Selling Out

The 1992 erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Sharon Stone in a famous interrogation scene where she uncrosses her legs.

“you're no different from that movie star who let everybody look up her skirt in that film, and then did nothing but complain that nobody took her seriously as an actress.”— Niles

Hollywood Squares was an American game show (1966-2004) in which celebrities occupied squares on a large tic-tac-toe board and answered questions.

“I remember her from 'Hollywood Squares.' She was always under Charlie Weaver.”— Martin

Cher (born 1946) is an American singer, actress, and television personality known for endorsing various products including infomercials.

“Oh, you mean like Cher does?”— Daphne

A Latin phrase from Catholic liturgy meaning 'through my fault,' used as an acknowledgment of one's error or guilt.

“First off, mea culpa for dropping by unannounced”— Bebe

An Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York, known for its scientific research programs.

“Roger, at Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope.”— Frasier

A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is an instrument that can image surfaces at the atomic level, invented in 1981.

“at Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually se…”— Frasier

Harvard University is an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

“Well no, no. I plan to send him to my alma mater, Harvard.”— Frasier

Stanford University is a prestigious private research university located in Stanford, California, near Palo Alto.

“Flying to Palo Alto, my daughter's at Stanford.”— Bebe

BusinessWeek (now Bloomberg Businessweek) is an American weekly business magazine published since 1929.

“Have you seen Business Week's projection for college costs in the year 2010?”— Bebe

The annual football rivalry game between Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, known as 'The Big Game.'

“I think I can die peacefully without seeing the first half of the Stanford-Cal game.”— Bebe

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program.

“this unit is made from the same heat resistant space-age polymer that's used on the NASA space shuttles”— Frasier

Charlie Weaver was the comedic persona of actor Cliff Arquette, a regular panelist on Hollywood Squares who typically occupied the bottom-left square.

“She was always under Charlie Weaver.”— Martin

Paul Lynde (1926-1982) was an American comedian and actor, famous as the regular 'center square' on Hollywood Squares.

“Let's see, Paul Lynn was in the middle”— Martin

Wally Cox (1924-1973) was an American actor and comedian who appeared as a regular panelist on Hollywood Squares.

“where was Wally Cox?”— Martin

Rose Marie (1923-2017) was an American actress and comedian known for The Dick Van Dyke Show and appearances on Hollywood Squares.

“Wally Cox. Uh, upper left, next to Rosemarie Dubarr.”— Frasier

Dr. Joyce Brothers (1927-2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, and advice columnist, one of the first to popularize psychology on televisi…

“Stop! You're both nuts! I'm noted psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers and I'm here to tell you that I'm just crazy about Emery's Nuts.”— Frasier

Sir Noël Coward (1899-1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer known for his wit and sophistication.

“Look who's here, Roz. Noel Coward.”— Frasier