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"Quadroon" is an antiquated racial category used in racial discrimination laws. In some contexts, it may be considered a racially charged term for a person who is 1/4 black and 3/4 white. In other contexts, it is an accepted English word to describe any particular mixed-race individual known to be 3/4 of any single race and 1/4 of any other race, with no offense intended or received.

When Malory asks Conway if he knows how to whistle, it is a reference to the film "To Have and Have Not"[1]

When Archer fails to come up with a witty response to Conway's "You see something you like" after their nude confrontation in the locker room, Conway suggests that Archer should have insulted him with the line "Sammy Gayvis Junior." Sammy Davis Junior was a famous entertainer who was (like Conway) both Black and Jewish.

Malory makes a joke about J. "Edna" Hoover which is a reference to J. Edgar Hoover's involvement in COINTELPRO and Hoover's rumored cross-dressing.

Pam remarks to Archer when he asks her to unreject a complaint on the ISIS computers "who am I, Tron?", a reference to the 1982 Disney film Tron .

. After Conway dispatches of the henchmen around Sterling using a sniper rifle, Sterling says "That was amazing! It was like...like" to which Conway finishes, "A Charles Whitman Sampler?" a reference to the box of Whitman's Sampler chocolates as well as a reference to Charles Whitman , a former US Marine who on August 1, 1966 climbed the tower at the University of Texas in Austin and used a sniper rifle to go on a mass shooting rampage that resulted in the deaths of 17 people.



Also, while in Trudy's bathroom, Malory orders everyone to take Sterling's gun and shoot the bodies. This is reminiscent of the scene in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express where the train passengers take turns stabbing a kidnapper's body to exact revenge as they were all connected to the victims by family and friendship.

Utne calls Lana "Truckasaurus" when she twists his wrist after he fondles her gun a little too long. Archer does a robotic Truckasaurus imitation when Malory tells him she thinks Lana just broke his hand. Truckasaurus[2] was a car crushing robot from an episode of The Simpsons.

Episode 5 - Honeypot Edit

Episode 6 - Skorpio Edit

When listing the amenities available on the Argo , after Lana mentions the "hot, Filipina masseuses" Archer cuts in with the question "Skeet?" to which Lana replies "Probably!" "Skeet" is a slang term for "to ejaculate," which could be a reference to a "happy ending," a practice famous in shady massage parlors (often staffed almost exclusively with Asian women) where the masseuse ends the session by giving the client a hand job. It also of course refers to skeet or clay pigeon shooting, an activity which many yacht owners actually participate in on their boats. Archer is likely referring to the former meaning, and Lana referring to the latter.

, after Lana mentions the "hot, Filipina masseuses" Archer cuts in with the question "Skeet?" to which Lana replies "Probably!" "Skeet" is a slang term for "to ejaculate," which could be a reference to a "happy ending," a practice famous in shady massage parlors (often staffed almost exclusively with Asian women) where the masseuse ends the session by giving the client a hand job. It also of course refers to skeet or clay pigeon shooting, an activity which many yacht owners actually participate in on their boats. Archer is likely referring to the former meaning, and Lana referring to the latter. After listening to Skorpio's speech, Lana and Archer exchange a glance and brush the tip of their noses. This is a reference to the movie The Sting in which the main characters used this gesture to communicate a mutual understanding.

Bartleby, the Scrivener is a reference to the short story by Herman Melville, in which the title character started each sentence with "I would prefer not to," seeking existential isolation.

is a reference to the short story by Herman Melville, in which the title character started each sentence with "I would prefer not to," seeking existential isolation. When Archer pulls out the grenade, Lana asks where it came from. Archer responds, "hanging from the lampshade". "Lampshade hanging" is a term which means "pointing out an implausible element of a story".

While on the boat with Nikolai Jakov, Malory recalls their meeting under "the Bridge of Spies". This is a reference to the Glienicke Bridge outside the city of Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. After the Second World War, allied forces used the bridge as an artery between their territory in West Berlin and other diplomatic posts in Potsdam. During the 1960's and 80's, the bridge was used for several high profile prisoner exchanges. This continues the theme of Malory as a field operative during and immediately after WWII; other references are made to her intra- and post-war activities while working for the OSS, the predecessor to the CIA.

Episode 7 - Skytanic Edit

Archer refers to the Hindenburg airship disaster when he mimics someone saying "Oh the humanity!". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgWHbpMVQ1U

When Lana says to Malory "Let me stay with you, we'll do the whole Oprah and Gayle thing." This is a reference to the social rumors of Oprah Winfrey and her best friend, Gayle King, being a lesbian couple.

Malory makes a play on the ship's captain by cozying up to him quoting the opening phrase to verse 193 "O Captain! My Captain!" of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass , which laments the death of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. This is probably in reference to the use of the phrase in the movie Dead Poets Society , in which English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams) tells his students to refer to him thus if they feel daring.

, which laments the death of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. This is probably in reference to the use of the phrase in the movie , in which English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams) tells his students to refer to him thus if they feel daring. When Archer and Lana walk in on Captain Lammers, she shouts his name and Archer responds "Nice read Velma..." This is a reference to Scooby-Doo . When Scooby and the gang discover the identity of the villain toward the end of the episode, they often shout the name of the culprit. (Also, due to the suddenly hushed nature of the line "Nice read, Velma...", H. Jon Benjamin may actually have said this aside to Aisha Tyler during recording due to her corny tone of voice, and then the writers decided not to edit it out. (Unless they've changed set up, they don't record at the same time (sadly).

. When Scooby and the gang discover the identity of the villain toward the end of the episode, they often shout the name of the culprit. (Also, due to the suddenly hushed nature of the line "Nice read, Velma...", H. Jon Benjamin may actually have said this aside to Aisha Tyler during recording due to her corny tone of voice, and then the writers decided not to edit it out. (Unless they've changed set up, they don't record at the same time (sadly). When Malory and Lana complain about the absent bartender, Malory says, "Guy sees an empty glass and all of a sudden he's Judge Crater." Joseph Crater, a New York City judge, got into a taxi on August 6, 1930 and was never seen again.

Archer keeps referring to the Von Zeppelin Suite as the Led Zeppelin Suite, in reference to the English hard rock band of the 1970s. Led Zeppelin got their name by playing on the joke, "That'd go over like a lead balloon," since a Zeppelin is a type of airship.

The name of the episode, Skytanic, is a reference to the famous RMS Titanic

The scene with Ray and the drones in the crisis room is an allusion to the movie, Apollo 13. In particular, Ray's vest is a reference to the special vests that Gene Kranz would get from his wife every mission.

When preparing for their video call to Captain Regent Claudio, Archer mentions other "Captains." One mentioned was Captain Kangaroo , a children's television show that was on CBS (1955-1984), which was created by and starred Bob Keeshan (1927-2004) as the Captain. He was so named due to the large pockets on his suit coat. Archer also references Captain Beefheart, the stage name of Don Glen Vilet, (1941-2010), the genre-breaking American musician and artist, as well as Cap'n Crunch, a cartoon mascot, of a late 18th century naval captain, used in the marketing of a Quaker Oats breakfast cereal of the same name.

, a children's television show that was on CBS (1955-1984), which was created by and starred Bob Keeshan (1927-2004) as the Captain. He was so named due to the large pockets on his suit coat. Archer also references Captain Beefheart, the stage name of Don Glen Vilet, (1941-2010), the genre-breaking American musician and artist, as well as Cap'n Crunch, a cartoon mascot, of a late 18th century naval captain, used in the marketing of a Quaker Oats breakfast cereal of the same name. Cyril calls Pam, "Jesus H. Jones", after noticing Pam is holding a camera, filming Cyril as he talks about being better than his father. This refers to Jesse Holman Jones who, in 1926, became the owner of the Houston Chronicle, and was also a publisher for the newspaper. The nickname "Jesus H. Jones" was given to him by Roosevelt when he was the Chairman of the RFC (Reconstruction Finance Committee), circa 1933. Or, possibly, it is a simple combination of the common profanity "Jesus H. Christ" with Jesus Jones, the British pop group best known for the song, "Right Here, Right Now."

Archer refers to Lana as "Hey Eugene Debs" when she is shocked that the strike is still going on. Eugene V. Debs was a union organizer and Socialist politician.

While the workers of ISIS are discussing the pros and cons of unionizing, Cheryl states, in dissent, that she can remember what Malory did to the cleaning ladies when they similarly tried to organize. In the Flashback Cut that follows, Malory declines to get on the elevator with the cleaning ladies, which subsequently plummets down the shaft, presumably killing them all. Malory quips "How's that for bread and roses?" The slogan "Bread and Roses" originated in a speech given by US labor union leader and suffragette Rose Schneiderman. In an appeal for fair wages and better working environments she said, "The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." It inspired a poem by James Oppenheim and became the slogan for many unions, magazines, feminist organizations and various other pro-worker or pro-women endeavors.

Archer's fascination for the business card of Odin agent Barry Dillon, mentioning it being embossed, is most likely a reference to American Psycho and Patrick Bateman's obsession with the cards of his co-workers.

After Woodhouse refuses to let Archer back into his ISIS financed apartment, he asks to Reggie the Lemur to "Be a lad... Put on some Mingus?" while he is preparing heroin for them. This is referring to Charles Mingus who was an American jazz musician and bandleader that was known as "The Angry Man of Jazz".

Framboise is French for raspberry.

Framboise is referred to by Archer as "the Pelé of anal", in a comparison to the Brazilian soccer player

When Lana says to Cyril "Baby, I am putting you in the corner," it's a reference to Dirty Dancing.

Pam says "it looks like Jonestown in here" upon seeing Malory, Cheryl, and Ray lying on the floor of the office passed out. This is a reference to the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project formed by the Peoples Temple cult. The site gained infamy when cult leader Jim Jones ordered the mass sucide/murder of the cult members, with disturbing images of 100s of people lyng dead on the floor from drinking cyanide-laced 'Koolaid'.

The episode title is a play on the 1954 Hitchcock film Dial M for Murder .

. When discussing his cheating history, Lana calls Cyril "Rambone"

The book that Malory is reading in bed, Greenmantle by John Buchan, is a spy novel which was one of the bases for Archer . Also, the first chapter of Greenmantle was chosen by Graham Greene for his 1957 anthology The Spy's Bedside Book making it all the more appropriate that Malory had read it before going to bed.

by John Buchan, is a spy novel which was one of the bases for . Also, the first chapter of was chosen by Graham Greene for his 1957 anthology making it all the more appropriate that Malory had read it before going to bed. The fake funeral scene where a young Archer is saluting the memory of his fictitious father resembles a famous photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. (and his mother Jacqueline Kennedy) at the funeral of his father.

