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8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter

Written by Patrick Meighan and directed by Greg Colton

When Peter runs up a tab at the local pharmacy, the only way out of paying the bill is to sell Meg to the owner's son, Neil, who has been stalking her for months. But when Neil starts dating another girl, Meg becomes jealous and goes on the hunt to find a boyfriend of her own. Meanwhile, Stewie goes gaga over his hot new babysitter, Liddane.

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8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter on DVD

Episode number: 408
Production number: 4ACX11
Season: Season 4 (2005/2006)

First broadcast:
Sunday July 10, 2005

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8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage DaughterThe title of this episode is a reference to the book "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter&quot; by W. Bruce Cameron. It later went on to become an ABC sitcom.
Adolf Hitler and Ava BraunStewie says that he and Liddan would go all the way and die together, as a cut to the Family Guy version of their suicide pack
Alien vs. PredatorThe movie "Alien vs. Predator" is spoofed as "Krammer vs. Predator"
Blind DateStewie goes on the show, Blind Date and takes a girl out. Blind Date was a popular dating show.
Bruce JennerStewie insults Lois on her hair style, even though the actress is Jenna Bruce, not Bruce Jenner
Colin FerralAn insult is thrown at him from Jiminy Glick, saying he is a bad actor
Dazed and ConfusedIn the Flashback with Brian by the bowling alley, the scene is taken straight from Dazed and Confused. Brians quote about highschool girls is from Matthew McConaughey's character David Wooderson.
EczemaAmong the accusations Stewie makes against Liddan, Stewie confuses ecstasy with this similar sounding skin disorder
Everybody Loves RaymondWhen Meg tells Neil that she "hates him" they play the music from "Everybody Loves Raymond"
FarsidePeter gives Meg a greeting card with a Vulture thinking he's a cowboy
HerculoidsGloop (or Gleep) applies to be Stewie's babysitter. Then Tundro (the ten-legged triceratops) comes in the house and starts shooting.
I can't believe its not butter!Peter makes a few references to this butter substitute throughout the episode.
IpodThe babysitter's boyfriend owns an Ipod
JengaStewie and Liddan play this whilst Liddan is babysitting
Jiminy GlickStewie rents the first season of this TV series for him and Liddan to watch together
Johnson and Wales UniversityJeremy wears a JW jacket referring to Johnson and Wales University of Provdience. Such jackets are seen on various episodes.
Kathleen TurnerThere's an article on the American actress Kathleen Turner on page 5 of the copy of Marie Claire that Peter purchases from Mort.
Les MiserableStewie and Brian watch a play about this Victor Hugo story.
Marie ClairePeter picks up a copy of Marie Claire, a monthly women's fashion magazine, at Mort's pharmacy.
Milk DudsStewie eats milk duds when he spys on his babysitter.
MIx TapeStewie makes Liddan a mix tape and at the end she makes him one as well.
Paula PoundstoneShe brought kids up on stage. She was supposedly a child abuser.
Peewee HermanThe breakfast machine Peter uses is similar to the breakfast machine used in Tim Burton's first Peewee Herman movie.
SegWayNeil drives a SegWay transporter when showing up at the motel
Stand By MeThe vomiting scene references a similar scene in the movie.
Star TrekNeil has a model of the Starship Enterprise on his drawers.
Syrup of IpecacPeter, Brian, Stewie, and Chris drink Ipecac to see who vomits first in order to get the last piece of pie.
Taco BellIn Stewie's rant on Liddan's boyfriend, he calls him the "Kind of idot you see at Taco Bell at 1 in the morning"
The FlyIn the opening parody, Stewie tests teleportation pods and fuses with Rupert his teddy bear, like Seth Brundle and the house fly in the film "The Fly"
The SimpsonsStewie rants about Liddan's boyfriend calling him someone who spends his time watching downloaded Simpson episodes
The StrokesStewie mentions the Strokes when giving the Ipod to the babysitter's boyfriend
Tommy LeeStewie makes a mistake when he mentions Hepititus to Tommy
VD - venereal diseaseQuagmire needs a greeting card to inform someone that he's given them VD (venereal disease) now more commonly known as sexually transmitted disease (STD) or sexually transmitted infection (STI).
X-MenWhen Neil goes to Peter's "X-Men convention," he dresses as superhero Wolverine, while Lois dresses as Mystique in an attempt to seduce him.
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CharacterVoiceNotes
Adolf HitlerSeth MacFarlane
Brian GriffinSeth MacFarlane
CeciliaUNKNOWN
Chris GriffinSeth Green
Jake TuckerSeth MacFarlane
JeremyUNKNOWN
Lois GriffinAlex Borstein
Meg GriffinMila Kunis
Mort GoldmanJohn G Brennan
Neil GoldmanSeth Green
PasqualMark Paredes
Peter GriffinSeth MacFarlane
Quagmire (Glen Quagmire)Seth MacFarlane
Rupert
Santos
Stewie GriffinSeth MacFarlane

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