Frasier finds himself as the designated spokesman for the 2nd-class workers at KACL when Kate decides to cut their raises.
Tropes:
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: Frasier and Kate insult each other and end up making out.
- Cutting Corners: Kate decides to cut the raises of the non-on-air talent due to the budget cut.
- Reverse Psychology: Martin uses this to get the on-air personalities to back up their support staff.
- Right Behind Me: Kate comes out of her office when Roz shouts out how the off-air talents won't put up with her nonsense. Seh then says the trope verbatim when the crowd stops shouting with her.
- Shout-Out: Noel tries to get Frasier to be their spokesman by saying the famous Star Trek line, "The needs of the many."
- The Tag: Noel dreams of being the negotiator and makes a frightened Kate sign a financial settlement before kissing Roz when he steps outside her office. He then wakes up in his office in disappointment.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: Niles reveals that he was always playing girls in plays when he and Frasier went to prep school.
