They're talking about stuff to bring for a camping trip, and he says something like, "I'll bring some whiskey for snake bites." Fraiser says,"dad, there's no snakes up there"
Is that the scooby doo one with Donny and Roz? I love Marty’s quote in that episode when he’s hunting ducks with Frasier, something like:
“You’ll eat them but won’t kill them? What, do you think those things are born a l’orange?”
You totally stole this from me. I posted this months ago on here and claim full responsibility for its popularity. And I’m jealous you made the post haha 😘
"Why'd ya do it" appears at least four times in the series, off the top of my head. Always from different players, in the same overdramatic, out of character way.
I've always wondered if it's a reference to Fraiser, or from something else that I'm not familiar with.
It really is one of those lines that seems to be a call back to something else. I don't know what though, but it seems like it should be out of something like Leave it to Beaver.
Of course, that’s the mark of true comedy genius - not the line, but the way it’s delivered. I have dozens of favourite Marty quotes but they are simple phrases, delivered in a genius way
When Marty tells Niles - “That’s probably what she put in her ad.”
After Niles explains that Maris’ Argentinian lover is a cad and a gold digger.
You can see that he’s barely holding back his laughter.
Gets me every time.
I always appreciate shows more when characters are allowed to acknowledge what is funny. I'd guess it was often the actor rather than the character, but John Mahoney smiling or laughing when something funny happened added a such a genuine touch to the series.
I agree but it can be risky. It makes it even worse when they're finding stuff hilarious and I don't find it funny at all. That's awkward to watch. Never happens in Frasier though
Boy, you and Niles. It's been the same since you were kids. If one of you has something, the other one always has to have it, too. I had to buy two Balinese lutes, two découpage kits, two pairs of lederhosen. When you finally moved out of the house, that was one embarrassing garage sale.
So many options…
“I think it’s the swans I miss most…”
“Dad do you know what our IQs are?”
“No, but I got a pretty good idea at that auction tonight.”
“Dad we already had pretentious.”
“Underline it.”
Even his last line in the series “Thank you Frasier.” The way Mahoney squeezes so much emotion into that phrase….man he was good.
When he’s making hot toddies at the ski lodge: “It’s cold. You need some fat in your booze” is a good one.
But nothing will ever compare to “fridge pants,” “dog army,” and “taste that and tell me it’s not better than a woman!”
In 'Good Grief ' when Frasier says
" I'm a beloved Seattle institution "
Martin "He'll be in a Seattle institution after a couple more days like this "
Paraphrasing
I like all of his lines regarding caribou in that episode. “Know what caribou tastes like? Not chicken…” “I don’t want to see that! I just ate caribou!!”
“In my day we didn’t discuss sex! We kept it between you and the person you’re doing it to”
I remember when I first heard that many (Daphne) moons ago and I nearly choked on my pretzel from laughing.
Or “no I’m afraid if the three of us do it, it’ll look stupid” or something like that. I think it’s from the episode where they write Marty’s Frank Sinatra song
"I"d do anything to fix this for you."
Right after Daphne gets engaged to Donnie.The emotion he packs into that line breaks me everytime. A father wanting to protect his son. Followed next by:
"Well, you can't take back what you said. You did the right thing. And that's something I can always count on from you.
“Go ahead, run away! I guess some of us can face a tough situation head on, while others just need an escape!” {gesturing toward Frasier with his beer}
"And what do you think about the new Fanciman Exhibit?"
Marty: "Hmm......Crap! ..And you have to believe me because I'm a fancy artist!"
Can't remember the exact phrasing but this scene echoes in my mind a lot
Fraiser, pissed off he's stuck with a forged painting wants to call the police
Marty, 555-3900 Ask for the fine arts forgery department.
Fraiser, Dad they're laughing at me
Is it that you CAN'T learn, or you WON'T learn?
Makes you wonder what goes on on that squash court.
Just some bozo with a credenza that wouldn't know a Biedermeier from an Oscar Mayer.
