Frasier Season 10 Episode 17 Kenny On The Couch
Frasier Season 10 Episode 17 Kenny On The Couch
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00:00Well, I think we've got time for one last caller.
00:03Go ahead, Mindy, I'm listening.
00:05It's about my mother, Dr. Crane.
00:08Ever since I got married, she's been...
00:11Yes, the cashmere turtleneck is $39.
00:15Excuse me, what?
00:17Sorry, I work in a catalog sales, and my boss just walked past.
00:22So anyway, my mom...
00:23Yes, it's on sale until the end of the month.
00:25Mindy, we are pressed for time.
00:27Hold on, Frasier.
00:29Cashmere for under $40?
00:33I'll take one in black.
00:35In medium.
00:36Wait, is that medium-medium, or unrealistic anorexic model-medium?
00:43It sounds like you might want to go for the large.
00:48Oh, really?
00:49And that's our show.
00:51What size will Roz order?
00:54Will she accessorize TuneIn tomorrow for the exciting conclusion?
01:00Good day, Seattle.
01:03Dynamite Show, Doc. One of your best.
01:05Rozalinda, great work on the control panel.
01:08I'm gonna start calling you Control Freak.
01:12Well, you're probably wondering who put a quarter in him today.
01:17Just got a call from my lawyer.
01:19My divorce?
01:21Final.
01:22I'm back to my TomCat days.
01:25Lock up your daughter, Seattle. Kenny Daly's on the loose.
01:30Might want to lose the wedding ring, TomCat.
01:32Oh, yeah.
01:34Time to remove my shackle.
01:40Well, that's weird.
01:42Ooh, that's really stuck.
01:44Funny.
01:46That's how my wife described our marriage.
01:49Stuck.
01:51Well, you're not stuck anymore, are you?
01:55Kenny, Kenny, come on, come on.
01:57Come and sit down.
01:58All right, here.
01:59And take a deep breath.
02:03I'm sorry.
02:05This thing's hit me like a ton of bricks.
02:08The only good news is I'll start getting a check every month.
02:15Kenny, um...
02:18Divorce can be one of life's most difficult transitions.
02:22Have you considered seeing a professional once or twice a week?
02:25I thought about it, but...
02:27Prostitutes are expensive.
02:33He means a psychiatrist, Kenny.
02:37That is what you meant, right?
02:39A shrink?
02:40Oh, jeez, Louisa, I don't think I'd be comfortable talking to a psychiatrist.
02:44I'm a psychiatrist. You're comfortable talking to me, aren't you?
02:48Are you offering to be my shrink?
02:50No.
02:51No, I could probably handle that.
02:53I was going to refer you to someone.
02:56Well, can't you help him, Frank?
02:57Well, I don't know, Roz.
03:00Giving psychotherapy to my employer is a bit of a gray area, isn't it?
03:05Oh, come on, it's not like he's a real boss.
03:10Yeah, Roz is right.
03:12Come on, Doc, I could use a little help.
03:15Well, I suppose if you'd like to stop by my place and discuss your feelings informally, there'd be no harm in that.
03:22Thanks, Doc.
03:25And I'm paying you for your time.
03:26Oh, no, no, that's hardly necessary.
03:28No, no, no, I insist. Now, what do you get?
03:31Kenny, don't worry about it. I'll gladly do it for free.
03:34What do you say we get together Friday night?
03:36Thanks, Doc.
03:37Wish my ex-wife was as agreeable as you.
03:41And dead.
03:45Okay, maybe tonight's better.
03:54And the one time I was winning, my dad accidentally knocked over the checkerboard.
04:01He made me pick up all the pieces, too.
04:04Fortunately, my mom was there with an extra piece of cake.
04:07I see.
04:10A controlling, narcissistic father and an overprotective mother.
04:15It has all the earmarks of a classic Oedipus complex.
04:23Well, well, old friend, we meet again.
04:30Now, let me tell you, your deep-rooted feelings of Cassandra are not to be taken lightly.
04:36Your deep-rooted feelings of castration are...
04:42I'm afraid our time is up.
04:45Wait, what?
04:47This has been fascinating.
04:49I believe we are finally on the brink of discovering a road into some real insights.
04:55I can't tell you, I believe I'm as exhilarated as you are.
05:00Yeah, when are we going to talk about my divorce?
