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The Pip-Boy's artists later admitted a design regret: all the knobs and switches sit on the left side of the screen, despite the device being strapped to the left wrist and operated with the right hand, meaning your own hand blocks the display while adjusting it. Fallout 4 fixed this by moving the controls to the right side.
After the wedding turns into a bloodbath, the survivors reach for Stimpaks to patch themselves up, and the props team clearly did their homework because the syringes are basically lifted straight from the games, right down to the shape and the needle design. Small touch, but fans noticed immediately.
Episode six reveals that Matt Berry's character, the actor who did all those Mr. Handy voiceovers pre-war, was actually a man called Sebastian Leslie. He and Cooper Howard knew each other in old Hollywood, and Sebastian had signed away the rights to his voice, which is why it ended up echoing out of household robots for the next two centuries.
The massive airship the Brotherhood of Steel rolls up in looks like a dead ringer for the Prydwen from Fallout 4, and the show even nods to where that name came from, since it's named after King Arthur's ship in an old Welsh poem. In the series it's given the name Caswennan, which is another name tied to that same legendary vessel.
There's a moment where a young Maximus survives a nuclear blast by climbing into a fridge, and eagle-eyed fans reckon it's a wink at the Fallout 4 side quest 'Kid in a Fridge,' where the player rescues a super mutant kid who's been hiding out in an old refrigerator for who knows how long.
The Red Rocket truck stop that shows up in the episode 'The Radio' is a genuine easter egg for players, since it's the exact type of gas station where you first meet Dogmeat in Fallout 4. To pull it off, the crew transformed a real petrol station in Nyack, New York into the iconic red-and-white design in just three days.
Bethesda's Todd Howard came on board as an executive producer, bringing over ten years of history with the franchise as both director and producer on the games themselves. Having him in the room helped keep the show's tone and world-building honest to what longtime players already know.
Tucked away on the edge of Boston Common, just past Swan's Pond, there's a rundown little watering hole called Prost Bar - and it's basically a love letter to Cheers. Prost is German for 'cheers', and the layout mirrors the show's set almost beat for beat. Two skeletons sit at the end of the bar in the exact spots where Cliff and Norm always parked themselves, and if you duck into the back office you'll find a stash of baseball grenades, a nod to Sam Malone's playing days with the Red Sox.
Nuka-World's World of Refreshment ride is Fallout's take on the chocolate river from Willy Wonka. Guests used to sail through it in boats, just like in Roald Dahl's book, and there's even a terminal entry encouraging visitors to drink straight from the river - basically the opposite advice Wonka gave his guests. These days it's just full of nukalurks and murky Nuka-Quantum instead of chocolate, so maybe don't take a sip.
The Prydwen's chief medic, Knight-Captain Cade, has a line that Star Trek fans will clock instantly. Greet him for a check-up and there's a chance he'll say 'Please state the nature of your medical emergency' - the exact stock phrase used by the Doctor in Star Trek: Voyager. It's an especially neat touch since Cade is voiced by Dwight Schultz, who actually appeared in Voyager as Lieutenant Barclay.
