History Trivia / Archer

** In "The Papal Chase" when Cardinal Morelli is surprised that the Pope and Woodhouse are {{Identical Stranger}}s, Archer shows if not actually a troper himself, most likely is familiar with TVTropes:

* Most characters, such as Archer and Lana, were based on Atlanta-area models, while Brett and Len Trexler [[InkSuitActor were based on their voice actors]], Neil Holman (also the art director) and Jeffrey Tambor. Lana, by sheer coincidence, [[InkSuitActor looks strikingly like Aisha Tyler]] (the producers [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/75292231.html once said]] they intended to model Lana after Tyler herself, but mentioned that if they waited for a spot to open in Tyler's stand-up, TV hosting and podcasting schedule, they still wouldn't have the character design done.) Mallory was designed with her voice actress (Jessica Walter) in mind, but is actually based on a model with a more "extreme" look. Finally, Ray is an interesting aversion of the InkSuitActor: while his design ''is'' based on a member of the cast, his model is Lucky Yates - the voice of Krieger.

** A possible one when Archer says to Mallory, "Wow you just don't get along with your neighbors ''anywhere''." Jessica Walter, who voices Malory, plays Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. Lucille is known for never getting along with her neighbor, Lucille Austero.

!!Provides the [[ImageSource Page Image]] for the following tropes:
* BinocularShot
* ElectricTorture
* EroticAsphyxiation
* KissMeImVirtual
* TwoferTokenMinority

* OneOfUs: In spite of spending most of his time drinking, whoring, and killing, Archer has a surprisingly detailed pop culture reference pool that includes some pretty geeky topics. Few others seem to share his interests, and he's always getting annoyed when no one else gets his references.

*** More of a Creator Allusion, but there are a few more allusions to ''Sealab2021,'' including a character opening up his own chest to show that he's a cyborg and space station having problems in Pod 6.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: George Coe, Woodhouse's original actor, fell seriously ill before ''Archer Vice'' (forcing Tom Kane to replace him in the role) and would later die after Season 6 finished airing. Woodhouse then went missing in Season 7 before being confirmed dead in the Season 8 premiere.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: George Coe, Woodhouse's original actor, fell seriously ill before ''Archer Vice'' (forcing Tom Kane to replace him in the role) and would later die after Season 6 finished airing. No word has been given at present as to how this will affect Woodhouse further.
* CastingGag:

** Turns out Burt Reynolds [[InUniverse is every bit]] as much a crazy {{Badass}} in real life as the characters he plays.

* TheDanza:
* Ron Cadillac, Malory's husband, is voiced by Ron Liebman.
* Christian Slater plays a drug dealer/[[spoiler:CIA operative]] named Slater.

* TheDanza: Christian Slater plays a drug dealer/[[spoiler:CIA operative]] named Slater.

** A possible one when Archer says to Mallory, "Wow you just don't get along with your neighbors ''anywhere''." Jessica Walter, who voices Mallory, plays Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. Lucille is known for never getting along with her neighbor, Lucille Austero.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The show has gotten some very high-profile talent to voice characters. In addition to the obvious examples among the main cast, guest stars have included Kenny Loggins, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/JKSimmons, [[Series/KeyAndPeele Keegan-Michael Key]], Creator/DavidCross, Creator/PattonOswalt, Creator/JeffreyTambor, Creator/BurtReynolds, Gary Cole, Creator/GeorgeTakei, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/KristenSchaal, [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Eugene Mirman]], [[Series/TheWire Clarke]] [[Series/{{Treme}} Peters]], and Creator/ChristianSlater.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The show has gotten some very high-profile talent to voice characters. In addition to the obvious examples among the main cast, guest stars have included Kenny Loggins, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/JKSimmons, [[Series/KeyAndPeele Keegan-Michael Key]], Creator/DavidCross, Creator/JeffreyTambor, Creator/BurtReynolds, Gary Cole, Creator/GeorgeTakei, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/KristenSchaal, [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Eugene Mirman]], [[Series/TheWire Clarke]] [[Series/{{Treme}} Peters]], and Creator/ChristianSlater.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The show has gotten some very high-profile talent to voice characters. In addition to the obvious examples among the main cast, guest stars have included Kenny Loggins, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/JKSimmons, [[Series/KeyAndPeele Keegan-Michael Key]], Creator/DavidCross, Creator/JeffreyTambor, Creator/BurtReynolds, Gary Cole, Creator/GeorgeTakei, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/KristenSchaal, [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers EugeneMirman]], [[Series/TheWire Clarke]] [[Series/{{Treme}} Peters]], and Creator/ChristianSlater.

