Monday, October 20, 2008

Season 7 Ep.3: "Road to Germany" References

  • Some of the stills in beginning are recreations of famous World War 2 photos.
  • The Griffins hold an Oscar watching party.
  • During the Oscars, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi are presenting the awards for best art direction.
  • One of Steve Buscemi's teeth decides to go to an Elton John party.
  • Chris wants to drink Mr. Goldman's Ensure drink, and Peter lists the advantages of Ensure in the style of its commercial.
  • Stewie asks Rick Moranis and the Little Shop of Horrors backup singers what happened to Mort.
  • Stewie claims Rene Russo was born September the 1st 1939, even though she was born on February the 17th 1954.
  • During the escape scene, Stewie gets on a makeshift skateboard and skates to the Back to the Future theme. Later this episode we can also hear the Indiana Jones theme.
  • While on the radar, the bleeps play Terence Trent D'Arby's "Wishing Well" song.
  • On a newspaper we can see Hitler shaking hand with Mickey Mouse.
  • Stewie sees Winston Churchill in wartime London.
  • On a warplane Stewie refers to Brian as Goose, a Top Gun reference.
  • Berlin's welcome sign calls it "The Happiest Place on Earth", just like Disneyland.
  • One of the Nazi's wearing a McCain, Palin support button.
  • The German scientists developed a collection of 100 hundred red balloons. After one of them pops, it resembles Nena's hit "99 Luftballons."
  • Mean Joe Green hands Stewie some uranium.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Season 7 Ep.2: "I Dream of Jesus" References

  • The title "I Dream of Jesus" obviously alludes to the TV show "I Dream of Jeannie"
  • At the 50s style diner all of the wait staff look like icons of that decade. There's Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, and James Dean, the latter of whom is a mangled "after the accident" version.
  • Peter listens to the 1963 Trashmen hit "Surfin' Bird" excessively.
  • Star Jones' flabby arms are shown after the weight surgery.
  • Lois has an Allen Sherman record that just "walked away."
  • When Brian and Stewie destroy Peter's "Surfin' Bird" record, they do it Office Space style with baseball bats & rap music playing in the background. The scene is identical to one in the movie Office Space in which a printer is treated the same way the record is treated.
  • During Peter's visit at the record store, we can see an ABBA record in the background and a Pink Floyd poster on the wall.
  • Peter tries to pee on some of Amy Grant's CDs.
  • Marley Matlin is shown trying to use a voice recognition movie information service. She wants to see the movie The Last Mimzy, but the system tells her she wants to see 300.
  • Peter mentions the time he, Cleveland & Joe went to see Chronicles of Riddick.
  • When Jesus turns dinner into icecream, he does it to the sound effect that is used in the show "Bewitched" whenever Samantha performs magic.
  • George Bush gets to meet Jesus.
  • A couple in bed gets distracted by John Aston.
  • Jesus wants Peter to get him a "Cracked" magazine, which Peter finds hard to believe.
  • Jesus gets to be on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. That night's show also features David Coulier of "Full House" and Joss Stone.
  • Jesus enters the "Tonight Show" set to a jazz instrumental version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem."
  • On Leno's show, Jesus says he plays a lot of Call of Duty 4 (a video game) and eats PinkBerry (an often-mentioned favorite treat of celebrities). He also claims to have revived River Phoenix, who ultimately overdosed again at the Viper Room.
  • The "New York Post" says "Jesus is bigger than Jesus," which is an allusion to this quote made famous by John Lennon: " The Beatles are bigger than Jesus."
  • Dane Cook introduces Jesus at the MTV Music Video Awards.
  • Jesus walks on stage with the Pussycat Dolls at the aforementioned video award show.
  • At a party, we overhear that Lindsay Lohan is taking off her top.
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