Frasier (TV Series)

The Show Where Lilith Comes Back (1994)

Bebe Neuwirth: Dr. Lilith Sternin

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Quotes 

• Dr. Lilith Sternin : I'm here for a convention and I happened to hear your voice on the radio. I kept hoping that you'd introduce Pearl Jam's latest hit, but to my chagrin, you were doling out worthless little advice pellets from your psychiatric Pez dispenser.

• Lilith : [to Eddie]  Go away!

  [Eddie runs off] 

  Frasier : Now why does he listen to you and not to me?

  Lilith : By my tone of voice. He knows I mean business.

  Frasier : I see, so you're saying your voice is more commanding than mine.

  Martin : Hell, I took half a step before I realized she was talking to the dog!

• Frasier : Hello, you're on the line.

  Dr. Lilith Sternin : Congratulations, Frasier, you've done it again. You've led another unsuspecting innocent down one of your dark, dead-end Freudian hallways.

  Frasier : Lilith?

  Dr. Lilith Sternin : Overeating is very simply a behavioral problem caused by negative reinforcement. It can be cured quite readily by behavior modification.

  Frasier : I see. Well Seattle, we have a celebrity of sorts on the line. This is my ex-wife Lilith.

  Dr. Lilith Sternin : What do you mean by celebrity?

  Frasier : [darkly]  Oh, they know you.

• Niles : Well, I guess I'll say my goodbyes as well. Goodnight, Frasier.

  [ignores Lilith] 

  Frasier : Oh, this is ridiculous! Listen, Lilith, uh, Niles is upset because you snickered at Maris's wedding vows.

  Lilith : I simply responded with the genuine spontaneous emotion I was feeling at the moment. But, if Niles is not mature enough to accept that, if he is so pitifully insecure, if he is in such need of validation, then I guess for some sense of familial harmony, I do apologize.

  Niles : Oh, Lilith, thank you!

  [hugs her tight] 

  Niles : Oh, this bad blood between us has gone on far too long! Next time you're in town, we'll have dinner, just you and me!

  Frasier : [Niles leaves. Lilith looks at Frasier]  He doesn't get that kind of validation at home, you see.

• [Frasier and Lilith are making out, having suddenly gotten hot for each other a year after their divorce] 

  Lilith : I was insane to divorce you!

  Frasier : Oh god, you're in my thoughts every waking hour!

  Lilith : You're the only man I've ever loved!

  Frasier : So are you!

• [Frasier has a surprise caller to his show - his ex-wife] 

  Frasier : Well, Lilith, what brings you to Seattle, the constant rain?

  Lilith : I'm here for a convention, and I happened to hear your voice on the radio. I kept hoping you'd introduce Pearl Jam's latest hit, but much to my chagrin, you were doling out worthless little advice pellets from your psychiatric Pez dispenser.

• Frasier : Hello, Lilith.

  Lilith : Frasier. Come in.

  Frasier : I must be early - I see you haven't had a chance to put up your hair yet.

  Lilith : Oh, I thought I'd leave it down tonight.

  Frasier : Really?

  Lilith : Yes - after several hours of careful deliberation and weighing all the consequences, I decided to be playful.