One If By Clam, Two If By Sea - S3-E4
Question: Who voices Sylvester Stallone in this episode? It is not listed on IMDB.
Bishop73
2nd Jun 2021
Family Guy (1999)
Answer: According to IMDb, it's John Viener.
How is that possible? This episode aired in 2001 and Viener didn't join "Family Guy" until 2005.
Viener voiced Stallone in a season 4 episode. According to IMDb, Alan Shearman played him in this episode.
24th Jul 2023
Family Guy (1999)
25th Jul 2023
Family Guy (1999)
And Then There Were Fewer - S9-E1
Question: Near the end, did Diane pretend that she was the killer in order to find out who the killer was, which turned out to be Angela, Peter's boss?
Answer: Diane was always the killer. I don't know why you keep thinking Angela, Peter's boss, was in this episode or the killer. Diane had framed Tom Tucker as the killer, and in the morning, he was arrested. As everyone prepares to leave, Lois deduces Diane was the real killer because she already had her dress for her solo debut on the news. She couldn't have known Tom Tucker was going to be arrested unless she was the one who framed him. It ends with Stewie secretly killing Diane because he's the only one that gets to kill Lois.
30th May 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Answer: Yes, it was a goof that no-one caught (according to Alex Borstein). And this mistake has already been listed.
28th Mar 2022
Family Guy (1999)
Question: When did Quagmire start hating Brian? In earlier seasons it shows Quagmire and Brian getting along fine but, several seasons later, Quagmire now hates Brian.
Answer: Given how succinctly he nails Brian, we can presume that Quagmire has never liked Brian and has only now put it into words.
Answer: It's explained in Season 7 Episode 8 that he hates him for his pompous nature, his liberal attitude, his arrogance towards God believing people, and that he see him as a sad, alcoholic, bore.
That answers the "why" but not really the "when." Brian's personality didn't really change, so when did Quagmire start hating him?
For all we know, Quagmire might have disliked Brian shortly after they first met. Maybe he kept his feelings to himself for a while, due to his friendships with Peter, Lois, Joe, Cleveland, and others who associate with Brian. There are some people who I dislike, but I don't want unnecessary tension among people who we both know.
Maybe always, but he was too polite to say anything for years. Hey I started hating my mother for her arrogant bigoted attitude when I was 18 but didn't say anything for years.
18th Nov 2021
Family Guy (1999)
Road to the Multiverse - S8-E1
Question: What was the code specifically Stewie put in when opening the safe to get the out-of-this-world gadget after returning from the carnival with Brian?
Answer: I don't think it's meant to be anything. To start with, the keypad is 4x4, so too big to be a 0-9 keypad and not big enough for all the English letters. Plus, some of the buttons look like they have letters, some look like shapes, and some are blank.
17th Sep 2021
Family Guy (1999)
8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter - S4-E8
Question: Why didn't Stewie want a Portuguese person for a babysitter?
Answer: Stewie is referencing the kidnapping of Madeleine McCann who was three years old at the time of her disappearance in 2007. She was taken from her bed, in a holiday apartment, at a resort in Portugal. To date, she still remains missing and the case is remains ongoing.
This episode aired Jul 10, 2005, almost 2 years before the McCann kidnapping.
My mistake. I did not look at when the episode aired. I have no idea then. That answer made the most sense considering the premise of the joke.
22nd Aug 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Question: At the trial, Carter's lawyer asks Brian the star of two films he rented - Brian replies "Pauly Shore" and everyone seems shocked. Is there supposed to be a joke behind this? If so, what does this joke mean?
Chosen answer: They were shocked that anyone would rent movies starring him - he is a bad actor.
And what's the connection of that making him a bad dad?
It's just a joke that someone who would make such a bad decision in renting movies couldn't be responsible for making good decisions in raising a kid.
6th Mar 2020
Family Guy (1999)
Question: I've been watching through Season 1, and haven't gotten further than that yet while paying attention. But any time there is a scene in the kitchen when them at the table, Stewie is always seated in the same spot at the table with his char having its back to the cabinet next to the sink. On the counter top directly behind Stewie in each episode, there is a pink rectangular item sitting there, and I have seen it in every episode of season 1. What is that item? Is it a sponge or a scrub thing? Why is it pink?
10th Sep 2018
Family Guy (1999)
Question: Stewie tells Brian it took Peter a year to figure out Stuart Little - is there a joke I'm missing in there?
Answer: The idea being Peter is so dumb as to not understand Stuart Little was the name of the mouse, but Peter was still able to follow the plot of Brian's Play.
22nd Mar 2018
Family Guy (1999)
Question: Why does the show on occasion mention that it never won an Emmy when it's thus far received 10 nominations and 3 wins?
