Niles Quote #1950
Quote from Niles in Fathers and Sons
Leland: Well, Niles, it looks like your dad is going to take Frasier's place at dinner.
Niles: Oh, excellent.
Leland: What's the matter?
Niles: My leg's asleep.
Leland: Oh, move your foot around.
Niles: No, it's the whole leg. I'll just wait it out.
Leland: But the movement will get the blood flowing. Go ahead, give it a try.
Niles: No, I can't put weight on it.
Leland: Sure you can. Give it a try.
[Martin observes as Niles walks uneasily across the room to Leland, like a child taking his first steps:]
Leland: Come on, one step at a time. That a boy. Keep going, there we are. Good!
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Quote from Niles
Niles: How about Desmond?
Daphne: Desmond Crane. "Desmond Crane, you are hereby sentenced to..." No, I don't like it. What about Jack?
Niles: 'fraid not. The first name ends with the same sound that begins the last name. So you either end up running them together, "Jack-rane", or you face the dreaded glottal stop, "Jack Crane", "Jack Crane". It's unpleasant for the throat.
Daphne: This conversation's unpleasant for the throat.
Quote from Roz
Roz: Oh, my God. Are you still stuck picking a name for that application?
Daphne: Yeah, we can't come up with one.
Roz: Oh God, give it to me. And then I'll fill it in and you'll never have to see it and you won't feel stuck with it.
Daphne: That's a great idea.
[cut to five years later in the St. Osric's Academy boardroom]
Dean of Admissions: Howard Clifton is officially accepted. Who do we have next?
Admissions Officer: Last name "Crane", first name... "Ichabod".
Dean of Admissions: Well, if they're not going to take the application seriously, how can we expect them to take St. Osric's seriously?
[He stamps the Cranes' application with "Admission Denied"]
Quote from Niles
Niles: [on the phone with Daphne] Okay, so Delilah is out? No, that's fine, that's fine. What are your ideas? Taylor. Fletcher. Cooper. Tanner. Where are you getting these, the Big Book of Medieval Professions?