Frasier’s BMW breaks down en route to the opera with Niles, Daphne and his new date, Chelsea. Feeling humiliated by their lack of automotive skills, the carimpaired Cranes sign up for a night school course. Meanwhile, Roz quickly regrets asking Martin for help with her Dalmatian puppy after he criticizes her every move, and even tries changing the dog’s name.

Niles and Frasier are also in for a bumpy ride at their auto repair class, where they nearly ruin an engine. Unaccustomed to doing badly in school, they vow to quit. However, when Daphne tells Niles she’s proud of him for taking the course, and Martin gives Frasier his grandfather’s tool box, they decide to stick it out.

Cramming for their next class, Niles and Frasier are appalled when Roz suggests they “coast” through the course rather than trying to “ace” it, but soon warm to the idea of becoming slackers. Later, Roz has it out with Martin about the puppy, and he agrees to back off. After disrupting their class, Frasier and Niles are kicked out. Still eager to impress Daphne and Martin, the brothers visit a local copy shop, where they create fake certificates indicating they’ve passed the course.