When Cheryl returns Doctor Krieger's Creedence Clearwater Revival albums to him, Krieger says that "Now a sad moon is on the rise" referencing the hit song Bad Moon Rising .

. When Pam exclaims that she "has so much love to give" it is a reference to the 1999 film Magnolia.

While Cyril is being interrogated by Lana about other women he has been with, it flashes back to a shot of Cyril seen through Ms. Archer's curled leg. This shot and the line "Ms. Archer, you're trying seduce me, aren't you?" subsequently delivered, reference a similar iconic shot and line from the 1967 film "The Graduate."

When Lana tells all the ISIS men that they can pay her to say they had sex with her, this could be a reference to the movie "Easy A", which come out the same year the episode did, 2010. In "Easy A", the main character exchanged the right for men to claim they had sex with her for their cash and gifts.

When Cyril is shown in the bathroom, sitting in the stall, with only a white shirt and white boxers with a rifle next to him, he is shown loading a magazine of bullets while saying, "7, 6, 2, Millimeter. Full, Metal, Jacket." which is a direct reference from Stanley Kubrik's 1987 film, titled "Full Metal Jacket", which is based on Gustav Hasford's novel "The Short-Timers". In Kubrik's film, the character Gomer Pyle goes crazy near the end of his training on Parris Island and kills himself. He is seen in the bathroom wearing a white t-shirt and white boxers, with his rifle beside him. He loads the last round into his magazine while stating what he is loading, 7.62 Full Metal Jacket. The scene ends with Pyle killing himself and his drill sergeant.

When Archer is breaking into his mother's room with the cleaver, while saying disturbing and insane things is a reference to "The Shining" another film by Stanley Kubrick. In Kubrick's horror film, the character Jack Torrence uses an ax to break down a door in a very similar way, sticks his face through, and then turns the knob, all while saying very disturbing things, to kill his wife inside.

The title itself is a reference to the hot cocoa brand of the same name.

After requesting that her Gray Fox coat be sent over, Malory says if the economy worsens, she'll be forced to wear Nutria. Nutria are large, semi-aquatic rodents originally from South America. Introduced in the southern U.S. by fur ranchers in the 1930's, escaped animals have become established in many areas. Due to their destructive burrowing habits along streams and rivers, they are considered an invasive species.

Anke and her constant seduction attempts may be a reference to the character Bibi Dahl in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.

When watching the shootout chase on the slopes, Ray believes it at first to be a Pink Floyd laser show.

When in the room where Malory is talking about the kidnapping, a bank robbery is shown on screen, it looks eerily similar to the Hibernia bank robbery.

When trying to identify one of the twin kidnappers, Archer says to Lana that he was "running around like Johnny Storm, a.k.a. The Human Torch" after he set him on fire. Human Torch is superhero in one of the Marvel Comics

During shooting in the woods on the snow scooters Archer says "totally McQueen" after destroying one of them. This is a reference to the actor Steve McQueen who was known for roles involving high-speed car chases while doing his own car stunts due to his background as a professional race car driver.

The recurring nickname gag used in the show pops up when Archer angrily refers to Ray and Lana as "Bitch and Sundance" which is a nod to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," a Western film staring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The film is loosely based off of the famous outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid and their exploits.

The episode's title itself is ironic in relation to the story line, where "a going concern" is a business that functions without threat of liquidation or major restructuring for the foreseeable future.

When Archer is telling Malory about finding Nikolai Jakov's mind-control chip in his brain, he uses the phrase "drill, baby, drill," popularized by Alaska governor and one-time Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin as a response to questions about running mate John McCain's support for increased domestic extraction of fossil fuels over the expansion of renewable energy sources

Malory's loss of her fortune probably referred to the Bernard Madoff Investment scandal. Madoff, who operated a wall street hedgefund, was convicted of operating an elaborate Ponzi scheme. Many of New York City's cultural elites and charitable foundations were adversely impacted as a result of investing with him. He was sentenced on June 29, 2009 to 150 years in federal prison and to pay restitution in the amount of $170 billion.

After Archer says, "my plan was to crowdsource a plan," Cheryl says with sarcasm, "thanks Noam Chomsky," a reference to the man sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics." Here, it is a reference to Chomsky's espousal of libertarian socialism, a political philosophy which advocates aspects of crowdsourcing in government.

When Archer slams the drawer to his mother's desk and Ray says, "That's not a bumblebee, is it?" - The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra had a vibrator made of a gourd with bees inside.

Rabbert Klein is a reference to Robert Klein, a comedian noted for a joke which involved his leg moving without his control.

In addition, the scene where Archer asks Cyril if Len Trexler can have Rabbert Klein, he says, "Can we give Lennie the rabbit?" This is a reference to the character Lennie from John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, a mentally challenged man who enjoys soft things, specifically rabbits. A similar reference is made in the following episode where Ray tells Lana to hand Seamus to Trinette, saying, "Give her the rabbit, Lennie." This references the running gag of Lana's man-like hands and the fact that the Lennie in the book is prone to killing animals accidentally by crushing them with his powerful hands while trying to cuddle with them.

a mentally challenged man who enjoys soft things, specifically rabbits. A similar reference is made in the following episode where Ray tells Lana to hand Seamus to Trinette, saying, "Give her the rabbit, Lennie." This references the running gag of Lana's man-like hands and the fact that the Lennie in the book is prone to killing animals accidentally by crushing them with his powerful hands while trying to cuddle with them. The Modified Ludovico treatment is a reference to A Clockwork Orange, where the British government experiments with reforming criminals using a similar form of aversion therapy called the Ludovico Technique.

Popeye's line, "Get the f*** out of my cleaners", is a reference to a store owner in Adam Reed's previous show, 'Frisky Dingo'.

When discussing the use of Krieger's "magic breath strips" to neutralize the ODIN troops Cyril states to Cheryl that she has a problem with LSD and Pam defends her by stating "you're one to talk Pillbo Baggins". This is a reference to Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit.

Archer is confronted by Trinette, Malory and wee baby Seamus and is asked "Where are your manners?" Archer replies, "I'm sorry. I guess I skipped the Emily Post chapter on how to introduce your mother to a hooker." Emily Post (October 27, 1872 – September 25, 1960) was an American author famous for writing on etiquette.

When Lana's holding wee baby Seamus, Gillette tells her to "Give her the rabbit, Lennie" a reference to Lennie from "Of Mice and Men" when Lennie, a mentally disabled, but physically strong character, loves touching soft animals like rabbits, but always accidentally kills them, while unaware of his own strength.

Gillette describes Lana holding wee baby Seamus as Tyson and dove, referring to a photo of Mike Tyson with a white dove .

When Woodhouse says, "Let's liven things up, Burroughs. Five grams of junk says I can shoot a piña colada off your wife's head," it is in reference to the famous author William S. Burroughs. In 1951, Burroughs shot and killed his common law wife Joan Vollmer in a drunken game of "William Tell" at a party above an American-owned Bounty Bar in Mexico City. The reference suggests that not only was Woodhouse responsible for Joan's death, but is one of many nods to his supposed homosexuality, being that Burroughs was also a homosexual. (According to Burroughs, he was not using Heroin at the time, but rather was drinking alcohol constantly.) (Note that the piña colada was not invented until 1954.)

Woodhouse, upon realizing that he has injected all of his heroin into Cyril, and has none left to keep him from withdrawal, remarks "it's going to be an itchy weekend," which is in reference to one of heroin's withdrawal side effects. During early stages of opiate withdrawal, patients often experience formication, also known as paresthesias. Formication is best described as ants crawling on the skin. This process is different than the itchiness frequently experienced during initial opiate use, which is caused by the release of histamines.

When Gillette yells at Woodhouse to help him find the nutmeg so he can make Woodhouse some "Malcolm X tea", he is referring to a "tea" that, in his autobiography, Malcom X made using nutmeg and water. He claimed that the effect was equivalent to smoking three or four joints of "reefer". It was sometimes considered a means of substitution for "real drugs".

Malory and Archer make an extended reference to various screen adaptations of Frankenstein; Malory tells Archer to replace his blood sample with someone else's blood, and Archer sarcastically replies that he'll "just have Igor bring a villager up to [his] castle." When he then calls for "Igor," his apartment door opens with a creak and Woodhouse answers with an extended "Yeees?", parodying Dr. Frankenstein's stereotypical b-movie hunchbacked assistant. Upon discovering the ISIS staff in Archer's apartment, Malory tells him to "pick a villager."

At the beginning of the episode, Archer drinks Hurricanes while on the plane. This cocktail is very popular in their destination city, New Orleans.

The eco-terrorist targeting the pipeline is named Joshua Gray and uses the alias Gandalf. A central character in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien is a wizard named Gandalf, also known as "Gandalf the Grey." When Archer and Lana meet Gray later in the episode, Archer calls him both "Treebeard" and "Samwise." These are also the names of Tolkien characters.

Right after taking the airboat, the man discovers that his dog, Annie (reference to Little Ann), is dead. He then mentions another dead dog and they cut to a scene of the tombstone which reads "Old Dan" and has a red fern growing beside it. This shot is a reference to the book Where The Red Fern Grows .

. Upon discovering Pam's effect on the new low-flow toilets in the men's room, Cyril asks, "Have you no sense of decency?", once famously asked by attorney Jospeh Welch to US Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy Hearings.

After blowing up the motor on their airboat, towing Archer refers to Lana as African Queen , referring to a movie from 1951.

Mocking Lana's environmentalist sentiments, Archer refers to "one lousy Lorax", the protagonist in a 1971 allegorical book about environmental destruction by Dr. Suess (AKA Theodore Gisele).

When aiming a revolver at Lana's head in a flashback to Lana's days as a radical activist Malory says "dear, this is a .44 magnum", alluding to Clint Eastwood's famous line from the 1971 film Dirty Harry in which he tells a suspect he is holding at gunpoint "this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off".

in which he tells a suspect he is holding at gunpoint "this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off". When Lana faces down Malory at gunpoint in the flashback, Malory is impressed enough to offer her a job. Lana ends the story by saying "Three weeks later I was in Tunisia, killing a different man". This is a reference to Malory's beginning in espionage, revealed in Movie Star, in which a chance encounter with Bill Donovan, head of the OSS, leads her to a job three weeks later in Tunisia killing a man. Interestingly it appears that the reference is chronologically out of order within the series as Lana says "killing a different man", an apparent play off of Malory's story, given that she isn't killing anyone in the flashback". It's more likely the comment is referring to "the man" that she was metaphorically killing, as she was protesting against established norms, and after meeting Malory she was killing a "different man" as in an actual person.

in which a chance encounter with Bill Donovan, head of the OSS, leads her to a job three weeks later in Tunisia killing a man. Interestingly it appears that the reference is chronologically out of order within the series as Lana says "killing a different man", an apparent play off of Malory's story, given that she isn't killing anyone in the flashback". It's more likely the comment is referring to "the man" that she was metaphorically killing, as she was protesting against established norms, and after meeting Malory she was killing a "different man" as in an actual person. In a flashback, Lana appears with afro hair, which Archer describes as Lana being a baby of political activist Angela Davis and basketball player Sweet Lou Dunbar, known for their afro hairstyles.

As Woodhouse reminisces, it shows Reggie playing piano while talking to a young Woodhouse. The song he nonchalantly plays while talking is "Londonderry Air", better known as the tune to the famous Irish ballad "Danny Boy " first published in 1913.

As Reggie is shot, Woodhouse yells "REGGIE" a reference to the death of Ritchie Valens in La Bamba

When Woodhouse's WWI squadron captain is killed after braving no man's land to save him, he goes into a rage and sneaks into German lines and kills several soldiers. It's later revealed he took scalps. Unable to cope with his grief, Woodhouse goes on a drug-fueled haze through the Orient on a merchant schooner, similarly to what Brad Pitt's Tristan does after his brother is killed in Legends of the Fall .

. When Cheryl is in the office spraying air freshener, Pam tells her to knock it off referring to her as 'Union Carbide'. This is a reference to the December 2nd, 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India where a methyl isocyanate gas leak killed thousands of local residents.

Before Reggie is shot, Woodhouse uses three matches to light Reggie's cigarette. This is a reference to the "Three on a match" superstition supposed by soldiers during WWI. The superstition (with some logic) goes that if three soldiers lit their cigarettes from the same match, it would give an enemy sniper enough time to target the group and the man who was third on the match would be shot. Since then, it has been considered bad luck for three people to share a light from the same match.

When Woodhouse meets Malory in Tangiers, he is running a tavern called "Reggie's Bar." The location, era, and name of the bar are an allusion to "Rick's American Cafe" from the film Casablanca. The North African location, presence of Nazi agents, and goal of getting to Lisbon, all mirror the plot of Casablanca .

"Rick's American Cafe" from the film The North African location, presence of Nazi agents, and goal of getting to Lisbon, all mirror the plot of . Before Woodhouse tells the story of how he became a war hero, he picks up an orange and says: "Alas, poor Reggie". This is a reference to the play Hamlet (by William Shakespeare) where the titular character pics up a skull and says: "Alas, poor Yorick".

When Archer mockingly congratulates Cyril after losing the dart game, he refers to him as 'Chokely Carmichael'. This pun is a reference to the 1960's Civil Rights Activist Stokely Carmichael.

Ray offers Cyril a drink of "vinegar and water," which is a reference to the common ingredients of a basic vaginal douche.

When Cheryl says, "Who am I, Elisha Otis?" to Pam questioning her how the elevator is suppose to work with "A gillion pounds of freakin' computer on it", Cheryl is refering to Elisha Otis, the inventor of the elevator saftey equipment that prevents the elevator from falling if the hoisting cable fails.

When Krieger yells "You blew it up!" after Lana breaks his digital girlfriend, it is a reference to the end of the original Planet of the Apes .

. Archer compares a door to Wolverine's bones. Wolverine is a Marvel Comics superhero and member of the X-Men who is famous for having indestructable bones.

After hearing that the worm is decrypting the ISIS database, Cyril yells "Archer do something," to which Archer replies, "Who am I, Alan Turing?" Alan Turing was a British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist who worked during WW2 at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park.

"You can't shoot all three of us." "No. Just you." - a reference to Stand By Me

When Cyril breaks his phone in front of Archer, and he says "Hated that phone. Always dropping calls." Archer's reply is "Yeah, you were probably holding it wrong." is a reference to the iPhone 4 antenna problem and the reply given by Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, to an angry customer: "Just avoid holding it in that way!"

The title of the episode is a reference to the play "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe.

While reading over the paper containing the plot of a movie that Malory was working on Cyril stops in mid-sentence asking, "[A] spy comedy?... Because that has been done." A tongue in cheek reference to the show itself.

There is a reference to the children's television show Wishbone when Pam says, "What's the story, neck bones?" - In the Wishbone television series the theme song stated "What's the story, Wishbone?"

When Malory says she will play the sexy spy who's 40, Cyril responds by asking if she does realize that there is a "finite amount of Vaseline in the world". This is a reference to the technique called "vaselensing". That is when Vaseline is smeared on the lens to give the appearance of vintage movies and often to make the actor look younger.

The mention of Joe Frazier drowning was a reference to the 1973 Superstars Swimming Heats, which also featured Johnny Bench in the next race. Video here.

After reading Malory's script, Cyril says, "Why not just make it a shot-for-shot remake of Mandingo ?" In addition, after asking a director about her script, he says he'll make the changes if they can call it "Mandingo 2". Mandingo is an offensive movie about slavery.

?" In addition, after asking a director about her script, he says he'll make the changes if they can call it "Mandingo 2". Mandingo is an offensive movie about slavery. When the actress says she wont be famous anymore while holding the sniper rifle, the temporarily paralyzed Archer replies, "I 'unno Oswald was famous," referring to the assassination of John F. Kennedy by the sniper Lee Harvey Oswald

Cheryl tells Malory that she had cornhole league on Friday night.

Krieger's line, "That'll do, Pigley, that'll do," is a reference to the line at the end of Babe .

. When Archer faints, Malory says, "You'd think he was half fainting goat." This is a reference to myotonic (or fainting) goats.

The nurse with whom Archer has slept goes by Rita, but Archer thinks her name is Peggy - both are nicknames for the name Margaret.

Archer gave Rita the alias Chet Manley, which a reference to the boy who owned the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles before they were mutated.

Archer wants Woodhouse to cook macrobiotic food which is claimed to be beneficial for people with cancer.

The flashback of Archer hitting Pam with a dolphin puppet is a reference to a flashback in the pilot episode.

Archer's cyclophosphimate turns out to be Zima. Zima is a carbonated alcoholic beverage that was discontinued in the US in 2008.

"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war" was a phrase spoken by Marc Antony in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar . Though technically spoken by Antony, when the line is said, Antony is imagining what Caesar would be saying if he were still alive. In a literal reading, "dogs" are the familiar animals, trained for warfare; "havoc" is a military order permitting the seizure of spoil after a victory and "let slip" is to release from the leash.

. Though technically by Antony, when the line is said, Antony is imagining what Caesar would be saying if he were still alive. In a literal reading, "dogs" are the familiar animals, trained for warfare; "havoc" is a military order permitting the seizure of spoil after a victory and "let slip" is to release from the leash. The interrogation of the warehouse workers contains several references to Family Feud .

. Archer shooting the kneecaps of the Irish warehouse workers was a common practice used by the Irish Republican Army.

Archer says his toenails are popping off like Pogs, a game that was popular in the early 1990s.

In English, Cyril and Krieger's lines translate to "Why did you have to move to Brazil?!" and "To continue the fight of my leader! (pause) Shit!" The leader in question was Adolph Hitler, and the implication is that Kreiger was a Nazi that relocated to Brazil after WWII and started a new life in hiding.

Archer calls Lana Woodsy, the drug owl, referring probably to Woodsy Owl. Woodsy owl however serves as a mascot for United States Forest Service , promoting protection of environment, which leads to Archer making a mistake, which should not be much of a surprise, as he is high on weed. It is also likely that it is a reference to Owsley Stanley, a notable counter-culture figure who produced such tremendous quantities of high-purity LSD in San Francisco during the 1960s that his name is literally synonymous with the substance in the OED.

United States Forest Service promoting protection of environment, which leads to Archer making a mistake, which should not be much of a surprise, as he is high on weed. It is also likely that it is a reference to Owsley Stanley, a notable counter-culture figure who produced such tremendous quantities of high-purity LSD in San Francisco during the 1960s that his name is literally synonymous with the substance in the OED. The store where the mob is playing cards is a reference to The Sopranos. Not only that, Steve Van Zandt, who was on The Sopranos, was also the member of the E-Street Band who wore a bandana.

When Krieger and Cyril are arguing in the toilet, he is burning notes which say, "Streng geheim," which means "top secret/highly confidential."

When Cyril goes to Malory with his concerns about Krieger, she tells him that after the war, Nazi scientists were being snatched up like hotcakes. This is a reference to the real life Operation Paperclip program created by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which recruited over 1,500 scientists, engineers and technicians of the German rocket program, among other scientific fields. Since some of the scientists had involvement with the Nazi party, a then newly created agency, the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency, sanitized the backgrounds with false employment histories and biographies.

Krieger refers to the day his pet dobermans ate his father, a reference to the book "The Boys from Brazil," where one of several clones of Adolf Hitler witnesses his father being eaten alive by the family dobermans.

The scene with Franny at the end is a Magnum, P.I. reference. Original. Cyril references this by suggesting Archer's film be called "Magnum Pee-Yew."

While watching the scene in "Terms of En-Rampagement" where Archer shoots Franny Delaney, Archer exclaims "Booyakasha!". This is the same exclamation that Sacha Baron Cohen's character Ali G is known for.

Pam's comment "OK 'Clone Wars'" to shut down Krieger after watching "Terms of En-Rampagement" is a multi-reference; on the surface layer, she's referring to the "Clone Wars" of the Star Wars universe, in which the soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic are all clones of Jango Fett, Boba Fett's father. Underneath, she's referring to the ongoing theme in this episode that Krieger is one of the "Boys from Brazil ," that is, a clone of Adolf Hitler.

The title "Terms of En-Rampagement" is itself a riff on the film title "Terms of Endearment," though the two films bear no obvious resemblance.

Archer's reference to "Team Live-Badass" is a play on Lance Armstrong's "Livestrong"

Archer's reply is "Tome (or tum) again?" playing off the fact that "Tunt" rhymes with cunt and is only differentiated by the first letter.

Cheryl's ocelot is named Babou, which is the same name as Salvador Dalí's ocelot.

Archer describes Babou's living conditions as Meowchwitz referring to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.

When Cyril accidentally shoots Bret at ISIS, Lana calls him "Barney". This is a likely a reference to Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith Show as he is generally clumsy with his pistol.

While in the vault, Cheryl can be seen wearing a helmet with a black peace sign button a reference to the movie poster of Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket.

Malory calls Bret, "Mr. Bloodmobile." This is a song by band, They Might Be Giants.

