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Classic Frasier · Season 7 · Episode 22

Dark Side of the Moon

The Reverse Psychology hosts discuss Frasier’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and play Bradal Shower, a wedding-shower competition with five activities.

IN THE ROOM

CurtisRyanBrad(ley)Logan

Guest appearance: Logan

NO COMMON DENOMINATOR

Episode ratings.

Logan3½ out of 5 bleach stainsGuest rating
Brad(ley)B−Letter grade
Curtis#20 of 119Episode ranking
Ryan7.3/10Numeric rating · Ryan’s default /10

Original rating systems, exactly as represented in the archive. These scales are not interchangeable.

By way of introduction.

Curtis

Introduces himself as host.

Original introduction wording
  • I’m your host…
Ryan

Introduced as “our resident upside downer.”

Original introduction wording
  • Joining me as always is our resident upside downer, it’s Ryan Sansone.
  • Curtis, hello. I am, uh, what are we doing tonight? Frasier?
Brad(ley)

Introduced as “not our favorite, far from it, but he’s here.”

Original introduction wording
  • Someone else who might be confused, he’s not our favorite, far from it, but he’s here.
  • Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m back. We’re Frasier time. It’s gonna be great.
Logan

Introduced as a returning guest.

Original introduction wording
  • And joining us for this episode, we have a returning guest.
  • Well, hello, everyone. I’m so happy to be back, analyzing everybody’s favorite psychoanalyst.

Favorite pieces of clothing

The opening question asks everyone to describe a favorite piece of clothing. The conversation turns into a debate about sweaters, track suits and the logistics of painting a picture on an audio podcast.

Names identify each participant’s answer; an exchange can include replies from others.

Someone brought rules.

The games, the premises, and what everyone brought to the table.

Game / activity

Bradal Shower ↗

Source excerpt ↗ 41:03

Led by Brad(ley)

How this one works

Format
  1. Brad leads celebrity choice, song clues, two truths and a lie, registry price guesses and marital advice. Scores carry through the activities.
Two truths and a lie
  1. For the first two-truths-and-a-lie set, contestants choose different statements; a truth earns one point and a lie loses one point.
Registry prices
  1. Contestants guess the prices of registry items; each item has a stated result.
Recorded activity context

A wedding-shower competition with five activities. Logan won with 10 points.

RESULT STATUS

A winner is actually on the record.

The record confirms Curtis announced the final totals and Logan won.

Winner: Logan

Curtis8spoken final total
Ryan9spoken final total
Logan10spoken final total

See how they answered

Within the recorded rounds · 26 recorded exchanges

3 attributed voices

Follow the activity structure (5)

Celebrity officiant
Source excerpt ↗ 41:33–42:57

which celebrity would I want to officiate my wedding?

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Source excerpt ↗ 41:36–41:49
Officiant prompt
Question / challenge

For my first question, it was which celebrity would I want to officiate my wedding?

Song clues
Source excerpt ↗ 42:58–46:38

I'm going to say the lyrics. I'm trying to hide the name of the songs. So we'll see who buzzes in first.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 44:07–44:14
Song2 callback

A participant jokes that the preceding clue sounded like “Should I Stay or Should I Go.”

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 45:11–45:25
Song4 discussion

The group discusses recognizing the answer from the context of the clue; the speakers are not established.

Two truths and a lie
Source excerpt ↗ 46:39–52:11

So I did three of them and I broke them into categories. So each of us has to pick a different answer. a truth equals a point, a lie loses a point. Selections proceed from lower scores to higher scores after the initial order is changed.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 46:43–48:58
First set

things I've actually done on a date

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Source excerpt ↗ 46:43–48:07
First set
Question / challenge

Brad presents three date stories: calling someone the wrong name, going to the wrong restaurant and blaming the date, and leaving early for a casino. The wrong-name and casino stories are true; the restaurant story is the lie.

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 48:25–48:40
Recorded choice

Selected the restaurant statement; recorded score effect: −1 point. The remaining option was assigned under the proposed exclusive-choice rule.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 49:19–50:36
Second set

This one is about girls I have dated before. So it'll go me, Logan, Ryan again.

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Source excerpt ↗ 49:19–50:11
Second set
Question / challenge

Brad presents three dating stories: dating multiple people with the same name, dating someone whose father was a speechwriter for George Bush, and unknowingly going on a repeat date with an app match. The first two are true; the repeat-date story is the lie.

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: LoganSource excerpt ↗ 50:12–50:13
Recorded choice

I once went on a date with a girl I met on a dating app not realizing I had already gone on a date with her before.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 51:08–52:09
Third set

Things girls have said to me on dates. Logan, you're bringing up the rear.

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Source excerpt ↗ 51:08–51:26
Third set
Question / challenge

Brad asks which of three things a date said to him: “You remind me of my father,” “my mother,” or “my brother.” The father and brother statements are true; mother is the lie.

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 51:50–51:54
Recorded choice

brother A girl did once say that I reminded her of her brother and then ghosted me after the fact.

Registry prices
Source excerpt ↗ 52:13–1:03:35

And we have to guess the actual retail price. So I think you can name the item and give like a description like you're modeling the item. Ryan, Curtis, Logan; the order is retained for later products.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 52:31–55:04
Ice maker

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Participant cited: LoganSource excerpt ↗ 53:14–53:19
More information?
Question / challenge

Do you want more information or do you feel like we should guess based on what he said so far?

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 55:13–56:19
Photo printer

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 56:42–58:42
Tortilla press

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Source excerpt ↗ 56:42–58:34
Tortilla press
Question / challenge

Cast-iron tortilla press with an accessory. Stated price: $65. The accessory name is unclear in the transcript.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 59:00–1:00:49
Bread oven

RECORDED EXCHANGE

Source excerpt ↗ 59:00–59:44
Bread oven
Question / challenge

Cast-iron bread oven. Stated price: $325. The brand name is unclear in the transcript.

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

Source excerpt ↗ 1:01:05–1:03:22
Litter robot
Marital advice
Source excerpt ↗ 1:03:35–1:05:58

The final game is we're all going to give marital advice to Brad.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

RyanSource excerpt ↗ 1:03:56–1:04:21
Marital advice

Live together with them during a pandemic. And you'll know if you can survive that as a whole marriage. Ryan's advice is not bad advice.

WHAT THEY BROUGHT

CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 1:04:23–1:04:45
Marital advice

I found being in different countries during a pandemic, only having once a day, it's their morning and it's your evening, conversations over FaceTime. That is the way to build the foundation for a successful marriage. The person with probably the worst advice on this one has to be you, Curtis. third place

View source wording — how it was explained on the show
  • Curtis announced the final totals: Curtis 8, Ryan 9 and Logan 10, confirmed in owner review.
  • Song lyric clues are withheld; named answers remain source-linked.

By way of goodbye.

The hosts thank Logan, credit Kevin MacLeod for the theme music, and sign off with “Curtis has entered the domicile.”

Previously, next week.

Predictions as made on the podcast—not claims about what actually happens.

Looking ahead

Looking ahead

Source excerpt ↗ 1:06:19–1:06:23

With Ryan

Ryan is invited to predict S7 E21, The Three Faces of Frasier. The following answer is speculation, not an established plot.

What was recorded

Their next-episode predictions · 1 recorded contribution

RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE

RyanSource excerpt ↗ 1:06:24–1:06:37

Preview ryan

The Cranes and company head to the fair. Frasier gets a pie to the face, some paint to the face, and then literal egg on his face. You almost nailed this one.

Related listening: the Season 7 finale, Part 1

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