History Recap / FamilyGuyS3E1TheThinWhiteLine

* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: At the end, when Brian leaves for Hollywood, Stewie runs after him and says, "Brian, wait!" This is notably the first time Stewie calls Brian by his name. Prior to this, he only called him disparaging names like "Dog" or generic names like "Fido" or "Spot". He would continue to call Brian by his real name for the rest of the series.

** The next scene in which Brian and Joe catch a perp with cocaine is a reference to''Series/{{CHiPs}}''. The [=CHiPs=] opening theme is also heard.

* HoYay: A fantasy sequence shows Stewie and a group of sailors singing a parody of “My Gallant Crew” from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta HMS Pinafore.

** The way in which Mr. Weed hunts his employees is reminiscent of the famous 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell.
** After Brian makes Quagmire realize he has made love to a man, he screams and runs away, similar to the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective scene in which Ace realizes Lt Einhorn is actually Ray Finkel, whom Ace had kissed.
** The next scene in which Brian and Joe catch a perp with cocaine is a reference to the 1977 TV series [=CHiPs=]. The [=CHiPs=] opening theme is also heard.

** Rocky The Flying Squirrel shows up and says, “And now, here’s something we hope you’ll really like,” a frequent segué in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
** Brian refers to Lois as a “Stepford wife,” a phrase used to describe a “perfect” suburban housewife after the satirical novel The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin and its film versions.
** Peter trying to make up his name in the rehab clinic by referencing random objects he sees references the plot of The Usual Suspects.
** A flashback shows Peter as a security guard for former Beatle George Harrison, watching Charles in Charge while an intruder invades the home. Harrison was attacked in his home on December 30, 1999.

** Mr. Weed says he has enough tranquilizer darts “to take-out Robert Downey, Jr.,” a reference to the actor’s drug problems. A rare self-chastising meta reference has Weed’s audience reacting with umbrage to the remark.

-->'''Quagmire:''' You mean three Filipino women. ''[beat, as Quagmire thinks about it]'' [[BigNo NOOOOOO!]]

* LineOfSightName: Parodied. When the director of the rehab clinic asks for Peter's name, he panics and starts looking around. The first thing he sees is a leftover pea on someone's tray, followed by a crying woman's tear and finally [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a griffon flying through the room]]. He then tells her his name is "Pea-tear Griffon."

* HarmfulToMinors: Brian turns to the channel that Lois doesn't know about, much to the shock of the Griffin children.
-->'''Stewie:''' That man seems to have suffered a serious snakebite.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Quagmire assumes this when he talks to Meg and given she's not yet 18 and Chris is the only male closest in age living with her, he thinks they're satisfying each other. Chris and Meg, however, don't know what he's talking about.

The name of the episode combines The Thin Blue Line, a colloquial term for the police, and “white lines,” a slang term for cocaine.

** The next scene in which Brian and Joe catch a perp with cocaine is a reference to the 1977 TV series CHiPs. The CHiPs opening theme is also heard.
** At the school assembly Brian is called “McGriffin, the Drug Dog,” a reference to the anti-crime mascot McGruff the Crime Dog.

-->Okay, they're-they're in the woods...the camera keeps on moving...Uh, I think they're, they're looking for some witch or something, I-I don't know, I wasn't listening...nothing's happening, nothing's happening, something about a map, nothing's happening, it's over, a lot of people in the audience look pissed.

** '''Rehab Center Overseer''': (speaking to Brian and referring to Peter) You know this degenerate?
'''Peter''': A degenerate huh? Well you are a festizio. See? I can make up words too.

'''Rehab Center Overseer''': (speaking to Brian and referring to Peter) You know this degenerate?

* TakeThat: Brian is a guide dog for man watching ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'':

-->'''Peter''': Yeah, yeah. Peter Griffin...[[OhCrap aw, crap.]]

* LineOfSightName: Parodied. When the director of the rehab clinic asks for Peter's name, he panics and starts looking around. The first thing he sees is a leftover pea on someone's tray, followed by a crying woman's tear and finally [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOther a griffon flying through the room]]. He then tells her his name is "Pea-tear Griffon."

* LineOfSightName: Parodied. When the director of the rehab clinic asks for Peter's name, he panics and starts looking around. The first thing he sees is a leftover pea on someone's tray, followed by a crying woman's tear and finally a griffon flying through the room. He then tells her his name is "Pea-tear Griffon."

* LineOfSightName: Parodied. When the director of the rehab clinic asks for Peter's name, he panics and starts looking around. The first thing he sees is a leftover pea on someone's tray, followed by a crying woman's tear and finally a finally a griffon flying through the room. He then tells her his name is "Pea-tear Griffon."

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In this two-part episode, Brian becomes a drug dog for the Quahog police to combat with the boredom in his life, but soon becomes addicted to cocaine and ends up in rehab. Meanwhile, Peter wins a vacation during Happy-Go-Lucky Toys' company picnic, but ends up in rehab as well after Lois cancels the trip because of Brian.

Brian goes to his therapist to tell him how bored he is with life, when he suggests to him to volunteer to help others, such as taking a blind man to see ''The Blair Witch Project'' and playing checkers with a crazy old woman who's on life support and tricked Brian into pulling the plug on her.

Afterwards, Brian comes home and smells what Bonnie had cooked the other night, which impresses Joe, who recommends Brian to join the squad and be a drug-sniffing dog. At first, things are going well, but once the police find a cocaine stash, Brian secretly becomes addicted to it and goes crazy, leading to him being kicked out of the squad. After an intervention with his therapist and the Griffins, Brian is entered into a rehabilitation clinic, which means that the family has to give up their cruise vacation, but Peter fakes being a heroin addict to get into the fancy clinic.

There, Peter creates mischief, and convinces Brian to go with him and prank the teenage mothers by putting their hands in water, resulting in their babies being born prematurely. The administrator is angry about this and blames Peter for being a bad influence on Brian, but Brian defends him and they leave, saying that he's cured. Later that night, Brian comes home to a party celebrating his sobriety, where he announces he's leaving to find himself.

Brian goes to his therapist to tell him how bored he is with life, when he suggests to him to volunteer to help others, such as explaining a play to a blind man and playing checkers with a crazy old woman. Afterwards, Brian comes home and smells what Bonnie had cooked the other night, which impresses Joe, who recommends Brian to join the squad and be a drug-sniffing dog. At first, things are going well, but once the police find a cocaine stash, Brian secretly becomes addicted to it and goes crazy, leading to him being kicked out of the squad. After an intervention with his therapist and the Griffins, Brian is entered into a rehabilitation clinic, which means that the family has to give up their cruise vacation, but Peter decides to lie about being addicted to smack to get into the fancy clinic. There, Peter creates mischief, and convinces Brian to go with him and prank the teenage mothers by putting their hands in water, resulting in their babies being born prematurely. The administrator is angry about this and blames Peter for being a bad influence on Brian, but Brian defends him and they leave, saying that he's cured. Later that night, Brian comes home to a party celebrating his sobriety, where he announces he's leaving to find himself.