I Take Thee, Quagmire

Family Guy: I Take Thee, Quagmire Posted Mar 12th 2006 9:44PM by Bob Sassone Filed under: Comedy, FOX, OpEd, Family Guy, Animation

Finally: an entire Family Guy episode revolving around Lois' breasts! Well, OK, maybe not an entire episode - I do remember something about Quagmire proposing to someone on a beach - but this episode had one of the more hysterical/disturbing images of this TV season: Lois flashing her breasts to Brian after giving Stewie his lunch. I don't know, I just find a naked talking dog being mesmerized by breasts pretty damn funny.The Family Guy is the place to go to today for funny pop culture and other references (sorry Simpsons, but it's true). The opening had Peter on Wheel Of Fortune ("Thanks, Regis!"). I haven't watched Wheel Of Fortune in a few years. Do they still have the winners go shopping for prizes at the end? I thought they just won one big prize in an envelope or something?

Stewie has to get off the mom milk (at the park he knocks another baby out of the mother's arms and tries to get some nourishment, and he tries to lick it off the carpet after he spills some - there's an alcoholic parallel here), and Quagmire has the family over to meet his fiancee. Since I just watched The West Wing, it's appropriate that there was an Alan Alda reference here ("Quagmire's gone all soft and Alan Alda on us!") At the wedding, the two plots collide. Lois' breasts start to grow and grow because she's no longer feeding Stewie (side note: this is the weirdest review I've ever written), and Quagmire reverts to his old self. Of course, it probably helped that Peter drenched the breasts with champagne and then shook Lois. But how can Quagmire divorce a woman who turns out to be crazy and suicidal?

So many funny quotes, but my favorite is from Death, showing up at Quagmire's "funeral:" "Sorry I'm late, I was over at NBC about Joey."

The Hebrew Hammer wrote:

That's because FG doesn't have to watch out for a younger fan base like The Simpsons does. Yes, they're both "adult cartoons", but a lot of younger kids watch The Simpsons (it even beat out everything Nickelodeon had for a Kids Choice Award once).

They do. There hasn't been any shopping on the American version of Wheel in years, and never in the bonus round.

Ironically, NBC just put Joey back on hiatus.

(Also note: there is now an "official" spelling of "giggity".)

-- Don

I loved the Quagmire "Woody Woodpecker" gag.

I would have loved to be Brian looking at Lois' milk melons!

This is one of the most laugh-filled episodes I've ever seen of FG. Bravo!

"Don Del Grande" wrote in message news:[email]...

My mark out moment was when the maid pulled out a ColecoVision out of Peter's belly button. Coleco still rocks.

Don't forget the carton of Parliament cigarettes she pulled out too. I wonder if those cigarettes had tax stamps on them or if Peter bought them "untaxed" at a tribal smokeshop?

If anything, this show really appeals to those born between 1975-80. I'm a little sad I missed out on watching it as I heard about the "Great Space Coaster" joke used.

No. The ceramic dalmation jobbed to big bucks around 20 years ago, when they moved on up to the deluxe apartment in the sky.

Sad to say, I agree with the Simpsons observation. The best they could come up with was a cameo of Commander McBragg during the millionaire scavenger hunt part of the story. I marked out hard for that, but Family Guy was the hands-down wineer. Quagmire is a Giggity-Giggity-GOD!

"Killfile victim #847238" wrote in message news:[email]...

Yeah, I used to favor The Simpsons over FG, but they're not even trying anymore, while FG is usually pretty good.

"The Hebrew Hammer" wrote in message news:[email]...

"How much for the fat guy in the circle?"

<Brian, after Lois explains her breast problems> "I'm sorry. What?"