05:03You may not know it, Kenny, but we already are.
05:08Now, for our next session, I want you to write a letter telling your father how you feel.
05:17Don't send it, just write it.
05:20Homework? You never said there was going to be any homework.
05:23It's all part of the process. Good night, Kenny.
05:26But I...
05:29Jeez, I thought that would never end.
05:33Dad, how long have you been in there?
05:35The whole damn time.
05:38I went in for a beer and Kenny came in and started crying and I was trapped.
05:44So, how's talking about checkers supposed to help him through a divorce?
05:48Dad, the inability to maintain adult relationships often has its roots in parent-child trauma.
05:57What's your generation going to do when we're all gone and there's no one left to blame?
06:04You know, I really can't tell you how exciting it is to roll up my sleeves again and delve into someone's psyche.
06:10I don't even know where to begin. Although, you know, I do think it's particularly salient
06:14that the father never showed any interest in the things that were most important to his son.
06:19Sounds good, Frank. Bye.
06:22Oh, hey, Martin.
06:25Oh, hi, Kenny. I didn't know you were here.
06:30How's it going?
06:31Okay, I guess.
06:34I have an emotionally crippled father.
06:39They don't say.
06:43So, where are you headed?
06:45I'm going to grab a beer at McGinney's.
06:47Really? Well, I'm sure dehydrated after all that crying.
06:54They don't say.
07:04You mind if I tag along with you?
07:07Sure, why not?
07:08Oh, thanks, Martin. I really appreciate it.
07:13I bet you were a great dad.
07:15Oh, sure.
07:20If you want to learn yoga, why do we need some fancy private teacher?
07:25There are classes we could take together down at the Y.
07:28There are classes we could take together down at the Y.
07:31Yes, and afterwards there are anti-fungal lotions we can use together, too.
07:37Just give Amrit a chance.
07:39If we don't achieve physical and spiritual harmony, the second lesson's free.
07:45Oh, hello, you two.
07:46Hey, Frasier.
07:47Hi.
07:48Freud, Fettelheim, Jung.
07:52Someone's playing with the big boys.
07:54Yes, well, it's for my patient.
07:58You've seen patients again?
07:59Well, just this one for the last three weeks.
08:03Very challenging case, too.
08:05The man has father issues, any number of neuroses, and a phobia or two.
08:11Sounds to me like you've hit the crackpot.
08:17I'm sorry.
08:18I heard it at a convention.
08:20Yes, yes.
08:23So how did you meet this new patient?
08:25Well, I can't really say, Daphne.
08:27You know, doctor, patient, confidentiality, all those things.
08:30Hey, shrink buddy!
08:35Kenny, how are you?
08:36Well, if you'll excuse us, we're off to buy sticky mats.
08:43Kenny, have a seat.
08:44Have a seat.
08:45So, how are you feeling?
08:48Like a new man.
08:49Last night was just what I needed.
08:51I can't tell you how gratifying it is to hear that.
08:54Yeah.
08:55Me and your dad shut down McGinty's.
08:59Really?
09:00You and dad?
09:01Yeah, actually, I'm meeting him here for coffee.
09:03Man, is he a hoot.
09:04He made me completely forget about my problems.
09:07Well, good for you.
09:09Of course.
09:10The object is not to forget about one's problems.
09:14It's to understand them.
09:16Of course, that can take a lot of work.
09:20About the work part,
09:22your dad said something last night that made a lot of sense.
09:25He said I should get out more,
09:27and I was thinking that's going to be tough to do
09:29if I'm seeing you twice a week,
09:31plus doing all that homework.
09:33I guess what I'm saying is,
09:35I want to quit.
09:37Kenny,
09:39I understand it must be painful to uncover
09:42what is a very painful past,
09:46but I must warn you that if you run away from this now,
09:50you will only be repeating a pattern
09:52that will prolong your unhappiness.
09:55I'm okay with that.
09:58In these past few sessions,
10:00we've discovered territory that usually takes months to reach.
10:04I don't mean to toot my own horn,
10:06but I've been on fire.
10:09Don't get me wrong, Doc.
10:10You've been great.
10:11It's just, it's not for me.
10:13Hey, guys.
10:14Hey, hey, it's party, hearty, Marty.
10:17Hey, hey, it's, uh,
10:19Sir Shots-A-Lot.
