Season 8 · Episode 17 · 2000
It Takes Two to Tangle
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10 cultural references across 7 categories.
◉Art· 1◆Food/Dining· 1✦Literature· 1♪Music· 3☽Mythology/Religion· 1◆Other· 2ΨPhilosophy/Psychology· 1
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Art
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Food/Dining
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Literature
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Music
3The William Tell Overture
Overture to the opera Guillaume Tell (William Tell) by Gioachino Rossini, composed in 1829. Famous for its finale, often associated with the Lone Ranger.
“A cell phone begins chiming "The William Tell Overture."”— Martin
I've Been Working on the Railroad
American folk song first published in 1894, originally titled 'The Levee Song.'
“Martin's phone begins chiming "I've Been Working on the Railroad."”— Martin
She's Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
Reference to 'Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good),' a 1941 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.
“She's got it bad and that ain't good.”— Martin
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Mythology/Religion
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Other
2Bryce Academy
fictionalFictional private school that Frasier and Niles attended in their youth, referenced throughout the episode as facing bankruptcy.
“Bryce Academy gone. No more third floor library.”— Niles
S.S. Martin
fictionalA humorous self-referential metaphor Martin uses to describe himself as a cruise ship providing 'first class passage' to his dates.
“they're both gettin' first class passage on the "S.S. Martin."”— Martin
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