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15 Continuity Details From 'Archer' That Show It's Time For A Rewatch

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Since its 2009 debut on FX, Archer has been hailed as one of the smartest adult animations. It draws from James Bond, Burt Reynolds films, pulp novels, and Miami Vice. With a continuous narrative that builds on itself, Archer has massive threads of continuity. Each 22-minute episode is packed with detail and humor, making it a show that benefits from repeat viewings. You can't catch all the small continuity details in one go. Here's a collection of continuity details from Archer - vote up the ones you missed the first time around.

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    When Archer Steals Woodhouse's Trip, He Steals Everything

    Redditoru/kdog3612Watching Season 2, Episode 8, "Stage Two," Redditor noticed Archer wore a shirt hitmen Rudy and Charles bought for Woodhouse in Season 1, Episode 5, "Honeypot," during Woodhouse's trip to Las Vegas.

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    The Paper Is Pretty Up To Date

    Redditoru/HeavyWeapon1In Season 4, Episode 3, the paper's front page directly references events that happened on the Horizon space station during the previous season's finale, "Space Race."HorizonSpace station during the previous season's finale "Space Race."

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    Friendly Reminder That Cheryl Is The Granddaughter Of A Railroad Tycoon

    Redditoru/tophmctophRedditor noticed a nod to Cheryl Tunt's railroad stake in Season 4, Episode 4.

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    Tattoos Stick Around

    Throughout the series, animators include tattoos every time Sterling takes his shirt off, giving Archer a handful of tattoos.

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    This Quick Repair Job Made The Cut

    Redditoru/ThatOldGypsyWomanRedditor noticed a prop detail in Season 4, Episode 2, "The Wind Cries Mary." Archer performs a mic drop, which Pam later replicates with a taped microphone.

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    Fort Kick*ss... Three Seasons Later

    In "Skorpio" (Season 1, Episode 6), Krieger built a box fort in the ISIS mainframe instead of moving data. The fort's remnants appear in Season 4's "Viscous Coupling" when Lana and Malory are locked in the vault, and again in Season 6's "Sitting" when Archer is in the ISIS mainframe.

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    Pam's Preferred Cattle Breed

    Pam mentions earlier that she raised Holsteins on Poovey Farms. Later, she readsHolsteinmagazine when exiting the bathroom stall.

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    Lana Leaves A Mark On People

    Redditoru/Vato_LocoRedditor noticed this detail in the first season of Archer.Archer. Lana shoots Sterling in the foot aboard the Excelsior.Excelsiorin "Skytanic." The scar on the right foot appears in "Dial M for Mother."

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    This Surveillance Shot From "Honeypot"

    Redditoru/jesterintrainingcaught a surveillance photo of Archer in Season 1, Episode 5, "Honeypot," while he sought a disc with incriminating Malory information from a rogue Cuban operative. Later, in Season 3, Episode 4, "The Man From Jupiter," a Cuban hit squad used the photo to wrongly identify Ray Gillette as their target.

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    Someone Stole Ray's Idea

    Redditoru/deptiiRedditor noticed an ISIS agent stole Ray Gillette's baby gift idea for Lana.

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    "It Means White Shadow!"

    In the Season 6 premiere, "The Holdout," Pam uses a retina scanner and is identified as "Shiro Kabocha," a name she used as a Yakuza drift racer in Season 3, Episode 7, "Drift Problem."

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    Cheryl's Adventurous Tastes Live On In 'Archer 1999'

    InArcher: 1999, Cheryl's analog shows a pulp magazine with a robot trying to choke a young woman. In Season 1, Episode 10, "Dial M for Mother," Krieger and Cheryl use a "Chokebot" to spice up their relationship because of Krieger's "weak woman-y hands."

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    Malory's Misinformation About The Allies In WWII Is Repeated By Archer

    Redditoru/opeybearmade a continuity link between Season 3, Episode 8, "Lo Scandalo," and Season 6, Episode 3, "The Archer Sanction."

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    He Speaks From Experience

    Redditoru/shefunnyorsomethingRedditor noticed a Jai Alai callback two seasons after Archer got a head injury from the sport.

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    Trinette Knows Her Baby's Daddy Identity

    Redditoru/ok_dotesTrinette pushes a baby whose father knows krav maga in the park ("Dial M for Mother"). Archer confronts this information in Season 2, Episode 3 "Blood Test," several episodes before Archer meets Wee Baby Seamus.

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