10 Fallout Easter Eggs You Totally Missed Even As an OG Fan

10. A Collectable Guns & Bullets Magazine

Starting from Episode 1, Fallout started throwing countless Easter eggs at the franchise’s OG fans to establish connection, but some were subtler than others.

For instance, as Maximus visits his friend Dane in the medical tent, the latter is reading a Guns & Bullets magazine — a rare and very useful collectible item from Fallout 4.

9. Kid in a Fridge Is an Indiana Jones Reference

There are two sides to Maximus’ infamous flashback scene. Obviously, his being a kid in a fridge is a direct reference to Fallout 4’s quest that’s literally called “Kid in a Fridge” — but it’s also a nod at Indiana Jones’ notorious technique for escaping a nuclear explosion: the legendary adventurer and archeologist also hid in a fridge.

8. Vault Uniforms Were Inspired by the Ghoul

Us finally meeting the one and only Original Vault Boy was a big deal in itself as well as learning the true sinister meaning of his iconic thumbs-up pose. But what many people didn’t realize is that classic Vault uniforms were directly inspired by Cooper Howard’s cowboy outfit from the movies, making use of the star actor’s popularity.

7. Ma June’s Shop Had Half of Wasteland for Sale

As we get to Filly in Episode 2, new Easter eggs don’t ever stop. The TV show did a great job of including many distinctly Fallout-ish items, and Ma June’s shop was perhaps the pinnacle of its “Hey, look, we’re in the Wasteland!” Ma June had pretty much all the junk items and magazines you could find in Fallout 4 for sale right there.

6. Lucy Embraced the Lone Wanderer Fashion

By Episode 4, Lucy is already half-aware of the brutal world she finds herself in, and that realization reflects in her new look. Instead of wearing her uniform properly like a good little Vaultie, she rolls its top down and throws a set of duds, a leather bandolier, and assorted holsters on top — almost like the Lone Wanderer wears it.

5. Radiation King TV Is a Subtle Nod at Simpsons

Early vacuum tube-powered TV sets emitted quite an unhealthy amount of radiation, and Simpsons quipped about it in episode Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy which featured a “Radiation King” TV. Fallout went as far as to make that company and its goods canon, and we even saw the Ghoul watch his old movie on one of those TVs.

4. Fiends Have Outlived the New California Republic

In Fallout: New Vegas, Fiends are a severely chem-addicted raider gang that doesn’t think twice before attacking anything that moves. They are hunted by the NCR, but Fallout the TV show delivers some of its signature irony: Fiends are still around as Maximus and Lucy encounter them on the bridge while the NCR is long gone.

3. Booking a Fallout Vault Is No Longer Possible

In Episode 6, we see Vault-Tec’s number in Cooper Howard’s TV ad: 213-25-VAULT which translates to 213-258-2858. If you call it, you’ll hear someone’s bone-chilling screams; if you text it, you’ll get the following message: “Thank you for texting Vault-Tec. The next available appointment is 33 weeks from now, please stand by!”

2. Corporations Pitch Vault Ideas from the Games

There are many revelations during the big inter-corporate meeting in Episode 8, but here’s a fun fact. When the companies’ bosses start pitching their experiment ideas, they describe Vaults that will actually be built and accessible in the video games, from Big MT’s overcrowded Vault 27 to REPCONN’s robot-governed Vault 72.

1. Cold Fusion Access Code Is an Easter Egg

In the finale, when Hank MacLean enters the cold fusion access code, it reads as 101097. This is the show’s biggest nod to the entire franchise’s origins: the very first Fallout video game was released on October 10, 1997. It’s curious that finding this reference took fans quite some time since it’s a tribute that’s very in-the-face.