Dial M for Mother
Archer
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 10
Written by	Adam Reed
Production code	AR01010
Original air date	March 18, 2010
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"Dial M for Mother" is the tenth episode and season finale of the first season of Archer.

Plot summary Edit

Questions about the identity of Archer's real father lead him into a perilous trap... and an explosive confrontation with Malory.

Trivia Edit

• The title of this episode is a reference to the Hitchcock film Dial M for Murder.
• The beginning sequence of a rainy night closing in on a building may be a reference to the opening sequence of the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Dr. Weird's laboratory.
• The book Malory is reading is "Greenmantle" by John Buchan, which is one inspiration Adam Reed noted for the character of Archer.
• In the background as Pam is putting up the ISIS "Fraternization Policy", numerous other bulletins can be seen, including "Free Kitten: I'm Kitty-Litter-ate!", "WWJD about the dirty dishes in the break room!" and "Krieger Improv: The Science of Funny".
• Uta wears a t-shirt from the Excelsior, the airship in Skytanic.
• When Trinette is seen in the park she says the baby's dad knows Krav Maga. She is implying that the baby is Archer's, setting up a story arc for Season 2.
• Archer's gunshot scars from Lana shooting him in the foot twice (first time in Skorpio; second time, in subsequent episode, Skytanic) can be seen as he is being held prisoner.
• Cyril is acting out a scene from Full Metal Jacket when he is in the bathroom stall loading his gun.
• When Lana agrees to have sex with Pam, she says she is going to pretend Pam is Alex Karras. Karras was a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s and '70s, but is probably best remembered as the father on the sitcom Webster.
• Lana tells the men to deliberately make their lies about having sex with her as nasty as possible. Brett claims Lana gave him a Gene Hathaway, which is a sex act where a women orgasms on a man's chest.
• Uta luring in Archer with the line, "Help, my baby is choking!" is reminiscent of a scene from the second season opener of FX's Sons of Anarchy, where Gemma Teller is lured to a van in the same manner. 

Main Cast Edit

• H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer
• Judy Greer as Cheryl Tunt
• Amber Nash as Pam Poovey
• Chris Parnell as Cyril Figgis
• Adam Reed as Ray Gillette
• Aisha Tyler as Lana Kane
• Jessica Walter as Malory Archer
• Lucky Yates as Dr. Krieger

Guest Stars Edit

• René Auberjonois as Mannfred
• Kathryn Cressida as Uta
• Peter Newman as Nikolai Jakov
• Maggie Wheeler as Trinette Magoon

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