Spoilers to follow, of course . . .
Was Brian’s racist joke a reference to the Michael Richards controversy? Did Olivia and her boyfriend die in the fire? (Interesting how they sort of left that hanging.) Who was the voice of the boyfriend? It sort of sounded like Alan Alda.
My favorite exchange:
“What’s for dinner?”
“Play-Doh spaghetti.”
“Oh.”
“What?”
“Uhm, well, it’s just that we had Play-Doh spaghetti last night . . . and that’s all we had.”
Brian having a racist streak is an ongoing joke. It is especially funny given that he is the ultimate New England Liberal stereotype.
I thought Victor was voiced by Alan Alda too, but I didn’t see his name in the credits.
It was either Alan Alda or a delieberate impression of him. (Or else an impression of Casey Kasem doing a bad Woody Allen impression…)
I have to mention that in the old days the implied bestiality of the wolf and grandma in Tex Avery’s Red Hot Riding Hood (Circa 1940) caused the censors to change the ending (originally it had little wolfs and grandma sharing the table!)
Now Jillian is back with Brian and so far not a peep or a complaint. Seems next weeks episode will make an item of Jillian, Brian and Meg! I Think the family guy writers are trying too hard to make waves. 
What was the reference at the end of the Star Wars bit? I mean the song they played while Luke made a “what was that all about” sort of face?
Its funny… the bit at the end with the song was what I thought was really funny about the whole bit, and I don’t even know what the reference was supposed to be.
Also, please remind me where the “Its not your fault” thing came from? I know I remember that from something. But I can’t remember what.
-FrL-
Didn’t see the show, but the “it’s not your fault” thing could be riffing on an early gimmick by former pro wrestler (now a pilot) Jimmy Garvin…he had a deal where he included “It’s not my fault” as a catchphrase in his promos. Of course, he was a heel at the time, so it was definitely his fault…
Thanks, but I’m pretty sure that’s not it. The scene from Family Guy which I’m referring to involved Brian saying to Stewie repeatedly “It’s not your fault,” and Stewie responding at first nonchalantly, then angrily, then finally tearfully as though being told it wasn’t his fault had hit some therapeautic spot.
It’s driving me nuts trying to remember what show this was, because I even remember making fun of it at the time.
-FrL-
It’s driving me nuts too. Was it Good Will Hunting?
The music at the end of the Star Wars bit was the theme song to Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Yeah, it was Good Will Hunting.
Ahh yes!
IMO Ludicrous.
Funny thing, though: I had searched google for “It’s not your fault yeah I know” and the second link was to “memorable quotes from Good Will Hunting,” but the segment from the page quoted on the google list did not consist in the words I was looking for so I skipped it. Turns out there it was. (Cue “curb your enthusiasm” theme.)
-FrL-
I looked, too, and I didn’t see his name either.
I still think it’s hilarious how Brian has a problem with black people.
My guess was an impression of Casey Kasem doing an impression of Alan Alda.
The funniest gag of the show was the fake commercial for a new Rocky movie. They made it in live-action, and even got Sylvester Stallone to play himself. And they stuck it in the middle of some actual commercials, which only made it funnier.
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-Joeky
That music was from Curb Your Enthusiasm. The main character often found himself in situations where he said or did something, and the people around him overreacted (or reacted properly to something outrageous he did or said), and he wouldn’t understand why.
I kind of thought that parts of the bit with Stewie and his “wife Alda” were kind of an* Annie Hall* spoof.
Good episode.
“Tasty Juice- drink it then convert it to pee!”
I’m specifically wondering: the scene where they’re sitting by the river, with the view of the bridge: was that a takeoff of Annie Hall or Manhattan? It’s been so long since I’ve seen those movies I can’t remember which had that scene.
Another good episode. Family Guy is now consistently the funniest show of Sunday night. (Yes, that’s not just a compliment, but a slap at something else.)
First off, my post was supposed to read, Stewie, his wife, and the “Alan Alda guy” but that’s what I get for not previewing. I kind of thought it was more Annie Hall but in retrospect it may have been a combination of Manhattan and Annie Hall or just sort of a loose Woody Allenesque spoof in general.