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Screwed The Pooch

Written by Dave Collard and Ken Goin and directed by Pete Michels

Peter can't stop trying to impress Lois' father, Mr. Pewterschmidt, and Brian can't take his eye off Pewterschmidt's racing grayhound.

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Episode number: 313
Production number: 3ACX08
Season: Season 3 (2001/2002)

First broadcast:
Thursday November 29, 2001

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Cultural references

Cultural references from Screwed The Pooch.

ReferenceDetails
BatmanThis is quite a loose reference, but likely, when Gates shines the logo of Windows up into the sky to summons the helicopter, this is rather like the light signal used to call Batman (a popular reference in Family Guy).
Bill GatesOne of Mr. Pewterschmidt's friends.
BiodomeSee "Pauly Shore" reference.
Citizen KaneA couple are watching a rented copy of this classic film which Peter has recorded over to give away the ending.
CNN
CouplingTom Tucker's excuse of being "the evil twin" is a near exact copy (in phrase, content, and execution) for Patrick's excuse in series 2 episode 5 of "Coupling" shown three weeks prior to the Family Guy episode.
Denny'sBrian mentions this famous restaurant.
Disney World
Elian GonzalesThey capture Brian and the grayhound in a closet, same pose and photo as when Elian Gonzales was nabbed.
JesusWhen Peter thanks Jesus, he turns to Vishnu one of the Hindu gods, who just tells Jesus to take the credit for it.
JockeysPeter makes a joke about Jockeys at the dog races. Jockeys being the underwear brand name.
Julia RobertsSee "Pretty Woman" reference.
Michael EisnerThis owner of much of Disney features as one of Mr. Pewterschmidt's friends.
MicroSoft WindowsBill Gates shines the Windows logo up in the sky to call his helicopter over.
Pauly ShoreTwo Pauly Shore movies are referenced (Biodome and Son In Law), refering to them as being a crime to watch as they star Shore.
PicassoThe painting in the art gallery near the start of the episode looks like a Picasso painting.
Pretty WomanLois refers to Peter having cultured himself as being like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
Scrooge / A Christmas CarolReference is made to this Dicken's story when Peter practices being rich by turning to Cratchett telling him that he will have to work through Christmas. Also see "Tiny Tim" reference.
Sixteen CandlesLois' father, Carter, yells at Peter for saying "Dong where did you put my automobile?" this is reference to the movie Sixteen Candles in which the Grandpa lends his car to an exchange student called Long Duck Dong.
Son in LawSee "Pauly Shore" reference.
Star Wars
Stretch ArmstrongMr. Pewterschmidt mentions to Peter that Bill Gates is going to be bringing his Stretch Armstrong toy along to the poker game whilst in the courtroom.
SurvivorPeter is on Survivor, and accidently falls into the Price Is Right studio.
Ted Turner
The ExorcistIn the courtroom you can see the Exorcist character Regan.
The New YorkerPeter attempts to read this magazine.
The Price Is RightPeter falls into the set of The Price Is Right.
Tiny TimCratchett says to Peter: "What of Tiny Tim?" Tiny Tim was an entertainer who used to play the ukulele.
VishnuSee "Jesus" reference.
Winnie the PoohPeter refers to Winnie the Pooh whilst pretending to be Roo by climbing into the pouch of a kangaroo at the zoo.
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Episode notes

Facts, bloopers, and visual gags from Screwed The Pooch (not cultural references).

Note
During the trial, when Peter is on the stand and listing reasons why Brian would be an even better father than he is, one of the reasons is that Brian knows that Meg's real father's name is Stan Thompson.
When Brian is found with Seabreeze in the motel, Tom Tucker exits the motel with a prostitute, with whom he had 45 minutes left to have freaky sex. When Brian appeared in the Quahog news, the prostitute appeared on the bottom of the paper with the title, "Sleazy Prostitute Given Important Position At Local News Station."
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Characters (and voice credits)

CharacterVoiceNotes
Bill GatesUNKNOWN
Brian GriffinSeth MacFarlane
Carter PewterschmidtSeth MacFarlane
Chris GriffinSeth Green
JesusSeth MacFarlane
Lois GriffinAlex Borstein
Meg GriffinMila Kunis
Mike EisnerUNKNOWN
Peter GriffinSeth MacFarlane
Seabreeze
Stewie GriffinSeth MacFarlane
Ted TurnerUNKNOWN

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