Airdate: 12/6/84
Diane an Frasier
make an important decision, cohabitation, and fear it will devastate Sam, who
may still have “emotional residue” from his relationship with Diane. But Sam
allays their fears with his blessing, but living together is nothing to sneeze
at – or is it? The next day, Diane blames her recent allergies on Frasier’s
dog, Pavlov, but Sam suspects it could be psychosomatic, and offers to keep
Pavlov partially to test his theory. Now Diane’s voice sounds like a baby’s,
and even Frasier thinks this could be her subconscious fear of moving too fast
in their relationship. Only after eavesdropping and misunderstanding Sam and
Frasier’s conversation about the dog does she find confidence in Frasier’s
proclamation of his love for her, and her “allegies” are cured.
More great
Diane/Frasier intellectual byplay heightens the script quality of this episode.
Dane chastises Sam’s use of humor to mask his pain, but she and Frasier do the
same thing with their psychobabble, with equally hilarious results. Another
great Cheers theme: frail egos
finding comfort in only selective disclosure. Well, isn’t that what bars are
all about?
Subplot about
Carla’s continual receipt of “gag” birthday gifts is amusing but somewhat
lacking a payoff. Given that it’s Carla, I kept waiting for a breaking point!
Cold open: A
funny interlude between Sam and a snotty boy who wants an autograph – from different Red Sox player. The boy
finally lets Sam sign his baseball, with the expectation that he’ll forge the signature!
Norm’s opener:
Norm’s already at the bar.
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