Amber Nash (Pam Poovey) is joined by former Archer animation director Mack Williams to revisit Dial M for Mother — Season 1, Episode 10 — and explore how Archer’s animation evolved across the first season. Mack shares stories about being a mover and shaker in Atlanta’s art scene, how he got into the business with Matt and Adam, and the massive amount of work that went into leveling up the show from its early episodes.

They also talk burning the midnight oil, the reality of making something great on tight timelines, the stamina of your twenties, learning to delegate, and the artistry behind water animation. Plus: Black Jack Archer, the dad from Webster, our new segment “Ask Adam,” Trinette’s creative nicknames, clothing button directions, and tie bars.

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Amber Nash (Pam Poovey) is joined by former Archer editor Andy Sipes to revisit Job Offer — Season 1, Episode 9 of Archer.

They chat about working with John Cena (and discovering he’s an Archer fan), the sanctity of comedy writers’ rooms, and why editors are so important to animation. Andy reflects on how Adam Reed’s writing shaped his own sensibilities, the chaos of Adult Swim days, and actors’ vocal character choices.

Also in this episode: Honcho brand condoms, Pam’s graffiti tag, our new Archer-inspired cocktail segment, the HR showdown between Pam and Framboise, the fracture point that created Other Barry, the meaning of Black Flag, and Archer’s ever-mounting body damage.

Links mentioned:
Rusty Trombone → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ib221mvrK4
Dallas & Robo → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjq6DwYksrzxk0FeC0uHPFzi5fORVxoQJ

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Amber Nash (Pam Poovey) is joined by H. Jon Benjamin (Archer) and Chris Parnell (Cyril Figgis) to revisit The Rock — Season 1, Episode 8 of Archer.

They talk Jon’s hair-transplant mishap, Archer tattoos, and his run-in with tattooed truck drivers. Chris shares thoughts on Cyril’s very complicated parents, and both Jon and Chris admit to moments of feeling self-conscious about their own line reads on rewatch. The gang gets into mistake juice, secret-agent Irish wakes with redacted names, Malory’s surprising seductive power, and the massive phrasing dump in this episode.

Also in this episode: our segment “Two Truths and a Line,” Moby Dick, Malory’s union busting, Casey’s band Skagnetti, and “Bread and Roses.”

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