Our Parents, Ourselves

Infobox Television episode | Title = Our Parents, Ourselves
Series = Frasier


Season = 6
Episode = 12
Airdate = 21 January 1999
Production =
Writer = Janis Hirsch
Director = Pamela Fryman
Guests = Eva Marie Saint (Joanna Doyle)
Alice Playten (Bonnie)
Phil Donahue (Larry)
Marlo Thomas (Sophie)
Prev = Good Samaritan
Next = The Show where Woody Shows Up
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 6)"Our Parents, Ourselves" is the twelfth episode in season 6 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

Roz's mother is visiting, and Frasier suggests fixing her up with Martin. They do their best to make it look accidental (Frasier and Niles go with their father to McGinty's, and Roz brings her mother soon afterwards), but Martin and Joanna see straight through them. They spend some time together that evening at a jazz club, and when they arrive back at Frasier's apartment later they both seem to be in a good mood. After Roz and Joanna have left, Martin privately admits to Frasier that he found her very boring company, but Roz reports that her mother had a wonderful evening and hopes to see Martin again before she leaves Seattle. Frasier does not have the heart to tell Roz the truth, and tries to engineer one more rendez-vous to spare Joanna's feelings, inviting them to watch the Super Bowl on television at his place. He chooses not to tell Martin that they are coming until the last minute, at which point he discovers that Martin has also invited someone along…

Episode Title Cards

*"a.k.a. the last onion out of Pompeii"
*"Roughing the passer"

Memorable Quotations

"Roz has just mimed a Hail Mary pass to help Frasier out when a caller starts talking about American football"
Roz: I'm impressed you're so good at charades.
Frasier: I'm impressed "you" could mime a virgin.

"Frasier and Roz worry about growing old alone, and Frasier casually suggests a pact"
Roz: You mean, like, in forty years, if neither one of us finds anyone…
Frasier: Yeah, exactly, we'll marry each other.
Roz: I was gonna say "kill" each other.