Season 7 · Episode 16 · 1999
Something About Dr. Mary
19 cultural references across 11 categories.
Art
1Fashion
2Armani
Giorgio Armani is an Italian luxury fashion house founded by Giorgio Armani, known for its clean, tailored lines in menswear and womenswear.
“You sherry-swelling, opera-loving, Armani-wearing elitist!”— Frasier
Capri pants
A style of cropped trousers that end above the ankle, named after the Italian island of Capri where they became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s.
“Oh, aren't you lucky? I ordered some more Capri pants two months ago and I'm still waiting.”— Daphne
Film
1Food/Dining
2Oreo
A popular American sandwich cookie consisting of two chocolate wafers with a sweet cream filling, here used metaphorically.
“or as Mary said in her intro, "The filling in our little Oreo."”— Frasier
Quiche
A French savory dish consisting of a pastry crust filled with eggs, cream, cheese, and various other ingredients.
“Everything comfy, Daphne? There you are. This quiche should hold you 'til dinner.”— Niles
Historical Figure
2Selma and Montgomery
Selma and Montgomery, Alabama were central locations in the American civil rights movement, notably the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights.
“His father was a pioneer in Selma and Montgomery.”— Niles
Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and later served as Prime Minister. He was famously as…
“The drier version of this saying which Frasier might well already know would be the Duke of Wellington's aphorism that "a man may be born in a stable, that doesn't make him a horse."”— Frasier
Literature
1Music
4Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
A classic album by jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald performing songs by George and Ira Gershwin, part of her famous Songbook series recorded in the late 1950s.
“Niles, owning the CD of "Ella sings Gershwin" does not qualify you as a soul brother!”— Frasier
Ella Fitzgerald
Legendary American jazz vocalist known as the 'First Lady of Song,' renowned for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, and wide vocal range.
“Niles, owning the CD of "Ella sings Gershwin" does not qualify you as a soul brother!”— Frasier
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist known for works spanning both popular and classical genres, including 'Rhapsody in Blue' and the opera 'Porgy and Bess.'
“Niles, owning the CD of "Ella sings Gershwin" does not qualify you as a soul brother!”— Frasier
Queen Latifah
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress, born Dana Elaine Owens, known for her stage name 'Queen Latifah.'
“Oh, I don't mind. Call me Dr. Mary. You know, Latifa's not a real Queen, right?”— Mary
Other
3Harvard
Harvard University, one of the most prestigious Ivy League universities in the United States, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
“I first discovered psychiatry in Dr. Badgley's epidemiology seminar at Harvard.”— Frasier
Yale
Yale University, a prestigious Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
“My first roommate at Yale was black!”— Niles
Epidemiology
The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
“I first discovered psychiatry in Dr. Badgley's epidemiology seminar at Harvard.”— Frasier