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* AdultFear: Despite joining in on the Meg-bashing on a regular basis, Lois seemed genuinely worried when the burglars kidnap her.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite being a threat to the Griffin family, the burglars have no intention of raping Meg, since you know she’s 17[[note Also falls in with PragmaticVillainy since child molesters are targets for death in the prison population[[/note]] and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against ''her''.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite being a threat to the Griffin family, the burglars have no intention of raping Meg, since you know she’s 17[[note 17[[note]] Also falls in with PragmaticVillainy since child molesters are targets for death in the prison population[[/note]] and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against ''her''.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite being a threat to the Griffin family, the burglars have no intention of raping Meg, and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against ''her''.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite being a threat to the Griffin family, the burglars have no intention of raping Meg, since you know she’s 17[[note Also falls in with PragmaticVillainy since child molesters are targets for death in the prison population[[/note]] and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against ''her''.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: To be perfectly honest, Meg kind of deserved to get arrested for trying to force a burglar who was clearly not interested in her to make love with her, which is basically considered rape. [[EvenEvilHasStandards No wonder the burglars filed sexual harassment charges against her]].

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* LaserGuidedKarma: To be perfectly honest, Meg kind of deserved to get arrested earned her arrest for trying to force a burglar who was clearly not interested in her to make love with her, which is basically considered rape. [[EvenEvilHasStandards No wonder the burglars filed sexual harassment charges against her]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: To be perfectly honest, Meg kind of deserved to get arrested for trying to force a burglar who was clearly not interested in her to make love with her, which is basically considered rape. [[EvenEvilHasStandards No wonder the burglars filed sexual harassment charges against her]].
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* SexSells: Caveman Peter method of getting his wheel sold is to have Lois pose next to it.

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* SexSells: Caveman Peter method of getting his wheel sold is to have Lois pose next to it.it in her underwear.
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* GenerationXerox: In Nate Griffin's story, all of the people Nate meets are [[IdenticalStranger strikingly similar]] to Peter's friends, and he even falls in love with a woman who is not only ''named'' Lois Pewterschmidt, but looks exactly like her.

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* ContinuityNod: One segment cover's Peter's black ancestor Nate from season 3's "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?"



** The creationism version of the universe's origin is depicted as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]] nodding her head to cause animals to instantaneously appear.

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** The creationism version of the universe's origin is depicted as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]] nodding her head to cause animals to instantaneously appear.appear
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--> '''Meg''': Hey! I'm pretty!

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--> '''Meg''': Hey! Come on! I'm pretty!

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* NoEnding: It's never resolved what became of Meg being arrested for sexual harassment.



* NoEnding: It's never resolved what became of Meg being arrested for sexual harassment.
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Nate Griffin opens a [=DMV=] in order to inconvenience Caucasians.
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Not really an example if she gets arrested for it.


* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Meg is insulted when the burglars decide against "taking turns" with her and she throws herself at them. To the point where the burglars end up pressing charges.
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* DoubleStandardFemaleOnMaleRape: Meg is insulted when the burglars decide against "taking turns" with her and she throws herself at them. To the point where the burglars end up pressing charges.

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* DoubleStandardFemaleOnMaleRape: DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Meg is insulted when the burglars decide against "taking turns" with her and she throws herself at them. To the point where the burglars end up pressing charges.



* SeinfeldianConversation / SeriousBusiness: Peter admits he doesn't care for ''Film/TheGodfather'', causing Lois, Stewie, and Chris to admonish him for it. All while they're on the verge of drowning as the panic room floods, mind you.

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* SeinfeldianConversation / SeriousBusiness: SeinfeldianConversation: Peter admits he doesn't care for ''Film/TheGodfather'', causing Lois, Stewie, and Chris to admonish him for it. All while they're on the verge of drowning as the panic room floods, mind you.

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* BatterUp: Peter whacks Meg with a bat after she scares him.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The burglars have no intention of raping Meg, and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against her.

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* DoubleStandardFemaleOnMaleRape: Meg is insulted when the burglars decide against "taking turns" with her and she throws herself at them. To the point where the burglars end up pressing charges.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Despite being a threat to the Griffin family, the burglars have no intention of raping Meg, and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against her.''her''.


