While reading from A Tale Of Two Cities, Frasier makes reference to the Stephen King novel IT.
"...and there was a bloodthirsty clown who beckoned innocent children into the sewer..."
The jukebox is back from being repaired.
When Frasier announces that the next book he will read to the regulars is "David Copperfield," he is asked what it's about. After some hesitation, he lies to the gang that it's about two cops, in a field, who are brutally murdered. Ted Danson's (Sam) first film role was as Detective Ian Campbell in "The Onion Field," a true story of two cops who were kidnapped and taken to a deserted field, where Campbell is executed.
The title is a common expression from the entertainment profession: I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road.
This is the third and last time Sam has a bloody nose. The first time being Showdow Part 2 (1983), and How to Win Friends and Electrocute People (1988).