Act One. And after watching Eddie's complete physical, I'm not anxious to date a vet anytime soon! Could that have been all it was, he was missing his favourite doll? Daphne: Oh, the biscuits! Do you suppose a dog psychiatrist could be the answer? Frasier is finishing his story. Frasier narrates the story. He leaves with his briefcase. Martin: And my sons, Frasier and Niles. Perhaps we are the cause of Eddie's depression. Roz: He really is? Roz: When I die, I want it to be on my 100th birthday, in my beach house on Maui and I want my husband to be so upset that he has to drop out of college. Shaw: Eddie is indeed depressed. Shaw: The point was not to learn about Eddie but was to learn about all of you and might I say... [looks at the brothers] mission accomplished! So, he had to take him to the vet...
FLASHBACK TO:
Scene Two - Café Nervosa. They is a pause before suddenly a bell is heard. Try to take pleasure in the simple things. [shows him a cuddly hamburger:] Hamburger!
Plan: A: KACL; Q: Where is Frasier working? A: the aftermath; Q: What story does Frasier tell about Eddie's recent trip to the vet? A: flashback; Q: What type of story does the episode continue in? A: his appetite; Q: What has Eddie lost? A: The vet; Q: Who says Eddie is fine? A: Martin; Q: Who worries that Eddie may be depressed? A: a dog psychiatrist; Q: Who does Daphne suggest Eddie see? A: the chagrin; Q: How did Frasier and Niles feel about taking Eddie to a dog psychiatrist? A: the source; Q: Who did the family wonder about Eddie's depression? A: his favorite toy; Q: What was Eddie missing that caused him to be depressed? A: a parallel narrative; Q: What is the story about Roz dating a new tenant in Elliot Bay Towers interspersed with? Summary: During a slow day on his show at KACL, Frasier decides to tell a story about the aftermath of Eddie's recent trip to the vet. The episode then continues in flashback. Eddie is not himself: he has lost his appetite, he is not sleeping, and seems generally listless. The vet says he is physically fine, so Martin worries that he may be depressed, and Daphne suggests taking him to a dog psychiatrist, to the chagrin of Frasier and Niles. The diagnosis is that Eddie senses depression elsewhere in the family, so they are encouraged to act positively when around him. They all wonder who could be the source of Eddie's depression, but it turns out that Eddie was depressed because he was missing his favorite toy. The story is interspersed with a parallel narrative about Roz dating a new tenant in Elliot Bay Towers.