10:20Right, hey!
10:23Dad, can I have a word with you for a second?
10:25Yeah, sure.
10:26Go on, I'll get us some coffee.
10:27Yeah, thanks.
10:29He's a nice guy.
10:31Doesn't hold his liquor like you'd think he would.
10:35Did you tell him that he should go out more?
10:38Yeah, what's wrong with that?
10:39Well, he is using it as an excuse to quit therapy.
10:44After one night out with you in a bar,
10:46the man is ready to throw away three weeks of intense analysis.
10:50Well, Paige, the guy's finally having a little fun.
10:53Don't you want him to be happy?
10:55I am not trying to make him happy.
11:00I am trying to cure his depression.
11:05Hey, Marty, does this remind you of anything?
11:10Ow, hot!
11:11Hot!
11:14Can I have some water, please?
11:19And breathe.
11:23Daphne, that is an amazing downward dog.
11:30What about me, Yogi?
11:32How does my downward dog look?
11:36Oh, dear.
11:40Can we straighten these legs?
11:42Oh, I wish.
11:44Congenitally shortened hamstrings are the curse of the cranes.
11:48Well, let's try a different pose.
11:50Slowly place your left leg between your hands,
11:53pivot your right heel down,
11:55straighten your legs,
11:56put your left arm on your ankle,
11:58raise your right arm,
11:59and triangle pose.
12:03Trick or what?
12:06No, it's just...
12:08Use a block.
12:09No, I don't like the block.
12:11I don't like the block.
12:12Use a block.
12:17And breathe.
12:19Then slowly bring your back leg up
12:23into half-moon pose.
12:27Now feel your breath leaving your body
12:31like a note being blown from a flute.
12:34Yes, I feel it.
12:36Great.
12:37I'm a flute, too, Yogi.
12:39Yes, of course you are.
12:42Straighten that leg.
12:44Straighten it up.
12:46There we are.
12:48Let's try again.
12:50Let's try and straighten that leg.
12:52You can do it.
12:53Straighten that leg.
12:54Mark it.
12:55Okay.
12:56Let's bend a finger now.
13:03Isn't this wonderful, Niles?
13:05I love it.
13:09And breathe.
13:11And be completely in this moment.
13:14Shut out the outside world entirely.
13:24Oh, hi, Mom.
13:25I'm kind of in the middle of something right now.
13:28Yes, I'm coming.
13:29I told you I'm bringing the lentils.
13:32What do you mean again?
13:33You love lentils.
13:34And, Niles, straighten the leg.
13:36Straighten the leg.
13:37Okay, child's pose.
13:38That's good, too.
13:41So what if Jerry brings a different dish to every meal?
13:43It doesn't make him a god.
13:45Has Jerry achieved inner peace?
13:47I'm just asking, Mom.
13:48Has Jerry achieved inner peace?
13:50I have to take this call.
13:51Would you please excuse me?
13:56Oh, that was fantastic.
13:58I feel so energized.
13:59Oh, well, you are really good.
14:02I hope I'm not holding you back.
14:04Oh, no.
14:05You're doing wonderfully.
14:06He's paying you so much attention.
14:08I think he sees real potential.
14:10Oh, you don't have to soothe my ego.
14:13Yoga isn't about competition.
14:15It's about achieving enlightenment
14:18and integrating your inner and outer lives.
14:32Hello.
14:35Whoa, this is awkward.
14:40I believe you know Martin.
14:45Yes, we've already met.
14:47Kenny, there's no reason to feel awkward.
14:49Believe me, I have other things to do with my evening
14:52than to share my expertise with someone who could use it.
14:55Now if you'll excuse me.
14:59So are we still on for McGinty's tonight?
15:01Yeah, sure.
15:02Kenny, I've been thinking about what you've been going through,
15:05and I've come up with the answer.
15:07A suede jacket.
15:11Did you hear that?
15:13A suede jacket.
15:15I must have missed that lecture at Harvard Medical School.
15:21You look good in it, and women love to feel it.
15:24It's like you're a feast for all the senses.
15:28I used to have a suede coat when I was single.
15:31Pastor made me put it away.
15:33But I'd pull it out whenever we'd have a fight,
15:37and in a minute, she'd be purring like a kitten.
15:43You should break it out again.
15:45Whoa, at my age? And it'd kill me.
