Season 1 · Episode 15 · 1993
You Can't Tell A Crook By His Cover
14 cultural references across 8 categories.
Art
2Food/Dining
2Devonshire cream
Also known as clotted cream, a thick cream made by heating full-cream cow's milk and then leaving it in a shallow pan to cool slowly, traditionally associated w…
“approximately five foot nine and three quarters, with skin the color of Devonshire cream”— Niles
truffles
Highly prized edible fungi found underground, used as a luxury ingredient in cooking, famously hunted by pigs due to their keen sense of smell.
“What truffles are to pigs, so are these charlatans and pettifoggers to my mental acuity.”— Frasier
Literature
2Sherlock Holmes
fictionalFictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famous for his extraordinary powers of observation and deduction.
“Okay, Sherlock. You've got center stage.”— Martin
George S. Kaufman
American playwright, theatre director, and humorist known for his wit and sharp dialogue, who wrote or co-wrote many Broadway hits including 'You Can't Take It …
“Oh, that was rather an amusing play on words, you're a regular George S. Kaufman, we must tell our friends about this.”— Niles
Music
1Mythology/Religion
1Other
3Harvard University
Prestigious Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the oldest and most respected institutions of higher education in the world.
“Are you forgetting that I graduated with honors from Harvard in Psychosocial Behaviorism?”— Frasier
Tae Kwon Do
A Korean martial art characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.
“My Tae Kwon Do instructor tells me I'm just two moves away from becoming quite threatening!”— Niles
Phi Beta Kappa
The oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the United States, founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary.
“That happens to be a Phi-Beta-Kappa key.”— Niles
Travel
2Manchester
A major city in northwest England, known for its industrial heritage, music scene, and cultural significance.
“Where are you from? / Manchester.”— Daphne
Liverpool
A city in northwest England, famous as the birthplace of The Beatles and its maritime heritage.
“Oh, no-no. You're thinking Liverpool.”— Daphne