TEXT: Act 1 Scene 1 - Frasier's Apartment [Fade in. Martin comes out of his room in a robe. Frasier and Daphne are at the table.] Frasier: Dad, why aren't you dressed? It's four in the afternoon. Martin: Oh, I've been workin' nights. My body clock's off. I'm eating bacon and eggs at night and drinking beer in the morning. [He pours himself a cup of coffee.] Frasier: That's what you always do. Martin: Yeah, but now I'm tired all the time. [He takes his coffee and sits in his chair.] Daphne: There must be some way to end this fight with your boss. Frasier: What's the problem? Martin: Oh, he wants me to date his sister and I won't do it so he's put me on graveyard 'til I cave. Frasier: Well, he can't do that. Why don't you file a complaint? Martin: I'd just as soon keep it just between the two of us. Frasier: I see. Is this woman really so repulsive that you're willing to sacrifice all your nights just to avoid a date with her? Martin: Well, let me put it this way: years of chewing tobacco have discolored her tooth. [He breaks out laughing.] Martin: Someone left a book of one-liners in the lost and found. [pointing to the television] Hey, Fraizh, there's your friend again. Daphne: Dr. Phil? Announcer:: [from the TV]...Dr. Phil McGraw, in person. [The scene shifts to show the television. Dr. Phil is on.] Phil: I'll be talking about life strategies at the State Theater Friday through Sunday. Come join us, it might just change your life. [Cut to - the living room.] Martin: Now there's a doctor. [Frasier looks put out by this.] Daphne: I never knew you were friends with Dr. Phil. Frasier: Some years back we found ourselves running into each other at seminars and conferences. He'
SUMMARY:
Frasier encounters Dr. Phil McGraw , whom he used to know years previously. Unfortunately, Frasier's one enduring memory is that Dr. Phil won $200 from him in a card game. Everyone else, especially Roz, admires him greatly for his television broadcasts. Frasier also makes the astonishing discovery that his former agent, Bebe Glazer, is now working for Dr. Phil. She, however, now has plans for persuading Frasier to return as her client, and will use any methods at her disposal to achieve her aim.