The Show Where Diane Comes Back

Italian luxury shoe brand known for high-end men's and women's footwear.

“I walked all the way here. Thirty-two blocks, and Bruno Mallies be damned!”— Frasier

American CBS television series (1993–1998) starring Jane Seymour as a frontier doctor in post-Civil War Colorado.

“I'd been writing for "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman." I was on the set one day, and I was trying to show Jane Seymour the proper way to cauterize a wound”— Diane

French choux pastry puffs, typically filled with cream and often served with chocolate sauce, a classic French dessert.

“I will go and fetch the profitteros. They were prepared by the hottest new pasty chef in—oh, what's the use?”— Frasier

Frasier claims the olives are handpicked and bottled by monks from Andalusia, a region in southern Spain known for olive production.

“These are a Pyreenean taste treat! They're handpicked and bottled by Andalusian monks!”— Frasier

The politically prominent American family, headed by Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., whose sons John, Robert, and Ted were known for their touch football games at Hyanni…

“Yeah, I'm sure Old Man Kennedy felt this kind of pride when his boys would go out and play touch football.”— Martin

18th-century English radical politician and journalist known for his wit, including a famous exchange with the Earl of Sandwich about dying on the gallows or of…

“It reminds me of the one the 18th-century wit John Wilkes faced when asked by the Earl of Sandwich whether he expected to die on the gallows or of the pox.”— Dr. Creane (Frasier look-alike)

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 18th-century British nobleman famous for the anecdote about the sandwich and for a celebrated exchange of insults with John …

“the one the 18th-century wit John Wilkes faced when asked by the Earl of Sandwich whether he expected to die on the gallows or of the pox”— Dr. Creane (Frasier look-alike)

Armenian-American novelist and playwright known for works like 'The Time of Your Life' and 'The Human Comedy,' noted for his warm, humanistic style.

“It's a sort of feminist odyssey, experimental in places, in tone akin to Saroyan, with a soupcon of Gide, and a hearty nod to Clifford Odesse!”— Diane

French author and Nobel Prize laureate known for works such as 'The Immoralist' and 'The Counterfeiters,' noted for experimental narrative techniques.

“in tone akin to Saroyan, with a soupcon of Gide, and a hearty nod to Clifford Odesse!”— Diane

American playwright and screenwriter known for socially relevant dramas such as 'Waiting for Lefty' and 'Awake and Sing!' Diane mispronounces his name as 'Odess…

“and a hearty nod to Clifford Odesse!”— Diane

Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse play about the large-nosed poet and swordsman Cyrano, who woos Roxane through eloquent words. The quote is from the balcony scene.

“"Night—making all things dimly beautiful . . ." "One veil over us both." Cyrano?”— Frasier

French playwright best known as the author of Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).

“"Night—making all things dimly beautiful . . ." "One veil over us both." Cyrano?”— Diane

An allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2), where Hamlet says 'The devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape.'

“in retrospect, I'm reasonably sure that you are not the devil . . . although he does have the power to assume pleasing shapes.”— Frasier

A name for the Devil or a high-ranking demon in Judeo-Christian tradition, sometimes identified as the 'Lord of the Flies.'

“So, drink hearty, Franklin, and laugh! Because you have made a pact with Beelzebub! And her name is Mary Ann!”— Frasier

British-American actress best known for starring in the TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and the James Bond film Live and Let Die.

“I was trying to show Jane Seymour the proper way to cauterize a wound with a branding iron, and I accidentally set her hair on fire.”— Diane

French expression meaning 'long live love,' which Martin mispronounces as 'Vivia l'amour.'

“But the new Martin just says, "Vivia l'amour."”— Martin

A fictional broadcasting award referenced on the show, represented by a miniature Space Needle trophy, analogous to a local broadcasting excellence award.

“And my jewel—my SeaBee—goes right here where she can't miss it!”— Frasier

A prestigious private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, renowned for its medical and scientific programs.

“recent studies at John Hopkins University revealed that the expression "absence makes the heart grow fonder," is in actuality rooted in scientific bedrock.”— Clark (Cliff look-alike)

A fictional award referenced on the show that Frasier displays to impress Diane.

“The Otis Klandenning "Man of the Year Award" goes right over here . . .”— Frasier

The title of Diane Chambers's play, a fictional work within the show that dramatizes her experiences at the Cheers bar with thinly disguised characters.

“I give you "Rhapsody and Requiem," a play by Diane Chambers.”— Diane

The iconic 605-foot observation tower in Seattle, Washington, built for the 1962 World's Fair.

“She takes the SeaBee trophy—a silver miniature of the Space Needle—and spears an olive out of the appetizer tray.”— Frasier

An affluent beach city in Los Angeles County, California, known for its celebrity residents and beachfront properties.

“So, there I was, on the balcony of my Malibu beachhouse, when a pod of whales passed by.”— Diane

A prestigious white Burgundy wine from the Montrachet vineyard, specifically the Marquis de Laguiche bottling by Joseph Drouhin. The 1985 vintage is highly rega…

“White wine, Diane? I'm pouring an '85 Montrachet La Guiche I purchased at auction.”— Frasier

A renowned French wine region producing some of the world's most celebrated red wines.

“I'll be there at seven with a cheeky Bordeaux.”— Niles