When a comedy has enjoyed some longevity, a long-running gag can either get tired or crescendo triumphantly to an ultimate payoff. On tonight’s Archer, that time where all of the nods to “Danger Zone” came to a head as Kenny Loggins, yes, that Kenny Loggins made a guest appearance as himself as Archer (H.Jon Benjamin) asks him to do a favor. The singer-songwriter has songs that played a big part three of the biggest cult classics in Caddyshack, Footloose and of course, Top Gun.

Currently recording with his new band, Blue Sky Riders (with Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman), Loggins has gone back to creating country rock music like when he started his career with Jim Messina. He described himself as a “total badass,” in the episode and we would concur. “Baby Shower” is one of the season’s funnier episodes and contains another two musical performances by...