Family Guy - General Discussion

[AndreaK1041]

This episode made me laugh a lot, especially when Peter pluralized Smurfs to "Smurves". That's going to be in my vocabulary forever.

[ShadowSixx]

Stewie: This was exhausting. This whole experience was absolutely exhausting. You people have ruined Star Trek: The Next Generation for me. You are absolutely the most insufferable group of jackasses I have ever had the misfortune of spending an extended period of time with. I hope you all fucking die.

Patrick: I still have five prize tickets from the carnival.

Stewie: There was nothing for five tickets! We've been over this!

Patrick: Well, but Levar and I were going to pool ours for the fuzzy troll pencil topper.

Stewie: Oh yeah? You gonna share that?

Levar: Yeah, we were gonna share it.

Stewie: Really? How's that gonna work?

Patrick: Three days at my house, three days at Levar's and alternating Sundays.

Stewie: For a pencil topper?!

Michael: I have to pee again.

Stewie: That's it, goodbye.

(Stewie beams them away, Levar's cup didn't beam and spilled on Stewie's floor)

Stewie: Fuck!

 

Babs: These are my girls, and they'll do anything to be your princess, right girls?

Meg: See anything you like?

Stewie: Oh my butthole is so tight today.

Peter: Eww you guys are gross.

Edited October 13, 2015 by ShadowSixx

[TVSpectator]

Seth is probably mad people still find Aziz funny…

I'm confused when did  Seth started to hate Aziz and why? 

[Unclejosh]

Maybe because Aziz isn't funny?  He was the worst part of Parks and Recreation and his stand-up is very tiresome and painfully unfunny.

[OnceSane]

When Peter learns his mother's home has been sold, he remembers that his old porn stash is still there, and when he returns for it he finds a "to Peter from Peter" tape and realizes that his life hasn't gone as planned. Reeling from the disappointment, he sets out to make sure the same thing doesn't befall Chris and forces the boy to spend time with Brian.

[ganesh]

I watched one of his standups and found it very banal humor.

[Ubiquitous]

It makes sense Brian would be a hack "satirist" because he's a hack author.

Speaking of which, I was surprised to see a variation of the title of Brian's terrible book in real life ("The Speed of Love"). I don't recall when Brian's book first appeared, but did anyone in the show comment on the title?

[TVSpectator]

Speaking of which, I was surprised to see a variation of the title of Brian's terrible book in real life ("The Speed of Love"). I don't recall when Brian's book first appeared, but did anyone in the show comment on the title?

Rus had a song titled, The Speed of Love and Brian's title was a joke about it:

 

 

Another aspect was that the plot was taken from an 1980s movie, Iron Eagle (which IMO, wasn't very good to begin with):

 

 

and the title was taken from another song from 1979 (it's listed as track #2) and another book:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Here_to_Eternity_(Giorgio_Moroder_album)

 

http://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Speed-Love-Sonia-Choquette/dp/1401924034

 

Overall, it's a joke that Brian can't write anything original, and is really a loser with an inflated ego, and him stealing Stewie's jokes was continuing that joke. 

[Galileo908]

I can't believe that a movie called "Maniac Pope 2" would be terrible. I liked Peter's plot a lot more than Stewie & Brian's. I'm sorry, but Brian's pretentiousness got old for me ages ago.

 

I loved how Movie Peter was played by John Goodman, and that the movie the gang ended up making was still terrible.

[Spartan Girl]

As a person that actually needs glasses, I loved Stewie smacking the crap out of Brian's glasses with Brian still wearing them.

[TVSpectator]

The part that I liked best was seeing Stewie beat the crap out of smug Brain and breaking his glasses. Overall, the episode was okay. 

[ganesh]

Maniac Pope is a good movie. Maniac Pope 2? Is not. 

[ShadowSixx]

Brian is so damn pretentious and I was just elated when Stewie knocked the fuck out of him with that baseball bat. So far this season Stewie is still the most entertaining character, even in a subplot story. 

[Ubiquitous]

Who played Joe, Cleveland, and Quagmire in their movie? It looked like The Rock played Joe, but I'm not sure.

[Writing Wrongs]

The Rock, Samuel L. Jackson and Charlie Sheen, I think.

[OnceSane]

Brian is so damn pretentious and I was just elated when Stewie knocked the fuck out of him with that baseball bat. So far this season Stewie is still the most entertaining character, even in a subplot story.

Best part of the episode, AFAIC. When do we get another episode where Brian dies…by this time he doesn't come back? I want that so much.

The Rock, Samuel L. Jackson and Charlie Sheen, I think.

That's who I thought played them.

