# Family Guy 6/12/05 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024 "2005-06-13T01:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/21 "2005-06-13T14:12:35Z")
I think it was his fishing boat. If not, didn’t you see his blimp and helicopter? (As for Lois getting spanked, she intended for Peter to do it and Brian got carried away!) ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/22 "2005-06-13T14:15:42Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > **Caricci** : What’s weird is, I saw that Andre the Giant picture for the first time yesterday (on the Rotten Library’s article) and then I saw the gag. That’s one of those bizarre coincidences you hear so much about! My experiences with this show are filled with such coincidences. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/23 "2005-06-13T14:23:26Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > Best moment, though – Lois getting worked up, dropping her drawers, and demanding to be spanked – and her demure reaction after Brian delivered. There are times I miss TV. This is one of those times. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/24 "2005-06-13T14:34:48Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > - And what about the hilarious Natalie Wood/charades gag? So funny. Someone yelled out, “Stephen Hawking”. When he comes to, he goes, “Peter. You got it. I was doing Natalie Wood.” Absolutely tasteless, as was brian hitting on meg and the aids song. I liked the Rocky III ending too. “ding ding” and then the mouthpiece. Perfect. Too bad they didn’t end the rockys right then. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/25 "2005-06-13T15:01:15Z")
Not only did someone yell Stephen Hawking, but they also yelled a series of wheelchaired, famous people. [sub]Rocky 4 was a classic![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/26 "2005-06-13T15:14:42Z")
A pretty lame episode. A few redeeming jokes and gags (and Lois’ spanking), but for the most part, uninspired. Oh, and I was distracted by the new Loretta’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/27 "2005-06-13T15:36:14Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > - Did we know his name was Cleveland Brown? Oh, man! I just got that! ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/28 "2005-06-13T15:37:26Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The show jumped the shark big time before it went off the air the first time. McFarland has just run completely dry. Thank God it’s McFarlane who writes the thing, then! –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/29 "2005-06-13T15:55:11Z")
> [@](#): > > Thank God it’s McFarlane who writes the thing, then! Him and, y’know, a staff of writers. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/30 "2005-06-13T15:55:50Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Canh someone explain to me why Lois was getting spanked by Brian? I was on the phone for part of the episode, and I wasn’t hearing what she was saying, I jsut say her get excited, jump up, pull her pants down, bend over, and get spanked by Brian. While I have no problems seeing Lois in her underwear (Lois is probably the hottest (cartoon) mom ever) I would like to know the context. > > Also, since when does Peter have a boat? It didn’t look like his fishing boat, more like a yacht. The jist of it was that she was explaining to Cleveland how he needs to be tougher, and be a real man. To get angry and stand-up for himself to prove to Loretta that he’s got a pair. In her enthusiasm, she got all hot and bothered and wanted Peter to spank her and show her who’s boss…Brian stepped up first, heheh. Anyways, decent episode. I don’t particularly think the show is any better or worse than it was pre-cancellation. It’s always been hit-or-miss, but noble in it’s efforts. I think alot of people are the grass-is-greener types. The one thing I’m seeing lately that bugs me a bit is how much they seem to be relying on pop-culture references and retreads of old jokes respun. This episode was one constant reference to other shows and movies. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/31 "2005-06-13T16:39:43Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > The one thing I’m seeing lately that bugs me a bit is how much they seem to be relying on pop-culture references and retreads of old jokes respun. This episode was one constant reference to other shows and movies. I wouldn’t quite go that far, but I do hope the “parody ending” isn’t going to be standard on all the episodes forthcoming. Update: Fox has just ordered 22 more episodes! ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/32 "2005-06-13T17:25:51Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > This episode was one constant reference to other shows and movies. IMO, that was the case with more than a few of the pre-cancellation eps as well – specifically, the good ones. 😉 –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/33 "2005-06-13T17:37:43Z")
Although “tasteless” has always been a big part of the Family Guy experience, I thought that there were long periods during last night’s episode where they forgot that it has to be married to “funny” in order to work. Brian hitting on Meg – disturbing and not funny. Quagmire and the fish – maybe essential to the plot, but not funny. Stewie and the female golfer – not funny. Stewie blowing off the CPR dummy, well, actually, that was kind of funny. Have to give them Kudos for continuity though. (“In Portugal, I was a cardiologist.”) ---
**Author:** ![righto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@righto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/righto)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/34 "2005-06-13T17:53:49Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Brian hitting on Meg – disturbing and not funny. And completley out of character for Brian. In addition, I’m fairly certain that’s a retread of a Quagmire joke a few seasons back. I agree with everything else you said as well. The show went from being clever to simple shock humor, which South Park does better anyway. Family Guy should stick to what is used to be good at: Being funny. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/35 "2005-06-13T19:56:39Z")
> [@righto](#): > > And completley out of character for Brian. Really? Brian was hitting on Lois in one episode. Even saw a therapist about it. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/36 "2005-06-13T21:39:19Z")
> [@righto](#): > > And completley out of character for Brian. I dunno; Brian’s a different dog once he’s had a few … ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/37 "2005-06-13T21:39:35Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > Really? Brian was hitting on Lois in one episode. Even saw a therapist about it. Well, that was in character, because Brian is in love with Lois (no surprises there; that cartoon mom is _HOT_). Also why the smack on Lois’s ass was not quite so ooky as hitting on Meg. The hitting on Meg thing _was_ disturbing, IMO, but it wasn’t exactly out of character (again, IMO). It’s what Brian does when he gets hammered. That he was trying it on Meg simply indicated to me that he was REALLY hammered. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/38 "2005-06-13T21:43:46Z")
I’m not sure if it applies to paraphrases, but here goes: _Jinx!_ You owe me a soda! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/39 "2005-06-13T23:40:32Z")
“To the PeterCopter!” “Quick! to the Petenberg!” \ How do you _AFFORD_ all these things… …just what i was thinking at the time, for an often unemployed assembly-line worker/fisherman, he sure has a lot of expensive toys… ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024/40 "2005-06-13T23:42:24Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > \ How do you _AFFORD_ all these things… Actually, it was Joe who said that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-12-05/308024.md?page=3)