# Friendly reminder: FAMILY GUY returns tonite! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985 "2005-05-01T22:44:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/81 "2005-05-03T02:05:36Z")
> [@Etherman](#): > > I loved the license plate from Jesus’ car in the movie trailer. “WWID” Only funny thing in that bit. OK…not the only one ‘Crucify this!’ got a giggle. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/82 "2005-05-03T02:10:43Z")
> [@Etherman](#): > > I loved the license plate from Jesus’ car in the movie trailer. “WWID” I liked the cross turning into a gun. Did you notice the nail holes when the voiceover said, “Let he who is without sin kick the first ass”? ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/83 "2005-05-03T02:12:57Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > That Geppeto joke was awful. Geppetto is supposed to be Pinocchios father… He may not be a real boy yet but that is the relationship between the two. Sorry but the so called gag isn’t funny at all, unless of course, you really think child molestation jokes are a hoot. So you were appauled when Quagmire saw a tied up cheerleader and yelled “Jackpot”? I mean it’s Family Guy! Off color jokes are the nom de plume. They also had a joke about child beating (“Tell them I got hit with a baseball”). Its what they do! Frankly I thought it was the best joke of the show. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/84 "2005-05-03T02:20:50Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Only funny thing in that bit. > > OK…not the only one ‘Crucify this!’ got a giggle. “Do you know how to use one of these?” “Do _you_ know how to use one of _these_?” ---
**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:** [May 3, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/85 "2005-05-03T02:27:43Z")
Anybody else notice the nail hole in Jesus’ hand when the voiceover guy said, “Let he who is without sin kick the first ass”? ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/86 "2005-05-03T02:28:30Z")
[Announcer] And now, back to “2 1/2 Men” AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/87 "2005-05-03T05:25:42Z")
> [@Etherman](#): > > I loved the license plate from Jesus’ car in the movie trailer. “WWID” I didn’t notice that, but I did notice that on the car Brian was driving Chris home from the dance was a “Kuncinich 04” Bumper Sticker. Probably peter’s car. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/88 "2005-05-03T05:55:40Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > I didn’t notice that, but I did notice that on the car Brian was driving Chris home from the dance was a “Kuncinich 04” Bumper Sticker. > > Probably peter’s car. It was a Prius, and Brian was reading “Dude, Where’s My Country?” earlier in the show. I think the car was supposed to be Brian’s - they were setting him up as a liberal sissy to contrast Stewie’s authoritarian parenting. But when did Brian get a car, and will we ever see it again? ---
**Author:** ![Etherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Etherman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Etherman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/89 "2005-05-03T06:42:48Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > I didn’t notice that, but I did notice that on the car Brian was driving Chris home from the dance was a “Kuncinich 04” Bumper Sticker. > > Probably peter’s car. I caught the bumper sticker too. But the license plate on the car was _bri-dog_, so it was Brian’s(I love DVR). What was the reference in the Passion^2 trailer with the fishtank and Jesus diving around with a gun. I swear that reminds me of an old movie. (Sharky’s machine maybe?) ---
**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:** [May 3, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/90 "2005-05-03T06:45:21Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > Diaphragms easily have the most comic potential of all the available b.c. options – and that’s saying something where the second banana is basically a greasy balloon. Speaking of great lines, that one was no slouch. You want to think about shopping it one around. ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/91 "2005-05-03T11:45:15Z")
> [@Etherman](#): > > I caught the bumper sticker too. But the license plate on the car was _bri-dog_, so it was Brian’s(I love DVR). > > What was the reference in the Passion^2 trailer with the fishtank and Jesus diving around with a gun. I swear that reminds me of an old movie. (Sharky’s machine maybe?) I thought it was a reference to that awful Arnold Schwarzenegger/Vanessa Williams movie. It was called “Eraser”, right? ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/92 "2005-05-03T13:22:31Z")
I think it was from Mel’s film, Lethal Weapon 2. (Sung to the tune of “Can’t Touch This”) _Just like thebad guy, from Lethal Weapon 2…_ ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/93 "2005-05-03T15:46:16Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > The didn’t mention my favorite canceled Fox shows, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. or Get a Life. They weren’t mentioned because they both pre-dated FG’s original run. The gag was all the shows FOX was going to offer that squeezed FG off the schedule, so only shows that debuted after FG could be included. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/94 "2005-05-03T15:58:37Z")
> [@The Great Zamboni](#): > > The FCC is going have so much mail… From the PTC and…well, who else? ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/95 "2005-05-03T16:10:04Z")
loved the show! I am amazed that Fox network, of all networks, allowed some of the jokes!!! How can they be so far right on news, but ignore it all on the network?? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/96 "2005-05-03T16:20:11Z")
> [@Dob](#): > > loved the show! I am amazed that Fox network, of all networks, allowed some of the jokes!!! How can they be so far right on news, but ignore it all on the network?? You’re giving way too much credit to the moral consistency of TV executives, and not enough credit to their greed, if you think this is surprising at all. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/97 "2005-05-03T16:23:44Z")
Fox has always allowed their shows to make fun of them. I remember right around the time that Fox first got the NFL. I was watching an episode of _Married…with Children_ where they were watching TV. All of the sudden, the screen split in half with one side saying nothing but: Watch NFL on FOX ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/98 "2005-05-03T20:01:13Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > So you were appauled when Quagmire saw a tied up cheerleader and yelled “Jackpot”? > > I mean it’s Family Guy! Off color jokes are the nom de plume. They also had a joke about child beating (“Tell them I got hit with a baseball”). Its what they do! > > Frankly I thought it was the best joke of the show. and in _ **Wasted Talent** _ Stewie beats up Lois’s piano student, Lois sees him covered in bruises and asks him what happened to him… \Yes…(evil pause) what happened? \ (nervously) I…fell c’mon, one of the purposes of FG is to cause a “did they _really_ say that?” shock response, much like South Park, they try to offend everyone _equally_ ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/99 "2005-05-03T21:49:05Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > [Announcer] > And now, back to “2 1/2 Men” > > AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! > > 😉 Frankly, FG’s version of 2 1/2 Men looks funnier than the actual version. > [@watsonwil](#): > > I think it was from Mel’s film, Lethal Weapon 2. The fish tank shooting is definitely out of LW2. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985/100 "2005-05-04T02:29:10Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > and in _ **Wasted Talent** _ Stewie beats up Lois’s piano student, Lois sees him covered in bruises and asks him what happened to him… > \Yes…(evil pause) what happened? > \ (nervously) I…fell There’s also this qoute: Joe: I remember the first time my son beat me at something. I gave him a congratutory punch in the arm and another…and another. About then everything went blank. Kevin had to go live with a foster family for a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendly-reminder-family-guy-returns-tonite/301985.md?page=6)