15:49Hey, you got time to do a little shopping?
15:51Sure, I think I got my good credit card with me.
15:56Leather won't cure your problems, Kenny.
15:59It's a temporary high.
16:02Hi, guys.
16:03Hello.
16:04Hi.
16:05Oh, Miles, Daphne, hi, come join me.
16:08Two low-fat lattes, a hazelnut biscotti.
16:11And one blueberry scone.
16:13Oh, your brother sets such a brisk pace walking over here,
16:17I could barely keep up with him.
16:19Now, Daphne, you don't need to do that.
16:21Why not? Shouldn't I be proud of my husband's brisk pace?
16:25Daphne's trying to build up my ego because she outperformed me at yoga.
16:29It's not a competition.
16:31You see, he's already mastered the teachings.
16:35Spiritually, you're way ahead of me.
16:38Stop it.
16:39Frazier, wasn't that your patient X that was leaving with Dad?
16:42Yes, now my ex-patient X.
16:44Actually, I'd like to discuss it with you, if you've got a few minutes.
16:47Well, coincidentally, I just found out,
16:49and I thought I'd give it a go.
16:51I'd like to discuss it with you, if you've got a few minutes.
16:54Well, coincidentally, I just read a fascinating paper on early termination.
16:58Now, the hypothesis was...
17:00I think I'll get something to eat.
17:02Oh, you have something here?
17:03Something else.
17:04Oh, well, here, try mine.
17:05Please, just let me go.
17:11Well, so whose decision was it to terminate your sessions?
17:14Kenny.
17:15I see.
17:16Well, early individuation can stem from anything
17:20from transference to delayed adolescent rebellion.
17:23If only it were that complicated, Niles.
17:25Well, what happened?
17:27Well, it's Dad.
17:28He's been taking Kenny to McGinty's every night.
17:31He's giving him therapy in the form of beer and fun.
17:38Poor Kenny.
17:39I know.
17:41I've got to do something.
17:43I can't just stand by while Dad undermines me.
17:46Oh, just be careful not to turn this into a competition.
17:49As analysts, we have to be above that.
17:51Hey, Niles.
17:53I hear Daphne kicked your ass at yoga.
17:57Oh, yeah?
17:58Well, Fraser just lost a patient.
18:09Nice budging Gusna, Daphne.
18:12And yours is very nice, too, Niles.
18:15You're doing so much better this week.
18:19I just did what you suggested.
18:21And imagine myself having the reptilian sinuousness
18:24of a lizard scuttling across the desert floor.
18:28I thought I said rainforest.
18:30You did, but I don't like the damp.
18:33This next move is a little trickier.
18:36I'll demonstrate on Daphne.
18:38First of all, bring up your knees like this.
18:42Then bring your arms back towards your ankles.
18:47I don't think I can do this one.
18:49It hurts.
18:50Oh, don't push.
18:52You should be feeling discomfort, not pain.
18:55If you feel pain, ease yourself gently back towards discomfort.
19:01Is it something like this, Yogi?
19:08Ah, I'm impressed, Niles.
19:11You know, perhaps one day you might be able to achieve
19:14an upward bow, Urdhva Dhanurasana.
19:17Oh, you mean this one?
19:23Yes.
19:24Oh, remind me to tell Rosa to vacuum the sisal.
19:29You're speechless, Niles.
19:31I've never seen such a rapid improvement.
19:33How did you do that?
19:35Oh, I think I tweaked a muscle on that last pose.
19:39Oh, no.
19:40You should put some ice on that.
19:41Good idea.
19:43I guess we know who's better at yoga now.
19:45Now, Daphne, there's no better.
19:48It's all about achieving oneness of body and spirit.
19:54Okay, now I need you to take me to the hospital.
19:59What?
20:00I broke my body.
20:03I dislocated my shoulder.
20:05And I think that one of my ribs has achieved tunus.
20:13What's going on?
20:15Amrit and I were just going to go out and get a chai tea.
20:18Can we get you one?
20:19No, thanks.
20:21You're amazing.
20:22You have so much energy.
20:24Oh, well, you know what they say.
20:28Quickly, quickly.
20:30Just imagine the pain leaving your body like a wisp of smoke.
20:34If you could get the door, I'm starting to hemorrhage.
20:36Okay.
20:38Stay nice.