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* LoveHungry: Meg when she gets turned down by the burglars for sex.
--> '''Meg''': Hey! I'm pretty!
* {{Matricide}}: In the caveman segment, caveman Stewie accomplishes killing his mother caveman Lois.
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* SkewedPriorities: The Griffin's potentially last moments on Earth as the panic room floods ends up getting sidetracked by an argument over the merits of (or, in Peter's view, the lack thereof) of ''Film/TheGodfather''.
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* PartingTheSea: When Moses Griffin leads the Israelites to the Red Sea, they complain about not wanting to swim across it, so Moses has God part the water for them to walk across.
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* LadyLooksLikeADude: Played for laughs. When the burglars capture Meg, they hold up a sign to the cameras in the panic room saying '''We have your son'''. When Lois informs them Meg's a girl, the burglars are genuinely surprised, with the guy holding the sign writing a new one saying '''Really?!'''
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The long scene of Peter getting chewed out by his family for long liking ''Film/TheGodfather'' as they're all drowning is taken verbatim from an actual conversation Creator/SethMacFarlane had with the rest of the cast. All of the reasons Peter dislikes the movie are reasons [=MacFarlane=] dislikes it.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The long scene of Peter getting chewed out by his family for long not liking ''Film/TheGodfather'' as they're all drowning is taken verbatim from an actual conversation Creator/SethMacFarlane had with the rest of the cast. All of the reasons Peter dislikes the movie are reasons [=MacFarlane=] dislikes it.



* SeinfeldianConversation / SeriousBusiness: Peter admits he doesn't care for ''Film/TheGodfather''. Lois, Stewie, and Chris admonish him for it.

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* SeinfeldianConversation / SeriousBusiness: Peter admits he doesn't care for ''Film/TheGodfather''. ''Film/TheGodfather'', causing Lois, Stewie, and Chris to admonish him for it.it. All while they're on the verge of drowning as the panic room floods, mind you.
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* CausedTheBigBang: When Peter starts telling the history of his family, he starts at the beginning of the universe, which was the result of one of God's farts that he [[FartsOnFire set on fire.]]
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* RaceLift: Most of the show's normally Caucasian characters are changed to African in the Nate Griffin segment, where they're depicted as African slaves. Cleveland, inversely, is changed into a white slave trader.
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* AdultFear: Despite joining in on the Meg-bashing on a regular basis, Lois seemed genuinely worried when the burglars kidnap her.


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The burglars have no intention of raping Meg, and are disgusted when she tries to force them to, to the point of filing sexual harassment charges against her.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The scene were the family was near drowning in the safe room, Peter revealed that he didnt't like the movie "The Godfather" which suprised and anger his family since they love the movie was actually a real life argument with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast since Seth was the only one who didn't like the movie. Peter's reasons for not liking the movie was actually Seth's reason why he didn't like the movie.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The long scene were the family was near drowning in the safe room, of Peter revealed that he didnt't like the movie "The Godfather" which suprised and anger getting chewed out by his family since they love the movie was actually a real life argument for long liking ''Film/TheGodfather'' as they're all drowning is taken verbatim from an actual conversation Creator/SethMacFarlane had with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast since Seth was cast. All of the only one who didn't like the movie. Peter's reasons for not liking Peter dislikes the movie was actually Seth's reason why he didn't like the movie.are reasons [=MacFarlane=] dislikes it.



* SexSells: Caveman Peter's method of getting his wheel sold is to have Lois pose next to it.
* ShoutOut: The Griffins escape into a ''Film/PanicRoom'' when the burglars arrive.

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* SexSells: Caveman Peter's Peter method of getting his wheel sold is to have Lois pose next to it.
* ShoutOut: ShoutOut
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The Griffins escape into a ''Film/PanicRoom'' when the burglars arrive.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The scene were the family was near drowning in the safe room, Peter revealed that he didnt't like the movie "The Godfather" which suprised and anger his family since they love the movie was actually a real life argument with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast since Seth was the only one who didn't like the movie. Peter's reasons for not liking the movie was actually Seth's reason why he didn't like the movie.



