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* StatusQuoIsGod: According to this episode, Lois is so petty that just one bad experience in an overbearing Christian camp causes her to convert to atheism like Brian. Of course, this doesn’t stick, as future episodes still depict her as devoutly religious.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: According to this episode, Lois is so petty that just one bad experience in an overbearing Christian camp causes her to convert to atheism like Brian. Of course, this doesn’t stick, as future episodes still depict her as devoutly religious.religious.
* WhamEpisode: After the events of this episode, Quagmire starts to treat Brian better and doesn't give him as many verbal or physical beatdowns as he used to.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Brian successfully lobbies Quagmire's cat café to be shut down due to supposed health hazards, but is horrified to find out that as a result, no animals of any kind (including cats and dogs) are allowed into any public establishment whatsoever.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Brian successfully lobbies Quagmire's cat café to be shut down due to supposed health hazards, but is horrified to find out that as a result, no animals of any kind (including cats and dogs) are allowed into any public establishment whatsoever. As such, Brian is not allowed to enter his favorite bar anymore, much to his anger.



* NothingPersonal: At the building of Callaghan's, a security guard refuses to let Brian inside the building. Even when Brian points that he comes to the building all the time to do his writing, the security guard makes no denial of it, but calmly reveals that the city will not allow any animal of any kind (especially cats and dogs) to enter any public establishment thanks to Brian getting Quagmire's cat cafe shut down.

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* NothingPersonal: At the building of Callaghan's, JustFollowingOrders: After Quagmire's cat cafe is shut down, a security guard refuses forbids to let Brian inside the building. his favorite bar. Even when Brian points that he comes to the building bar all the time to do his writing, [[NothingPersonal the security guard makes no denial politely assures that he's aware of it, it]], but calmly reveals that the city will not allow any animal of any kind (especially cats and dogs) to enter any public establishment thanks to Brian getting Quagmire's Brian's actions against the cat cafe shut down. cafe.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Brian successfully lobbies Quagmire's cat café to be shut down due to supposed health hazards, but is horrified to find out that as a result, no animals (including cats and dogs) are allowed into any public establishment whatsoever.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Brian successfully lobbies Quagmire's cat café to be shut down due to supposed health hazards, but is horrified to find out that as a result, no animals of any kind (including cats and dogs) are allowed into any public establishment whatsoever.


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* NothingPersonal: At the building of Callaghan's, a security guard refuses to let Brian inside the building. Even when Brian points that he comes to the building all the time to do his writing, the security guard makes no denial of it, but calmly reveals that the city will not allow any animal of any kind (especially cats and dogs) to enter any public establishment thanks to Brian getting Quagmire's cat cafe shut down.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Inverted; despite the Griffins normally being Catholic, the Christian camp is clearly Protestant, with adult baptisms and alcohol bans. Could be a case of CriticalResearchFailure on the part of both the writers ''and'' Lois. Then again, Lois is from a Protestant family.

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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Inverted; despite the Griffins normally being Catholic, the Christian camp is clearly Protestant, with adult baptisms and alcohol bans. Could be a case of CriticalResearchFailure mistake on the part of both the writers ''and'' Lois. Then again, Lois is from a Protestant family.
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Brian protests against Quagmire's cat cafe, while Lois sends Chris and Meg to a Christian camp.

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Brian protests against Quagmire's cat cafe, café, while Lois sends Chris and Meg to a Christian camp.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Brian successfully lobbies Quagmire's cat cafe to be shut down due to supposed health hazards, but is horrified to find out that as a result, no animals (including cats and dogs) are allowed into any public establishment whatsoever.
* BittersweetEnding: Brian and Quagmire reconcile with each other and Brian is able to go back to public spaces. However, Quagmire's cat cafe is gone forever and [[RunningGag all of his cats have died]]. It's also left ambiguous whether or not Brian and Quagmire's rivalry has truly come to an end, or whether StatusQuoIsGod. A subtle reference in "Christmas is Coming" has Brian and Quagmire sitting next to each other during the Christmas performance, implying strongly that StatusQuoIsGod was averted and the rivalry is at an end, or that at least things have warmed up between them quite a lot.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Brian successfully lobbies Quagmire's cat cafe café to be shut down due to supposed health hazards, but is horrified to find out that as a result, no animals (including cats and dogs) are allowed into any public establishment whatsoever.
* BittersweetEnding: Brian and Quagmire reconcile with each other and Brian is able to go back to public spaces. However, Quagmire's cat cafe café is gone forever and [[RunningGag all of his cats have died]]. It's also left ambiguous whether or not Brian and Quagmire's rivalry has truly come to an end, or whether StatusQuoIsGod. A subtle reference in "Christmas is Coming" has Brian and Quagmire sitting next to each other during the Christmas performance, implying strongly that StatusQuoIsGod was averted and the rivalry is at an end, or that at least things have warmed up between them quite a lot.



* DisproportionateRetribution: Brain states that the reason he wants to shut down Glen's Cat Cafe is because it's right next to his favorite bar...that and he just hates cats and Quagmire.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Brain states that the reason he wants to shut down Glen's Cat Cafe Café is because it's right next to his favorite bar...that and he just hates cats and Quagmire.



* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Cat Fight" either refers to Quagmire's cat cafe, his tons of cats, or the eventual fight between him and Brian.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Brian gets the cat cafe shut down by raising sanitary concerns about letting cats around food... which then expands to all animals and gets him banned from the bar.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Brian. He tries to get Quagmire's cat cafe shut down out of spite, due to disliking cats (being a dog) and Quagmire (due to their ongoing rivalry). It's also revealed that listening to other people's nightmares is his worst nightmare.

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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Cat Fight" either refers to Quagmire's cat cafe, café, his tons of cats, or the eventual fight between him and Brian.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Brian gets the cat cafe café shut down by raising sanitary concerns about letting cats around food... which then expands to all animals and gets him banned from the bar.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Brian. He tries to get Quagmire's cat cafe café shut down out of spite, due to disliking cats (being a dog) and Quagmire (due to their ongoing rivalry). It's also revealed that listening to other people's nightmares is his worst nightmare.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Brian. He tries to get Quagmire's cat cafe shut down out of spite, due to disliking cats (being a dog) and Quagmire (due to their ongoing rivalry). It's also revealed that listening to other people's problems is his worst nightmare.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Brian. He tries to get Quagmire's cat cafe shut down out of spite, due to disliking cats (being a dog) and Quagmire (due to their ongoing rivalry). It's also revealed that listening to other people's problems nightmares is his worst nightmare.



* ShoutOut: Quagmire tells Brian that one of his worst nightmares is being the host and musical guest for an episode of ''Saturday Night Live''.

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* ShoutOut: Quagmire tells Brian that one of his worst nightmares is involved being the host and musical guest for an episode of ''Saturday Night Live''.
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** For Quagmire, he’s right to point out that Brian can't tell him to shut down his cafe, since Quagmire bought the place legally and Brian doesn't own the block.

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** For Quagmire, he’s right to point out that Brian can't tell him to shut down his cafe, cafe just because the latter hates cats and it's near a bar he likes, since Quagmire bought the place legally and Brian doesn't own the block.

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