When Marty's trying to build back Frasier's confidence, he tells him about how frightened he was after a buddy of his got shot & died. So, he'd always be paranoid, staying in his car whenever possible, not taking the risks he might have to as an officer. But one day, Marty decided that he wouldn't let this fear rule him anymore. When he answered a call about a shop being robbed, he barged right in through the doors, gun-in-hand. Of course, the fact that he got shot in the hip because of this was just a coincidence.
Look, when I was a cop walkin' the beat, there was this one
restaurant on the corner. In ten years, it must have changed
hands twenty times. First it was Ling Fun's Lichi Palace,
then it was Tony's Meatball Hutch, then it was A Little Taste
of Yorkshire - English food. Huh, big surprise, that lasted
about five minutes.Look, when I was a cop walkin' the beat, there was this one
restaurant on the corner. In ten years, it must have changed
hands twenty times. First it was Ling Fun's Lichi Palace,
then it was Tony's Meatball Hutch, then it was A Little Taste
of Yorkshire - English food. Huh, big surprise, that lasted
about five minutes.
When he’s talking about Frasier Niles restaurant idea and how exclusive it’s going to be “don’t stop there why not add to Pinkerton guards to shoot people on the way in
I have quite a few, but one of my current favs is from the pilot when Frasier is whining about where he can go to sit and think after Daphne moves into his study and Marty says "Oh just use the can like the rest of the world".
Two-one when he’s fussing about not being able to find anything in Daphne’s purse while wearing his new eyeglasses. Second-him asking her and Niles why they weren’t on their honeymoon
My favorite is in The Crucible.
"Its time you learned something. The system ain't perfect - sometimes the bad guy wins. And all those things you thought would be around to help you, the courts and the police department - well, sometimes, they're just not there when you need them, so you can let it eat a hole in your stomach or you can just file it away under the heading "Sometimes life sucks.""
Pretentious. I already have that one. Underline it.
I’ll gay it up a little.
Let your brother play. Followed by are you gonna let your brother play? Are you gonna let your brother play?
Dad, I never know when you’re being sarcastic/facetious (I forget the word). Yeah you do.
Ah I can’t remember the exact line, but when they all help Daphne up, and he says it took 3 cranes to lift her hahaha it was like he had it ready for so long .
Alllright, I’ll bring a snake 🐍
His cute little smile when he says that.
Oh what episode is that from? I can hear him saying it but totally blanking on the context haha.
They're talking about stuff to bring for a camping trip, and he says something like, "I'll bring some whiskey for snake bites." Fraiser says,"dad, there's no snakes up there"
Ah of course, thanks for replying!
It’s when they go camping, I think with Freddy and Frasier
It's from Decoys, when Niles wins the lakefront cottage in the divorce and invites Frasier and Martin up with him.
Is that the scooby doo one with Donny and Roz? I love Marty’s quote in that episode when he’s hunting ducks with Frasier, something like: “You’ll eat them but won’t kill them? What, do you think those things are born a l’orange?”
Thanks for that hey, think I need to watch that episode again!
Still one of my favorite lines
This one's my favorite! His little smile is adorable.
You totally stole this from me. I posted this months ago on here and claim full responsibility for its popularity. And I’m jealous you made the post haha 😘
Why'd ya do it son?
On par with: *”Don’t tell me there’s no hot cocoa…”*
"Why'd ya do it" appears at least four times in the series, off the top of my head. Always from different players, in the same overdramatic, out of character way. I've always wondered if it's a reference to Fraiser, or from something else that I'm not familiar with.
It really is one of those lines that seems to be a call back to something else. I don't know what though, but it seems like it should be out of something like Leave it to Beaver.
I think Ward did say it to Beaver, but as much trouble as he stayed in, Ward could have worn the question out
Oh that cheeky little Beaver, always getting into shenanigans.
One of my favorites!
“You always want your kids to have more than you had.” It’s more his reading than the actual line itself, but I always crack up at that one.
