Frasier (TV Series)

Fortysomething (1994)

John Mahoney: Martin Crane

Quotes 

• Martin Crane : [looking at an old photo album with Frasier]  That's me. In '74. I was going through my own little stage. I'd dyed my hair jet black, and bought a leather jacket and a Harley-Davidson.

  Dr. Frasier Crane : My God, dad, you look like one of the Village People.

• Martin Crane : [as he and Frasier enter a clothing store]  Say, didn't this used to be Pinski's department store?

  Dr. Frasier Crane : I have no idea.

  Martin Crane : Sure it was. We used to bring you kids here all the time. Man, it was a great store. You could buy lingerie, a bag of popcorn and transmission fluid, all under the same roof.

• Martin Crane : You may think it's tough being middle-aged, but think about me. I got a son who's middle-aged.

• Martin Crane : Hey, the sands of time are shifting, buddy - mostly south! Listen, if you don't want to go with elastic, maybe you could go with suspenders. That way, if you keep your jacket closed, that little gut of yours can hang down to here and nobody's any the wiser.

  Dr. Frasier Crane : I do not have a gut!

  [looks at himself sideways in the mirror] 

  Dr. Frasier Crane : I have... contours.

• Martin Crane : Let me ask you a few questions. Can you get through the night without getting up to go to the john? Can you get in and out of a chair without going "Mmmm"? Can you eat a slice of pizza less than twelve hours before you go to bed?

  Dr. Frasier Crane : [pausing]  What's on the pizza?