Season 10 · Episode 12 · 2002
The Harassed
10 cultural references across 4 categories.
Historical Figure
1Literature
1Other
7CNBC
American business news cable television channel, part of NBCUniversal, known for financial market coverage.
“She's credible. The woman was on CNBC. She had a syndicated column.”— Kenny
NASDAQ
American stock exchange, the second-largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, known for its concentration of technology stocks.
“with the NASDAQ slightly down, and the Dow slightly up, it was more like 'plaid Monday.'”— Julia
Dow Jones
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stock market index that tracks 30 large publicly-owned companies trading on the NYSE and NASDAQ.
“with the NASDAQ slightly down, and the Dow slightly up, it was more like 'plaid Monday.'”— Julia
Black Friday (stock market)
A term used to describe catastrophic stock market crashes, most famously associated with the 1869 gold market crash and subsequent market disasters.
“Some days on the market, it's black Friday, but today, with the NASDAQ slightly down, and the Dow slightly up, it was more like 'plaid Monday.'”— Julia
Harvard University
Prestigious Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the oldest and most renowned institutions of higher learning in the United States.
“I deliver the news and you're a... Magic Eight Ball with a Harvard degree.”— Julia
Magic 8-Ball
A toy produced by Mattel used for fortune-telling or seeking advice, shaped like an oversized 8-ball that gives random answers to yes-or-no questions.
“I deliver the news and you're a... Magic Eight Ball with a Harvard degree.”— Julia
World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious international football (soccer) tournament in the world, held every four years.
“Mum already did that when England lost in the World Cup.”— Daphne