# Family Guy 6/5/05 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 6, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067 "2005-06-06T00:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/41 "2005-06-07T03:02:14Z")
> [@righto](#): > > Yes, but it’s a trend you’ve also seemingly subscribed to, which is what I was referring to. I re-read my post twice just now. I see no combination of words I wrote that support this claim. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/42 "2005-06-07T03:29:38Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > That’s what happens when a show becomes creatively bankrupt; they start feeling around in the dark for laughs just off the sheer oddness of what they’re doing. See the last few seasons of SNL and MadTV for examples. There’s something to be said for sheer oddness. And if you don’t agree, you can go throw grapefruits at your grandmother while farting through a kazoo. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/43 "2005-06-07T11:28:05Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > Now, on a different subject, ten or so posts later, anyone want to tell > Originally Posted by me, in post 18 > I missed the first few seconds, and only turned on the Tv after all but the last credit stopped rolled. Anyone want to tell me the gag from very beginning of the show? Very next post answered it: > [@deevee](#): > > Meg shopping for clothes chooses the shirt that has “Sperm Dumpster” written in glitter on it. To expand: Meg was bummed out that she was rejected by the cool “play by me own rules” guy at school, Lois takes her to the mall and trys to help her pick out cool clothe. Lois, in fact, picks out the shirt, after Meg rejects “Slut” and something else offensive but now standard for teen hosebags. She then bellows at Asian reporter Trisha Takanowa, doing a mall report, and manages to get her to give Meg the complementary makeover she’s giving away. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/44 "2005-06-07T14:44:46Z")
And why is Alex Borstein recycling her Asian woman character from MadTV? Did they have a few precious seconds to fill? And anyone else catch Seth and Alex on Jimmy Kimmel last night? They sang a song from the new Vegas CD. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/45 "2005-06-07T15:04:08Z")
The one gag that had me laughing out loud (and I mean loud): Peter grabbing Joe’s leg and smashing him around stage like a guitar. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/46 "2005-06-07T15:11:46Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > And why is Alex Borstein recycling her Asian woman character from MadTV? Did they have a few precious seconds to fill? Yeah, that was stupid. But I hate the character on MAD TV, so I’m not going to like it anywhere else, too. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/47 "2005-06-07T15:11:53Z")
**RickJay** , I suspect that what he’s telling you is that you’re being dogmatic (for lack of a better word) about the show being the same while others are being dogmatic about the show not being as good as it once was. FWIW, I agree with **RickJay**. “It’s not as funny as it used to be” was probably said about M_A_S\*H, was definitely said about Cheers, was said about Seinfeld, has been said about the Simpsons since 1990, and will always be said about every show. There’s a funny mindset involved. . .perhaps just a humor version of “natural selection” where the show AS A WHOLE is remembered as being as funny as it’s most memorable gags. **RJ** demonstrates a more objective take on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/48 "2005-06-07T18:08:28Z")
> [@](#): > > FWIW, I agree with RickJay. “It’s not as funny as it used to be” was probably said about M_A_S\*H, was definitely said about Cheers, was said about Seinfeld, has been said about the Simpsons since 1990, and will always be said about every show. > > There’s a funny mindset involved. . .perhaps just a humor version of “natural selection” where the show AS A WHOLE is remembered as being as funny as it’s most memorable gags. _shrug_ Again, I objectively disagree. Something I forgot to mention before about this week’s episode: I thought the bit with Bush was boring, out-of-place, and out-of-character. ---
**Author:** ![righto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@righto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/righto)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067/49 "2005-06-07T19:43:24Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > Something I forgot to mention before about this week’s episode: I thought the bit with Bush was boring, out-of-place, and out-of-character. As was the recent Chickent Fight, and the other numerous injokes that seem to appease only the hardcore fans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-6-5-05/307067.md?page=2)