# Archer (1/17) - "Fugue and Riffs" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 18, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570 "2013-01-18T00:54:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/1 "2013-01-18T00:54:00Z")
Are you guys ready to enter the… DANGER ZO-ONE! ---
**Author:** ![ShallowEnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@ShallowEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShallowEnd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/2 "2013-01-18T04:28:47Z")
I loved the opening! What the heck is Manning Cole Slaw? ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/3 "2013-01-18T04:32:32Z")
> [@ShallowEnd](#): > > I loved the opening! > What the heck is Manning Cole Slaw? > **[Manning Coles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manning_Coles)** > > Manning Coles was the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for a department of the Foreign Office, usually referred to in the novels as "MI5". > Manning and Coles were neighbours in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World W... ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/4 "2013-01-18T04:34:06Z")
I don’t watch the tv show Bob’s Burgers. I didn’t get that until the promo played. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/5 "2013-01-18T04:53:05Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > [Manning Coles - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manning_Coles) …and woefully esoteric! ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/6 "2013-01-18T06:42:07Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I don’t watch the tv show Bob’s Burgers. I didn’t get that until the promo played. You should. The only show funnier is _Archer!_ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/7 "2013-01-18T09:33:03Z")
The fact that Krieger stuffs a baby pig into his coat pocket for no explained reason made me pause the DVR so I could laugh my sides off. ---
**Author:** ![BeeDubU2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BeeDubU2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeDubU2)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/8 "2013-01-18T12:59:45Z")
When will Lana learn that a frying pan to the head is ALWAYS the answer when deign with Archer? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/9 "2013-01-18T13:16:13Z")
> [@ShallowEnd](#): > > What the heck is Manning Cole Slaw? > [@Enright3](#): > > [Manning Coles - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manning_Coles) Also explains “Hambledonburgers.” > [@LawMonkey](#): > > …and woefully esoteric! Very much so! Loved the repeated usage of “Aww” by several characters, as well as Cyril’s repeated “Burn.” And Cheryl’s newfound fascination with ostriches. Shut up! ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/10 "2013-01-18T14:49:25Z")
> [@Just\_Ed](#): > > Loved the repeated usage of “Aww” by several characters, as well as Cyril’s repeated “Burn.” And Cheryl’s newfound fascination with ostriches. Shut up! I cannot believe I didn’t realize this joke until just now… I feel so… Cheryl-like. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/11 "2013-01-18T15:18:18Z")
WooHoo! Just bought my season pass. Can’t wait to get home tonight to watch it! ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/12 "2013-01-18T16:50:13Z")
So who does the voice of Mallory’s new husband? The ISIS gang sure does seem to like him. Archer with a mustache…GATOR!! ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/13 "2013-01-18T16:59:47Z")
[del]Carol[/del] Cheryl probably just like ostriches for their long, strangle-able necks. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/14 "2013-01-18T17:20:32Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > WooHoo! Just bought my season pass. Can’t wait to get home tonight to watch it! Where’d you buy it from? As of the time of this post I’m not finding it on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/15 "2013-01-18T17:23:29Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > So who does the voice of Mallory’s new husband? The ISIS gang sure does seem to like him. It’s not updated on IMDb yet, but there was a guest-starring credit for [Ron Leibman](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500038/), whom you may (or may not) remember as Rachel’s dad on _Friends_. Don’t know if that’s him or not, but the only other guest credit was for the voice of Linda (of Bob’s Burgers). > [@thinksnow](#): > > [del]Carol[/del] Cheryl probably just like ostriches for their long, strangle-able necks. If nothing else, the episode did explain a couple of the images seen [here](https://secure2.fxnetworks.com/assets/archer/img/downloads/wallpapers/1024x768/1.jpg) (or if not _explain_, at least tie in. Or . . . wait, I had something for this . . . ) ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/16 "2013-01-18T17:50:23Z")
“Sour mix in a margarita? What is this? Auschwitz?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/17 "2013-01-18T18:05:54Z")
> [@Just\_Ed](#): > > If nothing else, the episode did explain a couple of the images seen [here](https://secure2.fxnetworks.com/assets/archer/img/downloads/wallpapers/1024x768/1.jpg) (or if not _explain_, at least tie in. Or . . . wait, I had something for this . . . ) My new computer wallpaper. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/18 "2013-01-18T18:06:58Z")
> [@ShallowEnd](#): > > I loved the opening! > What the heck is Manning Cole Slaw? Later on, they referenced the [Emile Gorgonzola](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Zola) burger with [J’accusecumbers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%27accuse_(letter)) > [@Just\_Ed](#): > > It’s not updated on IMDb yet, but there was a guest-starring credit for [Ron Leibman](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500038/), whom you may (or may not) remember as Rachel’s dad on _Friends_. Also, Jessica Walter’s husband in real life. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/19 "2013-01-18T18:16:01Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Where’d you buy it from? As of the time of this post I’m not finding it on Amazon. iTunes ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570/20 "2013-01-18T18:29:43Z")
By the way, was there some reason from last season that Archer would turn up flipping burgers three months later? My memories are a bit vague, especially the end of the season, and I don’t have the discs (yet). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-1-17-fugue-and-riffs/647570.md?page=2)