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* In "Ratings Guy", Homer Simpson [[TheCameo cameos]] says he messed up shows just like Peter. Which ones? Presumably shows in the Simpsonverse like Itchty & Scratchy?

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* In "Ratings Guy", Homer Simpson [[TheCameo cameos]] says he messed up shows just like Peter. Which ones? Presumably shows in the Simpsonverse like Itchty & Scratchy?Scratchy?

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!! Other Dads' Show Changing

* Did all the other Fox dads (even Cleveland) change shows' content?
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* How come Meg and Chris have both aged by two years, but Stewie is still one?

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* How come Meg and Chris have both aged by two years, but Stewie is still one?one?
** Well, he can speak.

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!! Shows That Homer Messed Up

* In "Ratings Guy", Homer Simpson [[TheCameo cameos]] says he messed up shows just like Peter. Which ones? Presumably shows in the Simpsonverse like Itchty & Scratchy?
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* In "Road to the Multiverse", Brian and Stewie will have AU counterparts, but in other universes, they themselves are the counterparts, like the Disney and Robot Chicken universes. I understand why they did this from a meta standpoint, but narratively speaking, it just comes across as an inconsistency.

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* In "Road to the Multiverse", Brian and Stewie will have AU counterparts, but in other universes, they themselves are the counterparts, like the Disney and Robot Chicken universes. I understand why they did this from a meta standpoint, but narratively speaking, it just comes across as an inconsistency.inconsistency.

!! Stewie's age?
* How come Meg and Chris have both aged by two years, but Stewie is still one?
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*** MrViceGuy: Quagmire's a disgusting pervert, but other than that he's [[CharacterDerailment usually]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a nicish guy.]] 'sides, maybe it's not what it looks like and those girls are in trafficking porn.

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*** MrViceGuy: Quagmire's a disgusting pervert, but other than that he's [[CharacterDerailment usually]] usually [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a nicish guy.]] 'sides, maybe it's not what it looks like and those girls are in trafficking porn.
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* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''you don't know your states yet!"'' Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?

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* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''you ''and you don't know your states yet!"'' yet!''" Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?
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* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''and you don't know your states yet!"" Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?

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* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''and you ''you don't know your states yet!"" yet!"'' Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?
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* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''and you don't know your states yet''!" Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?

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* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''and you don't know your states yet''!" yet!"" Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?
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** Tom's voice drops evilly low because Stewie's in the midst of a nightmare.
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** And if he doesn't know what state he's in, he can't tell if the hurricane is coming to his house or not.
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** Peter is liable for his condition since he willingly ate 30 cheeseburgers consecutively. This is even handwaved by Brian when Peter initially proposes the lawsuit. His stroke (pardon the pun) of luck only came in the form of the talking cow who wanted to expose the burger chain's butcher practices.
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** Maybe he did and it fell through

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** Maybe he did and it fell through
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** Presumably, forcing lawyers to fight a Rancor just for trying to serve a suit is a tort in and of itself.

!!![=McStroke=]!!!
* Who is ultimately liable for Peter's condition? He suffered his stroke after eating 30 cheeseburgers in a single sitting, which he was able to do because of the Burgertown owner offering him free food for life after he saved the owner from a fire, which he was doing because some firemen mistook him for a fellow fire-fighter.
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!! Multiverse counterparts, but only sometimes?
* In "Road to the Multiverse", Brian and Stewie will have AU counterparts, but in other universes, they themselves are the counterparts, like the Disney and Robot Chicken universes. I understand why they did this from a meta standpoint, but narratively speaking, it just comes across as an inconsistency.

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***You could go with that Justin employed a robot double for future appearances to keep himself from getting beat up again.


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**An explanation is that, while Joe can ask for favors (and he does, as mentioned in one ep), he can't arrest Quagmire because of technicalities, I mean, we know he's sexual deviant but Joe has not seen nor has his department got any cases on Quagmire's action, likewise, they probably couldn't make those charges stick. In ''Quagmire's Mom'', he did arrest him but that was also because of other evidence (the pics of Kiera).
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\n**It's a ref to Stewie's PingPongNaivete.
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***The timeline and how it applies depends on the episode and that episode's plot, though most of it made sense in the earlier eps. However, with the decades of smoking, you'd think Carter would look ''way~'' older.







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**It supposed to be a ref to ''All In the Family'' where they say "Those were the days" in their song.
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!! ...AND YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR STATES YET!
* In "A Lot Going On Upstairs", Stewie and Brian come across Tom Tucker in the mindscape, and he ends his broadcast with "Coming up, a map with a hurricane on it ''and you don't know your states yet''!" Sure, this is how Stewie imagines the weather forecasts, but what does the last bit mean? And why does Tucker's voice drop so evilly low when he says it?