When Archer tells Cheryl "Now you know how Babou feels", she responds with "crepuscular." This is a term for animals that are active at twilight, like ocelots.

Cheryl gets the acronym for the Irish Republican Army confused with the acronyms for an Individual Retirement Account and the Internal Revenue Service

Kneecapping, a punishment or torture in which the knee was injured or destroyed, was used by terrorist groups in Northern Ireland.

When negotiating with the terrorists Archer believes them to be cyborgs. When they threaten him, he says they'd be violating the "first law of robotics." A reference to the Robot-based stories by Isaac Asimov, including "I, Robot," where the first law of Robotics is " A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm."

At the end of the episode, when Pam removes her shirt, a tattoo is revealed on her back. The text is the third verse of Lord Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib."

The whole episode is a semi-reference to the James Bond novel and films Casino Royale.

The names Bell, Bivens, and Devoe are used for the first, second, and third place racers at the Grand Prix at the beginning of the episode. This is a nod to the '90s R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe, who recorded the 1990 single "Poison." The second race board displays the names Kotero, Bennett, and Moonsie--the members of the Apollonia 6.

Malory's line about the "Wehrmacht runion party" is a reference to the German Army in WWII, and Benoit gasps because he is French and the French were invaded by Germany in 1940 and were not freed from German occupation and subjugation until 1944.

Malory tells the concierge, "This isn't my first Grand Prix, you know," a reference to Jessica Walter's role in the film Grand Prix.

The French lines in this episode are translated as Jeu Monegasque: The Monico Game Benoit (to Malory): "Yes ma'am, but it's the Grand Prix." Lana (to Benoit): "Excuse my friend (Malory), she is tired -" Benoit's interjection: "and badly raised" Lana (finishing sentence addressing Beniot): "without a doubt, but you have one reservation for me, no? Lana Kane?" Lana (after Benoit says "no" to her question): "And why 'no?!'" Beniot (in response): "It's the Grand Prix." Lana (to the dealer at the casino): "This imbecile (meaning Archer), he was playing?!" The dealer (in response): "Until he lost three million dollars." LaChouffe (after finding what looks to be a blueberry muffin in the case instead of four million dollars, to his bodyguards): "Perfidy! Kill them!" then after the guards are all incapacitated: "That's enough!" Lana (to one of the bound guards): "Who robbed the safe?!" (Benoit) "When?!" (Ten minutes? He took some papers!) "Where is he going?!" Merde means "shit"

The name of the villian (LaChouffe) is a reference to the name of the villian in the James Bond movie Casino Royale (Le Chiffre pronounced luh sheef).

(Le Chiffre pronounced luh sheef). Hitman Rudy of "Charles and Rudy" (first seen in the episode "Honey Pot") makes an appearance as a bellhop in the background of the scene where we first meet Benoit. Rudy walks into frame, turns, looks directly into the camera and then smiles before walking away.

Archer says "Thanks, Radar" to the casino employee who brings him chips. This is a reference to the M*A*S*H character Radar O'Reilly, whom the employee resembles, and Radar's ability to predict another character's needs and deliver it before they can ask for it.

Malory Confronts Ray and Archer in the casino, prompting Ray to tell her "your son... is drunk." Malory replies "who are you... Carrie Nation?" Carrie Nation[3] was an influential anti-alcohol activist who participated in the push for prohibition.

Lana's car is painted in the same colors and with the same number as Herbie. Ray's car is painted like Penelope Pitstops'.

Archer's repeated addition of "balls" to Benoit is a reference to Ben Wa balls, a sex toy.

The scene where Benoit dies is reminiscent of the helicopter chase in Live Free or Die Hard 4.0 when John McClane drives a police car off a ticket machine and into the helicopter.

The song that Ray starts singing is Salt-N-Pepa's Let's Talk About Sex.

"Zip it, LaMotta!", Malory's rejoinder to Ray, seems to be a reference to Ray's eye injury and those sustained by famed boxer Jake LaMotta.

In the scene where Pam is seen working late, she sings "40 oz. in my lap and it's freezin' my junk." This is a reference to Eazy-E's "8 Ball" song. The actual line is "40 oz. in my lap and it's freezin' my balls."

When Malory finds out that Pam told everyone about the "whipped cream incident" she tells Pam she should have her "flensed". This is a technique that was used to remove the blubber of whales.

The scene where Archer is being interrogated by the KGB is a reference to the opening scene of the first episode Mole Hunt. The KGB agent interrogating Archer also looks like Krenshaw.

The quote from the KGB interrogator: "I go drop kids off at pool" is a euphemism for pooping.

The scene in which Archer and Barry jump from one fire escape to another is similar to a scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid where the titular characters jump off a cliff into a river. Butch and Sundance both show reluctance to jumping before they both go "Woooooaahh- Shhhhhiii" in the same way.

The scenes where Archer runs bare foot through broken glass, and later is in a tank top t-shirt is a reference to Die Hard.

After Jakov reveals that Katya has seen the Party Chairman involved in a gay orgy, Boris says "More like Lemon Party chairman." This is a reference to an infamous shock website that showed a picture of a gay threesome between three very old men. You can try to find it on the Internet, but remember what has been seen cannot be unseen.

In Krieger's lab, he has buckets on the shelf of 3/4 copper, rivets, and burrs which are likely a phallic reference.

Bilbo replies to Archer, "Does one ring rule them all?" which is a reference to Lord of the Rings. Archer solidifies the reference by saying not to engage him or it will be "all orcs and Gollums and Balrogs."

Barry's lines in the video feed in the KGB base are the lines said by the bionic man at the start of The Six Million Dollar Man .

. Barry opening his chest to reveal he has become a cyborg is similar to how Dr. Quinn from Sealab 2021 revealed the same information to his colleagues in the pilot episode. Barry from this point forward exclusively wears a track suit reminiscent of The Six Million Dollar Man.



The last words of the Pirate Captain, "What the hell damn guy!" is a frequently used phrase in Frisky Dingo, Adam Reed's show prior to Archer.

Archer's stating that his tinnitus is so bad that he has to sleep with a fan on is also a reference to Frisky Dingo.

The title of the three-part series "Heart of Archness" is a reference to the novel by Joseph Conrad, "Heart of Darkness" upon which the movie "Apocalypse Now" was based.

Not really a reference, but when the Pirate Captain is talking to Archer about his ''Wealth'' the sign with the IFPs (International Flags and Pennants) over his shoulder say ''Katie Sucks''.

Archer's line "King, exactly, and unless you want to spend the rest of the afternoon with a bunch of scorpions"... is a reference to the movie Scorpion King.

"King, exactly, and unless you want to spend the rest of the afternoon with a bunch of scorpions..." could also be a reference to the Boo Box in the movie Hook. This box was used by Dustin Hoffman's Capt. Hook to punish his crewman for betting against his capturing Peter Pan.

Various references to "Colombia House": A mail-order music club which promised a relatively large amount of product for 1 cent, but which left the customer (often children) owing money (somewhere around $50).

While on the phone with bucky, Malory says "You just listen to me, Buster" which is a reference to Jessica Walter's chararacter's son, on Arrested Development.

Bucky recites the famous "how many times did I fire my gun" speech from Dirty Harry.

Archer calling Reily "Nick Furious" is a reference to the Marvel character Nick Fury, who wears an eyepatch.

Archer's lacrosse team name incorporates the name of the 90's indie-rock band Archers of Loaf.

A competing lacrosse team, the "Lax-shmi Singhers," refers to Lakshmi Singh, an anchor for NPR.

Twice the quote "phrasing" is used, which is a reference to Arrested Development.

When Ray tries hoisting Lana up to the trap door in the dungeon cell but comes up short, Sterling says "Missed it by that much", which is a reference to a frequently used phrase by Maxwell Smart of the show Get Smart.

When discussing donating blood to the shot Ray, Archer references Dr. Charles Drew. Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D. (1904-1950) developed improved techniques for the storing of blood and the creation of large scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics in the field to save thousands of lives of Allied soldiers.

Lana asks Archer what his blood type is. Archer responds by saying "Who am I? Karl Landsteiner?". Karl Landsteiner was a biologist who in 1900 developed the modern system of classification of blood groups.

Lana yells "get some" repeatedly while firing an M60 machine gun out the door of the helicopter. This is a reference to a scene in the film Full Metal Jacket when a gunner shoots at running civilians while yelling the same thing.

The episode title is a reference to the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and the town of Jupiter, Florida, which is where Burt Reynolds spent most of his childhood.

and the town of Jupiter, Florida, which is where Burt Reynolds spent most of his childhood. Hal Needham was a stunt double for Burt Reynolds.

Krieger's new van is painted to match an album cover (Hemispheres) by the music group Rush.

Archer references the Stargate franchise, which is about travelling to other worlds though a circular "gate". In order to travel you must first lock in a series of "chevrons" (symbols representing destination coordinates) on the gate.

When Lana claims that the sound is not a tiger but a jaguar, Archer yells back, "Thanks Marlin Perkins!" This is a reference to Marlin Perkins, a American zoologist best known as a host of the television program Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

When Pam, while hallucinating in the bathroom, tears the toilet out of the wall and yells, "Must kill Decepticons!", Krieger then says, "Which reminds me, call Terry." This could be a reference to Terry Lennon, who was the director of the Transformers TV Series from 1985 to 1986.

TV Series from 1985 to 1986. The episode's plotline involves the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connel, which can be found here.

by Richard Connel, which can be found here. Román Calzado shouts "What the hell damn guy!" after Lana shoots a knife from his hand near the end of the episode. As mentioned above, this is a frequently used phrase from Frisky Dingo.

Lana mentions two real colombian guerrillas: FARC and ELN.

On Pullman sleeping cars on trains, all African Americans were required to answer to "George" (after the first name of George Pullman, who owned and built the Pullman Sleeping Cars).

In the first scene on the train, Cyril is seen reading Elmore Leonard's short story "3:10 to Yuma". The plot is about getting a captive to a train in the old west.

The terrorist Bilko (any relation to Sergeant Bilko?) is voiced by Robb Wells, who played "Ricky" in the Canadian sitcom / mockumentary Trailer Park Boys (2001-2007).

(2001-2007). Bilko blew up a donut shop, probably a Tim Hortons.

Lana calls Cyril "Newb Gingrich" a play on the name Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the house, philanderer, and historical fiction writer, and the fact that Cyril is a newbie. This may be a reference to Cyril's cheating or "sex addiction."

When Archer relates Babou to Paul Newman in Hud, he is referring to the protagonist in the 1963 Western film "Hud", Hud Bannon, played by Paul Newman. Hud Bannon was a self-centered and insolent man who kept to himself. Archer is relating these traits to Babou when he says Babou and Bilko probably wouldn't be together.

