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"Dial M for Mother" is the tenth episode and season finale of the first season of Archer.

Plot summary

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

Trivia

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".
Cyril thinking about the time Malory seduced him is a reference to a scene from The Graduate.
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 or as Mongo in the movie Blazing Saddles .
Lana tells the men to deliberately make their lies about having sex with her as nasty as possible. Brett claims Lana gave him a "Jane 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.
Steuben glasses, of which Archer breaks one and Malory break the other, are an expensive brand of handcrafted glass.
Archer hacking through his mothers door is a reference to the 1980 movie "The Shining".

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Gallery of Images

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 == Trivia ==
+*The title of this episode is a reference to the Hitchcock film ''[[Wikipedia:Dial M for Murder|Dial M for Murder]]''.
-* [[Uta]] wears a [[:File:Uta Excelsior t-shirt.png|t-shirt]] from the Excelsior, the airship in "[[Skytanic]]".
+* The beginning sequence of a rainy night closing in on a building may be a reference to the opening sequence of the show [[Wikipedia: Aqua Teen Hunger Force|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]], and Dr. Weird's laboratory.
-* 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 arch for [[Season 2]].
+* The book Malory is reading is "[[Wikipedia:Greenmantle|Greenmantle]]" by John Buchan, which is one inspiration Adam Reed noted for the character of Archer.
-* When [[Lana Kane|Lana]] agrees to have sex with [[Pam Poovey|Pam]], she says she is going to pretend Pam is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Karras| Alex Karras]. Karras was a defensive tackle for the Detroit Loins in the 1960s and '70s, but is probably best remembered as the father on the sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_%28TV_series%29| Webster]''.
+* 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".
-*Jane Hathaway was Mr. Drysdale's long-suffering secretary on "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies#Main_cast| The Beverly Hillbillies]."  Since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies#Main_cast| The Urban Dictionary]'s entry contains only a reference to "Archer" as a definition (along with a rather nasty and unimaginative theory as to what a "Jane Hathaway" would entail as a real sexual phenomenon), it can be presumed that the "Jane Hathaway" is an invention of the writers.
+* [[Cyril Figgis|Cyril]] thinking about the time Malory seduced him is a reference to a scene from [[Wikipedia:The Graduate|The Graduate]].
+* [[Uta]] wears a [[:File:Uta Excelsior t-shirt.png|t-shirt]] from the [[Excelsior]], the airship in ''[[Skytanic]]''.
+* When [[Trinette McGoon|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 ''[[Wikipedia:Full Metal Jacket|Full Metal Jacket]]'' when he is in the bathroom stall loading his gun.
+* When [[Lana Kane|Lana]] agrees to have sex with [[Pam Poovey|Pam]], she says she is going to pretend Pam is [[Wikipedia:Alex Karras|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 ''[[Wikipedia:Webster (TV series)|Webster]] ''or as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_(Blazing_Saddles) Mongo ] in the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles Blazing Saddles] .
+*Lana tells the men to deliberately make their lies about having sex with her as nasty as possible. Brett claims Lana gave him a "Jane 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 ''[[Wikipedia:Sons of Anarchy|Sons of Anarchy]]'', where Gemma Teller is lured to a van in the same manner.
+*[[Steuben Glasses|Steuben glasses]], of which Archer breaks one and Malory break the other, are an expensive brand of handcrafted glass.
+*Archer hacking through his mothers door is a reference to the 1980 movie "[[Wikipedia: The Shining (film)|The Shining]]".
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