Nellis

Template:Episode infobox "Nellis" is the seventh episode of season 6 and the sixty-ninth episode overall of Archer.

Plot

A rescue mission turns into an out-of-this-world visit to Area 51.

Trivia

• The episode title refers to Nellis Airforce Base.
• Though both facilities are part of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nellis AFB and Area 51 are two different locations. The former is in fact within sight of many of the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, and is accessible (albeit limited) by civilians during the course of Red Flag exercises.
• Cheryl recalls absolutely nothing about being Cherlene, the "Number one country singer in America".
• This is the first episode in which we see Archer and Cheryl kiss, and see Archer show any affection towards her.
• Ray is shocked when Archer destroyed his thought of pigs who go to farms to be made into food.
• Archer mentions that he has a cousin named Brian who is in the airforce. We can only assume that his cousin is from his mother's side of the family.
• As proven by Cheryl's private 737 Classic, "Sky Tunt" she can be presumed to be a customer of the Boeing Buisness Jet program.
  • Also to note, the stair car set is painted in the pattern of the livery used on the iconic stair car used by the Bluth family in "Arrested Development", a show in which Judy Greer and Jessica Walters (voices of Cheryl and Malory respectively) have both famously been involved in.
  • Cheryl is also seen reading a copy of the "Tunt Mall" magazine while on board.
• The stair car itself appears to be a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500, another example of the show's ambiguous time period.
• Archer tells the personnel at Nellis that he has "Q clearance," but only Department of Energy employees would have this.
• When Dr. Krieger suggests that the aliens are using telepathy to communicate, Pam holds her hands to her head and says: "Holy Shit! Like in Scanners?" This is a reference to the David Cronenburg 1981 movie where some people would make others' heads explode using telepathy.

Quotes

Pam: "You think that's for us?"

Krieger: "I don't know. What sector is this?"

Pam: "What am I this map? Oh wait... Aw crap, this is totally nine!" 

Krieger: "Eh, could be a coincidence." 

Pam: "Yeah, like just a fire drill." 

Krieger: "Although it's probably because they found that poor kid that you clobbered."

Pam: "You don't think I killed him do ya?"

Krieger: "What am I a doctor?"