The town of Riverdale
Has more secrets than even its characters realize
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For the Top 10 Riverdale Details You Missed
Jughead: You repeating everything I'm saying is getting really annoying
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We're digging into the subtler points
That make Riverdale such an amazing show
We're basing our picks on a mix of
Obscure homage
Creative art direction
And how naturally each detail is integrated into the show
Cheryl: Not until you tell me...
Betty: Cheryl, get the hell out of my house before I kill you
Number 10
Archiekins
With so many women chasing Archie
His longest running nickname wasn't far behind
Lovingly dubbed Archiekins by Veronica
Archie can barely hold back smiles when he hears the moniker
Veronica: What do you say, Archiekins?
Be the Jay to my Bey
The name goes back decades
As Veronica has used it in and out of the comics endlessly
Always up to something
Veronica even uses the endearing title
To manipulate Archie long before they date in the show
Cheryl also controls Archie with the name
Even trying Pollykins on Betty's sister
Cheryl: Oh Pollykins
It's much more fun being friends than mortal enemies
Compared to the rare, Archibald thrown around in the series.
Mr. Blossom: You know we can be extremely generous
Archibald. To the right people.
Archiekins rolls off the tongue naturally
Cheryl: We won't take no for an answer
Archiekins
Number 9
Instagram names
Veronica: This is disgusting, take it down.
When Veronica gets harassed online
By footballer Chuck Clayton
Even the most obscure Riverdale students jump on her
As Veronica's picture with Chuck goes viral
She gets tons of mean comments on Instagram from her classmates
Veronica: What the hell is a sticky maple?
Kevin: It's kind of what it sounds like
It's a Riverdale thing
Veronica: No Kevin, it's a slut-shaming thing
In these comments, however, are some of the many teens of Riverdale
That the series had yet to bring to life
Watching Veronica scroll through the comments
Comic regulars like Toni Topaz
Frankie Valdes
Marie Rodriguez
And Cricket Odell appear below her photo
Offering fans even more characters
Toni eventually appears in the second season
While Crickets money obsession has led her to the Blossoms
Veronica: More handsome on the outside, more rotten on the inside
Number 8
The Pembrooke
As the series begins
Veronica and her mother move into Riverdale
At the Pembrooke apartment building
Veronica: Yeah, sure mom, no problem
I'll just sexually manipulate Archie into doing my bidding
Hermione: Well, as long as you're in control
Like many locations within the town
The building's name is a clever allusion to the series history
In the comics
Pembrooke is actually a neighboring town to Riverdale
And home to the Blossoms
Cheryl and Jason even attend the Pembrooke Academy
Transferring to Riverdale High School
Depending on the storyline
With decades of comics to reference
The apartments name is one of the more clever takes on the source material
Hermione: I was handling some unfinished business for your father.
Veronica: I'm going to need more than that mom
Details
Specifics.
While its address of 330
Seems like another easter egg
It's actually the apartments address in Vancouver, British Columbia
Number seven Vegas the dog well Archie's best friend will always be Jughead his dog Vegas still gets a lot of love on the show
Vegas the Dog
While Archie's best friend will always be Jughead
His dog Vegas still gets a lot of love on the show
Jughead: Dude, are you kidding me?
Vegas has actually been part of the series since the 60s
Making him one of it's longest-running characters
Fred Andrews: All right, here you go Vegas
Good boy
Appearing in multiple versions of Archie's stories over the years
Vegas has even gotten to speak in the books
One zombies storyline in the comics
also featured Vegas
Making a heroic sacrifice to save Archie's life
While Vegas is more of a background detail in the first season of the show
His background has explored more in season two
To the delight of Veronica
Archie: I wanted him so bad
I was like "Yes, Dad, I'm ready"
"I'm so ready"
Veronica: Cutest origin story ever
Number 6
Little Archie
Archie: Betty was so against us not being in the same grade
That she took it upon herself to tutor me every single day
Even on Riverdale
Archie and Betty have a long history together
That predates their teenage romance
When their love and even friendship is on the line
Archie confides in Veronica about their childhood
Archie: I hate that I hurt her.
