History Recap / FamilyGuyS4E20PatriotGames

** Later in the episode Tom and the rest of the Patriots fire Peter just for performing a musical number.

'''Stewie:''' [[AffablyEvil Good day to you sir!]] […] HEY, WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT THE HELL?!

--> '''Stewie:''' Here’s a suggestion, um…; have the money by tomorrow and there won’t be any problems!\\

'''Stewie:''' Yeah! 24 hours!\\

'''Stewie:''' Huh? I don’t know. I’m not psychic, man. I’m just saying it would probably be better for everybody if you have the money tomorrow.

--> '''Brian:''' Stewie! Listen this is crazy you got '''OH MY ''GOD!'''''

'''Stewie:''' [[AffablyEvil Good day to you sir!]] […] HEY, WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT THE HELL!?

* ButtMonkey: Brian loses a $50 bet over an boxing match between an actress and an actual boxer (And he bet on the boxer). Then when he doesn’t pay the bet, he gets beaten to near death twice in a row.

'''Stewie:''' Good day to you sir! […] ''Hey, wait a minute! What the hell!?''

* TranquilFury: Brian, after Stewie got his money. He’s as calm as he usual is but makes it perfectly clear that he’s ''pissed'' over the beatdowns Stewie gave him.

* DarkHorseVictory: Brian's prediction that Mike Tyson will win the boxing match against Carol Channing is proven so wrong.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Stewie acts nice and casual to Brian after the bet, while slipping in subtle threats into his dialogue while inquiring about the money Brian owes him.

* TranquilFury: Brian, after Stewie got his money.

* {{Wimpification}}: Stewie in the second half, who flinches in terror when Brian throws a feint punch at him. Despite the fact that Stewie just offered a revenge shot seconds ago in the first place.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Brian owes Stewie $50 on a bet and doesn’t pay in time. Stewie breaks glass in his face, beats him with various blunt implements, nearly drowns him in the toilet, pushes him down the stairs, shoots him in both kneecaps, and sets him on fire.

* GolfClubbing: Stewie’s second beatdown.

* LaserGuidedKarma: A spectacular example happens to Stewie. After nearly killing Brian twice on purpose, Brian is allowed one free revenge shot at Stewie but he doesn't tell Stewie when he's going to use it. Stewie after going mad with paranoia, [[SelfHarm begins to beat himself up]] in an attempt to satisfy Brian, it doesn't work. Then at the end of the episode, Stewie has seemingly forgotten about the revenge shot, prompting Brian to push Stewie towards a moving bus.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Stewie acts nice and casual to Brian after the bet, while slipping in subtle threats into his dialogue while inquiring about his money Brian now owes him.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Brian owes Stewie $50 on a bet. Stewie breaks glass in his face, beats him with various blunt implements, nearly drowns him in the toilet, pushes him down the stairs, shoots him in both kneecaps, and sets him on fire.

* PaperThinDisguise: Brian tries to get around Stewie by putting on a fake mustache. It works for a few seconds only because Stewie didn’t know he was even there until Brian spoke to him, then Stewie viciously beats him again.

* TranquilFury: Brian, after Stewie got his money back.
* UnexplainedRecovery: By the time of the second beating, Brian has recovered from his injuries from the first. And he’s back to normal after the second beating, which involved getting knee-capped and ''lit on fire.''

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Stewie gives a ''brutal'' one to Brian after Brian refused to pay the money he owed Stewie.

* PaperThinDisguise: Brian tries to get around Stewie by putting on a fake mustache. It works for a few seconds, but then Stewie viciously beats him again.

* {{Wimpification}}: Stewie in the second half.

* WouldHurtAChild: Brian at the end of the episode. Given, Stewie did offer him a revenge shot, but still, Stewie ''did'' [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown take things pretty far]], so hard to really feel bad for him.

* BerserkButton:'''''Do NOT''''' back out of a bet with Stewie. Don't say we didn't warn you:

** Creator/TomBrady, who is prominently featured
** Bob Costas does Peter's first interview
** Creator/JayLeno harasses Brady

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The Sillyninnies sing "'Tis twelve, I think", the second song from Act II of the Music/GilbertAndSullivan operetta ''The Sorcerer''.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Brian owes money on a bet. Stewie breaks glass in his face, beats him with various blunt implements, nearly drowns him in the toilet, pushes him down the stairs, shoots him in both kneecaps, and sets him on fire.

* [[BlackComedyRape Black Comedy Sexual Harassment]]: Lois's entire goal at the dinner was clearly to get Tom Brady naked in her house, even going as far as peeping on him in the shower, fighting with Meg over who gets to look, and Stewie ending up getting an eyeful.

** After all, Brian did deserve it, and Stewie is his friend.

* GoneHorriblyRight: Stewie feels sorry for beating up Brian and offers him one free revenge shot, this however begins to overcome Stewie with paranoia when he doesn't know when exactly Brian is going to hit him.

* LaserGuidedKarma: A spectacular example happens to Stewie. After nearly killing Brian twice on purpose, Brian is allowed one free revenge shot at Stewie but he doesn't tell Stewie when he's going to use it. Stewie after going mad with paranoia, [[SelfHarm begins to beat himself up]] in an attempt to satisfy Brian, it doesn't work. Then at the end of the episode, Stewie has seemingly forgotten about the revenge shot, prompting Brian to push Stewie towards a moving bus
* NeverTrustATrailer: A promo picture for the episode showed Stewie on a jumbo-tron screen as if he was attempting to brainwash the spectators. Nothing like that appears here.

* CurbStompBattle: See NoHoldsBarredBeatdown below.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: "WHERE'S MY MONEY?!?!?"

* WouldHurtAChild: Brian at the end of the episode. Given, Stewie did offer him a revenge shot, but still.
** Stewie ''did'' take things pretty far, so hard to really feel bad for him.

** Stewie ''did'' set him on fire.

* BlackComedyRape: Lois's entire goal at the dinner was clearly to get Tom Brady naked in her house. Let's reverse that to "Peter aims to get Erin Andrews naked in the Griffin house" and see the reaction...

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "At Wilkin's Hundai and Subaru, we have Hundais and Subarus!".

* DarkHorseVictory: Brian's prediction that Mike Tyson will win the boxing match against Carrol Channing is proven so wrong.

* TheDeterminator: Carrol Channing, no matter what, will ''not'' go down.