# Family Guy 3/12/06 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121 "2006-03-13T02:12:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/1 "2006-03-13T02:12:20Z")
Okay, some of the recent new episodes have been falling a little flat, but this one is great so far. I especially liked the “Better Off Dead” bit they threw in. And Brian’s look when Lois was showing him the tooth marks… “I’m sorry, what?” And the Wheel of Fortune bit at the beginning was fun, too ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/2 "2006-03-13T02:13:48Z")
GREAT ep so far, firing on _all_ cylinders… Great Space Coaster LOTR Arwyen and “Still Not King” guy rips on various Disney films (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) xelA kceberT (it’s the only way to get him back to his universe) what’s up with Quagmire, AU Quaggie? ---
**Author:** ![MMI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MMI)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/3 "2006-03-13T02:14:16Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Okay, some of the recent new episodes have been falling a little flat, but this one is great so far. > > I especially liked the “Better Off Dead” bit they threw in. > And Brian’s look when Lois was showing him the tooth marks… “I’m sorry, what?” > > And the Wheel of Fortune bit at the beginning was fun, too Kebert Xela. Nuff said ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/4 "2006-03-13T02:18:12Z")
Adam West is in rare form this week, first the “xelA kceberT” quip, then the :you did it, damn you all to Hell" quip from POTA… ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/5 "2006-03-13T02:20:34Z")
[**Monstre** got there first.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362602) (Good ep, though.) ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/6 "2006-03-13T02:26:38Z")
Mayor West: “You’ll thank me when nobody eats your brains…!” ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/7 "2006-03-13T02:28:58Z")
Woohooo! I think tonight was the first time I got a reference on Family Guy that was pretty obscure. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/8 "2006-03-13T02:29:23Z")
Can a Mod please merge the two threads, or delete mine? thanks yep this was one of the best new eps Better Off Dead, Great Space Coaster, LOTR, Adam West had some great ones here as well ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/9 "2006-03-13T02:34:38Z")
I only laughed once before the first commercial (Kebert Xela!). After that, though, it was really good. The more Adam West, the merrier, IMO. Plus, it’s always fun when Death stops by. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/10 "2006-03-13T02:37:52Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > Can a Mod please merge the two threads, or delete mine? Threads merged, so that’ll explain some of the posting confusion above. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/11 "2006-03-13T02:53:50Z")
> [@treis](#): > > Woohooo! I think tonight was the first time I got a reference on Family Guy that was pretty obscure. Which reference was it? I think the best part of the Wheel of Fortune gag was when Peter was picking out his gifts from the showcase and he asked, “How much for the fat guy in the circle?” “Um, that’s you, Peter…” ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/12 "2006-03-13T03:00:29Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Which reference was it? > > I think the best part of the Wheel of Fortune gag was when Peter was picking out his gifts from the showcase and he asked, “How much for the fat guy in the circle?” > > “Um, that’s you, Peter…” Isn’t that a gag about Wheel of Fortune from like the mid 80s? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/13 "2006-03-13T03:05:06Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Isn’t that a gag about Wheel of Fortune from like the mid 80s? Which was the funniest version. The best part was that, after picking Z, 4, Q, Q, and Q again, he picked the Batman symbol and it popped right up like they were all ready for someone to pick that. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/14 "2006-03-13T03:32:50Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Which reference was it? > > I think the best part of the Wheel of Fortune gag was when Peter was picking out his gifts from the showcase and he asked, “How much for the fat guy in the circle?” > > “Um, that’s you, Peter…” The Howard Cosell speaking Asian that taunts Peter to race, its from Better Off Dead. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/15 "2006-03-13T03:37:32Z")
> [@treis](#): > > The Howard Cosell speaking Asian that taunts Peter to race, its from Better Off Dead. Oh, definitely – that was great. And “Better Off Dead” is one of my all time favorite movies. The LOTR Elvish language scene was fun, too – especially given that Quagmire’s long elvish line translated to… “Giggity” ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/16 "2006-03-13T04:09:04Z")
> [@treis](#): > > The Howard Cosell speaking Asian that taunts Peter to race, its from Better Off Dead. from Better Off Dead; (Lane Meyer is speaking to the French Foriegn Excange student, Monique) “Now you see, here’s the point, two brothers, one speaks no English, the other one learned to speak English by watching the Wide World Of Sports…you tell me what’s worse, speaking _no_ english, or speaking Howard Cosell?” ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/17 "2006-03-13T04:51:51Z")
Anyone catch the name of this ep? My roomie insisted on watching the goddamn Sopranos and I missed it. TiVo will help me if I know the ep name. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![bradministrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bradministrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bradministrator)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/18 "2006-03-13T05:02:05Z")
Funniest thing was the ceramic Dalmation. For whatever reason, Wheel of Fortune always had a ceramic Dalmation in the prize package. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/19 "2006-03-13T05:04:34Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > Anyone catch the name of this ep? “I Take Three, Quagmire” ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121/20 "2006-03-13T05:53:11Z")
They had me at the Baldwin joke. “Eat up Stephen, you’re the weakest.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-3-12-06/348121.md?page=2)