20:44Hello.
20:46Hey, what are you doing here, Bruce?
20:48Just thought maybe the three of us could have a little chat.
20:50Hey, Doc.
20:52This is Trudy.
20:54Ah, delighted, I'm sure.
20:56Hey.
21:00I'd love to stay and chat, Doc, but me and Trudy have a dinner date with the colonel.
21:06Well, if you think you're ready for that.
21:09Well, I'm not hungry now, but I probably will be when we get there.
21:13See you guys later.
21:14All right.
21:15Nice to meet you.
21:16Likewise, I'm sure.
21:19Have a great time.
21:22He's doomed.
21:25What are you talking about?
21:26He scored, and she's a cheap date.
21:28Oh, dear, please.
21:29He is not ready for a relationship.
21:31How could you let him do something like this?
21:33Don't blame me for that.
21:34It was the jacket.
21:35He wasn't here ten minutes before she left.
21:37He wasn't here ten minutes before she wanted to touch it.
21:39You know what?
21:40All you're doing is allowing him to wallow in his state of denial.
21:45And what if she rejects him, hmm?
21:47The man already has abandonment issues.
21:49Oh, you cut out the psychological mumbo-jumbo, let the guy have a good time.
21:54What did you just say?
21:55I said let the guy have some fun.
21:57No, before that.
21:58You said psychological mumbo-jumbo.
22:00So that's how you characterize my life's work?
22:03I'm just saying that I don't think therapy is for everybody.
22:07Like Kenny just needed to loosen up.
22:09Oh, really?
22:11So tell me, Dr. Party-Hardy-Marty.
22:17Who, in your expert opinion, does need therapy?
22:23Well...
22:26Hitler.
22:27Hitler.
22:33Hitler.
22:34Yes.
22:35And that one with all the different personalities.
22:40Sybil.
22:44Hitler and Sybil.
22:49Anyone else?
22:53No.
22:57Great.
22:58An entire science devoted to Hitler and Sybil.
23:05Do you believe that Niles and I have been wasting our lives?
23:09Do you think Mom wasted her life?
23:11Now you calm down, Frasier.
23:13I'm just saying that you overcomplicate things.
23:17Yes, Kenny needed to talk out some problems,
23:20but he didn't need to analyze every moment of his childhood.
23:24That's when he gets into the mumbo-jumbo.
23:26Just trying to get to the root of his problems.
23:28Well, you know what?
23:29I think you needed to give therapy more than he needed to get it.
23:32And you know what I think?
23:34I think I'm finished listening to you.
23:36All right, fine. Maybe I did enjoy it.
23:39Look, it's what I was trained to do.
23:41It's what I love to do.
23:42And I still think I was doing Kenny some good.
23:45Well, Frasier, you know,
23:47Kenny's not the only one with mental problems.
23:49And what's that supposed to mean?
23:51Well, it means you could start seeing other patients.
23:54Oh, right, right.
23:55Well, I've thought about that.
23:58Why not? If you love it.
24:01You know, perhaps I could start seeing people a couple of nights a week.
24:05I could even convert Daphne's old room into an office.
24:09Well, if you do,
24:11while they're waiting, they're watching what I want to watch.
24:18Hey, guys.
24:19Hey, what happened?
24:20Are you all right?
24:21I don't think Trudy and I are fit.
24:24When we got to the parking lot,
24:26her boyfriend pushed me down and took my jacket.
24:28Oh.
24:31Sir.
24:32I feel like such a loser.
24:34No, you're not a loser.
24:37And if you need to talk about this,
24:41Frasier's pretty good at this sort of thing.
24:45Well, Kenny, I'll tell you what.
24:48Whenever you're ready.
24:49Okay.
24:50For the time being,
24:51why don't you let a couple of buddies get you a beer, okay?
24:55Thanks.
24:57You know, it's too bad that Trudy was just setting me up to get mugged.
25:00Because up to that point, we were really cooking.
25:04Well, here's to dating.
25:07Oh.
25:18Hey, baby, I hear the blues are calling
25:20Toss salads and scrambled eggs
25:24Mercy
25:26And maybe I seem a bit confused
25:29Well, maybe
25:30But I got you pegged
25:33But I don't know what to do
25:35With those tossed salads and scrambled eggs
25:40They're calling again
25:43Frasier has left the building