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Our Parents, Ourselves

Episode Number: 132    Season Num: 6    First Aired: Thursday January 21, 1999    Prod Code: 134
Frasier sets Martin up with Roz's mother, Joanna. Later, he can't bring himself to tell an enthusiastic Joanna that Martin never wants to see her again.

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Writer: Janis Hirsch
Director: Pamela Fryman
Star: Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane),  Moose (Eddie),  John Mahoney (Martin Crane),  Dan Butler (Robert "Bulldog" Briscoe (seasons 4 - 6, recurring otherwise)),  Peri Gilpin (Roz Doyle),  David Hyde Pierce (Dr. Niles Crane),  Jane Leeves (Daphne Moon Crane)
Guest Star: Phil Donahue (Voice of Larry),  Rocky McMurray (Shangri-lino),  Alice Playten (Bonnie),  Eva Marie Saint (Joanna Doyle),  Marlo Thomas (Voice of Sophie)

Notes

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Eva Marie Saint, Martin's date, is in reality 16 years John Mahoney's senior. (edit)

Quotes

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Bonnie: Your dad is so proud of you, he talks about you all the time. Who's your friend?
Martin: Now, what's wrong with you? I told you about my other son.
Bonnie: (shaking Niles's hand) Oh, of course, what am I thinking? Nice to meet you, Eddie.
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(Referring to the date between Martin and Roz's mom)
Roz: My mother was the attorney general of Wisconsin.
Frasier: I hope he remembers to curtsey before the dairy queen.
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Roz: I didn't know you were any good at charades.
Frasier: I didn't know you could mime a virgin.
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Trivia

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(Roz and Frasier are commiserating about the possibility of growing old alone)
Roz: ...these older ladies in my building, they all want to babysit Alice -- just for the company. I mean she's a cute baby but she ain't no Dorothy Parker.

Dorothy Parker (1893 – 1967) was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles.


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Allusions

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The title is a reference to the famous womens self-help book "Our Bodies, our selves".
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