Frasier Season 10 Episode 8 Rooms With A View
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00:00Oh, this one's from your mom.
00:05Kitten in a basket of yarn.
00:08Dear Niles, I know we haven't always gotten along.
00:20Isn't that sweet?
00:23Hey, Niles. Look what I found in the parking lot.
00:26Hi, Niles. It's good to see you.
00:30How's he doing?
00:31The doctor says he's just great.
00:33Well, he looks just great.
00:36Why is he so pale?
00:38He's always this pale.
00:42I'll take this.
00:43Well, Niles, you've got quite an impressive array of flowers here.
00:49Oh, dear Lord.
00:50Who sent mums?
00:53Those are from Jaime, our squash valet.
00:55Really?
00:57You know, when I had the flu, Jaime didn't send me so much as a card.
01:01You didn't have the flu. You barely had the sniffles.
01:04I almost threw up.
01:07Who knows? Mums might have been just the thing to cheer me up.
01:10Guess we'll never know now, will we?
01:12I'm so sorry you have to go through all this, Niles.
01:15Well, I'm pretty used to them by now.
01:17No.
01:19Oh, right.
01:21Yes, well, thank you.
01:23Who knew all those years of foie gras and brie would finally catch up with me?
01:28You know, Frasier, you might want to get yourself checked out.
01:31You eat a lot of that stuff, too.
01:33Yes, but I also drink a lot of red wine.
01:37Now, Niles, you'll be happy to know that your prognosis is excellent.
01:40I have done some research.
01:42I have detailed the procedure and made copies for each of you.
01:47Here we are.
01:48I also took the liberty of checking out your surgeon.
01:53It's a fine choice.
01:54True, he did have a few brushes with the law as an undergrad.
01:59I think you all know how I feel about Tulane's medical school.
02:03Yes.
02:04Yes.
02:05But, on the bright side, he has been extensively published and his reputation is stellar.
02:10Now, if you'll all please turn to page 17 in your handouts.
02:14You know, where is Dad?
02:15He stepped outside for some coffee.
02:17I specifically used layman's terms for his benefit.
02:22All right.
02:23How's he handling all this?
02:25He's positively chirpy.
02:27In other words, he's terrified.
02:29Yes.
02:30When we were kids, whenever one of us was sick or hurt,
02:34Dad would try to keep us from worrying by pretending the problem didn't even exist.
02:39Nonchalance was his coping mechanism.
02:44Things always turned out all right, though.
02:48There was a time, too.
02:52How are you holding up?
02:54Well, you know.
02:56You know what?
02:57I think you should think of something really cool to do when all this is over.
03:02Like a big trip.
03:04That way you can have something good to focus on.
03:07I can't think about that right now.
03:12What the hey?
03:13You still in bed?
03:14It's nine in the morning.
03:16Up and at them, lazy bones.
03:18Hello.
03:19I'm your anesthesiologist, Dr. Ling.
03:21How are you feeling today?
03:23Oh, don't let this faker fool you.
03:25He's just trying to get out of work.
03:27If you're feeling at all anxious, I can give you a mild sedative.
03:31No thanks.
03:32Are you sure, Niles?
03:33Dr. Ling went to Duke.
03:40Hello?
03:42Can I ask who's calling?
03:45Just a minute, please.
03:48It's Maris.
03:49Do you want me to make up an excuse?
03:51No, that's okay.
03:52I'll talk to her.
03:58Hello?
04:00Well, yes.
04:01How did you hear?
04:04Ah.
04:05Jaime is a bit of a gossip.
04:09Luckily, they discovered the blockage before I had a major event.
04:14Well, thank you.
04:15That wasn't the nurse.
04:16That was my wife.
04:19Yes, Daphne.
04:21We were married a couple months ago.
04:25No, well, it's not really my fault you didn't know.
04:28It sounds to me like your argument is with Jaime.
04:33Well, if it makes you feel any better, we didn't invite anyone.
04:36Dr. Ling?
04:41Uh-huh.
