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The car that Cyril drives is a Dacia 1300 build in Romania, based on a Renault 12.
Sterling Archer's middle name is Malory.
Jeffrey Tambor voices Len Drexler, the rival of Malory Archer, who is voiced by Jessica Walter. In the critically acclaimed comedy Arrested Development, Tambor and Walter played husband and wife, and, once again, were constantly at odds with each other.
One of the major plot lines in the series involves the the identity of Archer's father. Archer grew up believing that his father was a war hero named "John Fitzgerald Archer"; various events in season one suggest that his father may be Maj. Nikolai Jakov of the KGB, Len Drexler of rival spy agency ODIN, or band leader Buddy Rich (although Malory is pretty sure it's either Jakov or Drexler). She later mentions a fourth possibility in the 3rd season, and in the season $ episode "once bitten" an unknown man appears to archer in a flashback, claiming to be his father, potentially ruling out a fifth possibility.
Archer's code name "Duchess" is derived from Malory's favorite dog.
The tie-in book "How to Archer" states that Krieger's first name is "Algernop."
According to an article on Vulture.com, the characters appearances are based on friends of the show creators, as well as actors, models and other people in the Atlanta area. The models would pose for several pictures, which would then be used as reference points for the animation.
During the scene where Archer is in the simulator, Malory holds up a picture of her with her dog Duchess. It is a parody of the famous photograph of John Lennon and 'Yoko Ono' taken hours before Lennon was murdered.
The character Sam that exchanges a bit of dialogue with Conway during "Operation Frodo" was voiced and drawn to look like the artist and actor Sam Ellis.
At the dinner party, Lana fends off Utne's fondling with a move out of "Krav Maga, for instance." Krav Maga is the Israeli martial art hybrid designed to actively (rather than passively) neutralize threats through efficient defense and brutally aggressive counter-offense.
The security code for the diamond case at the beginning of the episode is part of the serial number for the bomb at the end of the previous episode, "Skytanic".
When the ISIS employees are discussing unionizing in the lab, one wall of storage bins prominently features the following contents: (top) AIR TOOLS, S.A.E. WRENCHES, CUFF DARTS, PLIERS, ACID; (middle) HAMMERS, POISON, PINCHERS OF PERIL, EXIT, BEER; (bottom) TAP & DIE, GUNS, HOPES, DREAMS, LABELS, RECEIPTS.
In flashback, at his (fake) dad's funeral, the boy Archer's suit and salute exactly copy JFK Jr's at his father's funeral. And his mother is dressed just like Jackie.
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.
The "pig launcher" (there are actually two) that Archer and Lana must guard is identical in almost all respects to a model manufactured by Pipeline Engineering and Supply Company, Ltd., of Richmond, North Yorkshire, UK.
Woodhouse mentions a £12,000 tontine that was started during (presumably towards the end of) World War I, and which had matured to around $1,000,000 at an annual interest rate of 10% with compound capitalization. That would take around 42 years, which puts "present day" around 1959-1960.
The line, "Water? Never touch the stuff. Fish f*** in it" comes from a quote attributed to W.C. Fields.
All of the members of Woodhouse's squadron/tontine have last names derived from English cheeses (e.g. Stilton, Wensleydale, Buxton, Gloucester etc.).
Dr. Krieger lies about being from Bristol County, Rhode Island. The obviousness of his lie notwithstanding, it is very unlikely any Rhode Islander would say they were from this or that county. County government is non-existent in R.I., the counties themselves being scarcely more than historical outlines on the map.
The name of Cheryl's ocelot is 'Babou' which is the same name as Salvador Dalí's ocelot.
The poem tattooed on Pam's back is a verse from "The Destruction of Sennacherib", by Lord George Gordon Byron.
A phone-trace places the headquarters of ISIS in the Chinatown/Foley Square area of south Manhattan - formerly the notorious Five Points neighborhood.
In the opening racing sequence the 3 racers named are Bell, Bivins and DeVoe, an homage to Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe of the musical group Bell Biv DeVoe.
"Monegasque" is a French term either referring to the French dialect used in Monaco, or something in or related to Monaco. The title roughly translates to "The Monaco Game."
The Formula 1 car Lana drives is painted to look like Herbie The Love Bug - white with red and blue racing stripes from front to back and the number 53 on the hood and sides.
The second time the Jackie Stewart-style announcer calls the race, the drivers' names are Moonsie, Bennett, and Kotero, all the last names of members of Vanity 6, a girl group formed by the musician Prince in the early 80s, though not all three were in the group at the same time.
The episode title is a nod to Joseph Conrad's famous novel, "Heart of Darkness".
The episode's title refers to Burt Reynolds' longtime residence in Jupiter, Florida.
When Archer grapples the car from the underground garage, it is the Russian/Soviet GAZ Volga 24.
After entering Krieger's apartment he and Archer walk by a room with a large number of car air-fresheners hanging from the ceiling. This is a reference to the bedroom from Se7en that contains a comatose drug-addict, the air-fresheners being used by the film's serial killer to mask the body's odor.