The Proposal

An American chain of fruit drink stores, known for its signature orange drink made with orange juice, sugar, milk, ice, and vanilla flavoring.

“I'm gonna go see if there's a line at the Orange Julius.”— Martin

A style of cooking originating from the Acadian people of Louisiana, known for bold, spicy flavors and techniques like blackening.

“They're Cajun!”— Wolfgang Puck

Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman known for his flagship restaurant Spago and his fusion cuisine.

“Frasier is in the kitchen, hovering over the shoulder of Wolfgang Puck, who is cooking the proposal dinner.”— Niles

A metrical foot in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, commonly used in English verse including Shakespeare's plays.

“and then comes the part where she comes along and the meter changes to a more sprightly iambic: "Now-my-life-has-meaning."”— Niles

A musical ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello, associated with classical music and elegant occasions. Frasier hired one as part of the elab…

“The choir, the string quartet, the dry ice?”— Frasier

One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, various churches are named after him. Martin drunkenly mangles the pronunciation.

“I'll never forget the look on that minister's face when your mother waddled down the aisle of Saint Barthalelamew.”— Martin

A type of celestial being or angel in Christian and Jewish theology, often depicted with six wings.

“What bejeweled seraph has escaped her provenance now?”— Frasier

A traditional Chinese medicine practice of inserting thin needles into specific points on the body for therapeutic purposes. Mrs. Moon suggests it as a remedy a…

“Acupuncture? Ooh! Don't remind me!”— Gertrude/Martin

The Washington State Ferries system, operating on Puget Sound, is the largest ferry system in the United States. Martin takes Mrs. Moon on a ferry ride to a rem…

“A romantic boat ride to a remote island. I know when a man's trying to seduced me.”— Gertrude