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** It only makes sense that Frasier managed to hook up with Diane Chambers on ''[[Cheers]]''. She has frequently made long-winded speeches, novels, and even answering machine messages.
** It only makes sense that Frasier managed to hook up with Diane Chambers on ''[[Cheers]]''. She has frequently made long-winded speeches, novels, and even answering machine messages.
** Frasier's biggest one has got to be the time he spent an ''entire'' episode parked at the exit of a parking garage refusing to pay the $2.00 fee because he didn't actually park after entering it, while bending the ears of the ticket guard's and the angry crowd behind him about stupid rules. Niles, who is stuck in the car with him, calls him an idiot for fifteen minutes before Frasier ''finally'' realizes that maybe he's wrong, and he should stop feeling the need to filibuster all the time, leading to this priceless exchange:
** Frasier's biggest one has got to be the time he spent an ''entire'' episode parked at the exit of a parking garage refusing to pay the $2.00 fee because he didn't actually park after entering it, while bending the ears of the ticket guard's and the angry crowd behind him about stupid rules. Niles, who is stuck in the car with him, calls him an idiot for fifteen minutes before Frasier ''finally'' realizes that maybe he's wrong, and he should stop feeling the need to filibuster all the time, leading to this priceless exchange:
{{quote|'''Frasier:''' [[Never My Fault|You know, we wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for you and your ridiculous birdcage!]]<br />
{{quote|'''Frasier:''' [[Never My Fault|You know, we wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for you and your ridiculous birdcage!]]
'''Niles:''' *look of indignant outrage*<br />
'''Niles:''' *look of indignant outrage*
'''Frasier:''' Oh come on, I can only change one character flaw at a time! }}
'''Frasier:''' Oh come on, I can only change one character flaw at a time! }}
* Parodied on ''[[Green Acres]]''. Oliver would sometimes go into a long winded speech about how great America is and/or how it was great because of farmers accompanied by a fife playing either "Yankee Doodle" or "Battle Hymn of the Republic". At one point, everyone just got bored and left, even the unseen fife player.
* Parodied on ''[[Green Acres]]''. Oliver would sometimes go into a long winded speech about how great America is and/or how it was great because of farmers accompanied by a fife playing either "Yankee Doodle" or "Battle Hymn of the Republic". At one point, everyone just got bored and left, even the unseen fife player.