History Recap / FamilyGuyS3E2BrianDoesHollywood

* OffModel: While waiting for the ''Series/KidsSayTheDarndestThings'' audition, Peter is first shown sitting down wearing a blue suit and red tie. A few cuts later, and then he's suddenly in his usual white shirt and green pants.

* TakeThat: Brian tries to fake that he's doing something glamorous in Hollywood by telling the Griffins he's going to a movie premiere, then glances at a magazine to find out what's opening. He sees a promotional photo of Val Kilmer... and shuffles it aside looking for something better. He finds a cover spread of Kevin Costner... and decidse to go with the Val Kilmer movie.

* CampGay: Brian's cousin Jasper.

* SpecialGuest: Creator/RayLiotta guest stars in this episode as Zack.

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: As Lois remarks that everyone came home with something, Chris has glasses and a giant pencil, Meg has a CD player, Brian has his award, Stevie has a pinata and Peter has porn star Jenna Jameson bound tied up and gagged to be taken home with him.

* SoundtrackDissonance: The context isn't directly shown, but among the composers nominated for Best Original Score in an Adult Film, is ''Music/JohnWilliams'', whose score apparently requires a full, bombastic orchestra.

* PreviouslyOn: Parodied with a series of clips that had absolutely nothing to do with the previous episode (or indeed, ''any'' previous episode in the series), and serve as a parody of {{Cliffhanger}}s seen in various shows and films.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Brian in this episode is shown to be a brilliant porn director and screenwriter, when later episodes reveal that he's awful at writing and most of his attempts at being creative are considered hack work (the only exception being the drama pilot he did that ended up being turned into a crass sitcom starring James Woods, though that was because of ExecutiveMeddling, not because Brian's writing was bad).

* PreviouslyOn: Parodied with a series of clips that had absolutely nothing to do with the previous episode (or indeed, ''any'' previous episode in the series) and are only there as spoofs of popular cliffhangers seen in soap operas, action series, dramas, and, of course, their own show.

* PreviouslyOn: Parodied with a series of clips that had absolutely nothing to do with the previous episode (or indeed, ''any'' previous episode in the series).

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Brian in this episode is shown to be a brilliant porn director and screenwriter, when later episodes reveal that he's awful at writing and most of his attempts at being creative are considered hack work.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Brian in this episode is shown to be a brilliant porn director and screenwriter, when later episodes reveal that he's awful at writing and all his attempts at being creative are considered hack work. However, this is zigzagged with his television writing: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" shows that he can write a dramatic TV show (though ExecutiveMeddling turned it into a crude sitcom), but "Brian's A Bad Father" showed that he can't write for a Disney Channel-style teen show.

Brian goes to Los Angeles to find himself, while the rest of the Griffins plan a trip to L.A to get him back.

* IdiotHero: Bill Cosby ends up becoming one. He thwarts Stewie's plan to hypnotize the viewers on ''Kids Say the Darndest Things'' by mistaking Stewie's mind-control headset for skiing goggles.

* IdiotHero: Bill Cosby ends up becoming one. He thwarts Stewie's plan to hypnotize the viewers on ''Kids Say the Darndest Things'' by mistaking his mind-control headset for skiing goggles.

* PreviouslyOn: Parodied with a series of clips that had absolutely nothing to do with the previous episode (or indeed, ''any'' previous episode in the series).

PreviouslyOn: Parodied with a series of clips that had absolutely nothing to do with the previous episode (or indeed, ''any'' previous episode in the series).