Frasier (TV Series)
Chess Pains (1996)
John Mahoney: Martin Crane
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Quotes
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Martin Crane : What do you think I was doing as a detective all those years? Analyzing clues, devising strategies, always staying one or two steps ahead of the other guy. Does that sound like any game that you know?
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[after Niles introduces his dog, clearly a canine substitute for Maris]
Daphne Moon : Am I the only one?
Dr. Frasier Crane , Martin Crane : No.
Daphne Moon : Does Dr. Crane have any idea...?
Dr. Frasier Crane , Martin Crane : No.
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Dr. Frasier Crane : Now, Dad, please, you don't have to rush. As a novice, you have the right to sit back, survey the board, take your time. I will not pressure you or hover like a vulture. Please, feel free to ask any questions you might have.
Martin Crane : Is this a checkmate?
Dr. Frasier Crane : ...Yes, it is.
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Dr. Frasier Crane : Oh hi, Dad. Did you see my new chess set?
Martin Crane : Oh yeah, it's nice.
Dr. Frasier Crane : "Nice?" Well, the inlay was made from the same Travertine marble they used at the Emperor Hadrian's palace outside Tivoli!
Martin Crane : Really? Well, I'm gonna celebrate with a beverage brewed from the crystal-clear waters of the majestic Colorado Rockies!
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Martin Crane : Boy, I really clobbered you though, didn't I? I got almost all of your prawns.
Dr. Frasier Crane : Pawns, Dad.
Martin Crane : I think the turning point was when I got that tower-thingy.
Dr. Frasier Crane : Yes, it's called a rook.
Martin Crane : But the real knockout blow was when I backed your little horsey guy into the corner.
Dr. Frasier Crane : Can we call it a night, Dad?
Martin Crane : Okay, when I cornered your knight.
Dr. Frasier Crane : No, I mean... can we call it a night?