It went on too long, it’s a bad song in the first place, and made no sense for Peter to sing.
Now, I know you’re all going “uhh…it’s a cutaway joke, it supposed to not make sense.”
But it wasn’t ,technically speaking, a cutaway joke. It all happened “within the plot” you could say, of the episode. Peter got a touchdown and did a celebration song…so why was it a song about some stuck-up pris who doesn’t put out? I guess they were going for the “it’s funny because it’s random and makes no sense!” angle, but that only works in smaller bits, like the real cut away gags.
But five minutes of a God-awful song? Ugh, I’ll pass.
That one was just on tonight. It’s the one where the Drunken Clam gets sold and turned into a British pub, with Stewie’s “My Fair Lady” side story (“One if by Clam, Two if by Sea”).
Stewie, showing that MacFarlane understands that only people in Hollywood like vaudeville and the like, guns down the two recurring singers and says, “There, you happy? You’ll never see them again!”
which is a hilarious bit as a quick clip. When they put the whole damn song in, however, I think groups of FG fans were gathering torches and rakes and looking up Seth Mcfarlane’s house on Google Street View.
The first time that episode was on, I got a phone call so I muted the TV. I saw that part, but I had no idea what the hell they had been talking about until seeing it again in reruns.
Damned if I can find the clip, but Brian mentions the time “Peter ran over that cat.”
Cut to a theatre, where the musical “Cats” is being performed, and Peter’s station wagon crashes through the back of the stage, crushing one of the dancers.
Also:
PETER: Brian! There’s a message in my Alpha-Bits! It says, “Ooooo!”
Clearly, it’s not universally hated. I loved it myelf. And obviously, I’m a part of the universe. Because I interact with the universe (as evidenced by my posting to this board).
Were I not a part of the universe (and yet able to interact with it), that would make me Go–
Hey! You there! Stop that masturbating this instant, or this kitten gets it!
I like Shipoopi. Isn’t the joke that he has been specifically told by the team captain (?) ‘No Showboating!’ when he gets a touchdown, but ignores this and does a ridiculously annoying drawn-out show-tune the very next time?