History Recap / FamilyGuyS2E18EPeterbusUnum

-->'''Peter:''' [[OhCrap Oh, that's a good army.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: When Lois tells Peter that a swimming pool is one of those things the family doesn't really need, we get a flashback of the last time Peter brought home something the family didn't need: another talking dog, who looked and sounded like a CampGay Brian. That dog would later be Brian's cousin, Jasper (re-introduced as such on the season three episode "Brian Does Hollywood").

* ManOnFire: When Brian says that he's been with Peter through worse, there's a cutaway to them on a Ferris wheel where Peter is on fire with no explanation.

* BluntNo: The end of the episode "E. Peterbus Unum" has Peter negotiate to end the existence of Petoria, his own country that resulted from a surveying error that said the house wasn't on American soil, and being formally annexed into the U.S. After returning Joe's pool, which he annexed as way to expand his national border, Peter tries to secure rights to use it on weekends to which Joe says "no." When he tries to secure the rights of his house as an independent nation, Mayor West tells him "absolutely not." When Peter tries to get the "cheap little pen" used to sign the treaty, West says "no." Disappointed that he's not getting anything, Lois tries to console Peter by scratching his back with a matchbook, and when he asks her to call him "Big Rudy" while she does, [[OverlyLongGag Lois answers "no."]]

* FictionalFlag: In "E. Peterbus Unum", after learning that his property isn't technically part of the United States, Peter declares it his own country and raises its flag, a white banner with the words "PETORIA" along with a crude drawing of his face.

* BuxomIsBetter: Creator/SusanSarandon in her out-of-nowhere appearance.
-->'''Susan Sarandon:''' For less than the ticket price of one of my movies about capital punishment or neo-feminism, you can make sure that Stewie never goes hungry again.
-->'''Stewie:''' Yes, and from the look of those sweater cows, so could you.

* BuxomIsBetter: Creator/SusanSarandon in her [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment out-of-nowhere]] appearance.

'''Airdate:''' July 12, 2000

* ComicallySmallBribe: Peter attempts to get something from the U.S. while negotiating his surrender in an effort to save face, but Mayor West rejects each of his increasingly small demands, until he dejectedly asks for a single ordinary office pen; Adam West then describes at length how little the pen is worth, and still refuses.

* BluntNo: The end of the episode "E. Peterbus Unum" has Peter negotiate to end the existence of Petoria, his own country that resulted from a surveying error that said the house wasn't on American soil, and being formally annexed into the U.S. After returning Joe's pool, which he annexed as way to expand his national border, Peter tries to secure rights to use it on weekends to which Joe says "no." When he tries to secure the rights of his house as an independent nation, Mayor West tells him "absolutely not." When Peter tries to get the "cheap little pen" used to sign the treaty, West says "no." Disappointed that he's not getting anything, Lois tries to console Peter by scratching his back with a matchbook, and when he asks her to call him "Big Rudy" while she does, Lois answers "no."

** Lois' "first lady" outfit is based on that of Jackie Kennedy.

* LandOfOneCity: More like Land of One House. [[Justified JustifiedTrope]] and TruthInTelevision if it was inspired by the micronation of [[Molossia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Molossia]].

* LandOfOneCity: More like Land of One House.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Adam West gives Peter absolutely nothing in exchange for Peter during the sign-over. Not even a pen. It's not a negotiation. It's unconditional surrender. Peter is a one-house country up against the US-army and has zero chance of winning. West has no reason to give Peter anything or spare his ego.