History ShoutOut / Archer

* ''Archer 1999'' is drowning in references to ''Film/Alien'', but "Cubert" is particularly explicit about it, from Carol nearly choking at the dinner table in a way that evokes the birth of the xenomorph, to a particularly cracked out Archer trying to asphyxiate Lana with a rolled-up magazine like Ash did to Ripley.

* Krieger's new look in "Double Indecency" (FunnyAfro with friendly chops) is explicitly compared to [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]], while with the sunglasses, he bears a passing resemblance to [[Music/ElectricLightOrchestra Jeff Lynne]].

* Part of the season 3 finale featured Archer getting in a {{Metaphorgotten}} with Cyril and Ray over Creator/GeorgeOrwell's novel ''Literature/AnimalFarm''. One of the others makes a reference to the book, which Archer misconstrues as them talking about an actual farm with animals. When they call him out on this, he makes it perfectly clear that he knows all about Animal Farm, though is still fascinated by the idea that the space pirates might have a farm full of animals on the space station.

* One of the artists is a GiantBomb user, so "GLHB" and a drawing of Patrick "Scoops" Klepek in the infamous hot dog suit have made it into the background of two different episodes.

* Lana tells Cyril "[[Franchise/StarWars I find your lack of faith disturbing.]]" before Malory commands her to [[Film/ANewHope "release him," and Lana replies "As you wish."]] Interestingly, she says that line while performing that looks like [[Franchise/StarTrek the Vulcan Neck Pinch]]. Even more interesting, [[ClosetGeek not only does she nail a female Vader perfectly, but when Cyril succeeds in a coup she's savvy enough to see that Malory wants to play Palpatine to his Vader.]]

* In "Palace Intrigue", Archer is confused that fine art can be worth a fortune, and Lana asks if he's ever seen ''Film/TheThomasCrownAffair''. Based on the context, it can be assumed she means the remake and not the original, though confusingly Archer mentions that he's not a Creator/SteveMcQueenActor fan, possibly implying that the original was about art theft, not a bank robbery.

* Krieger's new look in "Double Indecency" (FunnyAfro with friendly chops) is explicitly compared to [[TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]], while with the sunglasses, he bears a passing resemblance to [[Music/ElectricLightOrchestra Jeff Lynne]].

** He also calls it the ''[[TheHuntForRedOctober Red Kriegtober]]''. Or ''Red Octkrieger'', he can't make up his mind.

* Kenny Loggins has a [[Film/PulpFiction mysterious briefcase issuing an ominous glow]]. The episode even references the popular (though {{jossed}}, see [[http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/pulpfiction.asp here]]) ''Pulp Fiction'' fan theory that the briefcase is glowing because it contains the soul of someone who made a deal with the Devil.

* In "Heart of Archness" part 3, Noah charges Bucky with a sharpened spoon, but instead stabs Rip Riley. He yells "SPOOOOON!" while doing so, which is the battle cry of ''Series/TheTick'', played in live action by Creator/PatrickWarburton, voice of Rip Riley.

'''Cheryl''': ''[[WhenHarryMetSally I'll have what he's having!]]''

** Archer's choice of naming the dead maid is a reference to an Creator/EdgarAllanPoe short story where a man becomes obsessed with the teeth of his late wife, the eponymous Berenice.

* Krieger's new look in "Double Indecency" (FunnyAfro with friendly chops) is explicitly compared to [[TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]], while with the sunglasses, he bears a passing resemblance to [[ElectricLightOrchestra Jeff Lynne]].

* "Archer Dreamland: Berenice" has sequences of faking the titular Berenice's ongoing lifestyle [[WeekendAtBernies despite being dead.]]

** Sterling mentions that he did extensive research on the papacy... by "watching LucyTheDaughterOfTheDevil, which was way underrated." Sterling's voice actor, H. Jon Benjamin, was a cast member of the aforementioned series (''as'' the Devil, no less).

* Uta is a German girl with red hair and father issues, like Lola in ''Film/RunLolaRun''. She even has a boyfriend named Manni. Her relationship with a much older assassin is a riff on ''Film/TheProfessional''.

*** He fights off the spies the same way Tom Stall does in ''AHistoryOfViolence''.

** Archer finds himself in the afterlife wearing a sweater and talking to James Mason, which are references to the 1978 version of ''Film/HeavenCanWait''. After dreaming that he discovers his father's identity, he wakes up and shouts, "Buck Henry," who also appears in the film.

** In the same episode, Archer quotes HermanMelville's ''Bartleby the Scrivener'' ("I would prefer not to") and then is sad when nobody recognizes the quote.

** The reference is strengthened as of ''Archer: Dreamland'' where, [[spoiler:in Archer's coma dream]], Cheryl is renamed Charlotte Vandertunt.