Airdate: 11/12/87
Two stores.
First, Frasier learns from one of his patients that Rebecca was a real party
girl in college, and that her nickname was “Backseat Becky.” Of course, Sam
can’t let this one go, and when he mentions it, she sheepishly comes up with
one fake (and innocent) reason after another. Finally, she gives Sam a real
whopper of a lie, but one so steamy he doesn’t care – all for just $10.00 from
the queen of fish tales, Carla. Second, Cliff and his mom’s house is the target
for a huge developer, willing to offer $250,000 for he abode. Initially
reluctant at first, mom changes her tune after hearing the asking price, but
Cliff still steadfastly clings to those old memories. She and Norm must talk
some sense into committed carrier, who’s now handcuffed to a column inside the
house. Norm chainsaws it apart, and they leave with the intention of finding a
lawyer to break the deal, but once the entire place collapses after loss of its
structural integrity, Cliff cackles, “Hard to believe they want $250,000 for
this dump!”
Solid,
dual-parted episode reveals Rebecca’s wild history, and highlights Francis Sternhagen
once again as Esther, Cliff’s mom (she was currently doing Driving Miss Daisy off Broadway). Good ol’ TV trope, chaining
oneself to something to keep builders away, is in action here, and there’s
quite a surprising scene of mass destruction when the house collapses after the
three leave the scene (atypical for the general talky series).
Cold open: Norm
perfoms a pendulum trick to predict the sex of Carla’s twins; Woody has a
related story, and, as usual, it makes no sequential sense.
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