Airdate: 4/30/87
Diane,
unbeknownst to Sam, puts a down payment on for a house, but her fiancé isn’t
exactly thrilled with the idea. He soon changes his tune when they see it, and
both start making plans for renovation, but the previous tenants, an elderly
couple who had lived there for 39 years, causes Diane to reconsider moving. She
feels there are too many memories there for her to trespass upon, so they
decline the purchase. Unfortunately, she talks another couple out of buying the
house for the same reason, so Frasier concocts a plan that they allow the
seniors to celebrate one last Christmas there (making 40), offering a sense of
closure. They agree, but he hot May day takes its toll on a sweaty Santa as
played by Sam, who vehemently objects when Diane suggests they include Easters
– annually! The clan gets the hint, and Diane not only decides to keep the
house, but she’s turned on by Sam’s territorialism!
Sam and Diane
take one step closer to domesticity with this episode, as they partake in the
all-America dream. We certainly know trouble’s a-brewin’, though, and it comes
in the form of Diane’s recurrent uber-sensitivity and a geriatric couple expert
at laying on the guilt. The old woman is played by character actress Billie
Bird, probably best known as Molly Ringwald’s grandma (the one who stays in her
room) in Sixteen Candles. Some good
comic mileage from Sam’s housewarming offering: the classic “Dogs Playing Cards”
painting.
Cold open: Carla
wants to know Woody’s secret for always being happy: he closes his eyes and
thinks of a happy thought. In this case, the fact that he’s glad he’s not her.
Norm’s opener:
Woody: “How’s life, Mr. Peterson?” Norm: “Well, the plot’s alright but it sort
of falls apart at the end.”
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