- Ask Me No Questions
Infobox Television episode | Title = Ask Me No Questions
Series =Frasier
Season = 4
Episode = 22
Airdate =20 May 1997
Production =
Writer = Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt
Director =Jeff Melman
Guests = Cindy Katz (Elise)
Prev = Are You Being Served?
Next = Odd Man Out
Episode list =List of Frasier episodes (Season 4)"Ask Me No Questions" is the twenty-second episode in season 4 of American sitcom "
Frasier ". The title relates to the popularadage : "ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies".Cast and characters
Main cast and characters
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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
*Irene Olga Lopez – Marta
Plot outline
It all begins at
Café Nervosa with a simple question: Niles asks Frasier's opinion on whether he and Maris are meant to be together. Frasier evades the question, and while Niles continues to wait for an answer after the meeting, Frasier is plagued by indecision. He talks to Roz, who encourages him to support his brother; he talks to Martin, who says he should not underestimate how much Niles values his opinion; he talks to Marta the maid, who claims that Maris has changed; and he talks to Daphne, who warns him that Marta may just want Niles back. Frasier even lets the problem interfere with a date that he has, with disastrous consequences. After mulling over the problem with an attentive Eddie and a cognac, and then wandering the streets of Seattle late into the night, he finally reaches a decision.Episode title cards
*"The question"
*"So the answer is “yes”"
*"So the answer is“yes”“no”“yes”“no”?"Memorable Quotations
"Martin has a rule, which says no one gives something for no reason. Frasier finds this hard to understand"Frasier: Spontaneous gift-giving is one of life's great pleasures. Didn't you ever give Mom anything without a warning?Martin: Yeah, you! Where do you think I got the rule from?!
"Niles is keeping Frasier waiting for their squash game, by having a doting phone conversation with Maris. Frasier takes action"Niles: Oh, now, Maris. "(phone beeps)" Wait, hold on a second, it’s my other line. "(switches lines)" Hello?Frasier: "(using his
landline )" Get the hell off the phone!"Pressing Frasier for an answer to his question, Niles poses a hypothetical situation for him, in which his brother is God"Niles: Let's say you are the supreme ruler of Heaven and Earth. What would you do?Frasier: "(glances at Eddie)" Well, for starters I'd issue a recall on some of my lesser species!
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