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** Another answer to this is that Quagmire has done sex crimes before (with one episode having him recite Megan's Law--so he's an [=SO=]) but probably got off or got a lighter punishment because of a technicality (statute of limitations expired, different jurisdiction, or no concrete proof--Whatever is a "technicality" in the [=FG=] universe)and this instance with Kiera (the girl he slept with) was one of those times where there was proof that he actually did something illegal. On another note, in cases like his, I think the prosecution is probably going off a form of due diligence, which is to say, in the eyes of the law/prosecution, the offender shouldn't have gone off the word of the victim (legally-speaking) and should have done ''more'' to make sure the victim ''WASN'T'' underaged.

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** Another answer to this is that Quagmire has done sex crimes before (with one episode having him recite Megan's Law--so he's an [=SO=]) but probably got off or got a lighter punishment because of a technicality (statute of limitations expired, different jurisdiction, or no concrete proof--Whatever proof——Whatever is a "technicality" in the [=FG=] universe)and universe) and this instance with Kiera (the girl he slept with) was one of those times where there was proof that he actually did something illegal. On another note, in cases like his, I think the prosecution is probably going off a form of due diligence, which is to say, in the eyes of the law/prosecution, the offender shouldn't have gone off the word of the victim (legally-speaking) and should have done ''more'' to make sure the victim ''WASN'T'' underaged. \n




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**''Underage Peter'' seems to confirm with the new drinking laws and Brian's age making him technically of age.




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**Stewie probably saw a picture of Lois as a baby at some point and wouldn't have known that was her until he saw her hairstyle, after Carter said her name.
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*** No, the joke is that he did kiss his mother. But she might ''not'' have been his mother.
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**That's the joke, tho.
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** Another answer to this is that Quagmire has done sex crimes before (with one episode having him recite Megan's Law--so he's an [=SO=]) but probably got off or got a lighter punishment because of a technicality (statute of limitations expired, different jurisdiction, or no concrete proof--Whatever is a "technicality" in the [=FG=] universe)and this instance with Kiera (the girl he slept with) was one of those times where there was proof that he did actually something illegal. On another note, in cases like his, I think the prosecution is probably going off a form of due diligence, which is to say, in the eyes of the law/prosecution, the offender shouldn't have gone off the word of the (legally) victim and should have done ''more'' to make sure the victim ''WASN'T'' underaged.

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** Another **Another answer to this is that Quagmire has done sex crimes before (with one episode having him recite Megan's Law--so he's an [=SO=]) but probably got off or got a lighter punishment because of a technicality (statute of limitations expired, different jurisdiction, or no concrete proof--Whatever is a "technicality" in the [=FG=] universe)and this instance with Kiera (the girl he slept with) was one of those times where there was proof that he did actually did something illegal. On another note, in cases like his, I think the prosecution is probably going off a form of due diligence, which is to say, in the eyes of the law/prosecution, the offender shouldn't have gone off the word of the (legally) victim (legally-speaking) and should have done ''more'' to make sure the victim ''WASN'T'' underaged.



*** Perhaps human laws don't apply to animals?

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*** Perhaps ***Perhaps human laws don't apply to animals?



** Like [[CasualtyInTheRing in RL cases]], perhaps her opponents didn't die directly because she beat 'em to death, rather, they probably died as a side-effect of previous strain/injuries on their bodies(IDK an'thing about boxing besides that that boxers do sustain a lot of injuries and damage thereof) further complicated by her blows, however, if it's been three casualties, then she likely, legally-speaking, wouldn't be allowed to fight anymore (IDK how fight licenses work). Now, the premeditation to killing Lois on national TV would have had her arrested. Another answer is that Deirdre served time for those deaths offscreen and was out by the time this episode happened.

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** Like **Like [[CasualtyInTheRing in RL cases]], perhaps her opponents didn't die directly because she beat 'em to death, rather, they probably died as a side-effect of previous strain/injuries on their bodies(IDK an'thing about boxing besides that that boxers do sustain a lot of injuries and damage thereof) further complicated by her blows, however, if it's been three casualties, then she likely, legally-speaking, wouldn't be allowed to fight anymore (IDK how fight licenses work). Now, the premeditation to killing Lois on national TV would have had her arrested. Another answer is that Deirdre served time for those deaths offscreen and was out by the time this episode happened.



*** That sounds like something Francis would do.

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*** That ***That sounds like something Francis would do.



** Bonnie could have said "No" to that, just saying

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** Bonnie **Bonnie could have said "No" to that, just saying

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**Another answer to this is that Quagmire has done sex crimes before (with one episode having him recite Megan's Law--so he's an [=SO=]) but probably got off or got a lighter punishment because of a technicality (statute of limitations expired, different jurisdiction, or no concrete proof--Whatever is a "technicality" in the [=FG=] universe)and this instance with Kiera (the girl he slept with) was one of those times where there was proof that he did actually something illegal. On another note, in cases like his, I think the prosecution is probably going off a form of due diligence, which is to say, in the eyes of the law/prosecution, the offender shouldn't have gone off the word of the (legally) victim and should have done ''more'' to make sure the victim ''WASN'T'' underaged.




