TEXT: ACT ONE Scene One - Electronics Store Frasier is standing in line with Niles, who is holding a box. Niles: You sure Daphne will like this one? Frasier: Oh, it's perfect, Niles. Look, it even says on the box, "for the perfect DVD viewing experience." Niles: [reading] What do you suppose "multi-angle capability" means? Frasier: [know-it-all] Well, it means that the remote control will respond from any angle. The woman standing ahead of them (Claire) turns around. Claire: Not to intrude, but actually it means you can see a scene from different camera angles. Niles: Oh, thank you. Frasier: Oh, I-I was just, uh, teasing him. You see, my brother's technologically challenged. Claire: If you're, uh, new to DVD, you might want to rent the director's cut of "Das Boot." It's amazing - I mean, if you don't mind subtitles. Frasier: Mind them? I prefer them! In fact, I-I do speak a-a bit of German, so in this case they might actually be a distraction! Claire: Really? Frasier: Mmm. Claire: I speak German too. Niles: You know, if anyone's technologically challenged, it's you. Frasier: He's a bit defensive. [adds something in German] Claire: [responds in kind; they laugh] Niles: You thought your CD-ROM drive was a cup holder. Claire, not wanting to get between them, walks off. Frasier: Thanks a lot! I was interested in her. Niles: Well, how was I supposed to know? Frasier: I was speaking German! Niles: Oh yes - the language of love! [N.B. Frasier did not speak German as of [2.21], "An Affair to Forget." Perhaps he has learned since then, or that earlier episode was simply inconsistent - since it is virtually required that any serious student of Freud should read him in the original German.] Behind Niles, Frasier see
SUMMARY:
While shopping for a DVD player, Frasier meets an attractive woman called Claire. He soon discovers that she is a friend of Lana, former prom queen of his school whom he dated briefly in the past. Claire confides in him that she is organizing a surprise birthday party for Lana, and asks Frasier if he can bring her, pretending it is a friendly date; Frasier agrees, but only to gain access to Claire, whom he finds more appealing. However, Lana already has someone in mind to match up with Claire, so at the party he has to compete for her attention. Lana is also looking for someone to tutor her son in U.S. History.