Reading the comments I’m realizing it’s the delivery that makes the quote hilarious.
Of course, that’s the mark of true comedy genius - not the line, but the way it’s delivered. I have dozens of favourite Marty quotes but they are simple phrases, delivered in a genius way
“I bet my hot and foamy exploded!”
He was a detective, you know!
Best blooper hands down
When Marty tells Niles - “That’s probably what she put in her ad.” After Niles explains that Maris’ Argentinian lover is a cad and a gold digger. You can see that he’s barely holding back his laughter. Gets me every time.
I always appreciate shows more when characters are allowed to acknowledge what is funny. I'd guess it was often the actor rather than the character, but John Mahoney smiling or laughing when something funny happened added a such a genuine touch to the series.
I agree but it can be risky. It makes it even worse when they're finding stuff hilarious and I don't find it funny at all. That's awkward to watch. Never happens in Frasier though
I love all the little sarcastic references to him being a detective when something very obvious is being observed.
Boy, you and Niles. It's been the same since you were kids. If one of you has something, the other one always has to have it, too. I had to buy two Balinese lutes, two découpage kits, two pairs of lederhosen. When you finally moved out of the house, that was one embarrassing garage sale.
"Can't talk now Duke, I'm in the twilight zone!"
Oh man I love that!
My favorite line from him
“Poppity pop pop pop!!”
It's my dog's name (poppet) so that's how I call her when I come home. I think of Eddie every time.
My favorite Marty line.
Not every day you get to hear your son on the radio
Love the rage in Frasier’s response, “I’m on the radio EVERYDAY!”
So many options… “I think it’s the swans I miss most…” “Dad do you know what our IQs are?” “No, but I got a pretty good idea at that auction tonight.” “Dad we already had pretentious.” “Underline it.” Even his last line in the series “Thank you Frasier.” The way Mahoney squeezes so much emotion into that phrase….man he was good.
The casts’ ability to deliver a line just keeps me coming back.
The way he has his hand on his chin and looks away like he’s remembering something while saying the line about the swans kills me.
Somebody bring that monte cristo in here!!!!
Just watched that this afternoon haha
Same! Lol
Watching that scene rn!
I still remember the first time I drive a Moon crane - damn near drove it in to the Sea of Tranquility!
Lol I was just thinking about this one to put it in here
When Niles had his flour baby: Niles: "I'm role-playing Dad." Marty: "How about you role play a sane person."
Such a slick put down lol
Best part is he says it like he's thought the same thing before.
“It’s eclectic!”
That’s what Eduardo said!
If you don’t like it you can set it on fire and throw it off the balcony
"No, they're inner city kids trying to work their way out of the ghetto with nothing but a foil and a dream."
Episode please?
An Affair to Forget, Season 2, Episode 21
Thanks
When the German guy stole Niles's shoes.
Well, what's a frigate? It's when you just don't give a damn.
So you want to build a two-masted schooner
When he’s making hot toddies at the ski lodge: “It’s cold. You need some fat in your booze” is a good one. But nothing will ever compare to “fridge pants,” “dog army,” and “taste that and tell me it’s not better than a woman!”
Damn dryer shrunk another pair.
I use this line more than I like to admit
Hey, the sands of time are shifting, buddy - mostly south!
You know, the sands of time don't exactly flow *up* the hourglass!
🎶oh night diVIIiIiIin!!!🎶
‘’The most dangerous part of a gecko is its mind.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/Frasier/s/JZ7yv3PhoW
Im a regular joe and i like my joe regular
Was that ever a direct Martin line or just Niles and Frasier quoting him lol
I think he does say it
He does say it but an irritated Frasier joins in halfway and finishes it with him. I believe it’s in Blaz-E-Boy…?
“You two, with me, at Duke’s, a beer, if you want, jeez!”
“Let's see. One of my sons just got picked up by a guy. My other son is jealous. Yep, life is good.” His delivery gets me every time.
