Earl Grey Tea - Trivia

Trivia

Earl Grey tea appears frequently in popular culture.

In the movie Skyfall when Q (Ben Whishaw) meets James Bond (Daniel Craig) he says, "Well, I'll hazard I can do more damage on my laptop sitting in my pyjamas before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do in a year in the field."

In literature, the main character in Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore starts his days in the library with a cup of Earl Grey tea. The main character of the Artemis Fowl series also shows a particular liking for Earl Grey tea. The Book of Guys by Garrison Keillor contains a chapter called "Earl Grey" about a character of that name who purportedly invents the tea in the late 20th century. In the novel and movie The Da Vinci Code, the major antagonist character Sir Leigh Teabing, shows a distinctive liking for Earl Grey going as far to highlight it in a test for the main protagonist involving the beverage.

The character Jean-Luc Picard from the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation drinks 'Tea, Earl Grey: hot' in many episodes. Conversely, Elim Garak in Deep Space 9 says he wants to teach 'that fellow Earl Grey' a thing or two about tea leaves. Eleanor Arroway from the movie Contact (based on the book of the same name) is offered Earl Grey tea when meeting the character Hadden. In the Lost episode The Substitute, John Locke asks Benjamin Linus for some Earl Grey tea. The character Hyacinth Bucket from the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances drinks Earl Grey tea in many episodes. The young Mary, from the Mary and Max animated movie, whose father works in a tea factory attaching strings to the tea bags, dreams of marrying a man named Earl Grey.

In music, "Weird Al" Yankovic mentions drinking Earl Grey tea in his song "White and Nerdy," possibly as a reference to Jean-Luc Picard, who is also mentioned in the song. Dada have a song on their 1997 album, self-titled Dada, called "The Ballad of Earl Grey and Chamomile".

In the manga and anime Black Butler, the main character, Ciel Phantomhive, drinks Earl Grey throughout the series. It is even incorporated in to the story line in many ways. In the manga That Butler, Activated, Volume 2, Chapter 6, mentions Jackson's Earl Grey tea. In the manga and anime One Piece the crewmember, Sanji, and villain, Mr. 3 are both partial to Earl Grey tea.

In Heroes season 1 episode 15 ("Run!"), when Sylar meets Mohinder Suresh for the first time, Sylar offers Mohinder a cup of Earl Grey tea. Mohinder accepts the offer.

In the movie "Prozac Nation", while Elizabeth (Christina Ricci) and Rafe (Jason Biggs) are discussing their relationship, Rafe pours milk in Elizabeths' cup, as she responds loudly and aggressively: "It's Earl Grey!", at least insinuating that one does not simply add milk to Earl Grey.

In the South Park season 1 finale (Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut), Eric Cartman is seen in his backyard hosting a tea party with stuffed animals. When "Peter Panda" comments that "this is tremendous tea," Cartman responds, "Why thank you, Peter Panda. This is a distinctive Earl Grey."

In the Professor Layton video game series, the title character is shown to be an avid tea drinker. In the first installment of the series, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, it is revealed that he is quite fond of Earl Grey Tea.

In episode 8.02 "The Good Son," of Frasier he asks for Earl Grey when Daphne offers tea.

In the episode "Up, Up and Awry" of Winnie the Pooh the bear is about to get some Earl Grey tea, said to be friend Piglet's favorite.

In the book Batman Begins by Dennis O'Neil, Alfred Pennyworth is holding a cup of Earl Grey tea in one scene (p. 284. Del Ray Books, paperback edition' 2005)

In the episode "Jeopard" of NCIS (season 3, episode 22) Ducky Mallard has Palmer get him a cup of Earl Grey.

In the book Death Witch Walking by Kim Harrison, the character Trent drinks Earl Grey.

Mario Santos from the Argentinian series Los Simuladores drinks Earl Grey.