Veronica: Give her time Archie
Archie says that as kids
He proposed to Betty
But Betty simply said
"Oh little Archie"
Well the line fits the story well
It's actually paying sneaky homage
To the Little Archie comics
Following Archie's childhood mischief
Little Archie ran for nearly 30 years along with the core comics
One of the most interesting references in this series
It's unlikely we'll be getting a Little Archie spin-off series any time soon
Veronica: And don't despair I don't think your story with Betty is over
I don't think your story with Betty is over
Number 5
The Archies
Mayor McCoy: And their special guest stars
My daughter Josie and her pussycats
Josie and The Pussycats' halftime show for Riverdale High
Features tons of modern electronics and dancing
Covering Inner Circles' Candy Girl (Sugar Sugar)
The Pussycats are also updating the 1969 hit Sugar Sugar
Josie (singing): Sugar
Oh, honey, honey
Topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1969
The track is by none other than the Archies
The band featured Archie, Reggie, Betty, Jughead
Veronica and even Hot Dog
Becoming one of the most successful virtual bands in history
While they eventually died out in the music world
The show continues to honor them
Through Archie's music career and work with the Pussycats
Archie (singing): Am I drowned out in the crowd?
Are you listening?
Number 4
Riverdale High opened the same year that Archie was created
Betty: Riverdale High first opened its doors in 1941 and...
Veronica: And hasn't been redecorated since, apparently
Riverdale High School has always been one of the staple locations of the comics
And was a natural setting for the show
While giving Veronica a tour of the school
Betty mentions that it was founded in 1941
Archie himself debuted in 1941
Appearing for the first time in Pep Comics issue 22
Watchful viewers may have already seen pep subtly celebrated
In Riverdale's motto
"The town with pep!"
Pep Comics original publishers
MLJ comics
Were even honored with a store in Riverdale
While the police station at South
Bears the number 1939
To commemorate the year MLJ was founded
Number 3
The Parents Are Teen Heartthrobs
Archie and Friends good looks must be genetic
Considering all their parents were teenage heartthrobs
Cheryl: That's all shoo, bitches!
Before playing Fred Andrews
Luke Perry was Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210
For nearly a decade
Dylan: Eh, well
I just don't believe in winning through intimidation
Molly Ringwald was one of the biggest stars of the 80s
Appearing in multiple John Hughes films
Ahead of her role as Mary Andrews
Samantha: I can't believe this
They forgot my birthday
Mrs. Cooper, actress Madchen Amick
Got her start playing Shelley on Twin Peaks
Returning to that role after Riverdale's first season
Guy in suit: The name is Gordon Cole
And I couldn't help but notice you from the booth
Skeet Ulrich appeared in Scream
Prior to playing FP Jones
While Marisol Nichols appears in Scream 2
Before taking on Hermione Lodge
Hermione: That's great
Thank you
Number 2
Cherry Pie
For the gritty and mysterious update to the Archie comic series
Twin Peaks provided a lot of influence
The shows have plenty in common
With the most obvious example being
Alice Cooper actress Mädchen Amick
Amick stays serving cherry pie at the Double R diner
Became iconic moments on Twin Peaks
Guy in tan suit: Agent Cooper here might wanna try a slice of that pie
Guy in a suit: Cherry pie?
Shelley: Best in the tri-counties
Old habits die hard
However as Alice serves up her own cherry pie to Archie and Betty
Along with the moody look of the Riverdale intro
The Welcome to Riverdale sign
Is also a sly visual reference
Given the show's comparable plots
Fans have even speculated
Betty's owl bookends are an easter egg themselves
Before we get to our top pick
Here are a few honorable mentions
This could be very bad for us
For us?
For Mexico, I mean
Anyway, there's nothing I can do
So?
So, I'll try not to be too long.
Kevin: Joaquin
Waiter: Here you go
One double chocolate and one old-fashioned vanilla
Betty and Veronica: Thank You
Veronica: Betty?
Can we make a vow?
Number 1
Jughead's Iconic S
(Believer by Imagine Dragons)
Betty: Juggy?
With his iconic crown, Jughead Jones
Was always going to be one of the series more interesting characters to adapt
Archie: What you working on?
Jughead: My novel
It's about this summer
On top of his new beanie
Jugheads updated wardrobe featured a few of his signature S's
To match his classic sweater look,
Jughead has an S on his shirt in multiple episodes
The S also found its way onto Juggy's laptop
To cover up an Apple logo
One dream sequence even gave us his cardboard crown with a sweater as well
The origins of the S remain a mystery in the comics
While creator Bob Montana's Widow
Claims it stands for Squirrel Hill
Jughead: In case you haven't noticed.
I'm weird
I'm a weirdo
I don't fit in and I don't
Want to fit in.
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