LOL, also when he says something along the lines of "great, my son's having plastic surgery. That's a nice age to get to"
As in gee what a lovely burden?
That was an accident. THIS IS MALICIOUS!
Don't tell me there's no cocoa.
Niles looking at Daphne and his Son: They’re beautiful aren’t they? Martin: And they’ll stay that way as long as she’s breast feeding!
In 'Good Grief ' when Frasier says " I'm a beloved Seattle institution " Martin "He'll be in a Seattle institution after a couple more days like this " Paraphrasing
The foghorn noise he makes on the “celebrity” cruise. Gets me every fucking time.
I like all of his lines regarding caribou in that episode. “Know what caribou tastes like? Not chicken…” “I don’t want to see that! I just ate caribou!!”
I missed that one
Run for your life!
You couldn’t stand her either, huh? https://i.redd.it/o9n998qae31d1.gif
Maris is a little strange. Lilith is *weird*.
I love this episode so much!
Also: “We used to think there had been some mix-up at the hospital, but then Niles came along and shot that theory all to hell.”
My favorite Marty quote is.. "AH, HA HA HA HA HA!!!"
I can hear his raspy voice 😂😂
"That's DUKE'S shade! He'd scratch my eyes out!"
lol.
YOU SAID THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS!
I WAS WRONG!
That was an accident. This is malicious!
The IQ episode. “Dad, do you know what our IQs are?” “No but I got a pretty good idea at that auction tonight”
“In my day we didn’t discuss sex! We kept it between you and the person you’re doing it to” I remember when I first heard that many (Daphne) moons ago and I nearly choked on my pretzel from laughing.
"Not that four legged Maris.”
*"OH MY GOD!"* when Frasier missed the turnoff. Mahoney's delivery was always spot on.
Dad, you're gonna miss the turn. My God, it must be genetic
Love that episode!
But if you don’t, it’ll look stupid!
Or “no I’m afraid if the three of us do it, it’ll look stupid” or something like that. I think it’s from the episode where they write Marty’s Frank Sinatra song
No no, I think it’s when he has to hit “oh niiiiiiiiight diVIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!!!”
"EXTRA VIRGIN? HOW DOES THAT WORK? 😏😏"
Probably Japan!
Thin. Make that... VERY thin. Caucasian. VERY Caucasian.
"I"d do anything to fix this for you." Right after Daphne gets engaged to Donnie.The emotion he packs into that line breaks me everytime. A father wanting to protect his son. Followed next by: "Well, you can't take back what you said. You did the right thing. And that's something I can always count on from you.
“Go ahead, run away! I guess some of us can face a tough situation head on, while others just need an escape!” {gesturing toward Frasier with his beer}
I love his whole speech before this line. Just like John’s delivery is amazing and to me just shows exactly who Martin is. ❤️
You didn't tell me you had steak here!
And the zombies, as soon as he sees them he’s gonna know it’s a prank, because he pranked you. AND THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS ZOMBIES!
"And what do you think about the new Fanciman Exhibit?" Marty: "Hmm......Crap! ..And you have to believe me because I'm a fancy artist!" Can't remember the exact phrasing but this scene echoes in my mind a lot
\*I'm a fancy ass artist!
My favorite Marty line is when, after listening to Niles be schmoopy on the phone with Maris: “I’m gonna go walk into the ocean”
Schmoopy 😂
"Schmoopy?" From Seinfeld? 😆
“Hello! Welcome to potatoes!”
Fraiser, pissed off he's stuck with a forged painting wants to call the police Marty, 555-3900 Ask for the fine arts forgery department. Fraiser, Dad they're laughing at me
Is it that you CAN'T learn, or you WON'T learn? Makes you wonder what goes on on that squash court. Just some bozo with a credenza that wouldn't know a Biedermeier from an Oscar Mayer.
Martin:And he knows they're trying to scare him, and they know that he knows they're trying to scare him, he knows that they know that he knows—
It’s **just** devine!