04:42Uh-huh.
04:44Uh-huh.
04:45Well, yes, of course we invited him.
04:47He's my brother.
04:49Uh-huh.
04:50Yes, William Sonoma and Tiffany's.
04:53Keep it coming.
05:00Now, in just a few moments, we'll be ready to will you down to the O.R.
05:04He'll receive general anesthesia once he's on the operating table.
05:08Now, if you'd like to follow along in your handouts,
05:12I could take you through the first steps of the procedure.
05:14The doctor explained everything to us yesterday.
05:17Yes, but did he have a mnemonic verse that goes along to the tune of Camp Town Races?
05:23Hello?
05:24Ah!
05:25Dr. Schaefer, I was just explaining my brother's procedure to my family.
05:29I'll hand the floor over to you.
05:32Frasier.
05:33Dr. Crane.
05:34Oh, great.
05:35Well, once you're under, we'll begin by inserting some tubes to monitor your blood pressure.
05:41And while one team harvests the saphenous vein from your right leg,
05:44I'll be opening up your chest.
05:46Excuse me, if I may.
05:49Wouldn't a mid-cab be less invasive?
05:52I have done some research into the matter,
05:55and I believe that is the prevailing methodology.
05:58Well, you may have read about that in Reader's Digest,
06:01but a mid-cab is only appropriate for limited blockage.
06:05My source is not Reader's Digest.
06:10It's a colleague.
06:12Harvard being my alma mater.
06:15Harvard!
06:17If I'm not mistaken, the blockage is in the left anterior descending artery.
06:21And the right coronary.
06:23Look, in my expert opinion, I'm doing what's best for this patient.
06:27And my expert opinion says otherwise.
06:30Well, if you're such an expert, maybe you should perform the surgery.
06:33Maybe I should!
06:35Frasier, you're not operating on your brother.
06:39Suit yourself.
06:40Maybe it would be best if everyone stepped out
06:43while Dr. Schaefer talks to the patient.
06:45Mrs. Crane, you're welcome to stay.
06:48Niles, I'll see you before they wheel you in.
07:01Well, I'll tell you one thing about that Dr. Schaefer's people skills.
07:04I am not a fan.
07:07Leave it alone. You'd be in a big pain.
07:10Yes, well, I happen to know a thing or...
07:13A thing or two about bypass surgery.
07:16He was totally condescending to me.
07:18He was just trying to let you know who's in charge.
07:21I'm sure the first sign of trouble, he'll run right out here to consult with you.
07:30This is so weird.
07:3324 hours ago, we didn't even know anything was wrong with Niles.
07:37Just goes to show you can't take a second for granted.
07:41Sure can't.
07:43Can't take people for granted either.
07:46You just never know.
07:48That's true.
07:49That's why you should always tell the people you love just how much they mean to you.
07:53Well, I hope you guys know how much I care about you.
07:57Oh, gee, sure we do.
08:00And we care about you, too.
08:02You're like family.
08:03And, Dad, I hope you know I love you.
08:06Even at your most difficult.
08:08Well, I love you, too, son.
08:11Even when you treat me like a child.
08:14But your boss is everyone around. It's just his way.
08:17Well, perhaps if people behaved more competently, I wouldn't be so bossy.
08:20Maybe you wouldn't be so bossy if you didn't always focus on how everybody else behaves.
08:24That'd be the day.
08:25Yes, well, maybe that's because human behavior is my profession.
08:28Well, you can take a day off once in a while.
08:32Oh, where's Gerard?
08:35Niles is going off to surgery soon. Come and wish him well.
08:39You know, we really should tell her how much she means to us, too.
08:47How are you feeling?
08:49I'm a little woozy. Maybe I should lie down.
08:54Oh, now, Daphne.
08:57You know, all the important papers are in my top left-hand corner.
09:01Don't talk about that right now. You just relax.
09:05They're okay, Daphne.
09:08You know, Daphne, they do these procedures hundreds of times.
09:14I know.
