Cheryl does a varied rendition of Charlton Heston's "You blew it up!" speech from Planet of the Apes (1968), which usually is reserved for Krieger to parody.
In the dressing room hallway, there are posters of two Rona Thorne movies: "Disavowed" and "Consumed". Rona Thorne was a KGB sleeper agent who first appeared in the second season of the series.
Archer leases what looks to be a 1984 Red Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS reminiscent to the one driven by Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I. (1980). Jessica Walter (Mallory Archer, aka Mother) actually guest starred on Novel Connection (1986).
The "We were on a break" excuse to Lana for Archer having sex with Victoria Deane replicates the famous Ross and Rachel break from Friends (1994).
Archer says he can't believe he just made love to Veronica Deane and then wonders if that was how Tenzing Norgay felt. Norgay was the sherpa who in 1954, while guiding Sir Edmund Hillary, became the first person to reach the top of Mt. Everest.