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Stuck Together Torn Apart

Written by Mark Hentemann and directed by Michael Dante DiMartino

When Peter discovers that his wife Lois has been meeting an ex-boyfriend behind his back, he is struck with jealously. The two of them end up going to see a marriage counsellor who suggests a trial separation where they should try and see other people.

Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian get stuck together.

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Reference	Details
Big Brother		``It will be just like Big Brother, only someone will be watching``. The marriage counsellor tells Peter and Lois to play cameras around their home to make a record of their home life. This is a reference to the short lived CBS TV show ``Big Brother`` in which viewers watch real people locked away inside a real house. The show originates from the Netherlands where, like in many other European countries, the show has been extremely successful.
Fantasy Island		See ``Magnum PI`` reference.
Gallagher		Gallagher, a comedian who smashes fruit primarily watermelons, is seen at the begginning of this episode picking up a 12-pack of watermelons.
Howie Mandel		Howie Mandel performs the ``glove over the head`` trick.
Hugh Grant		Peter and Lois go to see a movie at the cinema starring British movie star Hugh Grant.
Jennifer Love Hewitt		Peter goes on a date with Jennifer Love Hewitt, who provided her own voice for this episode.
Little Black Book		See ``Raiders of the Lost Ark`` reference. A little black book is a common way of refering to a book that contains the names and numbers of all the girls/boys you have dated.
Magnum PI		Reference is made to Tom Selleck`s popular 1980`s TV show Magnum PI. Higgins, Selleck`s side-kick in the show, gets the crap beat-out of him because he won`t accept being called Tattoo, a reference to the little sidekick in the 1977 show Fantasy Island.
Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man		Reference is made to these classic computer games in a scene with the ghosts (the baddies from the games) trying to cheer-up Pac-Man after he has split up from his wife Ms Pac-Man. The ghosts enventually give-up and say they are going to go around Q-Berts (another classic computer game from the same era).
Peanuts / Peppermint Patty and Marcie		Peppermint Patty and Marcie from Peanuts are see in this episode living together as lesbian lovers.
Q-Bert		See ``Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man`` reference.
Raiders of the Lost Ark		When Peter is looking for his little black book, he uses a golden rod to find it, making reference to Indiana Jones looking for the Ark of the Covenant.
Rita Rudner
Roofie-Colada		Quagmire makes this reference to rohypnol, a common date rape drug, when asking the bartender for a drink for Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Silence of the Lambs		Stewie quotes Buffalo Bill when trying to rescue the girl at the bottom of a well, ``It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again``, from the movie ``Silence of the Lambs``.

Reference

Details

Big Brother

``It will be just like Big Brother, only someone will be watching``. The marriage counsellor tells Peter and Lois to play cameras around their home to make a record of their home life. This is a reference to the short lived CBS TV show ``Big Brother`` in which viewers watch real people locked away inside a real house. The show originates from the Netherlands where, like in many other European countries, the show has been extremely successful.

Fantasy Island

See ``Magnum PI`` reference.

Gallagher

Gallagher, a comedian who smashes fruit primarily watermelons, is seen at the begginning of this episode picking up a 12-pack of watermelons.

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel performs the ``glove over the head`` trick.

Hugh Grant

Peter and Lois go to see a movie at the cinema starring British movie star Hugh Grant.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Peter goes on a date with Jennifer Love Hewitt, who provided her own voice for this episode.

Little Black Book

See ``Raiders of the Lost Ark`` reference. A little black book is a common way of refering to a book that contains the names and numbers of all the girls/boys you have dated.

Magnum PI

Reference is made to Tom Selleck`s popular 1980`s TV show Magnum PI. Higgins, Selleck`s side-kick in the show, gets the crap beat-out of him because he won`t accept being called Tattoo, a reference to the little sidekick in the 1977 show Fantasy Island.

Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man

Reference is made to these classic computer games in a scene with the ghosts (the baddies from the games) trying to cheer-up Pac-Man after he has split up from his wife Ms Pac-Man. The ghosts enventually give-up and say they are going to go around Q-Berts (another classic computer game from the same era).

Peanuts / Peppermint Patty and Marcie

Peppermint Patty and Marcie from Peanuts are see in this episode living together as lesbian lovers.

Q-Bert

See ``Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man`` reference.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

When Peter is looking for his little black book, he uses a golden rod to find it, making reference to Indiana Jones looking for the Ark of the Covenant.

Rita Rudner

Roofie-Colada

Quagmire makes this reference to rohypnol, a common date rape drug, when asking the bartender for a drink for Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Silence of the Lambs

Stewie quotes Buffalo Bill when trying to rescue the girl at the bottom of a well, ``It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again``, from the movie ``Silence of the Lambs``.

Character	Voice	Notes
Adam West (Mayor)	Adam West
Angie	Alex Borstein
Brenda	Meredith Scott Lynn
Brian Griffin	Seth MacFarlane
Chris Griffin	Seth Green
Dora	Alex Borstein
Howie Mandel	UNKNOWN
Hugh Grant	Seth MacFarlane	Peter and Lois watch a Hugh Grant movie.
Jennifer Love Hewitt	Jennifer Love Hewitt	She goes on a date with Peter.
Jeremy the terminally-ill boy	UNKNOWN
Lois Griffin	Alex Borstein
Long Armed Guy	UNKNOWN
Marcie	Meredith Scott Lynn
Marriage Guidance Counselor	UNKNOWN
Meg Griffin	Mila Kunis
Midget	Seth MacFarlane
Midget's Wife	UNKNOWN	She is stuck at the bottom of a well in this episode.
Mort Goldman	John G Brennan
Muriel Goldman	Nicole Sullivan
Neil Goldman	Seth Green
Peppermint Patty	Alex Borstein
Peter Griffin	Seth MacFarlane
Postwoman	Lori Alan
Ross Fishman	Chris Cox
Stewie Griffin	Seth MacFarlane

Character

Voice

Notes

Adam West

Alex Borstein

Meredith Scott Lynn

Seth MacFarlane