NCIS

Season 14

Rogue

1. Patrick Labyorteaux reprises his role as Bud Roberts, a role he played in JAG, the show from which NCIS was spun-off. McGee asks about are Harm and Mac, also characters from JAG.Bud Roberts previously appeared in season one's "NCIS: Hung Out to Dry (2003)".
2. In the finale of JAG, set in the same universe, Harmon Rabb and Sarah MacKenzie toss a coin to see which of them leaves the Navy, but the outcome isn't shown. Here, when McGee meets Bud Roberts he asks after "Harm and Mac" but Bud is interrupted before he can reply, thus preserving the mystery.
3. This is the first time Joe Spano has appeared in an episode in which Fornell's presence was not related to a current NCIS or FBI case.
4. There is only one reference to Tony DiNozzo, at the end of the episode. Bishop tells McGee, "If anyone could sit there [at Tony's old desk] Tony would want it to be you."
5. McGee (Sean Murray) was also on JAG (1995-2005) as Danny Walden, the love interests son of Admeril A.J. Chegwidden (John M. Jackson).

Being Bad

1. Episode centers around a theft ring which forms as a chance encounter at Saturday Detention in High School a la "The Breakfast Club"
2. The "Breakfast Club" consisted of the following stock characters: jock, prom queen, nerd, misfit and the punk. Prom queen even gave the punk her diamond earring.
3. The line "You see us as you want to see us" that is said during the investigation is actually a line from The Breakfast Club movie.
4. Breakfast Club parallels: the analogue of the Judd Nelson character shows signs of having been burned with cigars and his youth, which parallels a story told by the character in the film and backed up by showing his classmates the scars when they believe he is exaggerating.
5. This is the first episode of the entire series without any reference, direct or indirect, to Tony DiNozzo.
6. There was a "Breakfast Club" alumnus in the episode, John Kapelos. Devin Sidell, on the other hand has a passing resemblance for Ally Sheedy.
7. When being questioned, Victor Castor John Kapelos says he was stuck for eight Saturdays in a row with the victim in high school, and is corrected by the agents that it was seven. He quickly asserts that is was eight. This mirrors The Breakfast Club (1985) where Vernon asserts it's eight weekends after Brian said it was seven.
8. The year 2015, marked the thirtieth anniversary of its theater debut.
9. There are several movie references by characters which link back to Michael Weatherly's Anthony Dinozzo.
10. The five suspects closely resemble the characters from the movie "The Breakfast Club", Palmer almost gives it away, but a glare from Gibbs shuts him up.
11. This episode has similar traits to the 80's movie 'The Breakfast Club'. Casting even went so far as to have John Kapelos a.k.a Carl the janitor as a substitute teacher who supervised Saturday detentions.
12. Neal Sherwood takes his own life with a flare gun. In the movie "The Breakfast Club" Brian the Nerd got sent to Saturday detention bause he got caught with a flare gun that he was contemplating taking his life with
13. Breakfast Club parallels: The Ally Sheedy analogue carries a huge slouch purse full of stuff. She has considerable dandruff, a nod to the famous scene in which the Ally Sheedy character shook her hair to create snow on a winter image. At one point the prom queen character insults her by saying, "Go eat a Pixy Stick"; the Ally Sheedy character in the film dumps the powder out of Pixy Sticks into her sandwich.

Privileged Information

1. This show was dedicated "in loving memory" to Gary Glasberg. Glasberg was showrunner (i.e. executive producer) on NCIS, and he had been working in television as a writer and producer for more than two decades. Glasberg was also creator of the spinoff, "NCIS: New Orleans." He suddenly passed away at home in September 2016 at age 50.
2. When Torres finds the spot on the roof where the victim fell to the sidewalk below, and calls McGee over to check it out, McGee declines the offer. In season five's "NCIS: About Face (2008)", it is revealed that McGee suffers from acrophobia, the irrational fear of heights.
3. Gibbs Rule 22 - Never interrupt Gibbs during an interrogation.
4. When Devon Hill is showing a video on her tablet to Bishop and McGee, the first frame is us looking at the screen of the tablet with her left hand is the left side of the tablet and her right hand is on the bottom of the tablet. The next frame is looking at the backside of the tablet and both her hands are just on the sides of the tablet, not the bottom.

Philly

1. First episode in which Duane Henry (Clayton Reeves) appears in the opening credits.

Enemy Combatant

1. Originally intended to air as Episode 9, but for reasons unknown, was swapped.

Pay to Play

1. Originally intended to air as Episode 8. The episodes were swapped for reasons unknown, and thus created a continuity error. Reeves and Torres are introduced to each other in this episode, despite working together last episode.
2. The crisps Reeves is eating are a standard flavour in the UK. They are not know as ketchup shrimp as Ellie calls them, but rather Prawn Cocktail.
3. The Congresswoman is said to represent "Maryland's 9th district", Maryland only has eight Congressional districts.
4. McGee mentions the username BurnTheWitch1692. Sean Murray was in the movie "Hocus Pocus," which is about 17th century witches in Salem.

The Tie That Binds

1. Ducky's full name is Donald Horatio Mallard.
2. Ducky's mother's address is on Mccallum Drive. Ducky is played by David Mccallum.
3. Gibb's rule no. 69 - Never trust a woman who doesn't trust her man.
4. Gibb's rule no. 51 - Sometimes you're wrong.

