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** He also does a ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' crossword puzzle.

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** He also does a ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' crossword puzzle.CrosswordPuzzle.
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* OffModel: Meg's arms are noticably shorter than they should be in her millenial outfit.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalked up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves, and it ignores a prior episode which showed they were better at keeping house than their parents.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved beyond [[UnexplainedRecovery Stewie being back at home in the final scene]].

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalked up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves, and it ignores a prior episode which showed they were better at keeping house than their parents.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved beyond [[UnexplainedRecovery Stewie being back at home in the final scene]].scene]].
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* ParentalNeglect: All the millennial parents leave their children unsupervised at home while they go to Coachella, resulting in their deaths in the pool.

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* ParentalNeglect: All the millennial parents leave their children unsupervised at home while they go to Coachella, resulting in their deaths in the pool.pool while Stewie is the only survivor.
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* BlackComedyBurst: Stewie having an unsupervised pool party with the other infants, where they all drowned suddenly and he ineffectually tries to fish their bodies out. It has no further bearing on the plot.
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** Peter references ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.

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** Peter references ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' when parodying the famous SexySurfacingShot scene, by [[{{Fandisservice}} climbing the pool ladder himself]].
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalk up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves, and it ignores a prior episode which showed they were better at keeping house than their parents.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalk chalked up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves, and it ignores a prior episode which showed they were better at keeping house than their parents.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalk up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalk up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves.themselves, and it ignores a prior episode which showed they were better at keeping house than their parents.
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* BlackComedyBurst: Stewie having an unsupervised pool party with the other infants, where they all drowned suddenly and he ineffectually tries to fish their bodies out. It has no further bearing on the plot.


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* ParentalNeglect: All the millennial parents leave their children unsupervised at home while they go to Coachella, resulting in their deaths in the pool.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Without there parents around, Meg and Chris prove incapable of looking after themselves and allow the house to fall apart. Despite the episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E13TradingPlaces ''Trading Places'']] showing that the two of them are actually more capable of keeping the house afloat than their parents.
* DeathOfAChild: The young parents' children all drown in a pool while their parents go to a musical event, with Stewie as the sole survivor. Stewie tries to fish them out in a possible attempt to save them but fails miserably.

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* ContinuitySnarl: Without there their parents around, Meg and Chris prove incapable of looking after themselves and allow the house to fall apart. Despite the episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E13TradingPlaces ''Trading Places'']] "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E13TradingPlaces Trading Places]]" showing that the two of them are actually more capable of keeping the house afloat than their parents.
* DeathOfAChild: The young parents' children all drown in a pool while their parents go to a musical event, with Stewie as the sole survivor. {{sole survivor}}. Stewie tries to fish them out in a possible attempt to save them them, but fails miserably.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Without there parents around Meg and Chris prove incapable of looking after themselves and allow the house to fall apart. Despite [[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E13TradingPlaces ''Trading Places'']] showing that the two of them are actually more capable of keeping house than their parents.

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* ContinuitySnarl: Without there parents around around, Meg and Chris prove incapable of looking after themselves and allow the house to fall apart. Despite the episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E13TradingPlaces ''Trading Places'']] showing that the two of them are actually more capable of keeping the house afloat than their parents.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers.newspapers ever since they left. Then again, this could be chalk up to Meg and Chris being too lazy to do it themselves.
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* OffModel: Meg's arms are noticably shorter than they should be in her millenial outfit.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Without there parents around Meg and Chris prove incapable of looking after themselves and allow the house to fall apart. Despite [[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E13TradingPlaces ''Trading Places'']] showing that the two of them are actually more capable of keeping house than their parents.
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* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made. The kid who made it is upset but [[Music/RichardMarx his grown-up self]] says that he respects his honesty.

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* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made.is. The kid who made it is upset but [[Music/RichardMarx his grown-up self]] says that he respects his honesty.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the house's lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the house's lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers.
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* ShoutOut: Peter references ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Peter references ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved beyond Stewie being back at home in the final scene.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved beyond [[UnexplainedRecovery Stewie being back at home in the final scene.scene]].

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* DeathOfAChild: The young parents' children all drown in a pool while their parents go to a musical event, with Stewie as the sole survivor. Stewie tries to fish them out in a possible attempt to save them but fails miserably.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved.resolved beyond Stewie being back at home in the final scene.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Offscreen. With Peter and Lois gone, Chris and Meg assume control of the house. The first thing they declare is that they are going to crate Brian. SmashCut to both Chris and Meg trapped in a kennel.
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* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made. The kid who made it is upset but his grown-up self says that he respects his honesty.

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* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made. The kid who made it is upset but [[Music/RichardMarx his grown-up self self]] says that he respects his honesty.

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* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made. The kid who made it is upset but hos grown-up self says that he respects his honesty.

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* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made. The kid who made it is upset but hos his grown-up self says that he respects his honesty.



* RealityEnsues: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the house's lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the house's lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers.
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* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Lois eventually reveals that she and Peter are old and that Chris and Meg are young to the couple that mistook them for millennials. She accuses them of being able to realize that sooner if they didn't wear glasses for aesthetic reasons. When they take the glasses off, they're shocked at the Griffin's true ages.
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** He also goes a ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' crossword puzzle.

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** He also goes does a ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' crossword puzzle.
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* SkewedPriorities: Chris is more concerned with bragging about his start-up businesses than finding out where his parents are. Meg {{lampshades}} it.

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* SkewedPriorities: Chris is more concerned with bragging about his start-up businesses than finding out where his parents are. Meg {{lampshades}} it.it.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The small subplot of Stewie being left alone and the kids drowning in the pool is never resolved.
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Lois and Peter are mistaken for young parents by another couple at Stewie's school and are invited to live in a millennial apartment complex, leaving Meg and Chris home alone.
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!!Tropes
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Peter and Lois get big heads when joining younger parents.
* BrutalHonesty: Peter at one point criticizes how hideous a clay horse made by a kid is made. The kid who made it is upset but hos grown-up self says that he respects his honesty.
* PaperThinDisguise: All Chris and Meg did was change their clothes and hairstyles, along with Chris wearing a fake mustache and Meg wearing different glasses. Lois sees through these disguises.
* RealityEnsues: Since Chris and Meg usually rely on Peter and Lois to do everything around the house, the house's lawn starts to outgrow and the front porch is full of newspapers
* ShoutOut: Peter references ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.
** He also goes a ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' crossword puzzle.
* SkewedPriorities: Chris is more concerned with bragging about his start-up businesses than finding out where his parents are. Meg {{lampshades}} it.

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