It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave

Infobox Television episode | Title = It’s Hard to Say Goodbye if You Won’t Leave
Series = Frasier


Caption =
Season = 3
Episode = 10
Airdate = 9 January 1996
Production =
Writer = Steven Levitan
Director = Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guests = Marnie Mosiman (Donna)
Alicia Robinson (Jane)
Vaughn Armstrong (Tony)
Prev = Frasier Grinch
Next = The Friend
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 3)

"It’s Hard to Say Goodbye if You Won’t Leave" is the tenth episode of season 3 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

Recurring cast

*Mercedes Ruehl – Kate Costas

Plot outline

Roz finally manages to get Frasier to reveal the identity of “Dirty Girl”, with whom he had an affair that was accidentally broadcast live on KACL. Frasier finds himself thinking about Kate constantly, and wondering if they made the right decision not to pursue any relationship. Daphne encourages him not to let fear of rejection get in his way, but just as Frasier is on the point of broaching the subject with Kate at work, she announces that she is moving to Chicago that night to start a new job. They say goodbye and that seems to be the end, but Niles decides to call round later that day with a video of "Casablanca", and the ensuing conversation starts Frasier thinking again…

Episode Title Cards

*"The city with broad, bare shoulders"
*"It’s hard to say goodbye if you won’t leave"

Memorable Quotations

"Martin is writing a letter, and Niles cannot help proofreading it over his shoulder"
Niles: It's best not to end a sentence with a preposition.
"(Martin writes something on a piece of paper and hands it to Niles)"
Niles: Not to be technical, but “off” is a preposition too.

"Daphne is trying to cheer up Frasier before his date"
Daphne: There's nothing quite as exciting as a first date. All those questions you ask. “What's your favourite food?” “What's your favourite colour?” “If you were to come back as an animal, what sort of animal would you be?” If she were to ask you that one, what would you say?
Frasier: “Check, please” comes to mind.