Willoughby

Off the Grid

1. Gibbs' alias Leland Robert Spears was first introduced in Season 12 episode 16 "Blast From The Past".
2. Tobias Jelinek, the actor who portrays Bodie Whitman, had his first movie role as one of the bullies in Hocus Pocus. One of Sean Murray's more notable film roles is Thackery Binx in said movie.
3. Airs as episode 13 on Netflix, with Willoughby airing as episode 12

Nonstop

1. The ship shown in port that Gibbs and Bishop visit is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. Ships of this type are multi purpose war ships and can be used for any number of combat operations ranging from precision missile attacks on land and sea based targets, anti-submarine warfare and ballistic missile defense. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are capable of intercepting and shooting down ballistic missiles, and even satellites if needed. Armaments include 90 cell Mk-41 Vertical Launching system capable of launching several surface to air, surface to land and anti-missile variants. 2 Mk-141 Harpoon missile launchers for surface warfare, a 5 inch gun mounted on the bow, a 20 mm Phalanx cannon for anti-air defensive use and two Mark 32 torpedo tubes.
2. This episodes features the return of the Sherlock Consortium, which was encountered in the seventh episode of the thirteenth season entitled "16 Years "
3. The Sherlock Consortium may be modeled on the Vidocq Society of Philadelphia, which reviews and investigates unsolved cases.
4. Jessica Walter, who plays Judith on NCIS, says "beverages" to Senior, her famous line as character Mallory Archer on the cartoon show Archer
5. Marks the second time Robert Wagner guest-stars without Michael Weatherly appearing as his son, the first being 14.7 Home of the Brave.
6. First episode to air after "Keep Going", as evident with Ducky and Gibbs referring to Jimmy as "Doctor".
7. The Sherlocks are possibly based on "The Court of Last Resort", a group founded by Perry Mason author Earl Stanley Gardner.
8. Back in Season 13, Episode 7 "16 Years", Tony, talking about Judith McKnight, says "Well, If she's loaded maybe I can set her up with my dad, he's broke...". In this episode Tony DiNozzo Sr. ends up together with Judith McKnight.

Pandora's Box, Part I

1. First part of a crossover episode with a spin-off series; for information on the second part, see NCIS: New Orleans: Pandora's Box: Part II (2017).
2. When they are talking in autopsy, Ducky asks Reeves if he lived in Birmingham. Duane Henry was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
3. Airs as episode 16 on Netflix's.
4. Actor Alex Carter, playing Max Ellicott, has occurred on both NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) and JAG (1995), but in different roles. He is thus one of a handful of actors who disrupt the continuity between these related shows.

The Wall

1. Bruce McGill (Henry) just finished the TV series Rizzoli & Isles (2010), working alongside Sasha Alexander (Isles), who played Caitlin Todd during the first seasons of NCIS.
2. The specific quote from Torres that makes a veiled reference to "That '70s Show" is this: "Maya, I always liked that name. You know, when I was undercover in Wisconsin ... I had a contact named Maya. She could kill you with a nail clipper and a corncob." As mentioned in a previous comment, Wilmer Valderrama played Fez on "That '70s Show" from 1998-2006.
3. Agent Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) references being under cover at one point in Wisconsin; Valderrama played Fez on That 70s Show (1998-2006) which took place in Wisconsin.
4. The name of the coffee shop was Dr. Joe's Turn Your Head and Coffee.
5. The Vietnam Wall where Henry is making the rubbings of his team member's names is likely the same prop used for various episodes of JAG, as you can clearly see Harmon Rabb Sr as one of the names on the wall. Henry is literally standing where Harmon Rabb Jr would stand during his Christmas Eve visits to the wall.

A Bowl of Cherries

1. Liquid nitrogen was used to kill one victim in this episode. The victim was put in a vat/container of liquid nitrogen. Season 7, episode 5 Code of Conduct also had a victim that was killed by exposure to liquid nitrogen. That victim ingested the liquid nitrogen.

One Book, Two Covers

Something Blue

1. Margo Harshman returns as Deliah Fielding
2. The commander's sleeves are rolled incorrectly for the Navy.
3. Petty Officer First Class Reed Harring is an obvious Easter Egg to those who watch closely. His suspicious attitude so early in the episode was definitely a "red herring".
4. The "Interfaith-inspiration-church.com" site where Jimmy Palmer acquired his minister's license is a registered domain name of CBS Studios Inc., the associate production company and distributor of NCIS.

Rendezvous

1. The baseball cap Harmon was wearing in Paraguay had the number 7 on it, from his football playing days at UCLA.
2. Many of the outdoor scenes are filmed in the Santa Clarita Valley area of Californa. just north of Los Angeles (i.e., Newhall, Saugus, Valencia). Gibbs and the team travel to Val Verde, Paraguay, for their mission. This name may have been selected because Val Verde (California) is located in the Santa Clarita area and was probably used for outdoor scenes in the past.
3. Erin Krakow played a character that was at first thought to be the widow of a sailor. On Army Wives (2007) she played the widow of a soldier.
4. As Wilmer Valderrama and Jennifer Esposito had both signed one-year contracts, the finale was written with potential exits for both of their characters should they not sign on for another year. This was actually the case for Esposito, who's character Quinn was written out due to issues with her mother. Had Valderrama not renewed his contract, Torres likely would have died in Paraguay.
5. Jennifer Esposito's final appearance as Alex Quinn.