History ShoutOut / TheATeam

* "Howlin' Mad" was originally the nickname of WorldWarTwo General Holland Smith of the United States Marines, although today Howlin' Mad Murdock is a lot more well known than Howlin' Mad Smith. Smith's nickname was the result of how he reacted to bullshit (as seen in Film/FlagsOfOurFathers), while Murdock's is the result of the fact that he's bugfuck-crazy.

* When a robber carjacks Murdock and demands he drive him somewhere in B.A.'s precious van, Murdock warns him that it's "[[Film/{{Godzilla}} like taking downtown Tokyo away from Godzilla]]."

* "Howlin' Mad" was originally the nickname of WorldWarTwo General Holland Smith of the United States Marines, although today Howlin' Mad Murdock is a lot more well known than Howlin' Mad Smith.

[AC: Incident at Crystal Lake]]

** At the finish of the break-in at the club, Murdock drops Porky Pig's {{catch phrase}}, "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes That's all folks]]!"
** Near the end of the episode, Murdock says Tracy is going to show him the sights of New York, including the building connected with "[[Film/KingKong the big ape]]."

** In the beginning, Murdock does an imitation of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver the Beaver]].
** At one point, Murdock does a bit in an accent about how "[[Series/ILoveLucy you are not coming to the club to meet Caesar Romero, and that's final]]."
** While Tawnia is attempting to put the bug on Harnett, Murdock runs on about how they've followed home a soldier who's taken a pretty girl back to the house, who doesn't know he's on [[Series/CandidCamera Murdock Camera]]".
** When he's shooting at Decker, Hannibal quips, "How To Win Friends And Influence People", the name of a bestselling book.

* "The Out of Towners":

* "The Only Church in Town": When B.A. declares that he's not flying to Ecuador and they need another method of transportation, Murdock messes with the lights in Face's scammed house and intones, "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Beam us up, Scotty]]."
* "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?": Murdock sings a bit of the ''Series/MrEd'' theme song.
* "The Taxicab Wars": After refusing Hannibal's offer to make restitution, the villain calls him "the colonel", presumably because his disguise of the week looks like Colonel Sanders, the mascot of KFC.
* "Breakout": When a robber carjacks Murdock and demands he drive him somewhere in B.A.'s precious van, Murdock warns him that it's "[[Film/{{Godzilla}} like taking downtown Tokyo away from Godzilla]]."
* "Bounty": Hannibal quotes from Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" about [[KnowWhenToFoldEm knowing when to fold]].
* "Incident at Crystal Lake": Murdock briefly does the crane pose from ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''.

* "Breakout":
** When a robber carjacks Murdock and demands he drive him somewhere in B.A.'s precious van, Murdock warns him that it's "[[Film/{{Godzilla}} like taking downtown Tokyo away from Godzilla]]."
** Murdock references ''Film/CannonballRun'' when the carjackers ask about his driving skills.

* "Bounty": Hannibal quotes from Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" about [[KnowWhenToFoldEm knowing when to fold]].