TV Quote of the Day (‘Frasier,’ As Our Hero Is Distracted)

Dr. Frasier Crane [played by Kelsey Grammer]: “Dad! Dad! I can't read my paper! Eddie keeps staring at me!”

Martin Crane [played by John Mahoney]: “Just ignore him.”

Frasier: “I'm trying to!”

Martin: “I'm talking to the dog!”— Frasier, Season 1, Episode 2, “Space Quest,” original air date Sept. 23, 1993, teleplay by Sy Dukane and Denise Moss, directed by James Burrows