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Frasier: So, instead of "Buttons and Bows," I have chosen to sing a very challenging aria from Verdi's Rigoletto - something I have never attempted outside the shower. Frasier: If you thought being with Maris was the right thing to do, you'd be there with her. He exits. He goes to commercial. Martin goes off to his room. Martin: Hey, Daphne! Martin: It's a leap year. Next to a small performing stage is a piano, where Frasier is hovering anxiously. Niles sits at the piano, and begins playing. Niles: Okay, that's it. Roz, it is a wonderful day. Why aren't you in Montana? pledge drive.
Plan: A: February 29; Q: What is Leap Year Day? A: Montana; Q: Where is the birthday party that Frasier's father is going to? A: his father; Q: Who does Frasier recommend a trip to a friend's birthday party to? A: a new haircut; Q: What does Daphne want to get for Leap Year Day? A: the PBS Pledge Drive; Q: Where does Frasier sing a challenging aria from Verdi's Rigoletto? A: Maris; Q: Who is Niles planning a reunion with? A: new things; Q: What does everyone try to do but fail at? A: failure; Q: What do all of the attempts to do something different meet with? Summary: It is February 29, Leap Year Day , and Frasier is encouraging everyone to do something different: he commends a trip to a friend's birthday party in Montana to his father, and a new haircut to Daphne. He himself decides to sing a challenging aria ("Ella mi fu rapita; Parmi veder le lagrime") from Verdi 's Rigoletto at the PBS Pledge Drive that evening, instead of the traditional Buttons and Bows . Niles is planning a reunion with Maris. Everyone's attempts to do new things meet with failure.