Family Guy/Encyclopedia Griffin

Encyclopedia Griffin
Season 13, Episode 12
Airdate	February 15, 2015
Written by	Lew Morton
Directed by	Jerry Langford
Stream
← 13x11 Quagmire's Mom	13x13 → Stewie Is Enceinte
Family Guy — Season Thirteen

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Quagmire's Mom is the twelfth episode of the thirteenth season of Family Guy, and the two hundred forty-ninth episode overall.

Cast:

Plot Overview

Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland form a neighborhood detective agency, and are stunned to discover that Chris is a thief. Meanwhile, Lois is worried about Chris' delusional relationship with his new girlfriend, but also sees it as an opportunity for Peter to copy Chris' romantic gestures.

Notes

• The Parents Television Council, a frequent critic of "Family Guy," named this episode the "Worst of the Week" for its sexually explicit storyline and its cutaway gags, including an action scene spoofing "Donkey Kong."

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Garth Brooks: Peter makes a reference to the iconic country singer's failed alter ego, "rock star" Chris Gaines.
• Coppertone advertisements: The fireman's calendar contains an image of Chris that is inspired by the suntan lotion's advertising.
• Donkey Kong: The original story involving the main character, Mario (his antagonist) and Mario's girlfriend from way back, Pauline, are spoofed in a cutaway gag. During the cutaway gag, the following two films are mentioned, as Mario suggests an alibi if he and Donkey Kong are questioned about Pauline's disappearance (itself a reference to Pauline being a part of the Donkey Kong franchise only in the initial video game release and Saturday morning cartoon, and being dropped thereafter):
  • Ordinary People: The 1980 movie starring Mary Tyler Moore.
  • Stripes: The 1981 war comedy film starring Bill Murray.
• Encyclopedia Brown mystery novels: The episode title is a reference to the mystery novel series.
• Taxi Driver: Joe's line, "Someday a rain'll come and wash all this scum off the streets," is taken from the 1976 movie starring Robert DiNero.