Bing Crosby

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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and actor. He was the star of numerous 'Road to...' movies with Bob Hope. After Crosby's death in 1977, his eldest son, Gary, wrote a highly critical memoir, Going My Own Way, depicting his father as cold, remote, and both physically and psychologically abusive, reportedly beating them with a sack of oranges.

In A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks, Bing mentions you can get your kids to do what you want by beating them with a sack of sweet Valencia oranges and proceeds to beat Peter with his belt for refusing to do that to Chris. This prompted Peter to yell out "Leave me alone you dead crooner!!" referencing the fact that that the real Crosby has died 20 years before Family Guy aired.