After this episode, the only member of the "Cheers" cast who has not appeared on "Frasier" is Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley). And who would that be? But finally, you're leaving! Carla: Only about a million. Carla: Yeah, not to talk the guy down, but he's a big blowhard who thinks he knows everything and never shuts up. Cliff: So, if I took a walk around the block would that give you enough time? Cut to - the hallway where Frasier and the others are getting their coats.] Daphne: Aren't you a bit young to retire, Cliff? Feel that. Frasier, Niles, Daphne and Martin are coming in from the gate area.] Frasier: All I'm saying is that it would go a long way toward helping him if you could just let him know how much you're going to miss him. Frasier: Cliff Clavin! Frasier: Well, we've got dinner reservations...
Cliff: Hey, everybody, thanks for all the gifts, but I don't have much use for a spear gun here in Boston. Frasier: [guiltily] The point I'm trying to make here is that this man today is a prominent and respected psychiatrist. Frasier: [to the others] Carla was never really a fan of Cliff's. Good luck. Here he is. I have use for that! Niles: Oh, no offense, it's just we had reservations at one of the finest restaurants in Boston, and instead we're eating trail mix and drinking this... [he looks at the bottle] ...oh, dear God, it's just labeled "Wine". Niles: That must have been completely humiliating for Frasier. Norm: All of 'em. Only problem is, my apartment is just too small for everyone to stay in, and HEY your place will be empty! Sammy's got it booked for a Red Socks reunion tonight. Tell him, you know, how sad you are that he's leaving. The room is set up with tables and a bar for Cliff's retirement party. The twenty years I've known you would have been less painful if I was covered with open sores and thrown into a pit with, with a bunch of diseased rats. To my best friend Cliff. [Fade in. [Fade in. [He comes over and they hug.] [He drinks his beer. [Norm Peterson, Cliff's best friend, comes in.] [Norm walks to the end of the bar and sits on a stool.] [She grabs it and tries to take it way, but Cliff hangs on as the others grab her again and carry her out once more.] [She walks off.] [They continue to test the material of his suit as Niles looks helpless. [They shake and Martin heads out.
Plan: A: Martin; Q: Who hits it off with Norm Peterson? A: Niles; Q: Who is the only person not having a good time? A: Daphne; Q: Who takes all of Cliff's erroneous trivial facts and stories at face value? A: Boston; Q: Where is the conference? A: Cliff Clavin; Q: Who is Frasier's old friend? A: John Ratzenberger; Q: Who played Cliff Clavin? A: the airport bar; Q: Where do Frasier and his family meet Cliff? A: his retirement party; Q: What does Cliff think Frasier is in town for? A: Florida; Q: Where is Cliff moving to? A: a Red Sox reunion party; Q: What is Sam using the bar for? A: Red Sox; Q: What team is having a reunion party at the bar? A: Kelly; Q: Who is Woody's wife? A: beer stories; Q: What do Martin and Norm swap? A: a fancy restaurant; Q: What kind of restaurant did Niles have a reservation at? A: Carla; Q: Who tells Niles about the pranks played on Frasier? A: the past few years; Q: How long has Carla been frustrated with Cliff? A: open sores; Q: What does Carla say she would rather be covered in? A: such a wonderful, humorous speech; Q: What does Cliff call Carla's rant? A: a harpoon gun; Q: What does Carla try to shoot Cliff with? Summary: Frasier, Martin, Niles and Daphne are in Boston for a conference that Frasier and Niles will attend. They encounter Frasier's old friend Cliff Clavin (played by John Ratzenberger ) at the airport bar, who thinks Frasier is in town for his retirement party before he moves to Florida , and end up going along to the party with him before dinner. The only ones not in attendance are Sam (who is using the bar for a Red Sox reunion party), Woody (who is out with his wife Kelly and their child), Rebecca , and Diane (the latter two aren't mentioned at all). Martin hits it off with Norm Peterson ( George Wendt ). Both are able to correctly figure out the other's preferred method of beer consumption by their handshake, and they swap beer stories. Daphne meets Cliff, and takes all of his erroneous trivial facts and stories at face value. Niles is the only person not having a good time; he has to prepare an introduction for Frasier's speech, and must continually postpone a dinner reservation at a fancy restaurant. Niles's mood changes, though, when Carla ( Rhea Perlman ) begins telling him of all the pranks and jokes that she and the others used to play on Frasier. Eventually, Cliff confides in Frasier, saying that he does not believe any of his supposed friends actually care that he plans to leave town. When Cliff leaves for a walk around the block, Frasier shares this news, and inspires everyone to deliver speeches in Cliff's honor. Everything is going well... until Carla, after years of frustration at Cliff's chatter, snaps. She goes on a long rant, discussing how joyous she is that he is finally leaving, and claims that the past few years of her life would have been more enjoyable had she been "covered in open sores and thrown into a pit of starving rats!" Upon hearing this, Cliff pauses... and announces that only a true friend would make such a wonderful, humorous speech. He decides that he cannot leave such good friends, and opts to stay in Boston! This naturally infuriates Carla, who tries to shoot Cliff with a harpoon gun he received as a present while the others try their best to restrain her.