Just a couple years after this episode aired the real-life Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra was founded. (It started its life under the name of "Minneapolis Philharmonia", though.) So, when this was written and produced, "Minnesota Philharmonic" was a solid fictional ensemble name to which nobody could possibly make less-than-desirable connections in real life.
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Helen: "Huh! How do I talk to a legend? I mean, what do I say?"
Joe: "Well, I don’t know. How about, uh, who’s your favorite composer?"
Helen: "Oh, right, Joe. Uh, excuse me, Mr. Einstein, what’s your favorite number? I can’t ask him something that simplistic. I know, I’ll ask him if he thinks Schoenberg’s dodecaphonic scale is the musical fraud of the 20th century or just a viable expression of non-cadential polytonality."
Fay: "That shouldn’t be too hard to work into the conversation."