"Don Juan in Hell"
NILES: Gone is the citified dandy of just last week! In his place stands a feral Caliban, a sandy-bottomed Dionysus, a lusty, insatiable—ooh, scones.
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NILES: (to DAPHNE ) Roz told me about this wonderful nude beach. So I went down there this morning to check it out for us. It was so peaceful, I decided to do my sunrise tai-chi, have my naked body caressed by the rosy fingers of the new dawn, you know.MARTIN: Aw, geez ...
NILES: Well, I left my clothing and my cares in the car, walked down to the beach and settled in for my first exercise, "Grasping the Bird's Tail." Just at that moment, the sun peaked over the mountain tops, illuminating not only my splendid nakedness, but the bus for the Christian Women's Society.
MARTIN: They went to a nude beach?
NILES: No, and neither did I. The next few minutes were a blur as I zigzagged my way back to the car while being pelted with driftwood and bibles. Needless to say, "Island Niles" died on that beach.
DAPHNE: Oh, honey ... will he ever be back?
NILES: Maybe at Christmas.
"The First Temptation of Daphne"
NILES: (trying to contain his anger) You have violated this person's privacy. If she found out, they could suspend my license—
DAPHNE: (crying) I'm so sorry—
NILES: —and you—don't—trust me. How could you possibly think there could be somebody else?
DAPHNE: Because I was somebody else.
NILES: What?
DAPHNE: You were married to two other women while you claimed to have been in love with me. Now that we're together, how can I be sure, really sure, that there won't ever be another "somebody else"?
NILES: Because I would never— (He looks at DAPHNE and sees the pain and doubt in her eyes. He moves towards her and continues gently.) Because this time it's different. Our love is different. It's not based on somebody's expectations, or—or anything I'm supposed to be. When I was with Maris or with Mel, I found myself thinking about you. Going about my day, or—even when I was in a session—I found myself thinking about you. Well, now we're together. I find myself thinking about you. It's not going to stop. (DAPHNE puts her arms around him and they embrace) I'm still mad at you.
DAPHNE: (smiling to herself ) I know.
"Love Stinks"
FRASIER: Niles—do you think I'm elitist?
NILES: (soothingly) Of course I do; you needn't worry about that.
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MARTIN: Oh, look! A picture of you in your first Little League uniform. (beat ) Don't know why I said "first."DAPHNE: (to NILES ) Was that your game face?
NILES: Oh, no, no, I-I just lost a tooth due to an errant pitch.
MARTIN: Tell her who was pitching.
NILES: (sheepishly) I was.
"Bla-Z-Boy"
FRASIER: (to NILES, referring to MARTIN ) Ever since our so-called anniversary, he keeps insisting on—
NILES: Whoa, whoa, whoa—what does your anniversary have to do with this?
FRASIER: Well, I guess it just set me off. It was as though everyone was saying that ... the only significant relationship I'll ever have again is with my father.
NILES: So you're not mad at Dad. You're just mad he isn't a woman.
"The Two-Hundredth Episode"
NILES: Do you know you have your pajamas on backwards?
FRASIER: Another delightful quirk of mine.
NILES: Not from where I'm sitting.
"Bully for Martin"
FRASIER: I mean, after all, this is a man who served his country in Korea, who had a distinguished career as a detective, and yet he is being treated the way you would treat a-a grocery store bag boy.
NILES: What does that mean?
FRASIER: Oh, don't you play coy with me, just because Daphne's here. I have seen you when your avocadoes are packed under your ice cream!
NILES: Excuse me! That young man was on drugs, and everyone in the store knew it.
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FRASIER: It's just that all our lives, Dad's been the guy in charge. I just hate to see him powerless like this.NILES: Well, how can you call him powerless? The minute you saw him, you ran into a storage closet.
FRASIER: That's true.
NILES: You're a grown man. You're still scared of him?
FRASIER: Well, you're a grown man; you're still scared of him.
NILES: Yeah, well, at least I have a girlfriend.
FRASIER: Shut up.
"Mother Load, Part One"
DAPHNE: Where are we supposed to put all this? I cleared out two drawers. This would fill two closets.
NILES: Well, we said we'd both bring whatever we needed for any eventuality.
DAPHNE: Isn't there anything you can leave behind?
NILES: I don't see how. I have formal, semi-formal, déshabille, wet weather, cold weather, cloudy. I mean, if there's something here you find excessive, jump right in.
"Juvenalia"
ROZ: First of all, enough with the earrings. Everything doesn't have to be so fancy. Don't get me wrong—jewelry is terrific, but sometimes a woman likes to know that you're paying attention. Mix it up a little. Do something crazy—I mean, totally out there.
NILES: Are you talking about scarves?
ROZ: Okay, let me give you an example. When I was twenty, my boyfriend stole a Doyle's Pub sign for me. We were drunk, and we saw it, and he said, "Hey that's your name on that sign. You should have it." It was spontaneous, and a little dangerous. And very romantic.
NILES: Spontaneous. And dangerous. Thanks, Roz. You've given me something to mull over during my herbal wrap.
"The Proposal"
NILES: I'm afraid I've poured so much emotion into this speech, I don't know if I can say it all without crying.
ROZ: Oh, that's okay. Women like a man who isn't afraid to shed a few tears.
NILES: Last time I got all the way through it, I got dehydrated.
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(FRASIER has just found out that his mother was pregnant with him when she married Martin.)
FRASIER: Niles, how can you change the subject after this bombshell?! (NILES is silent) You knew?
NILES: Well ... remember that time I had the chicken pox? Mom told me, to cheer me up.
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NILES: Daphne Moon ... will you ... and your beautiful toes ... and your exquisite ankles ... and your precious knees, elbows, and arms, and fingers, and shoulders ... will you marry me?
"War of the Words"
FREDDY: Uncle Niles, is it true that you walked offstage on the last word of the National Bee?
NILES: Now, where did you hear that?
FREDDY: Dad and Grandpa. They said you were one of the best.
NILES: Well, they exaggerate.
FREDDY: They said you were just as good as somebody named Kerek.
NILES: Just as good? (smiles and shakes his head, bemused) Funny. (beat) Anyway—the story is true. I've never talked about it before, but ... I will, since you also have the "gift." Have a seat. (FREDDY sits down. NILES brings over a stool and sits next to him.) I was, uh, a little younger than you. I'd been winning numerous competitions, but, uh ... I was obsessed with one thing, and one thing only: the National Championship. The time finally came, and there I was, standing on that stage, waiting for the judge to say the final word ... and suddenly, it happened. It all clicked, all the rules—"i" before "e," assimilations, etymologies.They all became one ... and then, became nothing. At that moment, I realized there was no word I couldn't spell. Competitions didn't matter anymore, because I was one with the higher truth that is Spelling. So when the judge said that last word, I simply walked away.
FREDDY: Didn't you care what people said?
NILES: Oh, people said a lot of things that weren't true. "He didn't know the word." "He was scared." "Mafia this." No, didn't bother me. 'Cause they couldn't take away what I knew in my heart. You know how to spell. And it doesn't matter what anybody else thinks.
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SPELLING BEE FATHER: (referring to Freddy) You don't have to worry about ever seeing him again, son. Chances are, he'll end up in a state school.
(NILES, FRASIER, and FREDDY turn to face him, enraged)
NILES: How dare you! (to FREDDY ) Can you take him?FREDDY: Yeah.
NILES: Then spell his ass off !
"Frasier Has Spokane"
NILES: (to DAPHNE ) Maybe later we'll try out my "Wagner for Lovers" CD.
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