Frasier recalls his millennial New Year's Eve as he, Niles and Martin rumble down the back roads in Martin's bulky Winnebago bound for the wine club's festive get-together in Idaho
Tropes:
- British Teeth: Daphne is annoyed that she's still getting Christmas cards so close to New Year's Eve, and decides the senders are doing it on purpose to create a false sense of obligation. She reads one of the cards and declares that her dentist has just lost himself a customer.Martin: Losing a set of English teeth? He'll feel that!
- New Year Has Come: The Cranes are desperately trying to find a suitable way to spend the 1999-2000 New Year. In the end they spend it on the side of the road having narrowly made it to the Pacific Time Zone to catch midnight. Even then, they only get to spend a few moments outside before running back to the winnebago after hearing a coyote howling.
- Vanity License Plate: The episode title comes from the plates Martin gets for his Winnebago.Frasier: "Erd... Whirr-Er"?
Daphne: "Rid-Worr-Yer"?
Frasier: "Red Wearer"!
Martin: Oh, for God's sake! "Road Warrior"!
Daphne: Of course! [sarcastic] For a retired man with a cane and a Winnebago, I don't know why my mind didn't go straight to it! - Whole Episode Flashback: The episode opens with Frasier and Roz meeting in Cafe Nervosa after the New Year's break. When she asks how he spent the holiday the rest of the episode is a flashback to what happened.
