Rivals

A comic strip by Antonio Prohías that appeared in Mad magazine starting in 1961, featuring two identical spies in black and white engaged in ongoing espionage a…

“SPY VS. SPY”— Frasier

A beverage made by infusing herbs, spices, or other plant materials in hot water, caffeine-free unlike traditional tea.

“I'll just run in the kitchen and get you your herbal tea.”— Martin

A tragedy by William Shakespeare about an aging king who divides his kingdom among his three daughters, two of whom (Goneril and Regan) prove ungrateful.

“From "King Lear," yeah. One of the ungrateful daughters. I don't know what my dad was thinking.”— Regan

One of King Lear's two ungrateful elder daughters in Shakespeare's tragedy, who betrays her father after receiving her share of his kingdom.

“So, Regan, that's an unusual name. Is it by any chance from... From "King Lear," yeah. One of the ungrateful daughters.”— Frasier

Irish playwright and Nobel Prize laureate (1856-1950), author of Pygmalion, on which My Fair Lady was based. The transcript attributes My Fair Lady to him.

“the song "On The Street Where She Lives" from Bernard Shaw's "My Fair Lady" is played by the orchestra.”— Frasier

A passionate partner dance and musical genre that originated in the Río de la Plata region of South America in the late 19th century.

“Oh my God, I love the tango. You won't mind if I dance one with your brother?”— Poppy

A song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, sung by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill about Eliza Doolittle.

“the song "On The Street Where She Lives" from Bernard Shaw's "My Fair Lady" is played by the orchestra.”— Frasier

A reference to the classic schoolyard trope where a boy dips a girl's pigtails in an inkwell to express a secret crush, symbolizing hostility masking attraction…

“Perhaps all this "Pigtails and Inkwells" hostility is actually a veiled attraction.”— Niles

Bayerische Motoren Werke, a German luxury automobile manufacturer known for its premium vehicles.

“Looks like I walked off with your car keys. I should have known from the big BMW on it!”— Martin

An iconic American motorcycle manufacturer, known for its heavyweight cruiser motorcycles.

“A woman for whom the gunning of a Harley engine is like a come-hither look.”— Niles

A fragrant flowering plant whose scent is commonly used in perfumes, teas, and aromatherapy products.

“if it wasn't for the jasmine on your robe, I'd say this one was a slam-dunk.”— Martin

A reference to a previous Frasier episode (Season 3, Episode 13) in which Niles and Daphne share a memorable tango at a charity ball.

“In a set nearly identical to the one used in "Moon Dance" with the exact same music”— Frasier

A 1956 musical by Lerner and Loewe based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, about a phonetics professor who transforms a Cockney flower girl into a refine…

“the song "On The Street Where She Lives" from Bernard Shaw's "My Fair Lady" is played by the orchestra.”— Frasier

An American whiskey, primarily made from corn, typically aged in charred oak barrels, associated with Kentucky.

“I think that's worth drinking to. Two bourbons.”— Niles

A sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France, associated with celebration and luxury.

“Why don't you find our table and I'll get us some champagne.”— Niles