00:00Well, that's our show for today. But before we close, I'd like to invite you all to join us here at KACL in wishing a fond farewell to our happy chef, Leo Pasquale, as he bubble wraps his crepe pan and heads south towards sunny Santa Fe.
00:21Leo, you stirred us with your passion, melted us with your charm, added spice to our lives. Now, as you whisk yourself away, let's not say goodbye, but rather ta-ta for now.
00:44This is Dr. Fraser Crane, KACL 780.
00:48Well, at least you stopped short of saying, I'll be frickin' seeing you.
00:55You ready to go to Leo's party?
00:56Oh, dear God, there is nothing I detest more than a KACL goodbye party. They're all the same. A twist-top wine with a bunch of people standing around awkwardly, trying to summon up some affection for someone they hardly even know. It always ends up reeking of insincerity.
01:15What are we gonna do, Doc? He's leaving us.
01:20Bulldog and Leo were tied.
01:22Bulldog certainly is.
01:25I love that guy, man. He'd give me all his leftovers.
01:38Oh, come on, Doc. You gotta at least have a drink. Give him a hug.
01:41That is precisely what I'm trying to avoid. Since when did we become a society of huggers? We hug for everything nowadays. Hello, hug. Congratulations, hug. Nice haircut, hug. It's absurd. I mean, if we want to express some real emotion for someone, I mean, where is there left to go?
02:01I've had good luck with the storage closet.
02:06You know, I think you're way too uptight about that.
02:08No, no, no. I see the Doc's point. We all have different ways of saying goodbye. Me, I prefer this method. Get out!
02:16Oh, come on! I gotta show him!
02:21Well, I think hugging is very healthy. I read somewhere that if you have physical contact on a regular basis, it can actually extend your life.
02:31Well, in that case, you should outlive Styrofoam.
02:39Frazier, you made it!
02:42Oh, Leo, you know I wouldn't miss saying goodbye to you for the world.
02:46Oh, Leo, we're going to miss you so much!
02:49We sure are.
02:52Oh, what the heck.
02:57You have no idea how hard this is for me.
03:01Thank you.
03:04I must say, Niles, that is a striking tie you're wearing.
03:08Thank you. It was a gift from Maris. She had it made for me to commemorate the end of that dreadful winter she had her obesity scare.
03:16Oh, yes.
03:19I remember her smiling.
03:22Oh, yes.
03:23In that dreadful winter she had her obesity scare.
03:26Oh, yes.
03:29I remember her struggle to lose that holiday pound.
03:37After she'd restored her figure, she had Yoshi set fire to a hippopotamus topiary she felt had taunted her.
03:45Then, as a visual reminder never to let herself go again, she had this tie made for me out of the legs of her fat pants.
03:53Thank you.
03:55You know, I would think wearing a tie that Maris gave you might make you feel a little bit melancholic.
04:03On the contrary. I have every reason to believe Maris and I may be on the road to reconciliation.
04:09Really?
04:11I told her I couldn't stand being in separation limbo anymore, and unless she wanted the marriage to end, we simply had to get into counseling.
04:19And she agreed?
04:21Her exact words were, I'll think about it, but I saw a twinkle in her eye I have not seen since the neighbor children discovered our new electric fence.
04:33Congratulations.
04:35Thank you.
04:37The foam is a tad listless today.
04:40I can tell without looking they've got Chad back on steamer duty.
04:45You are good.
04:47Excuse me, Dr. Niles Crane?
04:50I am.
04:52Here.
04:55Who's sending you this?
04:57Notice. Petition for divorce.
05:01Sorry, man.
05:03Cool tie.
05:07I don't know what to say.
05:08Oh.
05:10It's all right.
05:12Would have been nice if we'd given therapy a try, but, uh, so be it.
05:17I know this is a little consolation, but, you know, to be applauded for the way you're handling this, a lesser man would panic.
05:23Oh, wait, wait, wait. I'll get her back.
05:25No, hold her up, hold her up.
05:27You've got too much dignity to let yourself beg.
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