Lana calls Archer "Gomez" when he delights in blowing up the train in reference to The Addams Family .

. Cyril is sweatered, a reference to being jerseyed in hockey if you don't have fighting straps.

A crepuscular animal is active at dawn and dusk.

Archer calls the Mounties "Dudley Douchebag" in reference to Dudley Do-Right famed cartoon Mountie.

When Archer says (referring to fighting bad guys on top of a moving train) that he's about to fulfil a lifelong fantasy, Malory asks, "meeting Mr. Green Jeans?" This a reference to a character on the long-running children's show Captain Kangaroo portrayed by Hugh Brannum. Mr. Green Jeans was a handyman who frequently helped the Captain around the Treasure House and often brought animals onto the show.

During the fire escape scene, Ray says, "Ferris Bueller, you're my hero." This is a reference to the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off .

. When Archer claims that his car makes "the Mach 5 look like a vagina", he is referring to Speed Racer, an anime from the late 60s and the live action movie in 2008, which featured a racer and his car, the Mach 5, which was modified with several defensive measures such as twin saws in the front, jump jacks, a bulletproof shield over the cockpit, reinflatable tires, and others.

The Dodge Challenger's seats are made of rich Corinthian leather, which was a marketing ploy by Chrysler in the 70s to make their cars seems fancier. Archer claims "Corinth is famous for its leather!"; however, the leather had no relation to Corinth.

Archer refers to his new car as "Jeannie" and himself as master, a reference to the show "I Dream of Jeannie." Jeannie lived in a bottle and called Astronaut Tony Nelson master.

Archer compares his Dodge Challenger to Ron O'Neal, an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He featured in over 20 films from the early 70s to late 90s.

Woodhouse says that Archer was "going all Bilbo-ey" when Archer freaked out and physically confronted Woodhouse about the whereabouts of his Dodge Challenger. This is a reference to Lord of the Rings, when in the Fellowship of the Ring, when Bilbo saw the Ring around Frodo's neck, he momentarily freaked out and almost grabbed at it, scaring Frodo.

Woodhouse replies "Gyppos!" to Archer asking who would steal cars. Gyppo is a derogatory term for Gypsies.

When Pam says, "...and again, just really sorry about your nephew", to the Yakuza boss who runs the underground drift-circuit. He replies, "He knew the risk." This is a reference to the ending of the film Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift , in which the main character races the nephew of a Yakuza boss, who says in a similar fashion that his nephew knew the risk involved.

, in which the main character races the nephew of a Yakuza boss, who says in a similar fashion that his nephew knew the risk involved. It's also a callback to the flashback in El Secuestro of Pam's underground fighting where she's counting her winnings over her obviously dead competitor and tells the people paying her "Sorry about your homie, homies."

of Pam's underground fighting where she's counting her winnings over her obviously dead competitor and tells the people paying her "Sorry about your homie, homies." Pam says "oh man I just lost face!". "Losing face" is an idiom which means losing status, or respect.

During the scene where the Yakuza are chasing Pam in her car, one of the cars seen is a black Toyota AE86, a popular street racing car in Japan which was famously featured in the anime, Initial D.

The name of the murdered Italian Prime Minister, Savio Mascalzone, is a possibly parody of the former italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi , known for his sex scandals. Also, "mascalzone" in Italian means "naughty".

When speaking of Operation Gladio, Lana interrupts Malory mentioning Allen Dulles, who became the CIA's Director Of Central Intelligence in Feburary 26, 1953 to November 29, 1961. It is speculated that he was the representative of Communism in America. Operation Gladio was, in fact, a CIA stay-behind mission that worked to counter a Soviet invasion. In practice, it was used to keep down a nascent Italian Communist movement with no direct Soviet ties.

Malory talks about a man whom Mascalzone had gunned down, who had blue eyes, full lips, and thick black hair, who might have been Archer's father. Archer not having a father is referenced many times throughout the show.

When the Detective enters the residence and begins snooping around, the characters dress up in an obvious reference to the movie Clue (1985) (which had a similar situation) and sit around the table in the order used in the movie. Lana takes on the character of Yvette, Gillette as Col. Mustard, Figgis as Mr. Green, Archer as Professor Plum, Pam as Mrs. Peacock, and Cheryl as Ms. White.

Cheryl calls Lana, dressed in a French maid costume, Calpurnia - a reference to [To Kill a Mockingbird][4].

In Malory's apartment next to the front door is a framed photo of Malory with her late dog. This is a parody of a photograph Madonna took with her dog that saw much controversy when it was published in her book Sex [5]

When Malory asks Sterling ''What year do you think this is?'', Sterling chuckles and says ''Yeah, exactly.''. This is a possible reference to how the show has no set time period, since it borrows from many different ones.

The Superintendant's son is a reference to Tiny Timmy.

The dead person lying on the pool table and the Wake at a bar is a reference to the HBO show "The Wire."

Pam makes a reference to Adam "Pacman" Jones, a football player suspended for improper conduct in a strip club.

Pam says she is bound up "tighter than Dick's Hatband", a reference to Oliver Cromwell's son Richard Cromwell.

Jakov makes a reference to Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" with the quote "Et tu, Brute?"

Malory says there's a funny Marmaduke comic on the fridge at the safehouse.

Chupacabra is a South American mythical creature which is basically a goat vampire.

Cheryl mentions Richie Havens as the bearded man you meet after you die.

Archer's line about being a "sinner in the hands of an angry God" references a sermon by Jonathan Edwards, a prominent Puritan minister of the 18th century. The prayer that follows is a parody of the Ave Maria, a traditional Catholic prayer for intercession first written in this format in 1495 in Girolamo Savonarola's "Esposizione sopra l’Ave Maria."

Pam says Archer was "just pushing rope". This refers to having sexual intercourse with a limp/exhausted penis.

At the end of his mayday transmission, Commander Kellogg yells, "Croatoan" - a word which was carved into a fence post of the abandoned Roanoke Colony, and one of the few clues left behind when the colonists disappeared in the 1580s.

As Archer is being briefed he makes an attempt to have the major say "danger zone".

After crashing the training machine Archer yells "Happy, Cyril? You just destroyed Alderaan!" Alderaan is a planet from Star Wars which was destroyed by the Death Star.

which was destroyed by the Death Star. Archer asks Commander Drake if he's trying to get his mother into the "Million Mile High Club"; people who have had sex in commercial airplanes are said to be a part of the Mile High Club.

Archer says that the a bar aboard the Horizon could also be called a Cantina, a reference to the famous "Cantina Scene" In Star Wars Episode Four, in which Luke and Obi-Wan meet Han Solo in a seedy bar.

Archer asks if the mutineers will be armed with slide-rules and Tang (a drink associated with NASA and space flight).

The M-41 Mark Two plasma rifle used by the ISA bears a striking resemblance in both name and appearance to the M41A Pulse Rifle from the film Aliens , albeit with the magazine placed in a bullpup configuration.

, albeit with the magazine placed in a bullpup configuration. Archer's armor features a skull and crossbones design on the chest almost identical to that on the armor worn by Private Hudson in Aliens . It also has a love-knot over the heart, again like Hudson in the film.

. It also has a love-knot over the heart, again like Hudson in the film. Jettisoning Pam and Cheryl into space due to them overweighing the shuttle may be a reference to the short story "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin. It may also be a reference to the series Lost In Space where Dr. Smith stows aboard the Jupiter II and his extra weight throws the ship off course. [6]

When Archer is locked in the cargo hold, the baseball and glove is a reference to Steve McQueen's role in The Great Escape . In the movie, whenever McQueen's character, Hilts, was sent to "the cooler" or solitary, he would ricohet a baseball off the floor and wall over and over again. This also takes place in the final scene of the movie.

. In the movie, whenever McQueen's character, Hilts, was sent to "the cooler" or solitary, he would ricohet a baseball off the floor and wall over and over again. This also takes place in the final scene of the movie. Drake tells Lana to use Dramamine, the brand name of the motion sickness relief drug Dimenhydrinate.

When the gang first encounters the mutineers, Ray yelling "get some!" is a reference to the first helicopter ride in Full Metal Jacket where the gunner is shooting women and children.

Cheryl mentions sixteenth-century female Irish pirate Gráinne O'Malley

Archer calls the new cyborg version of Katya "R2-Double-D2", a portmanteau of the droid R2D2 from Star Wars and double-D bra size.

While fighting their way onto the ship, Ray says Lana is "like a dog in a station wagon". This may be a reference to the debate over the safety of Mitt Romney's dog being transported in a crate on top of their station wagon on a family vacation. [7]

Archer's ping-pong paddle can once again be seen after sex with Pam, this time floating around with their clothes.

"Archer Was Here" is carved into the wall of the holding cell, as is "So Was Pam". This may be a reference to the halfway house at the end of The Shawshank Redemption, where "Brooks Was Here" and later "So Was Red" is carved.

After they have sex, Pam mentions MOAB (Mouth On Ass and Balls) and Archer doesn't want to hear what it stand for out loud.

When Commander Kellogg says "Tony?" when he is surprised to see Commander Drake, Archer mockingly repeats "Tony" in a high-pitched voice. It's possible that he is purposely conflating their names in reference to Tony the Tiger , the mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.

Charles Benedict Davenport (June 1, 1866 – February 18, 1944) was a prominent American eugenicist and biologist . He was one of the leaders of the American eugenics movement .

A brood sow is a female pig used for mating.

Commander Drake compliments Lana's morphology.

"Caress of Krieger" artwork on Krieger's van is a reference to the 3rd album of the band Rush "Caress of Steel."

Cheryl's "dress" is a tribute to the infamous Swan Dress worn by Bjork at the Academy Awards in 2001.

When Drake says he plans to make Archer, Cyril, and Ray "involuntary laborers" (slaves), Archer tells him to "kiss three fifths of my ass", a reference to the fact that during slavery in the US, slaves were only considered three fifths of a person for the purposes of the population count in the census. A similar reference is also made in Heart of Archness: Part III.

Archer's request for beers during their labor may be a reference to the famous "Beers on the Roof" scene from the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption".

Pam's line "Boring conversation anyway", followed by her smashing of the radio is a direct reference to Han Solo's radio conversation in the cell block of Death Star 1 during Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is referenced numerous times throughout the episode, including by the ISIS agents and by the crew of the Space Station, referring to the state of affairs there.

A joke is made that the pressure door is made of an alloy of adamantium and mithril; adamantium is a fictional indestructible metal alloy of which Wolverine's skeleton and bone claws are constructed, and mithril is the dwarven metal in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books.

