Drakkar Noir - Cultural References

Cultural References

• On the telvision sitcom Raising Hope, lead character Jimmy Chance (portrayed by Lucas Neff) used Drakkar Noir as the name for his goth persona as a gloomy teenager (first mentioned in Season 1, Episode 22). His mother referred to the name as "that perfume for men", but Jimmy insisted it means "black dragonship".
• Drakkar Noir was referenced in Season 3, Episode 10 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia when Charlie finds a bottle of the cologne in Mac's bedroom.
• In the American TV series Glee, Finn used it in the episode Vitamin D, and in the episode Blame It on the Alcohol, Principal Figgins mentions that he also uses it.
• In the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, Kat references the 'gauche' perception of the cologne when talking about prom with her friend Mandella: "Do you really want to get all dressed up so some Drakkar Noir-wearing dexter ... can feel you up while you're forced to listen to a band that by definition blows?"
• In The Clique, character Claire's boyfriend, Cam is often recognized by his distinct smell of Drakkar Noir.
• In the movie Let's Go To Prison, Judge Eva Fwae Wun expressed a desire to remove Nelson from the courtroom saying, "I don't want your Drakkar Noir stinking up my courtroom."
• In the episode "Rabbit or Duck" of How I Met Your Mother, Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin mention that they were brought together as a couple by a combination of the Wesleyan Housing Department and "a healthy splash of" Noir.
• Toward the end of the episode ...And the Bag's in the River of Breaking Bad, Hank Schrader comments that an abandoned car smells like a "Drakkar Noir factory."
• In the episode "Candy" of The King of Queens season 2, Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), mentions that he is wearing Drakkar Noir to Deacon Palmer (Victor Williams), while they are in line at the movie theater. Deacon recognizes the cologne, and says that he used to wear it in high school.
• In the episode "Frank: the plank" of Shameless, Frank (William H. Macy), complains about Steve (Justin Chatwin) wearing Drakkar Noir, and how he was stuck smelling it when they were transporting him from Canada.
• In the episode "Leggo My Meg-O" of Family Guy, Meg's kidnappers are identified by the way they say "Drakkar Noir" to Brian and Stewie.
• In the final episode of the first season of The Office (U.S. TV series) - Hot Girl - Michael Scott refers to his preferred choice of aftershave - Rite Aid's 'Night Swept', a more affordable version of Drakkar Noir, which Michael refers to as a 'perfect smell-a-like'.
• In the episode "Slow Happy Boys" of Californication, Hank Moody recalls the way his friend used to smell of "booze, cigarettes and Drakkar Noir"
• In Scott Meyer's webcomic Basic Instructions the strip titled "How to Provide Context" revolves around the characters remembering "Drakkar Noir and Members Only jackets".
• In the Showtime series "Weeds", Drakkar Noir is used to mask the smell of marijuana when in transit.
• The French alternative band "Phoenix" titled a song on their 2013 album "Bankrupt!" Drakkar Noir.