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✦LiteratureReferenced in 2 episodes

The Grapes of Wrath

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John Steinbeck's 1939 novel about displaced Oklahoma farm families migrating to California during the Dust Bowl. Niles's reference to 'Californy' echoes the dialect of the Joad family.

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All 2 Appearances

The Grapes of Wrath appears across 2 episodes of Frasier.

RDWRER

Season 7 · Episode 12 · S07E12

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“Yes, well, if you don't take this next turn we'll end up in "Californy."”
— Niles

Where There's Smoke There's Fired

Season 3 · Episode 21 · S03E21

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“Oh, I remember that scene in "Grapes Of Wrath" when Ma Joad did that.”
— Martin

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