knight in shining armor

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A common literary and cultural archetype originating from medieval romance and chivalric tradition, referring to an idealized heroic rescuer.

Appearance

Mentioned once in Fraternal Schwinns.

Fraternal Schwinns

Season 10 · Episode 16 · S10E16

“maybe I hoped Marty would be some kind of...knight in shining armor.”
— Gertrude

From the same episode and category.

“so dust off your velocipedes and I'll see you there.”

“Music from "The Barber of Seville" begins playing as we see a montage of Niles and Frasier trying desperately.”

“This theme was also used in the 1979 Oscar-winning film "Breaking Away" about an American small-town teenager who…”

“including listening to Rossini's operas.”