Season 2 · Episode 15 · 1994
You Scratch My Book...
18 cultural references across 8 categories.
Film
2Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) was an American actor and entertainer with a career spanning nearly nine decades, known for films like the Andy Hardy series and Babes…
“The last book had an introduction by Mickey Rooney.”— Daphne
Walt Disney
Walt Disney (1901-1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, and film producer who founded The Walt Disney Company, known for wholesome family entertainment.
“We are talking the world's oldest profession. Granted, this is sort of the Walt Disney version, but still.”— Frasier
Food/Dining
2Le Cigare Volant
fictionalLe Cigare Volant is a wine produced by Bonny Doon Vineyard in California, named after the French term for 'flying cigar' (UFO). Used here as a restaurant name, …
“go have a nice lunch at Le Cigare Volant.”— Frasier
Bianchi's
fictionalA fictional Italian restaurant mentioned as the venue for Honey Snow's publisher dinner.
“My publisher is giving me a dinner tonight at seven at Bianchi's.”— Honey
Literature
5Here, Have a Rainbow
fictionalA fictional self-help book/audio tape by the fictional character Dr. Honey Snow.
“Oh, my God, 'Here, Have a Rainbow', by Dr. Honey Snow.”— Frasier
Don't Change, You're Perfect
fictionalA fictional self-help book by the fictional character Dr. Honey Snow.
“'Don't Change, You're Perfect'”— Frasier
The Joy of Sex
The Joy of Sex is a 1972 illustrated sex manual by British author Alex Comfort, one of the best-known books on human sexuality.
“I am up to here with 'The Joy of Sex', 'Karma Sutra', Masters and Johnson...”— Honey
Kama Sutra
The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism, and emotional fulfillment, attributed to Vātsyāyana.
“I am up to here with 'The Joy of Sex', 'Karma Sutra', Masters and Johnson...”— Honey
T.S. Eliot - The Hollow Men
The line 'not with a bang but a whimper' is the famous closing line of T.S. Eliot's 1925 poem 'The Hollow Men.' Honey misattributes it as being about 'the world…
“You know a poet once said something about the world that I think applies to our relationship: 'It ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.'”— Honey
Music
1Mythology/Religion
1Other
3Barney the Dinosaur
Barney is a children's television character, a purple anthropomorphic dinosaur from the show Barney & Friends (1992-2010), known for its relentlessly positive t…
“Believe me, after one page, I was yearning for the worldly cynicism of Barney the Dinosaur.”— Frasier
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (Cosmo) is a popular American women's magazine known for its quizzes, relationship advice, and lifestyle content.
“And I believe I read your quiz in Cosmo: 'Is Your Guy a Stud or a Dud?'”— Niles
Sandalwood candle
Sandalwood is a fragrant wood used in aromatherapy, believed to have calming properties.
“It's a sandlewood candle. The scent is guaranteed to calm you down.”— Honey
Philosophy/Psychology
3Journal of Psychiatric Medicine
fictionalA fictional (or loosely referenced) psychiatric journal. Various real journals exist with similar names.
“I read a wonderful article you wrote in the Journal of Psychiatric Medicine.”— Honey
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy is a form of psychotherapy developed by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, and Paul Goodman, emphasizing personal responsibility and present-moment aware…
“'Gestalt Therepy, Probing the Subconscious'.”— Honey
Masters and Johnson
William Masters and Virginia Johnson were American pioneers in the research of human sexual response and sexual disorders, authors of Human Sexual Response (196…
“I am up to here with 'The Joy of Sex', 'Karma Sutra', Masters and Johnson...”— Honey