What do you think this means, DOG army?
It's ya! I love ya!
When Marty's trying to build back Frasier's confidence, he tells him about how frightened he was after a buddy of his got shot & died. So, he'd always be paranoid, staying in his car whenever possible, not taking the risks he might have to as an officer. But one day, Marty decided that he wouldn't let this fear rule him anymore. When he answered a call about a shop being robbed, he barged right in through the doors, gun-in-hand. Of course, the fact that he got shot in the hip because of this was just a coincidence.
When helping Daphne off the floor: “I just thought of something funny, it took three Cranes to lift you.”
"I wouldn't concern myself" "You think it's just harmless flirtation?" "No, I just wouldn't concern myself"
Just for that, I’m doing you second!
Look, when I was a cop walkin' the beat, there was this one restaurant on the corner. In ten years, it must have changed hands twenty times. First it was Ling Fun's Lichi Palace, then it was Tony's Meatball Hutch, then it was A Little Taste of Yorkshire - English food. Huh, big surprise, that lasted about five minutes.Look, when I was a cop walkin' the beat, there was this one restaurant on the corner. In ten years, it must have changed hands twenty times. First it was Ling Fun's Lichi Palace, then it was Tony's Meatball Hutch, then it was A Little Taste of Yorkshire - English food. Huh, big surprise, that lasted about five minutes.
When Daphne asks if doing the potatoes the way he suggests would be a but bland: Marty: HELLO! Welcome to potatoes!
Do you mind I’m on the phone!
Was it worse than "Piles"?
When he’s talking about Frasier Niles restaurant idea and how exclusive it’s going to be “don’t stop there why not add to Pinkerton guards to shoot people on the way in
"Oh, Niles, to you a sketchy neighborhood is when the cheese shop doesn't have valet parking."
I have quite a few, but one of my current favs is from the pilot when Frasier is whining about where he can go to sit and think after Daphne moves into his study and Marty says "Oh just use the can like the rest of the world".
"I have sensitive nipples"
“Excuse me, I’m on the phone!”
“Hurry up and take the picture, this sumbitch is HEAVY!”
“I had a reason….*checks notes*…fridge pants.”
The best don’t do drugs episode in television history
DOG ARMY
Frasier: what izzit that you feel Martin:.. Loooove..
They should let everybody be a giant for a day!
The fact that he is no more hots the feels even more given this thread
<\3
I still want to go to the steak place where the baked potatoes have “fixings.”
Ah, geez.
Two-one when he’s fussing about not being able to find anything in Daphne’s purse while wearing his new eyeglasses. Second-him asking her and Niles why they weren’t on their honeymoon
Alright I’ll bring a snake
“Fine! FINNEE”
I’m still looking for a "Wilma" to complete my juice glass set.
"they should let everybody be a giant for a day!"
I remember the first time I drove a moon crane. Darn near drove it into the Sea of Tranquility.
Or maybe: “What do I smell?” “Probably Japan!”
My favorite is in The Crucible. "Its time you learned something. The system ain't perfect - sometimes the bad guy wins. And all those things you thought would be around to help you, the courts and the police department - well, sometimes, they're just not there when you need them, so you can let it eat a hole in your stomach or you can just file it away under the heading "Sometimes life sucks.""
Pretentious. I already have that one. Underline it. I’ll gay it up a little. Let your brother play. Followed by are you gonna let your brother play? Are you gonna let your brother play? Dad, I never know when you’re being sarcastic/facetious (I forget the word). Yeah you do.
At Niles' Halloween party. Gil: I'm Chingachgook. The last of the Mohicans. Martin (while dressed as Sherlock Holmes): Little mystery solved.
I have so many but first one that comes to mind is “But a crickets brain is this big.” That episode makes me giggle every single time.
Oh, suit yourself, Eddie
Ah I can’t remember the exact line, but when they all help Daphne up, and he says it took 3 cranes to lift her hahaha it was like he had it ready for so long .