I Never Met the Dead Man/References
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- Charles Manson's "If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!" is a play on a then-current NBC slogan pushing summer repeats.
- When Brian accuses Peter of not being able to “quit” candy, the show cuts to a parody of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Peter takes the place of Violet Beauregarde.
- There is a Wonder Years-style voice over for Meg.
- Peter has a Wizard of Oz-inspired dream, seeing ALF, Gilligan's Island, the robot from Lost in Space, and I Dream of Jeannie, who turns into Samantha Stephens from Bewitched. In his sleep, he mutters “Must See TV!”
- Sunny, the mascot for Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, dumps two scoops of giant raisins over the town.
- Peter runs over Road-runner in a random flashback. He is accompanied by Wile E. Coyote (who always fails to catch Road-runner) in the car. This is based on the cartoon by Warner Brothers.
- In his last seconds of life, Shatner spoofs the famous Star Trek-related phrase, “Beam me up, Scotty,” with “Beam me up, God.”
- In one of the Star Trek cutaways, Captain Kirk (Shatner) claims the mission will be dangerous, and one of them will likely die. He then brings along, among others, Ensign Ricky, a Redshirt. When Shatner is later run over, Ensign Ricky appears and says, "Man, I did not see that one coming."
- CHiPs is also parodied. In it, Ponch pulls over a blonde-haired driver and flirts with her, as two gangs involved in a drive by shooting pass behind him, as well as a semi which is clearly labeled "Pure Uncut Cocaine".
- During the Bavarian festival, a German bratwurst vendor reminiscent of Adolf Hitler uses a sausage to hit a polish sausage vendor, and then takes over the stand. He then looks at a Czech vendor suspiciously.
References
- Callaghan, Steve. “I Never Met the Dead Man.” Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide Seasons 1–3. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. 18–21.
- Delarte, Alonso. “Nitpicking Family Guy: Season 1.” Bob’s Poetry Magazine March 2005: 8–9. http://bobspoetry.com/Bobs02Mr.pdf
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