- Woody has developed a disease: Home-Shopping-Channel-itis. He has just discovered the channel's existence, and can't stop buying stuff from it. He realizes the stuff he is buying is crap, but just can't help himself. Although it doesn't cure his desire, his credit card company helps him out as he is over his credit limit, forcing him to go cold turkey. Meanwhile, Norm and his accomplice Cliff have decided to be puppet masters by putting people in situations they know will cause a conflict. They first start with Rebecca and Carla with a work situation. Their next target is Sam and Frasier. Frasier and Lilith are in the bar for drinks with some work colleagues and Frasier is going to pay with his gold credit card. Norm and Cliff manage to get the credit card number and report the card stolen to the credit card company just before Sam is about to call for authorization for Frasier's purchases at the bar. When Sam calls, the company informs Sam that he can't accept the card because it's been reported stolen. Frasier finds this incredulous since obviously he still has the card. Still, Sam cannot accept payment with such and offers to help Frasier out by having the drinks on the house, starting a bar tab for him or even giving him his own credit cards as replacements. Frasier finds these suggestions by Sam insulting. The one thing Sam cannot do is give Frasier his card back as Sam is required to cut up the card and send it back to the credit card company. Sam snips the card in half in front of Frasier's eyes, to which Frasier gasps in horror. Because he sees this act from his so-called friend as being intentionally hurtful and humiliating, Frasier vows to leave Cheers and never come back. For Norm and Cliff, this prank has gone a little farther than they anticipated or wanted. Sam ultimately has his revenge with a little help from a withdrawal laden Woody.—Huggo
- Woody has become a victim of the Home Shopping Network, and comes by the bar every day with some new piece of junk he has bought. Rebecca soon recommends Woody seek help, and it comes from the most uncommon place: his credit card company, who have cut him off due to Woody maxing out his credit cards.
Norm and Cliff have decided to try and cause conflict for others as a new source of fun. Their attempts to get Rebecca and Carla upset with each other backfires, and they try something else: calling the credit card company claiming that Frasier's Gold Card has been stolen.
When Sam attempts to use the card, he gets reports that it is stolen, and an argument breaks out between Frasier and Sam over the card. Due to stolen card regulations, Sam is unable to give the card back to Frasier and cuts it up. This infuriates Frasier, causing him to walk out the door claiming he won't be back.
Sam tries afterwards to contact Frasier to discuss what happened, but Frasier refuses to talk. Realizing they have caused a major rift between the two, Norm and Cliff go over to Frasier's attempting to apologize. However, they get nervous and instead claim that Sam wants to apologize.
Frasier then walks back into Cheers expecting the apology, but once again gets into an argument with Sam. It is then that Norm and Cliff admit what they did, and Frasier apologizes for his actions.
As punishment, Sam asks for Norm and Cliff's credit cards...then gives them to Woody to use on the Home Shopping Network.
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