Season 9 · Episode 13 · 2001
Mother Load[2]
9 cultural references across 5 categories.
Historical Figure
2Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784), famous for compiling A Dictionary of the English Language and for his wit and moral essays.
“In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel.”— Stage Direction (quoting Ambrose Bierce)
Duke of England
fictionalA fictitious title used by Simon to impress a woman; there is no single 'Duke of England' title in British peerage.
“You're probably not even the Duke of England!”— Loretta
Literature
3Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
A Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755 by Samuel Johnson, one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.
“In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel.”— Stage Direction (quoting Ambrose Bierce)
Ambrose Bierce
American journalist, short story writer, and satirist, best known for The Devil's Dictionary, from which the quoted definition of patriotism comes.
“Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name... - Ambrose Bierce”— Stage Direction
Tomorrow is another day
Famous closing line from Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (1936), spoken by Scarlett O'Hara.
“But, remember, tomorrow is another day!”— Daphne
Music
2America the Beautiful
A patriotic American song written by Katharine Lee Bates with music by Samuel A. Ward, often considered an unofficial national anthem.
“Oh beautiful, for spacious skies... For amber waves of grain, For purple mountains' majesty, Above the fruited plain... America, America...”— Cam
The Star-Spangled Banner
The national anthem of the United States, with lyrics referencing 'dawn's early light' and the flag still being there.
“It's almost dawn's early light, and our flag is still there.”— Frasier