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Silly question, what is the origin of the Duchess nickname for Archer?

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:52 pm
by tacomoney
Trying to remember this one with Quantum leap getting a new series and my family members watching it and waiting for Scott Bakula to show up.
I am waiting for that moment when he reappears to use the duchess name and that image of him in drag to get a laugh.

But inevitably I will have to explain why I have this and where its from and I will be at a loss.

Even TV tropes can't help me here.

So if anyone knows where did the nickname come from/ is a reference to?
Thank you in advance

Re: Silly question, what is the origin of the Duchess nickname for Archer?

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:33 pm
by Thebestoftherest
It was the name of the title character of Archer (Sterling) mother's dog, and Chuck use it as an insult.

Re: Silly question, what is the origin of the Duchess nickname for Archer?

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:29 am
by tacomoney
Thebestoftherest wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:33 pm It was the name of the title character of Archer (Sterling) mother's dog, and Chuck use it as an insult.
Doh should have figured.
I thought that SFDEBRIS name for Archer predated the show Archer and it was a coincidence.

Re: Silly question, what is the origin of the Duchess nickname for Archer?

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:28 pm
by BridgeConsoleMasher
Wasn’t it his codename?

Re: Silly question, what is the origin of the Duchess nickname for Archer?

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:03 pm
by CrypticMirror
tacomoney wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:29 am
Thebestoftherest wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:33 pm It was the name of the title character of Archer (Sterling) mother's dog, and Chuck use it as an insult.
Doh should have figured.
I thought that SFDEBRIS name for Archer predated the show Archer and it was a coincidence.
Yeah, Chuck used it first. I think he said, back a few server moves ago, that he just picked something that sounded overblown and ridiculous at random, and it was just coincidence that it lined up with the whole Archer-tv show thing. It was in one of the videos, I don't know whether it survived the various rounds of moves and script updates though.

Re: Silly question, what is the origin of the Duchess nickname for Archer?

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:16 am
by tacomoney
CrypticMirror wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:03 pm
tacomoney wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:29 am
Thebestoftherest wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:33 pm It was the name of the title character of Archer (Sterling) mother's dog, and Chuck use it as an insult.
Doh should have figured.
I thought that SFDEBRIS name for Archer predated the show Archer and it was a coincidence.
Yeah, Chuck used it first. I think he said, back a few server moves ago, that he just picked something that sounded overblown and ridiculous at random, and it was just coincidence that it lined up with the whole Archer-tv show thing. It was in one of the videos, I don't know whether it survived the various rounds of moves and script updates though.
Yay, so I wasn't crazy this time.
I told you shoulder spider.
Now lets go eat Harry.