When Ms. Archer tells Cheryl to "name a place", Cheryl responds with "Lidsville". Lidsville is Sid and Marty Krofft's third television show following H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and The Bugaloos (1970). However, the correlation between the show (Archer) and Lidsville has yet to be deduced.

Barry's offer that Archer may fight him using a robotic exoskeleton is a reference to the final fight scene of the movie Aliens, and the robotic exoskeleton looks a lot like the one in Aliens.

Drake's henchman calling the airlock door "Dwarven technology" is a reference to the Dwarven race in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth, as evidenced by the other comment that the door is made of [an alloy of adamantium and] mithril, a fictional metal that is "as light as a feather, but hard as dragon scales".

Barry tapping the beer bottles together and saying "Archer, come out and play" is a reference to The Warriors .

. As Barry is flying to the space station he sings "Going to outer space, to shoot that dick-bag in his face," to the tune of "Fly Me to the Moon", a song famously sung by Frank Sinatra.

Barry also sings modified lyrics from the song "Mr. Roboto" by the band Styx.

Star Wars is referenced numerous times throughout the episode. Cyril repeats "almost there" as the space shuttle comes in for a landing, similar to the line from Star Wars: A New Hope spoken by Garven Dreis as he attempted and failed his attack on the Death Star. Archer says that he left his "lightsaber in [his] other space pants." Pam blows up the com on the shuttle, saying that "It was a boring conversation anyway," a reference to Han Solo's similar line. Lana blasts open a hatch in the side of the corridor into what is presumably a garbage compartment, as Princess Leia does in the detention center of the Death Star. The helmet Barry wears in his space ship is similar to those worn by X-Wing pilots. Archer asks if Cyril can die after he disables the tractor beam, referencing the fate of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lastly, a "wipe" style transition is used just before the crash landing near the end, a type of transition famously used in Star Wars films.

is referenced numerous times throughout the episode. Cyril repeats "almost there" as the space shuttle comes in for a landing, similar to the line from spoken by Garven Dreis as he attempted and failed his attack on the Death Star. Archer says that he left his "lightsaber in [his] other space pants." Pam blows up the com on the shuttle, saying that "It was a boring conversation anyway," a reference to Han Solo's similar line. Lana blasts open a hatch in the side of the corridor into what is presumably a garbage compartment, as Princess Leia does in the detention center of the Death Star. The helmet Barry wears in his space ship is similar to those worn by X-Wing pilots. Archer asks if Cyril can die after he disables the tractor beam, referencing the fate of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lastly, a "wipe" style transition is used just before the crash landing near the end, a type of transition famously used in Star Wars films. The scene where the ISIS crew escapes from the holding cell uses three prominent Sealab 2021 lines: "Ah, my eye", "Ah, my other eye", and "Security breach, Pod 6".

Episode 3 - Legs Edit

The episode title references viscous coupling units, alluding to the cyborgs.

Archer running around back and forth between ISIS and Katya's apartment, especially the way he slides past the door, is a reference to the scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off in which the titular character races home before his parents arrive.

in which the titular character races home before his parents arrive. When Archer mistakenly believes Lana hears him from an incredible distance to her office, he says "Who are you, Jaime Sommers?" Jaime Sommers is the Bionic Woman.

When referring to his plans for the night, Krieger makes a reference to The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife , arguably the most famous shunga . The reference is repeated with the magazines Cyril and Ray begin to read in the bathroom and later when they both wake up to find an octopus in the toilet.

, arguably the most famous . The reference is repeated with the magazines Cyril and Ray begin to read in the bathroom and later when they both wake up to find an octopus in the toilet. When questioning Archer's reasoning behind helping Barry, Pam compares Barry being trapped in space to General Zod from the Superman series.

Archer calls Krieger Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist and prominent public figure.

The episode title is a play on the 2000 film Coyote Ugly.

As Archer explains, "coyotes" are people who smuggle people across the U.S.A.-Mexico border. He also says that coyote is Spanish for coyote, and says coyote is a loanword "...or is it a calque?" A calque is a translated compound word (like English thought experiment from German Gedankenexperiment ).

Archer scratches the word "DOM" into a rock while waiting to snipe. This refers to the movie Fandango which has a rock with the same inscription.

which has a rock with the same inscription. Archer calls Lana "a Lorax-blowing tree-hugger", referring to the character by Dr. Seuss.

Moreno means "Brown" in Spanish. The name of Merces' mother, Maria Moreno, may be a reference to Maria Brown, the mother of Stephen F. Austin who inspired him to settle Texas.

The turtle seen on the desert is a Breaking Bad reference.

When Archer handcuffs Cyril to Lana he says "Just like The Defiant Ones ." The Defiant Ones is a movie in which two prisoners, one black (Sidney Poitier) and one white (Tony Curtis), escape while shackled to one another.

." is a movie in which two prisoners, one black (Sidney Poitier) and one white (Tony Curtis), escape while shackled to one another. Giardia is a protozoan parasite that causes violent diarrhea, excess gas, stomach or abdominal cramps, upset stomach, and nausea.

Archer concludes he may be autistic because he can count things others cannot. This refers to a phenomenon seen in some autistic people [7] and was made popular by the film Rain Man about an autistic savant. Earlier in the episode, Lana tells him she thinks he's autistic, and when Archer shoots several shots from his sniper rifle, he sarcastically retorts "because apparently I find repetitive behaviour calming!" which is a common symptom of autism.

and was made popular by the film about an autistic savant. After installing the police radio, the 8-track does not work. 8-tracks are obsolete today.

When the border patrolmen run out of ammo, Mercedes says "espera, tenia algo para esto", which is Spanish for "wait, I had something for this", a frequent Archer line.

Archer refers to the veterinarian who removes the bullets from his back as "D.T. McShakyhands." He is referring to delirium tremens, commonly referred to as DTs, which result from alcohol withdrawal. Archer also refers to the vet as "Kitty Hepburn", a play on Katie (Katharine) Hepburn who suffered from hand and head tremors.

Pam asks Cyril, "How's it hanging, Grimace?" while poking him in his bruises. She calls him this because his bruises are purple, the same color as Grimace, a character from McDonaldland.

The border patrol agents use the term "spook" to refer to Archer as a spy. Archer mistakes it for an obscure racial slur used against Black people.

The Infinite Regress problem is referenced when Malory says "it is just idiots all the way down," - the usual formulation is "it's turtles all the way down."

The "Pita Margarita" (a restaurant/bar that Pam refers to in Heart of Archness: Part II) logo appears on the trucks in the convoy Moreno uses to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the US.

The episode title is a reference to the 1950s US sitcom The Honeymooners .

. Lana says, "It's like my heart is being gripped by the icy fingers of some terrifying ghost of honeymoon future." This is a reference to The Ghost of Christmas Future in Charles Dickens's novella A Christmas Carol .

. Archer refers to North Korea as the "nation-state equivalent of the short bus". 'The short bus' is U.S. slang for a smaller school bus usually used for transporting disabled students; usually derogatory.

Malory suggests to a French waiter he should apologize for Dunkirk.

While receiving a massage, Pam complains to her masseur for not being firm enough, saying "Who are you? Van Cliburn? Knock off the ticklin' and work that shit!" Van Cliburn was a famous piano player. "Tickling the ivories" is an idiom referring to the act of delicately playing the piano. In fact, Pam's masseuse is positioned such that Pam's back is like a musical keyboard or piano, and he is indeed making motions with his fingers much akin to quickly but gently playing the piano.

Archer's speech about "Since I've started working at ISIS I've been shot, stabbed (etc)" is reminiscent of a speech Indiana Jones gives to Dr. Elsa Schneider in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Archer says he's been shot nineteen times while working for ISIS, including three times by Lana.

Archer says he's going to kick some "Kim Jong Ass", a play on either the name of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, or the name of his predecessor, Kim Jong-il.

Archer refers to the superstition that cameras steal souls, ascribing it to Koreans. A North Korean agent rebukes him, saying this is a belief of Indians, which Archer hypocritically calls a racist remark. In reality this is a superstition held by people in many parts of the world, including some Europeans, although there are similar superstitions which are incorrectly translated.

Archer says that Lana got "Tom Dempseyed in the tits". Tom Dempsey is a former NFL kicker.

After telling Lana that the glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the English name for North Korea) is "none of those things", he tells her to "watch Frontline once in your life!" Frontline is a documentary news show on PBS.

Apparently Pam likes gyros, as she is seen enjoying one in this episode. She had previously referred to "Arab hoagies" [4] - this may have been what she meant. Another word for "hoagies" is a "hero sandwich," and the gyro is often pronounced "hero." Although they are often served in Greek restaurants they or similar wraps are also popular middle eastern and Turkish cuisine.

- this may have been what she meant. Another word for "hoagies" is a "hero sandwich," and the gyro is often pronounced "hero." Although they are often served in Greek restaurants they or similar wraps are also popular middle eastern and Turkish cuisine. Archer says "And THIS is for the Pueblo" referring to the capture of the USS Pueblo by the North Koreans in 1968. Alternatively, or perhaps in addition to, Archer may be referring to the Pueblo Native Americans of the southwest United States. Presumably he is getting revenge for the racist remark from earlier.

Lana screams "get some" as she mows people down with machine gun fire. This line and others from Full Metal Jacket have appeared in several episodes, including Heart of Archness: Part III.

have appeared in several episodes, including Heart of Archness: Part III. The room in which the fight with the North Koreans takes place is Room 237. Room 237 is a reference to the creepy room at the Overlook Hotel from Stanley Kubrick's film version of The Shining (in Stephen King's novel, it's Room 217).

Episode 7 - The Rules Of Extraction Edit

Archer references the TV show B.J. and the Bear

The outfits Pam and Cheryl are wearing in the 'Spa Day' sequence, as well as Cheryl and Lana's subsequent conversation about yogurt enemas are references to the movie The Road to Wellville

Episode 8 - On The Carpet Edit

Krieger's sub names were a mashing of his name and the fictional Russian submarine Red October in Tom Clancy's novel, and later movie of the same name, The Hunt for Red October. It is also a reference to the October Revolution , of which Red October was the nickname, part of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

In a flashback Lana points out to Krieger how getting his sub out of the Tunt Manor's indoor pool was impossible. Back during his interrogation by Malory, he drops to the carpet yelling "I blew it up!" in another version of the last scene in the original Planet of the Apes movie.

"I'll plant a red fern for ya, Jug" is a reference to the novel Where the Red Fern Grow s.

s. The scene in which Krieger has Cyril and Ray pack up the cocaine in their briefs is a reference to the movie American Gangster, in which the gangster Frank Lucas had the workers packing up his heroin work naked to prevent theft. (Alternatively, it could be a reference to Wesley Snipes' Sugar Hill , or to the general idea that drug-packers are not left with any place to hide them.)