[TVSpectator]

Maniac Pope is a good movie. Maniac Pope 2? Is not. 

I think that it was more about how horror movies continually get worse, after the original and I think it wasn't Manic Pope 2, but Manic Pope 4 or some high number. Which, if they were making fun of horror movies would make more sense then it be just a regular sequel. 

Edited October 26, 2015 by TVSpectator

[OnceSane]

A couch stolen from Peter's front lawn prompts the guys to form a neighborhood watch group. While on patrol, Peter shoots someone climbing into Cleveland's house and is arrested and charged with a hate crime.

[OnceSane]

Peter's sister visits for Thanksgiving and proceeds to bully her brother, so a suddenly sympathetic Meg decides to train him for the big brother-sister wrestling match. Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian decide to do a cleanse to avoid overeating during Thanksgiving, but Stewie may have bitten off more than he can chew.

[ShadowSixx]

 

Also out of character for Stewie to refer to Lois as "Mom" when he usually calls her by her first name.

Edited October 31, 2015 by ShadowSixx

[Ubiquitous]

I think that it was more about how horror movies continually get worse, after the original and I think it wasn't Manic Pope 2, but Manic Pope 4 or some high number. Which, if they were making fun of horror movies would make more sense then it be just a regular sequel.

I checked. It was Maniac Pope 2.

[TVSpectator]

I checked. It was Maniac Pope 2.

 

Okay, maybe you are right about it being Maniac Pope 2. 

 

Also out of character for Stewie to refer to Lois as "Mom" when he usually calls her by her first name.

 

I thnk that Stewie has called Lois "mom" a few other times, within the show. 

[Galileo908]

That whole bit on Vegas was incredibly accurate.

 

The plot with Peter wanting Brian to not turn out like him was a good premise but, well, it's Peter. I DID like how they just started high stepping in tall hats instead. But what a missed opportunity for Peter not to teach Chris to go "sssssssshhhhh ahhhhh" when he scraped his knee.

 

Brian's done the "My Fair Lady" thing before with Peter...it also didn't work out so well.

[Ubiquitous]

Port Noise Complaint.

heh.

[TVSpectator]

Vodka Beer was, IMO, the best part of this episode. 

Edited November 9, 2015 by TVSpectator

[cheatincheetos]

Shocked that Brian's plan to upgrade Chris wasn't to get poser eyewear and hang out in coffee stores pretending to be a bestselling intellectual. The show's never minded recycling in the past.

[Ubiquitous]

Shocked that Brian's plan to upgrade Chris wasn't to get poser eyewear and hang out in coffee stores pretending to be a bestselling intellectual. The show's never minded recycling in the past.

I am certain Brian learned his lesson about wearing fake glasses.

[AConspiracy]

My cats also get spooked when the furnace comes on.

[ShadowSixx]

This episode was pretty much boring. It really lost me when they thought Brian could sophisticate Chris and the one good thing is Chris calling Brian out on his pretentious behavior. 

 

Peter is getting inexcusably stupid. I know he's been diagnosed as mentally challenged but it's a little too extreme for me. Thinking the toaster is a computer even though he works at The Brewery and sits behind a computer all day. 

[xander874]

 

Thinking the toaster is a computer even though he works at The Brewery and sits behind a computer all day.

Agreed and it would be nice if we actually saw him work at the Brewery occasionally. One of my main problems with this show is that they have some good secondary characters (Angela, Opie) they could develop but instead recycle Griffin plots. Did like Vodka beer and wonder why no one has tried that. Probably would taste awful.

[TVSpectator]

Did like Vodka beer and wonder why no one has tried that. Probably would taste awful.

 

Probably because of the alcohol content and also the carbonation process. Just imagine what drinking straight vodka can do to a person. 

[ganesh]

Did like Vodka beer and wonder why no one has tried that. Probably would taste awful.

 

Isn't that essentially Smirnoff Ice though? 

[TVSpectator]

Isn't that essentially Smirnoff Ice though? 

 

In the US it's actually a malt beverage, while everywhere else it's basically vodka. 

[Galileo908]

This episode aired today (11/15) not 11/22. The episode that was supposed to air tonight got bumped after the Paris attack.

 

The Cosby Show...Knowing What We Know Now was hilariously horrifying. I'll admit, some of my favorite Family Guy's bits involved Cosby. Kids Say The Darndest Things with Stewie, Cosby Show Aerobics, all the other weird Cosby cameos.

 

I loved that really long White House cutaway.

 

That Nightmare Before Christmas cutaway was really animated. I can't believe that they were able to use the characters and not a "changed enough to avoid the lawyers" version.