09:15Okay, it's practically routine, Daphne.
09:19Why do you keep saying my name?
09:22I just want to say it as many times as I can.
09:26Daphne.
09:28What? Still in bed?
09:31Will you look at this gold brick?
09:33Well, if you're going to be loafing around all day, you might as well have something to read.
09:39I know how you love your Archies.
09:43Thanks, Dad.
09:45Oh, a Jughead double digest.
09:52I'll be here waiting for you.
09:55I love you, son.
09:58I love you, too.
10:03Frasier, I have a confession to make.
10:09Remember when we were kids and I was wearing your opera cape and you pushed me down the stairs?
10:17Yes.
10:19You didn't push me.
10:22I jumped.
10:25I was trying to fly like a Valkyrie.
10:31It's not important right now. The important thing is that you get well, all right?
10:37Dr. Crane, Mrs. Crane, it's that time.
10:42Okay, we're going to need you to slide over.
10:45Boy, the hospital is an interesting place, isn't it?
10:49How so, Niles?
10:51Oh, all roads lead to the hospital.
10:56We're born here. We get sick here.
11:01We get well here.
11:04All these big dramatic moments and the hospital just gobbles them up.
11:13Do you think a hospital has memories?
11:17I bet it does.
11:20I bet when I walked in it thought,
11:24Oh, you again.
11:27You're the little boy who broke his leg in 1966.
11:31Hello, old friend.
11:35Wow, a talking hospital. That would be cool.
11:41When are these drugs going to kick in?
11:44I don't know why I need surgery. This is the best I've felt in years.
11:48Knee, death, knee, death, knee, death, knee, death, knee, death, knee, death.
11:55Okay, you ready to take a little trip?
11:57I think he already is.
12:00Can I just have a second?
12:02Of course.
12:08I'll be here when you wake up.
12:11Promise?
12:12I promise.
12:21What do you mean you don't like Archie? It's a riot.
12:51You got your Jughead, your Reggie, your Mr. Weatherby.
12:56Please stop crying, Maris. The doctor can always cut off more next time.
13:10I'll be here when you wake up.
13:12Promise?
13:13Promise.
13:21I'll be here when you wake up.
13:37These places never have any magazines for men.
13:41It's all hairdos and recipes and butt exercises.
13:48I was just thinking about what Niall said about the hospital and the things that happen here.
13:53Oh, geez, would you look at this.
13:56Ten saucy secrets to please them in bed.
14:00You know damn well there are only four. The rest is just dozy-doze.
14:06It's like the whole tapestry of life keeps replaying itself within these walls.
14:13I used to bust people for that one.
14:17You didn't hear a word I said, did you?
14:19Yeah, I did. Hospital. Tapestry of life.
14:27It's a nice kitchen.
14:31You're a sentimental fool, Dad.
14:33Well, here he is.
14:36Fraser, say hello to your new brother.
14:40I don't like him.
14:47Huh.
14:50Remember when we were little and you convinced Niall that we were all figments of his imagination
14:56and the whole world was just in his mind?
15:00I told him we disappeared whenever he left the room.
15:04For months afterwards he was always darting into rooms to make sure we were all still there.
15:10Scared the crap out of me. I was ready to kill you.
15:14What made you think of that?
15:16I don't know. Just thinking about Niall's.
15:24Well, he must be all right. We're all still here.
15:32I don't think I've ever been this frightened in my whole life.
15:35Well, Dad, according to my timetable, Niall's is probably off the bypass path by now.
15:44All the blockages have been bypassed and the myocardium is now receiving normal blood.
15:49How can you know all this but you're stumped by an electric barbecue fork?
15:55Because the human heart was not designed by some idiot in Japan.
16:00You know, Fraser, maybe Niall's not the perfect time to go into detail.
16:05It's all right, Ross.
16:07You see, she knows. Knowledge is our ally against anxiety.
16:13Which happens to be the theme for today's Best of Crane, which is being broadcast over the airwaves right this moment.
