‘The Apparent Trap’
Season 7, Episode 9 - Aired November 25, 1999
When Lilith and Frederick spend Thanksgiving in Seattle, Freddie schemes to get Frasier and Lilith back together.
Quote from Frasier
Lilith: We can't blink first, we've got to up the ante.
Frasier: Good idea, Lilith. You know what? Let's go in there and promise him the baby brother he'll never have!
Quote from Frasier
Frederick: I'm going to go call my friends. I love you. [exits]
Lilith: I don't understand, I was so sure.
Frasier: Oh gee, don't be so tough on yourself, Lilith. After all, what parent doesn't at one time or another completely obliterate their child's chances of ever trusting another human being?
Quote from Frasier
Roz: Hey. Morning, Fras.
Frasier: Hi, Roz. Roz, is baby Alice dressed as a little turkey or am I just very, very hungry?
Quote from Frasier
Roz: We're flying home for Thanksgiving right after the show. I thought I'd make Alice look as cute as possible so if she cries on the plane, the other passengers can't get mad. Actually, what I like to do is keep her awake so she'll sleep on the plane.
Frasier: You know, you should just do what I used to do. I used to tell the passengers that if Frederick cried, I'd buy them all a drink.
Roz: And that worked?
Frasier: Oh, yes. In fact, one time I awoke from a short nap, and the fellow sitting behind us was flicking the back of Frederick's little ear. Of course, that was cheating, and the man did not get his drink.
Quote from Niles
Niles: I trust your flight was uneventful?
Lilith: Up, down, bumpy over the mountains.
Niles: Isn't that always the way?
Frasier: Lilith is joining us for dinner, Niles.
Niles: What a nice surprise.
Lilith: It certainly is for me.
Niles: Well, not as nice as it is for me.
Frasier: Oh, stop it, both of you. I refuse to spend the day listening to your stilted chatter.
Quote from Daphne
Martin: Could you just once cook a traditional Thanksgiving meal? I mean, look at this cranberry sauce. It's supposed to keep the shape of the can, quiver a little bit. What are all these little chunks in there?
Daphne: Those are cranberries.
Quote from Martin
Niles: Dad, here you are. One frozen pumpkin pie as requested.
Daphne: Honestly, wouldn't you rather I just bake a pie from scratch?
Martin: Is it that you can't learn or you won't learn?
Quote from Niles
Daphne: Beautiful job carving that turkey, Dr. Crane.
Niles: Well, I picked up a thing or two in medical school. In case you're wondering, this bird appears to have died of a massive head trauma.
Quote from Martin
Martin: What makes you think she's coming on to you?
Frasier: Well, actually Frederick told me. But, you know, it actually makes sense. I mean, this colleague of hers gets mysteriously ill and then she lassoes me into writing this article with her and then all of a sudden before I know it, the bun is off and she's waggling her bare shoulder at me.
Martin: Oh, please. Some of us just had a big meal.
Quote from Frasier
Frasier: Then again, maybe I've just made this whole thing up in my head. Tell you what, Dad. Take a minute and then come back in. See what you think's going on in there, then find some subtle way to tell me what you think.
Martin: All right, okay. Just give me a minute.