[Spartan Girl]

It was nice to see Peter get a dose of his own medicine. And while it was good of Meg to come to his recue, I have no doubt that the Meg bashing will go on like nothing ever happened.

The only thing more messed up than the Cosby shake studd was the alternate ending to Back to the Future. Yuck.

[Ubiquitous]

I do not remember the B-plot with Stewie and Brian at all.

 

OK, I did laugh at the Cosby but with all the women being in a drugged stupor, plus The Noid and the NBC Peacock. Wait, those two are male.

[ShadowSixx]

I see what happens when there is no sub-plot, you get a ton of cut scenes. There really wasn't much of a subplot between Brian and Stewie. 

 

I did like The Nightmare Before Christmas cutaway, well because I love the actual film. The Cosby Show cutscene was a little uncomfortable but funny to watch. 

 

I did get a joy out of Lois telling Brian that they were so close to putting him down a year ago.  If only they did it. 

 

This type of Peter I can like. I like Peter more when they don't magnify his dumbness. He can still be the fat lovable guy who has dumb moments every now and then. I did laugh at Peter in the end when he refused to get tested for blood to save his sister. So they brought his sister in for one episode and killed her off? Peter has nobody left in his family, they're all dead. 

 

I highly doubt that Peter will start treating Meg any differently after this episode, they'll go back to making her the family punching bag. Even though that should be reserved for Brian. 

 

Speaking of that jackass I wish he just stop, he knows that out of everyone in the Griffin family he can never get anything over on Stewie. So him pretending to be looking at some numbers but really watching porn, don't know what the hell he expected.

[OnceSane]

Yeah, I guess the B plot was scrapped for more cutaways of Peter treating Meg like shit.

[ganesh]

The Cosby Show...Knowing What We Know Now was hilariously horrifying.

 

I know. I laughed hard. 

 

I didn't mind the lack of B plot and the cutaways. This wasn't that bad. 

 

This type of Peter I can like. I like Peter more when they don't magnify his dumbness. He can still be the fat lovable guy who has dumb moments every now and then.

 

 

When they actually try, they can still put on a good episode. 

So I guess this was the "Meg episode?" I'd like her to get some character development.

[Dancingjaneway]

I HATED that Meg helped Peter out. When the episode started I hoped that Peter would start to see how horrible he was to Meg but I should have known better. I think I'm going to stick to reading the story lines of the episodes and if they aren't Stewie/Brian eps I won't watch. 

[ganesh]

Meg always does though. And her motives were legit, if she helps Peter get over his sister, then Peter would stop bullying her. 

[OnceSane]

Quagmire admits that he's in love with Lois. Unfortunately, he proclaims his love while he has accidentally pocket-dialed Peter. Peter is furious and Brian takes it upon himself to fix the situation.

[OnceSane]

When Joe is trampled in a local running of the bulls and becomes a quadriplegic, the guys find it too difficult to hang around him. Meanwhile, Brian sleeps with a married woman, and when the husband returns home, he pretends to be the family's new dog.

[Galileo908]

You know, I like it when they imply that Cleveland's on his own adventures.

 

I was seriously squicked out by the scene with the old lady and the toothpick.

 

Ariel wanting legs only to eat them seemed like something classic Family Guy would've done.

[Spartan Girl]

LOL at The Walk of Shame scene. They sure cranked that out fast.

[Ubiquitous]

Did anyone catch what was in the back of Quagmire's moving van? I'm sure there was something b/c they quickly jumped to a long shot with the backdoor VERY quickly slamming shut.

[ShadowSixx]

Watching that old lady with the toothpick was just cringeworthy lol.

 

It's just funny how Carter doesn't know how to use anything that doesn't involve money or things that hired help would do. 

 

Other than those things I got nothing else in regards to the episode. Really nothing to snark about. 

[ganesh]

Toothpick Peter was really funny. 

I'm fine when the show doesn't bother with a B plot. This one was actually rather funny.

I loved the passive aggressive song. I wonder how much time the network allowed them to pause on CUNT-inuous. 

[OnceSane]

I was surprised when Meg yelled, "Get him, Dad!" or whatever, I guess the writers are doing their version of pretending Meg and Peter turned a corner in their relationship due to the last episode.

The passive-aggressive song was great!

Why was Peter so up in arms about Quagmire loving Lois when BRIAN loves her and LIVES with them? Plus, outside of the time Peter and Lois were separated due to jealousy issues, Quagmire has never tried to get with Lois…unlike Brian.

[Ubiquitous]

I kinda wondered why no one realized this after all these years. One example was when Peter and Lois were rummaging thr Quagmire's house and found a hidden fetish shrine to her in a closet.