Taps at the Montana

Infobox Television episode | Title = Taps at the Montana
Series = Frasier
Season = 6
Episode = 18
Airdate = 25 March 1999
Production = 141
Writer = David Lloyd
Director = David Lee
Guests = Rosemary Murphy (Carol Larkin)
Jack Sydow (Alfred Larkin)
Randy Doney (Dr. MacLowery)
Mimi Hines (Mrs. Latimer)
Bill Morey (Mr. Probst)
Nina Mann (Miss Finn)
Fiona Hale (Mrs. Hawkins)
Jack Donner (Mr. Hawkins)
Prev = Dinner Party
Next = IQ
Episode list = List of Frasier episodes (Season 6)

"Taps at the Montana" is the eighteenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom "Frasier".

Cast and characters

Main cast and characters

*Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Frasier Crane
*David Hyde Pierce – Dr. Niles Crane
*John Mahoney – Martin Crane
*Jane Leeves – Daphne Moon
*Peri Gilpin – Roz Doyle

Plot outline

Niles returns from a miserable meal with Frasier; both Daphne and Maris were seated at the tables next to them in romantic dates with their new boyfriends. He reveals that he still has not moved back into the Montana, as his apartment is currently occupied by a sub-tenant, Dr. MacLowery. Frasier decides to help him, and asks MacLowery to move out early. Unfortunately, they discover too late that MacLowery is an avid tap dancer, and the noise from his enthusiastic routines have infuriated the other residents of the building. As a result, representatives from the building's board of tenants arrive to tell Niles that the board is seriously considering terminating his lease.

In order to get the board back on his side, Niles and Frasier organise a drinks gathering for the next meeting in order to persuade them to change their minds, with Roz present to stand-in for the caterers, who cancelled. The party does not start off well; the guests are hostile, the "hors d'oeuvres" are slow to appear and Niles' attempts at wit impress no one. And much worse, Niles' pet cockatoo suddenly drops dead. When someone suggests that they play a party game of "Murder", in which one guest pretends to murder another, Mr. Probst's heart condition catches up with him, and suddenly Niles has two fatalities to cope with.

Episode Title Cards

*"Taps at the Montana"
*"Polly want a stomach pump?

Memorable Quotations

"Niles tries to cover up the death of Baby by pretending she is tired from travelling"
Mrs Latimer: You didn't take her with you to Africa, surely?
Niles: Well, she has family there.

"Carol Larkin has just suggested a party game of "Murder"
Mrs. Latimer: Oh, Martin, there you are! Come, hide with me. I know a little nook where no one will find us.
Martin: This game's a lot scarier than I thought!

ee also

List of Frasier episodes