Season 2 · Episode 7 · 1994
The Candidate
21 cultural references across 9 categories.
Art
1Film
1Food/Dining
5Kidney pie
A traditional British dish made with kidneys baked in a pie crust, associated with English cuisine.
“You don't need guns, you've got kidney pie.”— Frasier
Kenyan coffee
Coffee grown in Kenya, known for its bright acidity and complex flavors.
“Kenyan blend.”— Waitress
Brazilian coffee
Coffee grown in Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer.
“Dark roast Brazilian.”— Waitress
Salvadoran coffee
Coffee grown in El Salvador, known for its smooth, balanced flavor profile.
“Salvadoran?”— Waitress
Hawaiian Kona coffee
Premium coffee grown on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the Kona Districts of Hawaii.
“Well, then we're down to the Hawaiian Kona blend.”— Waitress
Historical Figure
7Heinrich Himmler
Head of the Nazi SS and one of the most powerful figures in Nazi Germany, architect of the Holocaust.
“The man is a fascist. He's like Himmler without the whimsy.”— Frasier
Lyndon Johnson showing his scar
President Lyndon B. Johnson famously lifted his shirt to show reporters his gallbladder surgery scar in 1965.
“Remember when Lyndon Johnson lifted up his shirt to show his scar?”— Martin
Margaret Thatcher
British Prime Minister from 1979-1990, known as the 'Iron Lady,' the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“Of course, you turn to page two and you found out it was Margaret Thatcher, but by then you'd already bought the paper.”— Daphne
Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States (1981-1989), whose administration was associated with consulting an astrologer.
“Ronald Reagan saw an astrologist.”— Frasier
George S. Patton
U.S. Army general during World War II, known for his belief in reincarnation, claiming to have lived past lives as a soldier.
“General Patton believed in reincarnation.”— Frasier
J. Edgar Hoover
Director of the FBI for nearly 50 years, subject of persistent rumors about cross-dressing.
“Even J. Edgar Hoover let his slip show once in a while!”— Frasier
Nancy Reagan
First Lady of the United States (1981-1989), known for consulting astrologer Joan Quigley to help plan the President's schedule.
“[N.B. To be fair, if Ronald Reagan ever saw an astrologist, it's because Nancy asked him to.]”— Production note
Literature
1Mythology/Religion
1Other
3Battle of Grenada
The 1983 United States invasion of Grenada, a small Caribbean island nation, ordered by President Reagan.
“a patriotic family man who fought in the Battle of Grenada. I went in on the first wave, by the way.”— Thorpe
Krypton
fictionalThe fictional home planet of Superman in DC Comics.
“they must have been counting absentee votes from the planet Krypton!”— Martin
Vietnam War
The prolonged conflict in Vietnam (1955-1975) in which the United States was heavily involved, leaving many veterans with PTSD.
“the guy I was with is a Vietnam vet and he started having flashbacks.”— Roz