TEXT: Act One. Scene One - Café Nervosa. Roz and Frasier are sat chatting. There are color charts on the table. Roz: Why did I ever decide to redecorate my bathroom? They give you about a thousand decisions to make. After a while, you can't even tell the colors apart. Frasier: Oh, Roz, perhaps my discerning decorative eye can be of some assistance, let me see here. He arranges three white panels in a row on the table. Frasier: This one's Ecruel, that's Eggshell and this of course is Nolove White. Roz: Very good, Frasier. Now let's see how you do on the color side. [turns them over] Frasier: You know, Roz, I do hope you don't spend your entire vacation redecorating. You know, you should get out, you know, have some fun, maybe even take a cruise? You don't want to stay in your apartment cooped up with a bunch of sweaty workmen. Roz gives him a glance and he realizes. Frasier: Bon Voyage. Roz: Thank you, and don't worry, Chuck Ranberg said he'd take over for the week- Frasier: No, no, absolutely not, Roz! The man's speech impediment will make me giggle all week long. Roz: Show a little compassion! Frasier: Oh come on, you try dealing with a call screener who says, "Doctaw Cwane, we have a kweptomaniac on wine fwee." Roz: Well, who do you want to use? Frasier: Well, actually, I was thinking of reaching out to the community. You know, I was guest speaker last month at a program called "Second Start." They offer career training for people who are stuck in tedious, low-paying jobs. And, em, well, I'd thought I'd give the job to one of those students. Roz: That's a great idea, Frasier. Sounds like a great program. Chuck Ranberg
SUMMARY:
Roz is going on holiday, and desperate to avoid having her replaced by Chuck Ranberg (who has a distracting speech impediment), Frasier decides to hire someone from outside KACL. He appoints a woman from a community outreach program called Mary Thomas (Kim Coles), who is initially reluctant to speak during the broadcast, but soon pitches in with folksy, jovial advice of her own. She soon becomes very popular. Frasier is upset and wants Roz to return, but is worried about appearing bigoted because Mary is black. Meanwhile, Daphne is injured during Niles' demonstration of his new skills at kickboxing. Niles insists on doing all Daphne's household chores until she has fully recovered. Martin decides to take advantage of the fact that, until now, his son had no idea what these chores were.