Ray's white "crisis vest" is a reference to Gene Kranz's white vest that was worn throughout the Apollo 13 incident in 1970. Kranz's vest was made famous by media coverage at the time, and was showcased in Apollo 13 (1995).
Archer mentions the "death star," from the Star Wars movies. Also, he slightly breaks the fourth wall by looking at "the camera" and saying "lowercase d lowercase s", as a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer.