Fool Me Once, Shame On You...

Infobox Television episode | Title = Fool Me Once, Shame On You…
Series = Frasier
Season = 2
Episode = 14
Airdate = 7 February 1995
Production
Writer = Christopher Lloyd
Director = Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guests = Nathan Lane (Phil)
Prev = Retirement Is Murder
Next = You Scratch My Book...
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 2)

"Fool Me Once, Shame On You…" is the fourteenth episode of season 2 of American sitcom "Frasier".

Cast and characters

Main cast and characters

*Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Frasier Crane
*David Hyde Pierce – Dr. Niles Crane
*John Mahoney – Martin Crane
*Jane Leeves – Daphne Moon
*Peri Gilpin – Roz Doyle

Plot outline

Niles meets Frasier in Café Nervosa and announces that he has decided to become “handy”. He is particularly proud of himself for filling up his car at the petrol station himself. Roz joins them, but is unwilling to associate with Niles owing to his habit of making snide remarks about her. Frasier talks her round, and she and Niles start a conversation which turns into a competition of such remarks, which they both thoroughly enjoy. Moments later, Frasier discovers that his briefcase has been stolen. This turns out to be the first of several thefts targeting him, including his dry cleaning and even his car. Shortly after that, there is a mysterious phonecall to KACL from a woman who claims to have spent the previous night with Frasier, and who says she saw his car driving away that morning. Frasier and Roz know this points to identity theft, and though consumed with anger, Frasier sees the opportunity to confront the miscreant responsible.

Episode Title Cards

*"It's like Horatio"
*"A briefcase of love"

Memorable Quotations

"Frasier tells Niles and Roz about his new Wednesday night ritual"
Frasier: Dad mixes up a pot of his five-alarm chilli, we all curl up on the couch and watch an Angie Dickinson movie and I wish I were dead.

"Frasier is on the phone trying to report his stolen credit cards, and Martin advises him always to keep his guard up"
Frasier: "(to Martin)" I prefer to think of people as basically good and decent. "(to the telephone operator)" Yes, I am here, but you know, I'm sorry: I am in the middle of a speech right now, so you'll have to hold!

"Frasier is waiting in Café Nervosa for a man who claims he can return his stolen briefcase. Niles discovers it contained his car keys"
Niles: Frasier, the person who has your car keys asked you to meet him here knowing you would bring your car?
Frasier: Now, now, before you launch into one of your paranoid riffs, my car happens to be…"(turns to look through the window)" MOVING DOWN THE STREET! Oh, my God! "(leaps up and rushes out of the door)" Stop! Stop that well-dressed man!