** Malory, voiced by Jessica Walter, is a wealthy, hard-drinking, {{Jerkass}} mother with a long sexual past and a codependent son, very similar to her character in ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Archer is [[HomeMovies Coach McGuirk]] (or [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Bob]]...or [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Carl, the movie-obsessed convenience-store clerk]]... or [[WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist Ben Katz]]... or [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce Mothmonsterman]]). It's the same voice each time as H. Jon Benjamin doesn't have much in the way of vocal range, but it ''is'' fun to hear Archer's voice and think of Coach [=McGuirk=] as a degenerate spy with a manipulative, abusive alcoholic mother who's just as big a bastard as he is.
** [[Series/TheSoup Aisha Tyler]] as Lana
** Cyril is voiced by Chris Parnell. Parnell [[Series/SaturdayNightLive was a cast member on a long-running NBC sketch show]] and played an incompetent doctor on [[Series/ThirtyRock a sitcom about the inner workings of a long-running sketch show]].
*** He also plays an unemployed father on [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty an animated sci-fi sitcom about a teenage boy and his alcoholic grandfather.]]
** [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Jessica Walter, Judy Greer and Jeffrey Tambor]], with similar traits to their AD characters (''especially'' Jessica Walter as Mallory, which can best be described as "Lucille if she were a cartoon character and the head of a spy agency"). Add this to the numerous RunningGag and cut-based gags, and this show is pretty much a partial ''Arrested Development'' reunion show (at least until the new, Netflix-streamed episodes premiered).
** Creator/KeithSzarabajka is the mole Crenshaw of the first episode.
** Creator/GeorgeTakei is head of the local Yakuza.
** Creator/DavidCross is a slave pirate.
** Creator/RonPerlman shows up as [[PlayingAgainstType a gay Cuban spy]].
*** His daughter, Blake, also makes an appearance as the ruthless drug cartel leader "La Madrina" / secret police agent Ana Maria Delgado.
** [[Series/{{Reno 911}} Thomas Lennon]] as a gay hairdresser/assassin for hire.
** [[WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo Adam Reed]] is also there as the voice of Gilette.
** [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Rene Auberjonois]] as Manni the German assassin and Cardinal Corelli.
** You might recognize Pam as Val in ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo''. Also, Krieger was most of the Xtacles and if you watch ''Series/GoodEats'', he's the guy who plays the dungeon master, among other roles.
** Creator/DarrenCriss as Mikey, the youngest member of the Irish Mob.
** Trinette is voiced by Maggie Wheeler, the characteristically-voiced Janice in ''Series/{{Friends}}''.
** Popeye is [[Series/TheWire Lester Freamon]], aka Clarke Peters.
** Barry is [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce Meatwad]], [[WesternAnimation/TwelveOunceMouse Shark]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Sealab2021}} Master Loo]] (Dave Willis).
** Creator/PatrickWarburton is Rip Riley.
** Bucky is [[Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina Lo Pan]] .
** Kenny Bilko is [[Series/TrailerParkBoys Ricky.]] His accomplices are Julian and Bubbles.
** Randy Gillette (Ray's brother) is [[Series/ThirtyRock Kenneth]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}} Frienemy]].
** The sheriff from the same episode is [[Series/TheWalkingDead Merle Dixon]].
** Commander Drake [[Series/BreakingBad knows his science and did what he had to do]].
** Lucas Troy, Archer's best friend (who is only gay for him) is [[Series/{{Justified}} U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens.]]
*** A few episodes later, Raylan's boss Art Mullen is a Border Patrol agent.
** Ron Cadillac (Malory's husband) is [[Series/{{Friends}} Rachel's father]].
** The unlicensed vet in "Coyote Lovely" is [[Series/{{Deadwood}} Charlie Utter]]. He's not exactly a licensed [[Series/SonsOfAnarchy cop]] either.
** George in "Space Race: Part II" is [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 Jacob Taylor's father]], [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDead Lee Everett]], and voices the opening ads of Hulu videos.
** [[WesternAnimation/SeaLab2021 Captain Murphy]] is [[Series/MadMen Don Draper]], Cheryl's brother Cecil is voiced by Eugene Mirman, and his girlfriend Tiffy is voiced by Kristan Schaal, Gene and Louise of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', all in the ''Sea Tunt'' arc.
** Spirodon Scorpio is [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Darth Malak]].
** Creator/ClancyBrown as Ricky, Kenny Loggins' enormous bodyguard.
** Lana's parents are none other than Creator/KeithDavid and Creator/CCHPounder.
** Why, how, and where did the show staff find [[InsistentTerminology TV's]] [[Series/{{Shazam}} Michael Gray?]]

* TooSoon: This tends to follow up on some character or other laughing at something that had ''just'' happened, typically alongside a DefensiveWhat.
** The showrunners [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/11/archer-removes-isis-spy-agency-name_n_5969838.html decided to drop the name ISIS for season 6]] because of the ongoing real-life events with the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

* CastingGag: La Madrina's voice actress, Blake Perlman, is the daughter of Creator/RonPerlman, voice of Ramón Limon.

* RealLifeRelative: Malory's new husband, Ron Cadillac, is played by [[TheDanza Ron]] Leibman, Jassica Walter's real life husband.

* TheOtherDarrin: Woodhouse was originally voiced by George Coe, but by ''Archer Vice'' he was voiced by Creator/TomKane, due to Coe's falling seriously ill. Coe died before season 6.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RonPerlman as a gay Cuban spy in "Honeypot".
** Jack McBrayer who's best known for roles as irritatingly nice guys is Ray's violent adulterous drug farmer brother

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before Judy Greer auditioned for the role, Adam Reed planned to write Cheryl out of the show in Season 1, as part of a running gag where Archer kept getting ISIS' secretaries pregnant. [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/adam-reed,52336/ 1]]