The untraceable currency created by Krieger, the “Kriegerrand” is a reference to the South African Krugerrand.

When Cyril threatens to rub cocaine in Ray's eyes in order to blind him, Ray responds "God damn, Shawshank". This is a reference to the movie The Shawshank Redemption , where the protagonist Andy Dufresne attempts to defend himself against rapists by throwing bleach into one of the rapists eyes.

, where the protagonist Andy Dufresne attempts to defend himself against rapists by throwing bleach into one of the rapists eyes. When Pam is being held in a headlock by K-Log's bodyguard, she says to Archer, "First see if he wants a beej" and looks directly at the camera, pops a mint in her mouth, and her tooth sparkles. This is a reference to both the Mentos and Orbit advertising campaigns.

When Archer is holding Kenny Loggins from the side of a building he says, "And no, Kenny Loggins, there is no way make up for almost killing me over a briefcase that is full of what I can only assume is either plutonium or a human soul." While the plutonium reference is a common use in many movies/shows, the 'human soul' in a briefcase is a reference to a fan theory about the contents of the briefcase in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction containing Marsellus Wallace's soul.

Archer refers to Kenny Loggins as a 'possible Faustian bargain-maker' which is a reference to Faust, a German astronomer and necromancer reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil as Archer recently suggested Loggins had a soul in the briefcase.

Lana when told the 'beard guy' was Kenny Loggins, she mistakenly says, "From Kenny Loggins Roasters?" This is a reference to the real restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters founded by country music singer Kenny Rogers.

Episode 10 - Palace Intrigue Part.1 Edit

While Archer is mixing a drink, he picks up a banana and using it like a telephone receiver, says to set up an arms deal with Adnan Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian businessman, was implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal. In 1990, he was acquitted of the charge of concealing funds in Federal Court.

The story line of the CIA selling Calderon's cocaine to pay for weapons, so he can "crush the rebel dogs" appears to resemble the real life events of the Iran-Contra scandal which involved members of the Reagan Administration during the 1980's.

Calderon's comment that the CIA was selling cocaine in the black community was a popular conspiracy theory to explain the explosion of crack cocaine.

Episode 11 - Palace Intrigue Part 2 Edit

Archer shoots Cyril with the Chekhov Gun from Season 1 Episode 2 and says, "Oh my god, the gun went off for, like, no reason."

When Archer realizes Cyril might be dead, he says, "Actually, yeah, Pam, let's hear some Bee Gees." This is a reference to a 2008 study suggesting people performing hands-only CPR use the Bee Gees 1977 hit song Stayin' Alive for the timing of chest compressions. At 103 beats a minute, its tempo almost perfectly matches the recommended rate of 100 chest compressions per minute with no mouth-to-mouth resuscitation necessary.

for the timing of chest compressions. At 103 beats a minute, its tempo almost perfectly matches the recommended rate of 100 chest compressions per minute with no mouth-to-mouth resuscitation necessary. After President Calderon gives Cheryl a long explanation about the approval of the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution regarding Presidential term limits, Cheryl asks him, "Who are you, Dave Frishberg?" This is a reference to the fact that Frishberg wrote the music and lyrics for "I'm Just a Bill", the song about the forlorn legislative writ in the ABC Schoolhouse Rock! series.

Episode 12 - Filibuster Edit

The title is a reference to someone who conducts an unauthorized foreign military expedition.

When Calderon says, "That was the pruno talking." Pruno, or prison wine, is made by inmates of jails and prisons by fermenting fruit, ketchup, sugar or other sugar containing item with crumbled bread (for the yeast). The alcohol content varies from 2% to 14% (like a fortified wine). Due to obvious reasons, it is banned in all correctional facilities.

Calderon's statement "Of course there is a tiger. Where did you think you are, Tegucigalpa?" is likely a reference to the death of a Bengal tiger (donated by a Mexican circus) in the Tegucigalpa zoo after it sustained a hip injury.

When Archer sees the tiger at the zoo, he says in awe, "They should have sent a poet." This was the line spoken by Jodie Foster's character, Dr. Eleanor Arroway, in the movie Contact. She says the line when her space pod emerges from a wormhole and she sees the beauty of the universe outside the window. It may have originally been said by Sergei Korolev, chief designer and scientist behind the whole Soviet space adventure, who remarked, they “should have sent a poet, not a pilot” after the initial human space flight by Yuri Gagarin. It's also been attributed to Carl Sagan at a later time.

Episode 13 - Arrival Departure Edit

Before leaving the palace for the airport, Cyril laments over his failure to beat the rebels by reciting the first lines of the rant given by Rambo to Col. Trautman in the final scene of the movie First Blood. Malory cuts him off after he says, "But somebody wouldn't let us win."

When Slater says "Mark!", Cheryl replies, "Twain, no that's for barges." This is a reference to how the author Samuel Clemens created his pen name, Mark Twain. While piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River, a crewman would shout "Mark Twain" when the river was at least twelve feet deep, enough for the steamboat to pass.

Archer asks Lana what her Bishop Score is. A Bishop score, also known as a cervix score, is a pre-labor scoring system to assist in predicting whether induction of labor will be required.

The rocket the clones built was a V-2, a German World War II missile.

While Lana is explaining how she was able to carry her pregnancy, Archer has a tinnitus. In the first episode of Breaking Bad, Walt has a similar experience when he learns he has cancer. He asks twice if he was in a coma probably because he's trying to rationalize and comprehend what Lana just told him.

After his tinnitus eases, Archer asks the baby what Lana was saying. The baby responds with one finger, as if to say "just a minute" like he does. Realizing he's the father, Archer says "Meep!" like the Muppet character Beaker.

Archer is drinking cobra whiskey in the episode's opening segment.

"Sweet Baby James" is a song by James Taylor.

Pam's "haircut" of a lightning bolt with the letters T, C, and B attached refer to the personal motto and symbol of Elvis Presley (1935-1977). The letters stood for Taking Care of Business. He also painted these letters with the lightning on the tail of his private jet.

The second CIA pilot chastises himself for referring to liquor (his co-pilot is in Alcoholics Anonymous), using the term "inappropes."

The C-47 plane that dropped Archer over the island had black and white "Invasion Stripes" painted on the wings and tail. These markings were used during the D-Day landings in World War II to allow quick recognition of allied aircraft. Since Air America was a CIA front, it is likely the stripes would have been painted over.

Archer's encounter with a Japanese soldier holdout from World War II is similar to the plot of an episode of the Six Million Dollar Man. This similarity is mentioned by Archer in the episode.

When Malory pushes her computer on the floor, Cheryl can be heard saying through the intercom, "What are you doing, Dave?" This is what HAL 9000 says in the movie 2001:A Space Odyssey

Conway Stern makes his second appearance since "Diversity Hire" in the first season. He appeared briefly in Season 4's "Legs," in which he is shown getting his hand replaced by Krieger.

After assuming that Stern obtained his cyborg hand from Krieger, Archer says that Krieger won't stop until "we're all enslaved by Skynet," a reference to the artifical intelligence from the Terminator movie franchise.

While in the elevator, Stern says Archer can cut out the retina of the guard, he keeps calling Pyle, instead of dragging the unconscious man along. Archer answers that Lou-Ann would not be happy with that. Gomer Pyle and his girlfriend Lou-Ann Poovie were characters in the 60's television comedy Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Mallory's comment about shooting Krieger and "sipping an Amontillado sherry while you bleed to death" could be a loose reference to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," where the main character buries his victim alive and stays in the room while he suffocates.

Before base jumping out the window, Stern calls Lana "Horatio Kane," a reference to the character Horatio Caine of CSI: Miami.

The title of the episode refers to the 1972 novel The Eiger Sanction and the 1975 film based on that book and starring Clint Eastwood. The story focuses on Jonathan Hemlock, a former professional assassin for the US government who is coerced out of retirement to carry out another "sanction." Because the target will be climbing the Eiger (a mountain in the Swiss Alps), Hemlock -- a mountaineer himself -- arranges to join the international climbing party.

and the 1975 film based on that book and starring Clint Eastwood. The story focuses on Jonathan Hemlock, a former professional assassin for the US government who is coerced out of retirement to carry out another "sanction." Because the target will be climbing the Eiger (a mountain in the Swiss Alps), Hemlock -- a mountaineer himself -- arranges to join the international climbing party. In the episode, the team (Archer, Lana, and Ray) do not know the identity of their target, except that he/she is a national of a former Axis power. Similarly, in the book and film, Hemlock knows only that his target walks with a limp.

When Cyril asks how can Cheryl not know watermelon was red, she replies, "Who am I, Charles Fredric Andrus?" Andrus was a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture horticulturist who developed a disease and wilt resistant strain of watermelon that was grey in colour.

Ceviche is a seafood dish popular in coastal areas of Latin America. Usually made of raw fish (tuna, sea bass or mackrel) is can also include shrimp, octopus or squid. Since the dish is not cooked, it must be prepared shortly before being consumed to reduce the risk of food poisoning, which is why Cheryl believed it to be the cause of their subsequent illness.

In the ISIS hot tub, a mysterious creature (presumably set loose by Dr. Krieger) appears onscreen when Pam is on the phone with Lana. The creature resembles a dianoga, a species from the Star Wars universe seen in the trash compactor scene in 'A New Hope'.

Their guide named Crash finishes explaining the dangers of the climb by saying "We head out at dawn." Archer asks Crash if by dawn he meant A.M. to make sure that he didn't mean P.M. Dawn, the '90s hip-hop and R&B group which, as Ray had to remind the other climbers, created the hit song 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss'.

Pam refers to Archer as "Ike Turner" when he threatens to hit her again for crying. This is a reference to musician Ike Turner, who was outed for domestic abuse by Tina Turner in her autobiography named I, Tina.

As part of Archer's backstory, he is Gordon Shumway, which is a reference to the feature character's true name in the 80s TV show ALF.

At one point during a conversation with Lana, Kreiger exclaims, "Great Bacchus Plateau!" This is a reference to the fifth part of the song "The Fountain of Lamneth" by the band Rush.

As Ray closes the elevator door on Lana, he claims he is pressing the "Open Doors" button, but it's "Maximum Overdrive" again, implying the elevator has a mind of its own.

When Archer and Edie are in the elevator, Archer is holding a box of roses which is revealed to conceal a shotgun - a reference to Terminator 2: Judgement Day where the T-800 does the same. Also, Barry's endoskeleton is revealed after being shot and burned.

