Remember that it was John Glenn who approached the Frasier producers with this episode plot...did he have something to tell mankind? Was this a subtle indictment of NASA? Or was this just pure entertainment?
Frasier
March 6th, 2001
Scene Seven - Radio Booth
Glenn is seated in Frasier's booth, with Roz.
Roz: So let me get this cued up, and we'll be ready to go, O.K.?
Glenn: Sounds great.
She goes into her booth. Frasier comes in behind her.
Roz: Frasier, what are you doing here?
Frasier: Roz, I'm just observing. If you want me to go, I will, but you have to admit this is sort of a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
Roz: Fine. But no talking.
Frasier stands very humbly in the corner. Roz sits at her console.
Roz: (through mike) O.K., Senator, we're rolling.
Glenn: O.K. Roz, I have an idea if you're interested.
Roz: Sure.
Glenn: I heard the nicest story, about a Seattle man who took his two sons up on the roof of the house, to try and see my Mercury spacecraft come over.
Roz: I love that!
Glenn: Yeah, well, I thought you'd like that one. And then, if we could get some of the old mission broadcasts, maybe we could use those for background.
Roz: Definitely! You are full of great ideas!
Frasier: (no longer humble) No, I'M full of good ideas!
Roz: Frasier, what are you doing?!
Frasier: Roz, you just agreed to two of my suggestions, which proves your problem is with me and not with them!
Roz: (through the mike) I'm so sorry! (to Frasier) Frasier, get out!
Frasier: Roz, it's all right, the Senator and I are old friends! I took the liberty of running a few irresistible ideas by him so that I could prove my point and let you come clean!
Glenn: That's not what you told me. You used me!
Frasier: I'm sorry, Senator, but-but if I used you it was only as the swift and terrible sword of justice!
Roz: It's terrible, all right! And outrageous! (to Glenn) You said these were your ideas! Why'd you do it, Senator Glenn?
Glenn: I was misled, and-and I feel awful, and-and you know, it's not like me to be that underhanded.
Roz: Oh, it's all right. Frasier, get out of my booth! I am so sorry, Senator Glenn.
Cutting between the two booths:
Glenn: Well, I'm the one that's sorry. It's my nature to be honest, and . . .
Frasier: (speaking over him) Now listen up, Roz, I'm gonna tell you what I did this for.
Glenn: Back in those glory days, I was very uncomfortable when they . . . asked us to say things that I didn't want to say, and deny other things . . .
Roz: I am so mad at you, Frasier!
Frasier: Oh yeah, well I'm mad too, so just bring it on!
Glenn: Some people ask, you know, "were you alone out there?" And we never gave the real answer, and yet we've seen things out there, strange things . . .
Roz: This is my project, and I asked you not to try to take control, and now you've gone behind my back and done just that!
Frasier: But Roz, you didn't even give me a fair shake!
Roz: Well, if I didn't, it was because I was trying to protect myself because you can be so BOSSY sometimes!
Glenn: But we know what we saw out there, and we couldn't really say anything, and the bosses were scared of this, they were afraid of "War of the Worlds" type-stuff, and about panic in the streets, and so we had to keep quiet, and now we only see these things in our - well, in our nightmares, or maybe in-in the movies, and some of them are pretty close to being the truth . . .
Frasier: All right, Roz, I'll admit that maybe I was being a little too assertive, all right? But the least you could do is admit that perhaps you were a bit defensive?
Glenn draws the path of a U.F.O. with his finger, zipping and stopping at one point to another with incredible speed, making whishing noises.
Roz: Well, maybe you're right. But it was because I was trying to prove that I could do this on my own - so I was shutting you out, I admit it, it was unfair, and I apologize.
Frasier: Accepted. Oh Roz, come on, our friendship is much more important to me than this documentary.
Roz: Oh, it is to me too, Frasier!
They hug. Glenn sticks his head in.
Glenn: Uh, look, about what I just said out there, could we just keep that between us?
Roz: Oh, of course, Senator.
Glenn: Good. Well, (notices) oh, wait! You were recording all that?
Roz: Well yeah, but that's O.K., we've got plenty of tape.
Glenn: (stern) I'm gonna need that tape.
He takes it from the machine and goes back into the booth.
Roz: He's a little tightly wound.
Frasier: Looks like maybe somebody should cut back on the old Tang.
Roz: (laughing) That's a good one, Frasier.
Frasier: Thanks, Roz.
Roz puts in a fresh tape and sits down.
Roz: Whenever you're ready, Senator.
Glenn: (reading) "Since the dawn of time, man has gazed
skyward and dreamed of reaching the stars . . ."
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