Reservation Dogs Episode 1 Easter Eggs Smoke Signals: The opening with the radio host in the background is a callback to the 1998 film's radio announcer, Randy Peone. Willow: Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs's Elora Danan is named after the baby in the 1988 fantasy film. Nearly everyone that meets her makes a reference to the film, including sharing some behind-the-scenes tidbits about the twin babies who portrayed the original character. Platoon: While being hit with paintballs, Bear reenacts the death of Willem Dafoe's Sgt. Elias. Reservoir Dogs: Dressed in black suits for the memorial of their friend Daniel, the group's slow walk is a visual callback to the opening of Reservoir Dogs. The group's nickname and the show's title are also a reference to the Quentin Tarantino film. Futurama: While Mose and Mekko explain that the "Indian Mafia" wears red and blue because they couldn't decide to be Bloods or Crips, they call them "Blips" and "Cruds." This is a reference to the season 10 episode, "Assie Come Home," where Fry, Leela, and Bender make a delivery to rival blue-and-red-wearing gangs called the Blips and the Cruds. Image Source: Everett Collection