History ShoutOut / Timeless

* The names of the main characters are Lucy ''Preston'', Wyatt ''Logan'', and ''Rufus Carlin''. [[Film/BillAndTed Excellent!]]

* In "The War to End All Wars", the abandoned U.S. military facility the team holed up in following the explosion at Mason Industries was previously used by the 303rd Logistical Studies Unit, which was the official cover name for the 1st Special Actions Group from a previous Shawn Ryan produced show, [[Series/TheUnit]].

* In "The War to End All Wars", the abandoned U.S. military facility the team holed up in following the explosion at Mason Industries was previously used by the 303rd Logistical Studies Unit, which was the official cover name for the 1st Special Actions Group from a previous Shawn Ryan produced show, [[Series/TheUnit The Unit]].

* Werner Von Braun says practically the same line Music/TomLehrer gives him: "The rockets go up, but where they come down: 'That's not my department,' says Werner von Braun."

* The names of the main characters are Lucy ''Preston'', Wyatt ''Logan'', and ''Rufus Carlin''. [[BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure Excellent!]]

* There's almost a whole plot reference to Eric Kripke's other show, [[Supernatural]]. In Supernatural, a man's life is forever changed when his family is attacked and killed. The man then vows revenge and starts fighting a world he didn't even know existed, on the side of what appears to be good. In this, a man's life is forever changed when his family is attacked and killed, and he vows revenge on a world he didn't really know existed before... just on the bad side this time. Papa Winchester and Garcia Flynn even look alike sometimes, if you squint.

* The voiceover at the beginning of "Last Ride of Bonnie & Clyde" starts out, "You've heard the story of Jessie James, how he lived and died. If you're still in need of something to read, here's the story of Bonnie & Clyde." This is a translation of the French opening lyrics of [[Music/SergeGainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg]] and [[Creator/BrigitteBardot Brigitte Bardot's]] hit song, Bonnie & Clyde.

* Much of "Space Race" is evidently intended to overlap with the greater visibility given to the African-American women who aided the NASA moon project, which will be seen in the movie ''Film/HiddenFigures''. At one point, Rufus notes how Katherine Johnson was not in ''Film/Apollo13'' despite how her assistance was vital to that mission.
* "The Assassination Of Jesse James" is an extended shout out and deconstruction of ''Franchise/TheLoneRanger'', whom real-life U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves is believed by some to have inspired.
* In "Karma Chameleon", one character's hotel room number is 237, a reference to The Shining.

* Much of "Space Race" is evidently intended to overlap with the greater visibility given to the African-American women who aided the NASA moon project, which will be seen in the movie ''Film/HiddenFigures''. At one point, Rufus notes how Katherine Johnson was not in ''Film/ApolloThirteen'' despite how her assistance was vital to that mission.

* Much of "Space Race" is evidently intended to overlap with the greater visibility given to the African-American women who aided the NASA moon project, which will be seen in the movie ''Film/HiddenFigures''.

* Much of "Space Race" is evidently intended to overlap with the greater visibility given to the African-American women who aided the NASA moon project, which will be seen in ''Film/HiddenFigures''.