Airdate: 1/12/89
Against her sense of dignity, Rebecca winds up house-sitting
for a corporate bigwig, specifically looking after his Doberman. A bit scared
being all alone in a big, dark house isolated in the moors, she has mixed
feelings when Sammy shows up to keep her company – but just after kicking him
out, the dog escapes. The two enlist a search party (the boys at the bar) to
look, but only Woody has luck; the problem is, he’s found another identical Doberman, but they wind up using him temporarily
when the homeowner returns early. After pulling off the switch – barely – they
return to Cheers to find that Woody has kept the other dog. Oh, don’t worry,
he’s safe unless he hears a specific word – Cochise – and then he’ll attack.
But when Frasier says it... nothing. It’s actually Geronimo, which Cliff finds out the hard way. Carla cals to get the
countercommand – but she’s not telling.
Madcap antics, the sort of which the show is fast becoming
known for. The heady exchanges are few and far between these days, and so we
get the same snappy dialogue, albeit in the service of the old switched dog
routine (Meet the Parents used cats
instead). Kudos to one clever twist: the code word that the Doberman uses as an
attack command. Ya just know someone’s gonna say it, and that dog will lunge. Frasier’s subplot is slight
but amusing, in which the psychiatrist can’t stop laughing when picturing his
audience naked and only wearing black socks: an anxiety-relief exercise
conceived by… Carla!
Cold open: Cliff and Norm exchange old toy train stories,
resulting in their beating each other back home to play with one.
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