# Family Guy 7/10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 11, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909 "2005-07-11T00:58:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/21 "2005-07-11T06:23:51Z")
Oh, the “X-men” convention was pretty disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/22 "2005-07-11T08:15:54Z")
Yeah, I was disturbed to learn that I find Lois even hotter made up as Mystique. Animated sit-com MILFs are disturbing enough, without bringing comic-book nerdism into it. “Ow! Ow! You’re _bending_ it!” Bwahahahaha! ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/23 "2005-07-11T09:30:44Z")
Yes, the breakfast machine was a takeoff on PWBA. If it references anything else, it can only be that Tim Burton was referencing that. Or a coincidence. And there was a starter pistol in the PWBA breakfast scene. Now, about the scene where Stewie attacks the babysitter’s boyfriend in the hotel room—was THAT a takeoff of anything? ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/24 "2005-07-11T10:07:56Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > Now, about the scene where Stewie attacks the babysitter’s boyfriend in the hotel room—was THAT a takeoff of anything? It reminded me of various horror movies, though the beating with the tire iron reminded me of a South Park from a couple years ago, where Cartman dreams he’s in 1776 and meets a messager who is taking a message to Thomas Jefferson. When they get to Jefferson’s house, cartman beats the messager to death with a club, drags the body into the bushs and gives the message to jefferson himself. ---
**Author:** ![robotic\_panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@robotic\_panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotic_panda)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/25 "2005-07-11T10:35:06Z")
When Jeremy (babysitter’s boyfriend) looks into the mirror, and sees Stewie sitting in a chair smoking; then he turns around quickly to an empty chair… That seemed familiar, yes. I can’t place it! The breakfast machine was my favorite part… I was laughing hysterically as he excitedly watched the red balloon being released, which was so obviously tied to the trigger. I instantly remembered the music from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. 🙂 I also enjoyed the vomiting scene a lot though. Yeah i’m a bit juvenile. “Whoever vomits last, gets the last piece of pie!” I saw it coming right there. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/26 "2005-07-11T10:40:04Z")
I’m just surprised Brian went along with it; he’s supposed to be the smart one, after all! ---
**Author:** ![robotic\_panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@robotic\_panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotic_panda)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/27 "2005-07-11T10:45:53Z")
It seemed like a “guy thing” to me. It included all of the Griffin boys. Also, would Brian turn down any kind of drinking contest? I mean, c’mon, the winner gets PIE! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/28 "2005-07-11T12:06:01Z")
I thought the _Fly_ parody could have been more gruesome and/or disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/29 "2005-07-11T12:13:10Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > It was based on an old Sesame Street bit, with a Rube Goldberg Machine just like that, which ended up producing the number of the day. I know Sesame Street Skits involving Rube Goldberg Machines, and that sir, was no Sesame St. machine. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/30 "2005-07-11T12:27:34Z")
And still, no one mentioned Meg’s line: “You can’t sell me, you fat son of a bitch!” My favorite Meg line ever. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/31 "2005-07-11T12:52:25Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > And still, no one mentioned Meg’s line: > “You can’t sell me, you fat son of a bitch!” > > My favorite Meg line ever. Seconded. One of the funniest, if not THE funniest, new season episodes. ---
**Author:** ![robotic\_panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@robotic\_panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotic_panda)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/32 "2005-07-11T12:57:58Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I thought the _Fly_ parody could have been more gruesome and/or disgusting. Alright, I am curious. I wanna hear **Mr. Blue Sky** ’s take on how the Stewie/Rupert hybrid turns out! (I took it as being a sort of anti-parody, and making the result as cute as possible. I’m into the gruesome idea though!) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/33 "2005-07-11T12:58:03Z")
I liked Stewie’s rant speech, but they tried to do the “low talking Stewie on the couch” bit again. ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/34 "2005-07-11T15:15:39Z")
I like how the Portugese fishermen/cardiologists were back interviewing for babysitter. Agreed that the breakfast machine was a PWBA parody - the music was a dead give away. I know I missed a reference with that thing making the noises during it’s babysitting interview. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/35 "2005-07-11T15:19:45Z")
> [@dasgupta](#): > > I know I missed a reference with that thing making the noises during it’s babysitting interview. It was some kinda annoying sidekick on a Hannah Barbera cartoon, “The Herculoids” ---
**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:** [July 11, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/36 "2005-07-11T15:37:59Z")
The key to a comedic vomit scene: make it go on longer, and with more vomit, than any vomit scene ever has before. The bar has been raised. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/37 "2005-07-11T15:39:40Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > The key to a comedic vomit scene: make it go on longer, and with more vomit, than any vomit scene ever has before. > > The bar has been raised. I’m not sure, \*Team America: World Police \* might still have it beaten. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/38 "2005-07-11T17:32:12Z")
I know it’s a long shot, but does anyone have the clip of the vomiting scene online? I know that the Family Guy web site has “clips of the day” but they all seem to be older…maybe I should email them and ask them to post the vomiting scene… ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/39 "2005-07-11T17:37:13Z")
I still say _Stand By Me_’s total “Barf-O-Rama” is the true champion. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909/40 "2005-07-11T18:01:58Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I’m not sure, \*Team America: World Police \* might still have it beaten. Yeah, I thought of Team America did it better, if for no other reason that at least that has the Puppet Novelty going for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-7-10/311909.md?page=3)