When Edie and Archer arrive at the grain elevator, they find Pam strung up like the guard killed by Hannibal Lecter, when he escaped in the movie, The Silence of the Lambs.

When the ambulance approaches the smoking remains of the grain shed, the driver, seeing Barry in the distance, asks his partner, "Is that a man?", the partner then replies, "Yeah, you're damn right it is!" This is a word for word exchange from the movie, The Right Stuff, when Major Ridley and an Air Force ambulance travel out onto the Edwards AFB dry lake to find Col. Chuck Yeager after his NF-104A crashed attempting to break the then altitude record of 114,000 feet.

The song that plays at the end of the episode is the theme song from Fargo (TV Series) , which also airs on FX. Guest star Allison Tolman (Edie) starred as Deputy Molly Solverson in the first season of Fargo.

, which also airs on FX. Guest star Allison Tolman (Edie) starred as Deputy Molly Solverson in the first season of Fargo. At the end of the episode, Barry appears to be losing power, with his eyes slowly fading, referencing the ending of 'The Terminator', where the T-800 does the same.

When the elevator doors are closing on Archer at the beginning of the episode, Ray again claims "It's Maximum Overdrive!"

Elisha Otis (1811-1861), developer of elevator safety brakes and later owner of the Otis and Brothers Elevator Company died of diphtheria at the age of 49.

When Cheryl comments about her psychic abilities, Archer remarks, "You're a regular Silva Browne". Silva C. Browne (1936-2013) was an American author who also claimed to have psychic abilties. She appeared on the Montel Williams and Larry King Live television shows among others.

When Malory opens the elevator at the end, the word "TOUCHABLE" is visible on the back elevator wall. This could be a reference to a scene in the 1987 crime drama "The Untouchables" where Eliot Ness (played by Kevin Costner) finds his colleague murdered in an elevator with the same word spelled out in blood on the elevator wall.

Episode 6 - Sitting Edit

Slater sutures up his wound, without a pain killer, like Rambo in First Blood.

When Cyril and Ray tell Archer that Rodney stole the entire ISIS armory to set himself up as a sucessful arms dealer, we are given a scene of Rodney discussing "terms" on his yacht. This scene is a reference to a story arc in the crime drama, Wiseguys. Kevin Spacey played Mel Profitt, the arms dealer. Rodney's facial expression and hand gesture (forming a triangle) were reminiscent of Profitt's in the introduction of the story arc.

Malory asks, "Who are you? James Lipton?" James Lipton, since 1994 has been the host of Inside the Actor's Studio on the Bravo Network. His interview guests are usually television and movie actors, who discuss their craft and the roles they had performed.

As Archer and Farooq leave the break room, where Pam, Cheryl, Ray, Krieger, and Cyril are playing poker, Cheryl yells, "go back to Canada Guy Lafleur!" Guy Lafleur is a retired Canadian hockey player. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques. Cheryl mistakenly thought that Farooq was Canadian.

Episode 7 - Nellis Edit

Simone, a homeless prostitute and drug addict, makes an appearance. She is a character featured in Adam Reed's previous animated show Frisky Dingo.

One of the aliens refers to Dr Krieger as Algernop, indicating that he may be the original Krieger. However, none of the Krieger clones were named in the show, so this can't be confirmed.

Ray is a fan of early rhythm and blues vocal groups as he is unhappy to see that the jukebox has nothing by The Drifters, The Tams, The Dominoes, or The Embers.

When Pam asks Archer if he believes she and Krieger saw extraterrestrials, he whispers in her ear, "The truth is out there." This is a reference to the X-Files, where the phrase appears in the opening credits and extraterrestrials were a frequent theme of the show.

In the scene where Archer gets picked up by the "Sky Tunt" a red-white-and-blue staircar can be seen behind Archer; a reference to the Bluth's staircar in Arrested Development.

When Archer falls onto the table and makes a comment about mashed potatoes it is actually a reference to the Beastie Boys (this link also goes into depth with the other references in the episode)

The car chase to retrieve Dr. Kane's research, where the classic one in Bullitt was made up of segments taken all over San Francisco, the Archer chase was also geographically unrealistic. It is impossible to get from Berkeley to San Francisco, by going northbound on the Golden Gate bridge, in the time frame implied.

The car chase continues on to the Golden Gate Bridge, a location where Steve McQueen wanted to film part of the famous car chase scene but was denied a permit by the city.

Kreiger's bowling jacket has the name "Algernop" (episode 7)

The title of the episode is a reference to the real estate term meaning a listing agreement between a seller and a real estate agent that is private, i.e., not advertised in public venues such as a Multiple Listing Service.

When Krieger regains consciousness, after being darted by Slater during the mission briefing, he again does a variation of his "God damn you all to hell" rant from the original Planet of the Apes movie.

When Pam says "Girl with the Pearl Necklace," she is referring to the sex move of a 'pearl necklace' where the male pulls out from a either orifice and ejaculates on the female's chest to create a 'pearl necklace'. This is a combined reference to the painting titled "Girl with the Pearl Earring" created in 1665 by Johannes Vermeer and subsequently the movie of the same name made in 2003.

When Cyril is talking about Lana trying to seduce the Prince to Archer, Archer says, "ok Gollum, you have won the game of riddles, the gold ring is yours." is a reference to the character Gollum in the Hobbit book by J.R.R Tolken.

"Damn, Gina", which Pam says when she sees Lana dressed to seduce the Prince, is a catchphrase from the 90s TV series [(TV series)|Martin].

The carnivorous plant Ray battles makes the same clicking sound as Predator.

Cheryl's plan to kidnap baby Abbiejean closely matches the outcome of the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, as well as, the trial and execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann.

When Lana criticizes Archer's attempt at making dinner as "Julia Childish", she is referring to the late French Chef Julia Child, who popularized French cooking on a long running PBS television show. Child was also in the OSS during World War II as a researcher reporting directly to Wild Bill Donovan, so maybe she was an acquaintance of Malory's?

Eubie Blake, full name James Hubert Blake, (1887-1983) was a black composer and pianist of jazz, ragtime and popular music.

The title of the episode is a Welsh phrase meaning "Save the Whales."

After Lana wakes up in the back of Archer's car, she asks "Seriously, what is this, the Shire?" The Shire is a region of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings.

When Lloyd's brother says "hello, lady" to Lana, his tone is similar to Fezzik (played by Andre the Giant) saying the same thing near the end of the film The Princess Bride .

. When Lana tells Archer to take Lloyd's brother into the closet, she calls him Lurch. Lurch was the name of a giant manservant to the Addam's Family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams.

When Archer leads Lloyd's hulking brother into the closet (to hide from the MI5 agent), he calls him Gort. Gort was the name of the eight foot robot that accompanied the alien emissary Klaatu in the classic 1951 science fiction movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still .

. Whilst hiding, Archer promises to give Lloyd's brother a puppy. Archer says he "will probably accidentally strangle" it. This is another reference, (further to Lana earlier calling the Welsh duo "George and Lenny") to the John Steinbeck novella Of Mice and Men . In the book, Lenny accidentally kills a puppy that was given to him.

. In the book, Lenny accidentally kills a puppy that was given to him. After Lana hangs up on Malory after she makes a comment about the baby's weight, the baby cries in hunger, and Malory offers her an ice chip, something anorexics use to suppress hunger pain.

The title and storyline of this two-part episode closely follow that of the 1966 science-fiction film Fantastic Voyage.

Sklodowska is Marie Curie's maiden name.

During the briefing, Hawley refers to Cheryl as Julia "Gluey" Dreyfus, a play on the name of Seinfield actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Pam says "Ooh, a little 'Handingo' action" which is a reference to Ray's new dark-skinned hand, and the African-American pornstar Mandingo

Archer mentions "Gary's Old Towne Tavern" which was a rival bar that the Cheers characters competed with.

Upon learning that Kovac's miniaturization process was a success, Krieger drops to the carpet and pounds his fist in another version of the Planet of the Apes final scene, as Krieger had also been working on such a process for years.

When receiving crew assignments, Ray says that he's only good enough to "drive you all down to the Piggly Wiggly." This is a reference from the movie, Driving Miss Daisy.

The Laser Turret that Archer practices in is a reference to Star Wars.

When Krieger gives his diagnosis of Kovac's medical problem to a CIA doctor by using a caliper and phrenology methods, the doctor asks, "Who do you think you are? George Combe?" George Combe (1788-1858) was a leader in the British phrenology movement.

When it is time for miniaturization, Slater says, "Let's light this candle." This was the line spoken by the Astronaut Alan Shepard (1923-1998) in the movie, The Right Stuff. Shepard was the second man and first American to enter outer space aboard his Mercury spacecraft, Freedom 7.

The spinning rings on the machine that miniaturizes the Nereus are based on the intergalactic transportation device in the movie "Contact".

Archer refers to several powdered drinks (Rootin' Tootin' Raspberry, Goofy Grape, Lefty Lemon) all from the Funny Face series introduce by Pilsbury in 1964 and a one-time competitor of Kool-Aid.

After Dr. Sklodowska corrects Lana on the term Bacterium, Lana replies with "Thanks, Jill Nye." This is a reference to Bill Nye the Science Guy, who made educational science videos for kids.

Cheryl wonders if Ray can get "Jesse Owens legs". Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was an African-American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist during the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, thus carrying on with African-American bionic limbs belonging to Mr. Gillette.

Archer states "Alex I think my buzzer is broken" when he is unable to fire the turret. This is a reference to the show Jeopardy and the buzzers used on the show.

Michael Gray says, "Well, what do you want me to do, transform into Captain Marvel and save the day?" To which Archer replies, "I'd be happy if you could turn into Jackson Bostwick!". On the T.V. Show Shazam!, Michael Gray played the character Billy Batson, a teen who could transform into Captain Marvel. When Billy was Captain Marvel, he was played by actor Jackson Bostwick.

77 Sunset Strip (1958-1964): The season makes homage to the series in which two L.A. former government agents open a private detective agency.

The season makes homage to the series in which two L.A. former government agents open a private detective agency. Sunset Boulevard (1950): The episode opens with the body of Sterling Archer floating face down in a swimming pool of a Hollywood mansion with the following season narrative being told completely in flashbacks.

The episode opens with the body of Sterling Archer floating face down in a swimming pool of a Hollywood mansion with the following season narrative being told completely in flashbacks. Charlie's Angels (1976): Commercial bumpers depict various silhouettes of Archer and company in action poses scrolling across the screen accompanied by brief musical notes reminiscent of the television series Charlie's Angels .

Commercial bumpers depict various silhouettes of Archer and company 