Airdate: 2/13/86
Norm is up for a big
promotion at work, and a coworker drops by the bar to tell him his rival is
having an affair with the boss’s wife. Thinking that leaking this secret will
give him an edge, Norm has second thoughts when everyone, save Cliff, is
against the idea. Staying true to principle becomes even more difficult when the
boss himself comes in to tell Norm he didn’t get the promotion, and that the
contest was as close as it possibly could be, but Norm sticks it out – and
sticks it to his boss when he learns he was edged out because Vera didn’t fit
in with the other company wives. “Great, I’m unemployed again,” Norm tells
Woody, who offers his consolation. “No, I mean GREAT! I’m unemployed again!”
Infidelity once again is the
topic in another Norm-centered episode, and once again the end result is the
further strengthening of his marriage to Vera. (Well, of course it has to be,
otherwise the lame-wife wisecracks wouldn’t work.) Another ethical dilemma,
another right thing done, and all is right with the world, or at least the bar.
Quasi-subplot involves Frasier showing slides of his ill-fated European
vacation with Diane, and displaying his complete lack of success in getting
over his breakup with her.
Cold open: Carla interviews
the boy who is taking his daughter out on her first date, and it quickly turns
into the Spanish Inquisition!
Norm’s opener: Sam: “How’s it
going, Norm?” Norm: “It’s a dog eat dog world, Sam, and I’m wearing Milk Bone
underwear.” (This may be his most famous opener.)
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