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.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Season 7 Ep.1: "Love Blactually" References

  • The title itself is a spoof of the movie Love Actually.
  • During a costume party, Peter is dressed up as Laura Bush, Lois is the guy who was killed by Laura Bush in a wreck, both Brian and Stewie are Snoopy, Quagmire is Napoleon Dynamite (and is wearing a "Vote for Pedro" shirt), and Cleveland is Charlie Chaplin. Quagmire thinks Joe is dressed up as FDR, Peter mistakes him for Stephen Hawking at the beach and Quagmire calls him crippled Magnum P.I. Actually, Joe is dressed down as Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz.
  • As Snoopy, Brian does the Snoopy dance.
  • At the costume party, Brian is introduced to a woman, that he thinks is dressed like a Freddy Kruger victim.
  • Peter punches Brian in the stomach thinking he can't feel it. Brian reminds him that it's Houdini who can't feel punches in the stomach.
  • While being Snoopy, Brian is followed through the house by Woodchuck (also a character from "Peanuts").
  • While in the bookstore, we can see a book with Darth Vader on the cover in the background.
  • Stewie picks up a book in which Horton hears domestic violence (a spoof of Dr. Suess' "Horton Hears a Who").
  • Brian picks up a book of Richard Dawkins, a popular British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and science writer.
  • Brian notices while watching a movie that it had to be a "touching" film since Robin Williams was wearing a beard.
  • While Cleveland is having sex with Carolyn, he exclaims "Boom goes the dynamite." This quote is taken directly from a viral YouTube video in which a Ball State student sportscaster says the same phrase during a score at a basketball match.
  • Peter thinks Cleveland's former wife is called Jennifer Hudson, Weezie, or Florida (the latter two names of which are from "The Jeffersons" even though Florida refers to Florence).
  • When Brian is lying, his snout gets long just like Pinocchio's nose.
  • In a flashback, Cyrano de Bergerac is exposed as being anti-semitic.
  • Quagmire shows off his privates by saying Apache Penis EE-NAY-CHUCK, spoofing Apache Chief of the "Super Friends."
  • A naked Quagmire alludes to the famous 1837 fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes.

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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Season 5 Ep.6: "Prick Up Your Ears" References

  • Mayor West watches a sitcom entitled "Rodney King of Queens."
  • Chris is watching an episode of "Genital Hospital" (as in "General Hospital").
  • Michael Jackson is doing a Mini Wheats commercial in which he discusses that the kid in him likes the frosted side, and the grown-up likes the kid inside. This is not only spoofing the tagline of the Mini Wheats commercial, but it also alludes to Jackson's alleged sexual misconduct with a minor.
  • As Peter discusses missed opportunities in his life, he imagines himself as a Tetris block messing up the game.
  • While Peter teaches Sex Ed class, he demonstrates sexual intercourse with a Rainbow Brite doll and a bust of Shakespeare.
  • Stewie is playing with Fisher Price toys.
  • Peter says that without his advice, his Sex Ed students will be as hopeless as Liam Neeson trying to play an American cowboy.
  • "Family Guy" tosses to a commercial with the theme of "Knight Rider."
  • An unhip guest speaker at James Woods High School tries to relate to students by referencing The Matrix and "Mad TV."
  • That same guest speaker also introduces "Opal Rings" as a tactic in abstaining from sex. This is a spoof of "Purity Rings."
  • Picasso is shown painting a picture of Diane Wiest.
  • To protect himself from the tooth fairy, Stewie sets up a toy army consisting of a green-colored Spongebob, Transformer Starscream, and Man-E Faces from "He-Man & the Masters of the Universe."
  • Stewie says that the sneaky tooth fairy is "quieter than Britney Spears' dietitian."
  • Peter is watching "Laguna Beach."
  • Herbert is dreaming of Fred Savage of "The Wonder Years."
  • During role playing night, Lois dresses up as Grimace, the purple McDonald's character who Peter refers to as Ronald McDonald's "retarded friend."
  • Tom Tucker accuses fellow anchor Diane of watching "CSI" while having sex with strangers.
  • Stewie wears Herbert's dentures and pretends to be Gary Busey.
  • Brian says that unlike Karen Carpenter, his girlfriend does not overdo bulimia.
  • Stewie says Jillian looks jolly like Ruben Studdard, John Goodman and Santa.
  • Stewie says "...just like Geri fought comedy on 'The Facts of Life'."
  • Lois says "Meth is a hell of a drug", just like Rick James said "Cocaine is a hell of a drug" during an episode of the "Chapelle's Show."
  • Peter says he'll be more convincing than when Mel Gibson apologized to the Jews.
  • Stewie encounters a laser grid similar to the one from Entrapment.
  • Stewie has a picture of Chris Noth ("Sex in the City's" Mr. Big) in his wallet.
  • Harry Houdini is shown getting out of a dinner date by disappaering into the coat closet.
  • In a running gag about text messages, Cleveland says "Sock it to me," a famous line from late 60s tv show "Laugh-In."

