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Whistle While Your Wife Works

Written by Steve Callaghan and directed by Greg Colton

When Peter hurts his hand and his boss Angela tells him he needs to pick up the pace, Lois goes to the brewery and helps him play catch-up. Meanwhile, when Stewie discovers that Brian is dating a very attractive but intellectually challenged girl named Jillian, he tries to convince Brian to break up with her, but Brian can't close the deal because she is so hot.

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Episode number: 505
Production number: 4ACX35
Season: Season 5 (2006/2007)

First broadcast:
Sunday November 12, 2006

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Cultural references

Cultural references from Whistle While Your Wife Works.

Reference		Details
Along Came Polly		Quagmire calls Peter when he is at his office and talks about the movie Along Came Polly.
Axel F		Brian's ring tone is the theme from Beverly Hills Cop, which was performed by Harold Faltermeyer.
Buzz Killington		Lives up to his name with etchings of Scotts trying to ride a bike.
Gary Numan / "Cars"		Gary Numan's synthpop anthem "Cars" plays on Stewie's mix tape at the end of the episode.
Get Smart		The scene where Peter walks through a series of automatic doors to get at his girlie magazines is a spoof of the opening to the 1960s situation comedy starring Don Adams.
Hitler		Jillian mentions that she saw something about Hitler on TV and says that he should be stopped.
Lemonade		Jillian wishes they didn't have to kill so many lemons to make lemonade.
Marijuana		Brian says that "Pot Helps" when Stewie comments that Brian hates MTV.
The Electric Company		Stewie sings "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea" (albeit with new lyrics), a song from the 1970s PBS children's show.
Wings		Quagmire talks about the show "Wings" while in the beer vat.
You, Me and Dupree		Peter is on phone when his boss walks in and explains that he calls Cleveland every Tuesday morning from work to be told every scene from 'You, Me and Dupree'.

Episode notes

Facts, bloopers, and visual gags from Whistle While Your Wife Works (not cultural references).

Note
This episode features an altered title sequence in which Peter messes up the dance routine and falls down the stairs landing on one of the dancers.

Characters (and voice credits)

Character	Voice	Notes
Angela	Carrie Fisher
Brian Griffin	Seth MacFarlane
Chris Griffin	Seth Green
Cleveland Brown	Mike Henry
Herbert	Mike Henry
Horace	John G Brennan
Jesse
Jillian	Drew Barrymore
Joe Swanson	Patrick Warburton
Lois Griffin	Alex Borstein
Meg Griffin	Mila Kunis
Peter Griffin	Seth MacFarlane
Quagmire (Glen Quagmire)	Seth MacFarlane
Stewie Griffin	Seth MacFarlane