16:19Oh, yeah, they're piping it into the operating room instead of using anesthesia.
16:26Very funny, Ross.
16:28Oh, I hope the doctors have their earplugs in so they don't fall asleep too.
16:32It's all right, we get it.
16:34Seriously, if I was ever going to rob a bank and I wanted to knock out the guards...
16:38It's all right, Ross.
16:43Hey, is that a Chunky in there?
16:50Looks like one.
16:52Been a long time since I've seen one of those.
16:56What are they asking for?
17:00Looks like it's 85 cents.
17:03Oh, does it only take the exact change?
17:07Looks like there's a dollar slot.
17:09All I'll have is a 10.
17:12Will it take a 10?
17:14Why don't you get off your ass and look?
17:17They usually just take singles.
17:20Oh. Anybody have a single?
17:25How can you think about eating now?
17:28How'd you ride that thing?
17:31I don't know.
17:34I'll get you some change.
17:36Oh, thanks, Ross.
17:38Sitting way too long anyway.
17:43Excuse me.
17:45Colleen, do you have any ones?
17:48I think so. Let me check.
17:50Thanks.
17:51Excuse me. Can I help you?
17:53Yes.
17:54There's something wrong with my baby.
17:56She has a little rash on her cheek.
17:59Oh, I see.
18:01She has a little rash on her cheek.
18:04I looked in the book, and I don't think it's chicken pox.
18:08But it does look a little like scarlet fever.
18:11Is this your first child?
18:13Yes. Why?
18:15I think this is lipstick.
18:17Do you need five help?
18:18No, I'm afraid I need ones.
18:20Oh, thank God.
18:22Oh, look at that.
18:25That's probably how it happened.
18:30Colleen, I won't forget you.
18:34I'm sorry all I've got are fives.
18:36Oh, thanks anyway.
18:38Do I know you?
18:40I don't think so.
18:42Are you sure?
18:43Trust me, I'm really good with faces.
18:46Thanks.
18:50Mrs. Crane?
18:51Yes.
18:52Your husband's doing well.
18:53He's off the pump, and his heart is beating on its own.
18:55How's his blood pressure?
18:57100 over 60.
19:00That's much better.
19:01Did you thoroughly suction the cardioplegic solution?
19:04See, I'm a doctor.
19:05Oh, yes.
19:06Dr. Shaver told me about you.
19:08He said if you started asking me questions, I should do this.
19:16Oh, I get it.
19:17Very nice.
19:21Well, that's good news, right?
19:23Oh, yeah.
19:24Great.
19:25He didn't have any change.
19:26Shoot.
19:30What are you reading, Daph?
19:32I have no idea.
19:34I must have read the same paragraph ten times.
19:38I don't know how you're getting through this.
19:41Well, it's not like the old days when heart surgery was a big thing.
19:46Nowadays, they do it so much.
19:48It's like, you know, you're in a hospital.
19:52You're in a hospital.
19:53You're in a hospital.
19:54You're in a hospital.
19:55You're in a hospital.
19:56You're in a hospital.
19:57You're in a hospital.
19:58You're in a hospital.
19:59It's like going in for a haircut.
20:01Read the paper and wait till he's done.
20:04But aren't you scared?
20:11I wonder if that guy has a dollar.
20:13I bet he does.
20:15Excuse me.
20:23Oh, no.
20:25What, Daph?
20:28I don't believe this.
20:29Excuse me.
20:31What?
20:32I'm supposed to bring Niles his cell phone
20:34in case any of his patients called
20:36so I could refer them to Dr. Wells.
20:38Now I'm gonna be calling his stupid cell phone
20:40every two minutes to check his mailbox.
20:43Here, let's use my cell phone, all right?
20:45We can take turns calling.
20:47He asked me to do this one simple thing
20:49and I forgot.
20:51I'm such an idiot.
20:52How?
20:53Don't go beating yourself up.
20:55You didn't do anything wrong.
20:57Come on.
20:58I'll dial first.
21:00Now, look, Niles.
