THE FAMILY GUY

REFERENCE PAGES

 The references are listed in order of their appearance in the show. I have listed only the references that are familiar to me.

There are most likely references that I have not recognized and I will correct this if I am informed of them. If you know of one please email me at peterandlois@yahoo.com.

 I NEVER MET THE DEAD MAN

(FG-102)

Original Air Date: 11 Apr 99

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Peter crashes into a satellite dish, knocking out the city's TV, and blames it on Meg. However, Peter does rediscover the rest of life when he can no longer sit in front of the boob-tube all day. Stewie schemes to eradicate broccoli.

Pop Culture References

 At the beginning Stewie is talking to the Sesame Street (1969-Present) characters on his toy phone.

Stewie declares his dislike for broccoli just like George Bush did.

The Wright brothers were mentioned.

There is a Star Trek (1966-1969) parody.

There is a Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote parody.

There is an example of the age-old custom of drag racing at stoplights. Just like in the film American Graffiti (1973).

Meg drag races an Amish person in his horse drawn buggy.

Erik Estrada from CHiPs makes an appearance.

There is a When Animals Attack! (1996) parody (that show was hosted by Robert Urich).

There is a Rosie O’Donnell reference.

Bigfoot makes an appearance.

There is a reference to the Vietnam conflict.

Stewie’s weather machine is a modified See n’ Say.

Chris talks about being in an AOL chat room.

There is a Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) parody where Peter turns into a blueberry like Violet Beauregarde.

There is a NYPD Blue (1993-Present) parody where Sipowicz shows his bare ass.

PBS is mentioned.

The Wonder Years (1988-1993) are parodied when Meg is in class.

A Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1972) parody shows up.

There is a reference to Must See TV (a long-time NBC slogan).

During a The Wizard of Oz (1939) tornado dream you can spot ALF (1986-1990), Gilligan from Gilligan's Island (1964-1967), the robot from Lost in Space (1965-1968), Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) and Samantha from Bewitched (1964-1972).

When Peter is wearing his homemade TV he mentions the following networks with their stereotypical audiences: Lifetime (women), CBS (old people) and UPN (African Americans).

Charles Manson appears from prison.

Peter talks about Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000).

The old Raisin Bran Sun comes out with his two scoops.

Lois catches the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).

The Bat Signal appears when the family is looking at the clouds.

There is a bullfighting parody.

In another Star Trek (1966-1969) parody the unknown crewman knows he will be killed.

William Shatner and Peter become friends.

At the fair the German Bratwurst vendor takes over the Polish Sausage Vendor (on September 1, 1938 Germany invaded Poland) and then eyes the Czechoslovakian Weiner vendor (Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939).

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There is a What would you do for a Klondike Bar? commercial.