Answer: In the context, when talking about "Family Guy" winning an Emmy, it's about winning based on the merits of show itself, not just the work put into making the show. The Emmys "Family Guy" has won are for "outstanding voice over", "achievement in animation", or "sound mixing." Whereas, shows like "Modern Family" won Emmys for Outstanding..."comedy series", "lead actor", "supporting actor/actress", "writing", and "directing." There was a joke in the episode about what they were doing was so bad they owe back an Emmy, acknowledging they have won Emmys, just not the ones they're striving for.
11th Feb 2018
Family Guy (1999)
31st Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Lois Comes Out of Her Shell - S11-E6
Question: There was a scene where Sheldon held a lighter and put his hand over it, what was he trying to do exactly? Scare off Stewie?
Answer: It was mainly done to intimidate Stewie and show Stewie how crazy he is and how tough he is. There's a similar scene from "Lethal Weapon" where Mr. Joshua puts his arm over a guy's lighter to intimidate him and show how he's impervious to pain.
27th Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Question: "Now we just need the 50 bucks. Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have named that star for Mort. Ugh! Just give me the money." I didn't understand that joke - can someone please explain it to me?
Answer: There are companies in real life that will let you name stars after someone as a gift (although the star name won't go on any official government registry). You pay a company (in Peter's case for $50) for this privilege and they'll send that you information where the star is located. Mort is then looking at the star named after him. But it's as useless of a gift as you can imagine since it doesn't really mean anything and you can't do anything with it and Mort knows Peter spent money to do it. Mort would rather have had Peter just give him $50 cash as a gift. One could say it's a joke about the stereotype that Jews love money, but in this case a lot of people would rather have money over a useless gift.
27th Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Question: At the end of the episode we can hear a truck reversing with a signal beeping and drill whirring, gear grinding - what was going on with Joe and Bonnie?
Answer: It's just a joke about what an ordeal it is to move Joe around when he's not in his wheelchair.
Answer: It's an exaggeration of using electric sex toys because Joe can't have regular intercourse because he's numb from the waist down.
Answer: Joe and Bonnie are getting intimate here I believe. It's showing what an ordeal it is for Joe to have sex, since paraplegics basically can't.
22nd Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Brian's Got a Brand New Bag - S8-E4
Question: "That's the number, Brian. Just dial 0 and read it to Sarah." I don't understand what's going on here and who is Sarah?
Answer: It's a joke about how Rita's so old the number on her bracelet wasn't a 7-digit number. In the early 20th century to place a call you could call "Central" and tell the operator "Murray Hill 4185" and she would connect you. Rita is telling Brian to call the operator (dial "0") and read "Murray Hill 4185" to Sarah, the operator.
15th Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Chick Cancer - S5-E7
Question: In this episode where Peter starts shooting the movie he says: Okay, now give him some peanut butter so we can make it look like he's talkin'. How is peanut butter going to help?
Answer: Because the peanut butter would get stuck to the roof of his mouth. Then as he's trying to lick the peanut butter off, he'd be constantly opening and closing his mouth.
Answer: There's an old show called Mr Ed about a talking horse. They used peanut butter in the horse's mouth.
Answer: If you've ever seen a dog eat peanut butter, you'd see how it looks like they are talking since it's so sticky.
10th Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Bango Was His Name, Oh! - S4-E29
Question: The scene where Brian was paying the bills then Brian says: It's at this, uh...It's at this girl's house. What does he mean by that?
Answer: He was saying he's paying the cable bill but Stewie said Peter pays the cable bill. Brian's reply is that the cable he's paying for is for a girl. It seems he's kind of embarrassed to say it and so it seems the bills he's paying aren't his but a girl he's dating (although somewhat implied that she's using him).
10th Oct 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Question: Am I missing a joke here? At Mort's pharmacy, Peter says that he has $30,000 in credit card debt. And "five years salary, tax-free" would not put a dent in his problem. How is this possible? He is often the main or only income-earner in the household. I would expect just one year of his salary to be about $30,000, if not more.
12th Aug 2017
Family Guy (1999)
Question: Can someone explain the joke where Stewie interrupts a magician's show and tells the audience that the magician drives a Saturn?
Answer: Before the cut away, Stewie says he ruined the magician's act. When we see him on stage, the viewer thinks Stewie is going to tell the audience how the magician isn't really cutting a woman in half and how it's done, ruining the act. But instead just insults him. The Saturn car company is now defunct and no new Saturns have been made since 2009, this episode aired in 2013, so the magician must not be very good or successful if that's all he can afford to drive. The joke is just that by pointing out someone drives a Saturn will ruin them.
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Answer: It's Alan Shearman.