History Trivia / Eureka

* RealLifeRelative: The actor who plays Allison's brother Marcus is Dondre Whitfield, husband of Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

** [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ferengi Grand Nagus Zek]] is a "relationship auditor" now, eh?

** In "The Ex-Files", Dr. Grant claims his hallucination is of a "[[BattlestarGalactica leggy blond in a slinky red dress]]".

** WilWheaton [[TheGuild is Fargo's romantic rival for]] FeliciaDay.

** WilWheaton is Fargo's romantic rival for FeliciaDay.

** Allison is [[SeriesStargateSG1 Teal'c's wife]]!

** Allison is [[Series/{{Stargate SG-1}} Teal'c's wife]]!

** The hiccuping lady from ''Series/{{Stargate SG-1}}'' is working on the Astraeus mission.

* ActorAllusion: The episode where Henry had to deal [[{{Terminator}} with a psychotic artificial intelligence he helped create]].
* HeyItsThatGuy:

** Jack says that a red-haired scientist looks like [[AndyGriffithShow Opie]].

** Allison is [[StargateSG1 Teal'c's wife]]!

** The hiccuping lady from ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' is working on the Astraeus mission.

--->'''Holly:''' Have you ever played {{Warhammer}}?

** The [[NeonGenesisEvangelion LCL]] that Carter is dunked in to save his life in season 2 episode "Noche de Suenos".

** Two in the same scene in "Purple Haze": Fargo's neighbor is blasting [[ApocalypseNow "The Ride of the Valkyries" while crop-dusting with a RC helicopter.]] When Fargo intervenes, he is chased by the helo in a a ShoutOut to ''NorthByNorthwest.'' And of course the title is a reference to JimiHendrix.

-->'''Fargo''' [[JerryMaguire You had me at]] {{Halo}}.

** In the Alienated Episode you can hear the movie in the background. Made funnier by this being before Battle: Los Angeles was being filmed, maybe the writers were Eureka fans?
--->'''Woman:''' My God! What do they want?
--->'''Man:''' [[BattleLosAngeles Us. Our planet. Our water, maybe it's fuel to them.]]

** The clean white testing environment Carter tackles in a recent episode brings the [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Aperture Science Enrichment Center]] to mind.
** ''[[TheAndyGriffithShow Sheriff Andy]]''. Carter later references his own "Sheriff Andy Charm."

*** Two other ones: [[TheBlob the blob is first thought to be hurt by cold]], and when [[Film/{{Alien}} it retreats into the generator level it is hunted with a motion sensor]].
** "Duck Duck Goose": In the extreme foreground as the Starks are discussing Kevin, the hand from T2 can be seen in the original glass dome. Guess who Henry played?

** "[[Series/GetSmart Missed it by ]]''[[Series/GetSmart that much]]''."
** Let's just say that, like ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' before it, and even moreso since the characters are quite often huge nerds, there's no shortage of pop culture references in ''Eureka''.
** And how about that LCL (''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fame) that Carter is dunked in to save his life in season 2 episode "Noche de Suenos".

*** And then in "Momstrosity" he says, "Come with me if you want to live!" And in "[[CrossOver Crossing Over]]", [[{{Warehouse13}} Claudia]] calls him Fargonator.
*** He also gets in some surprisingly skilled ''Terminator''-like stunt driving (in a hatchback in the woods no less) complete with stick shifting sequence. Who knew!?

** In the episode "Momstrosity", Allison uses the phrase [[Film/{{Alien}} "Get away from him, you]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!"]]

*** He has another in "Reprise" when, upon looking at Jo's new house, calls it a TARDIS house and name drops BiggerOnTheInside.

--> "[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Nobody]] ''[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus expects]]'' [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus the Spanish Inquisition.]]"

** When handing over the reins of GD, Allison is asked to input a numerical passcode to seal it. The camers tightens into the touchscreen, and she puts in 8675309.

** [[Series/{{Warehouse 13}} Artie]] worked at Global Dynamics and developed Artifact-induced superpowers.

*** In the same episode, characters whose skin turns green have been contaminated with [[TheIncredibleHulk gamma radiation]].
*** Two other ones: [[TheBlob the blob is first thought to be hurt by cold]], and when [[{{Film/Alien}} it retreats into the generator level it is hunted with a motion sensor]].

** Allison Blake: "[[{{Film/Batman}} This town needs an enema]]".

--->'''GD Computer Mimicking Fargo's Voice''': You'll never find your way out. [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Resistance is futile]].

--> "[[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Nobody]] ''[[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus expects]]'' [[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus the Spanish Inquisition.]]"

** [[WarehouseThirteen Artie]] worked at Global Dynamics and developed Artifact-induced superpowers.

--->'''GD Computer Mimicking Fargo's Voice''': You'll never find your way out. [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Resistance is futile]].

** When Andy is instructing people on evacuation, Jo adds "You heard [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Mr. Data]], keep it movin'..."

** [[StarTrekDeepSpace9 Ferengi Grand Nagus Zek]] is a "relationship auditor" now, eh?

** "[[GetSmart Missed it by ]]''[[GetSmart that much]]''."

** And how about that LCL ([[NeonGenesisEvangelion]] fame) that Carter is dunked in to save his life in season 2 episode "Noche de Suenos".

** The clean white testing environment Carter tackles in a recent episode brings the [[{{Portal}} Aperture Science Enrichment Center]] to mind.

** "Never go in against an Australian [[Film/ThePrincessBride when death is on the line!]]"

** In "Have an Ice Day!" Taggard's line "There are strange things under the midnight sun" is a shout out to Robert W. Service's poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee"