When Frasier quips, "Lilith is the Dorothy Parker of this particular round table," he is making reference to the Algonquin Round Table, a collection of writers, actors, humorists, and other celebrated creatives in New York City that attended daily lunches at the Algonquin Hotel to trade jokes, witticisms, and wordplay, as well as spur collaborative energy. The group met daily from 1919 until 1929, and included dozens of members over the years, Dorothy Parker being among the core group.
Frasier insults a colleague by calling him "Skinnerian". This is a reference to psychologist B.F. Skinner, whose theory was that behavior is shaped by external influences and that behavior can be modified by reinforcement. Skinner was himself influenced by Pavlov, to whom Fraisier had referred in an earlier episode. Pavlov's classic experiment involved the sounding of a bell at feeding time, the sound of which would cause a dog to salivate in anticipation.
It should be noted that Frasier is a follower of Freud and as such is in conflict with Lilith, who is a behaviorist.
It should be noted that Frasier is a follower of Freud and as such is in conflict with Lilith, who is a behaviorist.
Carla says to Lilith she got a message from Madame Tussaud telling her to get back to the museum right away. Carla is referencing the famous Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum and alluding to Lilith's pale complexion and monotone personality.