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**Like [[CasualtyInTheRing in RL cases]], perhaps her opponents didn't die directly because she beat 'em to death, rather, they probably died as a side-effect of previous strain/injuries on their bodies(IDK an'thing about boxing besides that that boxers do sustain a lot of injuries and damage thereof) further complicated by her blows, however, if it's been three casualties, then she likely, legally-speaking, wouldn't be allowed to fight anymore (IDK how fight licenses work). Now, the premeditation to killing Lois on national TV would have had her arrested. Another answer is that Deirdre served time for those deaths offscreen and was out by the time this episode happened.


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***That sounds like something Francis would do.


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**Bonnie could have said "No" to that, just saying


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!!The name game
* In one episode, Stewie goes back in time and falls in love with a female baby, but then throws up when he learns her name is Lois, believing her to be ''[[SurpriseIncest Lois]]''-[[SurpriseIncest Lois]]. But surely there's more than one redhead named Lois in the world?

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* I don't know what you mean by Peter barely having an accent. His accent is one of the most notable things about him.



!!Deirdre Jackson
* Why is Deirdre Jackson not in prison for murder/manslaughter? Or at least banned from boxing? I'll grant that accidents happen, especially during a dangerous sport like boxing, but if you kill 3 people in the ring, that might be a red flag of some kind. And the fact that she outright told Lois that she was gonna be her 4th victim kinda gives away that she intended to kill those 3 boxers.




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** "The Spirit of Massachusetts" is their rendition of a 1987 tourism commercial. During it, there's a couple going fishing, and one of them snags something with a net. That's likely what Peter picking up the horseshoe crab (not a trilobite, since those are extinct) was referencing.


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** To heckle Jasper of course.


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** Joe is only a cop when the plot needs him to be one.
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* This is something iv had a problem with in both this and TheSimpsons, I know it's just RuleOfFunny but still, why the hell is Lois with Peter at all? yes occasionally they are as bad as each other, but, seriously, the guy is clearly off his rocker beyond having mental disability.

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* This is something iv I've had a problem with in both this and TheSimpsons, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. I know it's just RuleOfFunny but still, why the hell is Lois with Peter at all? yes Yes, occasionally they are as bad as each other, but, seriously, the guy is clearly off his rocker beyond having mental disability.
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"Headscratcha!"
"No, Peetah."
"Headscratcha?"
"Peetah, no."
"Headscratcher!"
"No!"
"Headscratcher..."

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** That and the whole TeenieWeenie thing.

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** That and the whole TeenieWeenie TeenyWeenie thing.

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**Maybe he didn't listen to Van Halen.




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***It's a DependingOnTheWriter thing. In some episodes, he has more than two rooms, while it others, it seems like he doesn't, though the episode where he mentioned two of the kids sleeping in the car, he implies that he keeps his clothes in the other rooms and that's why two of the kids sleep in the car.




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** It either burned up around them or someone noticed the flames and put it out quickly enough.


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**Maybe his role in the Navy didn't have a uniform
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*** Uhhh, no, that is ''not'' how it happened. What happened was, Stewie went up to Brian ''right after'' the day the fight they bet on was held, and said to him that he "have the money by tomorrow, and there won't be any problems", and when Brian didn't have it, he beat the shit out of him. At that point, Brian's attitude seems to be that he didn't ''have'' the money right then and there (such as he'd have a bit of cash to take the $50 from soon enough, and that'd be it), and if Stewie was willing to be patient, he'd have it. He ''could've'' been trying to weasel out of it then, or just not been big on getting it to him right away, but considering he ''still'' says "Stewie, listen, you've just gotta give me more time" ''during'' the second beating (and right before Stewie shoots him in his knees), instead of say something else, ''I'' believe him at least. The first beating, understandably at least to me, freaked Brian out enough he tried to ''avoid'' Stewie for the most part, for what seemed to be a week or two that his wounds had to heal and after, and hoped he could do so until he got the money, which is what the mustache was for in the first place. The second beatdown, specifically getting set on fire, convinced him to just have Stewie take him to the bank and presumably get a loan or something, or withdraw from his savings. How I see it is, and as part of the joke, was that Brian was treating this like a normal "we're friends, so Stewie won't mind if I take this casually. I'll have the money by next Friday or so, and it isn't like it's a big deal...", because of course it isn't, while Stewie goes at this like he's a loan shark, and that Brian either has to pay ''now'' or get a harsh "lesson". DisproportionateRetribution on Stewie's part is the name of the game here, when this is literally just a casual bet between friends.

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