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A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks

Written by Craig Hoffman and directed by Gavin Dell

Chris gives his father a painting for his Birthday, but Peter isn't too impressed by his sons gift and places it in the car window. A passerby sees it and is very impressed. He asks to buy it, and soon Peter learns that Chris could have a great opportunity for fame.

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Episode number: 211
Production number: 2ACX07
Season: Season 2 (1999/2000)

First broadcast:
Tuesday April 18, 2000

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Cultural references

Cultural references from A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks.

ReferenceDetails
Andy WarholBrian appeared in Andy Warhol's Lassie.
Art GarfunkelArt Garfunkel is seen playing in the park with his guitar case open for tips when Peter and Meg walk by to do bird calls
Barney'sBarney's is an upscale clothing store
Bing CrosbyPeter and Bing talk about child discipline.
Bull in a china shop
Calvin KleinStewie does some modelling for Calvin Klein nappies.
Carter Banks
CBS
Desmond Tutu
FameSee "Walt Disney / Minnie Mouse" reference.
Frosted Mini-Wheats Cereal CommercialA parody of this commercial is made when Peter discovers that his birthday treat is a trip to Bob's Funland and he does the whole "the grown up in me….but the kid in me…" scenerio.
Full Metal JacketStewie at the shooting range is a reference to the movie "Full Metal Jacket".
Gypsy / "Everything's Coming Up Roses""I'm Gonna Make You Famous" is a parody of Gypsy's "Everything's Coming Up Roses".
Hillary Clinton / Bill ClintonPeter makes a political/topical joke, to the delight of Lois.
Indians (Asian)
Kate MossChris gets engaged to a two-dimensional Kate Moss.
Kathy Griffin
LassieSee "Andy Warhol" reference.
LawyersWe see a group of Lawyers in hell.
Murphy Brown
Neptune
Princess Diana
Rembrant
Scott HamiltonScott Hamilton won the 1984 Olympic Gold Medal in Men's Figure Skating. He and Brian roomed in prep school.
Seseame Street / Big BirdBig Bird responds to Meg's bird calls.
Stephen KingStephen King appears in a cut scene where he is making up a new book on the spot in his publishers office.
Stephen King's IT / Evil ClownThe evil clown from Stephen King's IT is at the shooting range and attracts Stewie's attention.
The Flintstone'sPeter and Meg stroll into Bedrock whilst walking in New York.
The Great Muppet Caper / Rizzo the RatIn the hotel, Peter asks if there are any bellhops at the hotel that are rats like in the Muppets.
The MatrixWhen Kate Moss first appears in front of Chris, he screams "are you the Matrix?".
Tiffany'sThe famous New York jewelers can be seen in the background whilst Peter and Meg are walking along a street.
UN / United NationsThe Griffin's visit the United Nations in New York.
Vincent Van GoghPeter says "Art school? We don't have that kind of time. Chris, give me your ear."
Wall Street Journal
Walt Disney / Minnie MouseWalt Disney tells Minnie that she will have to take her top off for him to draw her if she wants to be famous, this is also a parody of Irene Cara in the film Fame where she took her top off in a similar fashion.
WindowsThe music that announces to unveiling of Chris' art work is the closing tune to Microsoft's Windows software.
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Meg's talent of making bird calls was previously mentioned in episode 1ACX15 "The King Is Dead".
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Characters (and voice credits)

CharacterVoiceNotes
Antonio MonattiSeth MacFarlane
Bob FunlandUNKNOWN
Bonnie SwansonJennifer Tilly
Brian GriffinSeth MacFarlane
Calvin KlineUNKNOWN
Chris GriffinSeth Green
Cleveland BrownMike Henry
Cleveland Jr. BrownMike Henry
Joe SwansonPatrick Warburton
Kathy GriffinUNKNOWN
Kevin SwansonSeth MacFarlane
Lois GriffinAlex Borstein
Lorretta BrownAlex Borstein
Meg GriffinMila Kunis
Peter GriffinSeth MacFarlane
Quagmire (Glen Quagmire)Seth MacFarlane
Stewie GriffinSeth MacFarlane

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