewter clock?
Martin: Well, it is a clock set in the stomach of what appears to be a bear.
Appraiser: Actually, it's much more than that. It's Russian, made in the mid-nineteenth century.
Martin: That's pretty much what I figured.
Appraiser: Actually, it's a stunning piece. It was made by Andrei Kuragin, who worked for Tsar Alexander II.
Martin: That is pretty much what I figured.
Appraiser: I don't know if you're descended from the Romanovs, Martin, but all of Kuragin's known bear clocks were done exclusively for the Romanov family and are now in the Hermitage Museum.
[A captivated Frasier and Niles shuffle into the shot]
Appraiser: Martin, you may be surprised to learn that this clock at auction would easily bring $25,000.
Martin: Ca-ching! [laughing]
Frasier: What he means is, that's pretty much what we figured.
Frasier Quotes
‘A Tsar is Born’ Quotes
Quote from Martin
Frasier: Oh, Dad. Niles just reminded me of something I'd completely forgotten. When the appraiser mentioned that the bear was from Russia...
Martin: Oh, yeah. Well, it probably got passed down through your great-great grandmother. She was from Russia.
Frasier: A-ha. He said something about the Romanov family?
Martin: Oh, yeah, that, huh? Are you sure you want to hear about this?
Niles: Yes, Dad.
Martin: Well, I guess you would have found out anyway after I died... We're royalty. But I didn't want you to grow up spoiled, so I abdicated and took a job in Seattle on the police force. It was kind of hard giving up that royal way of life, but I think maybe it's the swans that I miss most.
Quote from Niles
Martin: Oh, that's great. We can go anywhere. You know, the first place I want to go is Elmo, Nebraska. We got a whole mess of cousins down there. [exits]
Frasier: Well, we're out fifteen thousand each.
Niles: And we have to take long trips in a Winnebago.
Quote from Martin
Martin: Hey guys, I thought I'd find you here. You know, you just missed seeing yourselves on The Antiques Roadshow. And you know, the phone's been ringing off the hook, everybody wants to buy that bear clock.
Frasier: You're not thinking of selling it, are you?
Martin: You're damn right I am. Some guy just offered me twenty-six thousand for it. I'm gonna buy me a big, honking fishing boat. A Wave Pounder 450 with a fun deck. Good for fishin', cruisin', or just plain tubin'!
Niles: Did you hear that Frasier? We can go tubin'.