21:02As far as Dad knows,
21:04I had nothing to do with your leg breaking.
21:06Right?
21:07You pushed me.
21:08Yes, and in exchange for your silence,
21:10you'll get ten of my records.
21:12Any ones you want.
21:13Even the Shostakovich?
21:15Not that one.
21:16Then forget it.
21:18Okay, fine.
21:22Sign here and initial here.
21:25You still in bed, Mr. Lazy Balls?
21:29Well, if you're gonna lie around all day,
21:31I got you something to read.
21:33The Trotter House with Parma?
21:35Better.
21:36Archie.
21:38Well, hello, Chunky.
21:41I beg your pardon?
21:43Yes, indeed.
21:45Congratulations.
21:55Hey, is that a marathon bar?
21:57Oh, jeez, now I don't know what to get.
21:59You should go with your first instinct, Ed.
22:01I haven't had a marathon bar in years.
22:03All right, then get a marathon bar.
22:05Come to think of it,
22:07I think we quit making marathons back in the 80s.
22:09Then you should get a Chunky.
22:11Uh, although,
22:13I kind of want to get a marathon bar
22:15just to see what it looks like on the inside.
22:17All right, all right, just get that Chunky.
22:19All right.
22:22Hey!
22:24What?
22:26It's stuck!
22:28Oh, great, you had to have Chunky!
22:30Oh, fine, all right, I'll get it.
22:34What is going on?
22:36You have a stuck Chunky.
22:38Why did Chunky stick his arm in there?
22:40Oh, that's it, that's it.
22:42Not me, the candy.
22:44I give up.
22:46I give up.
22:48I give up.
22:50I give up.
22:52Don't worry, Martin,
22:54I'll stop by tomorrow and get us some Godiva.
22:56But I want my Chunky.
22:58Excuse me.
23:10Chunky, was it?
23:13Oh.
23:15Oh, Daffy,
23:17it's okay.
23:19It's okay.
23:21Everything's gonna be fine.
23:23Do I need to call security here?
23:25Uh, no, it's all right.
23:27I'm sorry about this.
23:29Kind of a tough time.
23:31All right, but keep this area clear
23:33until I can get it cleaned up.
23:35Right, and we'll pay for this.
23:37I already paid for this.
23:39Daffy,
23:41I know you're in hell right now,
23:43but in just about 20 minutes
23:45comes the disconnecting of the ventilator
23:47and the extubation.
23:49You can see it all in the diagram
23:51on page 24C.
23:53He's not a diagram.
23:55He's my husband,
23:57and he's on a table with his chest cut open.
23:59I'm sorry if I can't handle this
24:01as well as the rest of you,
24:03but I'm terrified.
24:05Daffy, it's okay.
24:08Let's calm down.
24:10When all this is over,
24:12we're just gonna...
24:14There is no when this is over.
24:16There's no tomorrow, no next week,
24:18no next year.
24:20There's nothing until he comes out of there
24:22and I know he's okay.
24:24Daffy,
24:26why don't you sit down, son?
24:29Nobody meant anything.
24:31It's hard as hell
24:33for all of us to be here.
24:35I know.
24:37It's just...
24:39I hate hospitals.
24:41I hate them.
24:43I hate all of this.
24:45I know.
24:47I hate hospitals.
24:49I hate them.
24:51I hate all of this.
24:53I know.
25:03I'm afraid your wife's x-rays don't look good.
25:17Waiting is the hardest part.
25:27Niles.
25:31You did great.
25:33The doctor said it went even better
25:35than he expected.
25:37I'm so proud of you.
25:39He'll be out all night.
25:41He'll be back.
25:43He'll be back.
25:46He'll be out all night.
25:48Why don't you get something to eat?
25:50I'll be here
25:52when you wake up.
26:16I love you.
26:42Hey, say hello to your new sister.
26:44Look, she's smiling at you.
27:14I got you pegged.
27:18But I don't know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs.
27:25They're calling again.
27:28Thank you!