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Season 5 Ep.5: "Whistle While Your Wife Works" References

  • The episode title itself is an allusion to a song from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs called "Whistle While You Work."
  • Chris acts out a scene in which he plays an FBI agent chasing David Koresh, the former leader of the Waco, Texas Branch Davidian cult.
  • When Brian doesn't want to introduce his new girlfriend to Stewie, Stewie starts chanting the famous old-school cheer "U-G-L-Y - you ain't got no alibi..."
  • Peter hides his porn in a "Get Smart"-style spy headquarter.
  • Quagmire says, "Skinemax doesn't show the good stuff until 3 a.m." (Skinemax is the nickname for pay-tv channel Cinemax).
  • Peter flashes back to a time when the guys hung out at I.H.O.P. with the "big horned guy" from Legend.
  • While hanging out at the brewery, the guys wonder who they'd strike down first if they were God -Debra Messing or French Stewart.
  • Nobody but Quagmire knows who Tim Daly or Tony Shaloub of "Wings" are. (This is funny because Quagmire is a pilot, and "Wings" was a 90s tv show centered around quirky characters running a Nantucket-based airline).
  • Peter has weekly phone discussions with his friends during which they recite plots of movies to him. (It's the same movies every week). He relies on Cleveland for discussing You, Me, and Dupree & Quagmire for Along Came Polly.
  • Peter mocks a Life cereal commercial.
  • When Stewie asks what Brian could possibly have to talk about with his airheaded girlfriend Jillian, Brian says they talk about MTV's "Real World / Road Rules Challenge."
  • Brian's ring tone is Axel F. by Harold Faltermeyer, made famous in the Beverly Hills Cop movie.
  • Jillian tries to watch Mr. 3000 but doesn't understand how to work her DVD player.
  • We find out that Lois uses Pert shampoo, and Peter uses Speedstick.
  • Brian says he & Jillian first met at Quizno's.
  • Brian says breaking up with Jillian will be tougher than reviews of the play "Our American Cousin" (the play during which Lincoln was assassinated).
  • Peter writes letters to Penthouse.
  • Peter says he always knew he'd get Lois like Danny DeVito knew he'd get Rhea Perlman.
  • Stewie has the song Cars by Gary Numan on his mix tape.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Season 5 Ep. 4: "Saving Private Brian" References

  • The episode title itself is already an allusion to Tom Hank's movie Saving Private Ryan.
  • A song sounding almost identical to Def Leppards's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" serves as the music for an Army commercial.
  • Mickey Rooney is parodied in a commercial for crazy pills.
  • Stewie claims a phrase from "The Onion" as his own, and Brian calls him out on it.
  • Peter and Lois are watching "Robert," a spin-off of "Everybody loves Raymond."
  • Stewie and Brian discuss Revenge of the Sith.
  • Peter has therapy with Comedy Central's "Dr. Katz."
  • A high school band changes the lyrics of KISS' "Rock and Roll All Night" to "party every first Thursday."
  • Peter says Laura Dern looks like a banana.
  • Peter is seen reading a Choose Your Own Adventure book.
  • We learn that Muddy Waters sounds like Muddy Waters because he passes kidney stones while singing.
  • Stewie imagines that Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz has herpes.
  • Stewie tries to prove he's old enough to be in the Army by claiming he has "Webster " disease" (which alludes to the 80s sitcom Webster which featured dwarf actor Emmanuelle Lewis).
  • When Stewie and Brian join the Army, their drill Sgt. calls Brian a "private dancer, dancer for money." These are lyrics to a Tina Turner song.
  • Zinedine Zidane is seen giving a headbutt birthday telegram to an old lady. He became famous for headbutting Italy's defender Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup.
  • When Chris stage dives and crashes through the floor, he ends up in the famous painting "Dogs Playing Poker" with Mayor West at the table.
  • During military training, the soldiers break into show tunes, ending with a tune from West Side Story.
  • Garth Brooks' alter ego Chris Gaines is referenced.
  • Peter imagines a car full of Gregory Pecks.
  • Part of the military obstacle course includes solving a Rubik's cube, finding Waldo, & playing Perfection (the latter of which is a Milton Bradley game). While Brian is running this course, the theme from Stripes is playing.
  • Stewie imagines a movie director having problems fitting Minnie Driver's head onto the screen.
  • Stewie thinks he's being shipped off to war in Fraggle Iraq (obvious pun for Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock").
  • When Stewie tries to guess military codes, he uses tv & movie references as code words, among them Tango and Cash and Mary Hartman (the latter of which is a 70s soap opera parody).
  • Chris has a Wu-Tang Clan CD & a poster of Marilyn Manson in his room. Later in the episode, Peter punches Manson for corrupting his son Brian.
  • George Bush is seen playing with a Slinky toy in the White House.
  • Marilyn Manson is seen giving advice to Chris with words taken from a Grape Nuts commercial.
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