* VocalDissonance: The reason "Black-Eye" Griffin didn't make the transition from silent films to talkies: His speaking voice was grating and awkward, sounding a lot like Bobcat Goldthwait.
* RealLifeWritesthePlot: The scene were the family was near drowning in the safe room, Peter revealed that he didnt't like the movie "The Godfather" which suprised and anger his family since they love the movie was actually a real life argument with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast since Seth was the only one who didn't like the movie. Peter's reasons for not liking the movie was actually Seth's reason why he didn't like the movie.

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* VocalDissonance: The reason "Black-Eye" Griffin didn't make the transition from silent films to talkies: His speaking voice was grating and awkward, sounding a lot like Bobcat Goldthwait.
* RealLifeWritesthePlot: The scene were the family was near drowning in the safe room, Peter revealed that he didnt't like the movie "The Godfather" which suprised and anger his family since they love the movie was actually a real life argument with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast since Seth was the only one who didn't like the movie. Peter's reasons for not liking the movie was actually Seth's reason why he didn't like the movie.
Goldthwait.
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* VocalDissonance: The reason "Black-Eye" Griffin didn't make the transition from silent films to talkies: His speaking voice was grating and awkward, sounding a lot like Bobcat Goldthwait.

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* VocalDissonance: The reason "Black-Eye" Griffin didn't make the transition from silent films to talkies: His speaking voice was grating and awkward, sounding a lot like Bobcat Goldthwait.Goldthwait.
* RealLifeWritesthePlot: The scene were the family was near drowning in the safe room, Peter revealed that he didnt't like the movie "The Godfather" which suprised and anger his family since they love the movie was actually a real life argument with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast since Seth was the only one who didn't like the movie. Peter's reasons for not liking the movie was actually Seth's reason why he didn't like the movie.
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When burglars break into the Griffin house, Stewie, Peter, Lois, and Brian hide out in the panic room, leaving Meg to try and force the burglars to rape her. Meanwhile, Peter passes the time locked in the panic room by telling three stories about his ancestors.
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* SophisticatedAsHell: In the colonial story, when Nate first sees Lois:
--> '''Peter''': As a poet might say, she was the kind of woman you just want to have sex with over and over.
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* TitleCard: Parodied. In the third "Black-Eye" Griffin silent film, Peter says a really long sentence, and the title card merely says "That's pie."

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* TitleCard: Parodied. In the third "Black-Eye" Griffin silent film, Peter says a really long sentence, and the title card merely says "That's pie.""
* VocalDissonance: The reason "Black-Eye" Griffin didn't make the transition from silent films to talkies: His speaking voice was grating and awkward, sounding a lot like Bobcat Goldthwait.

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* ShoutOut: The creationism version of the universe's origin is depicted as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]] nodding her head to cause animals to instantaneously appear.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut: The Griffins escape into a ''Film/PanicRoom'' when the burglars arrive.
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'''Original air date''': May 14, 2006

!!Tropes used in the episode:
* AnachronismStew: Lois's full name in the colonial story is Lois Laura Bush Lynne Cheney Pewterschmidt.
* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: When Meg is taken captive by the burglars, she is at first scared but then asks them when they're going to have their way with her. The burglars are grossed out and increasingly desperate advances from Meg eventually lead her to being arrested by Joe for sexual harassment.
* HeavySleeper: In the colonial story, Nate Griffin wants to get Lois's attention, so he throws a horse through her bedroom window. The horse is freaked out and destroys her entire room before bolting. Lois nonchalantly wakes up and asks, "...Is someone there?"
* {{Hulkspeak}}: Used in the caveman segment, exaggerated for comedy.
--> '''Stewie''': Damn all. What deuce. Victory, Stewie's.
* NoEnding: It's never resolved what became of Meg being arrested for sexual harassment.
* {{Pun}}: According to Peter, what created the universe was God and His roommate Chugs arm wrestling, and God's fart causing the Big Bang.
--> '''God''': You smell that?
* RuleOfThree: Three of "Black-Eye" Griffin's silent comedy films are shown, and all three have the same punchline: Peter's eye getting a black circle around it as he shrugs to the audience and "wah wah" music plays.
* SeinfeldianConversation / SeriousBusiness: Peter admits he doesn't care for ''Film/TheGodfather''. Lois, Stewie, and Chris admonish him for it.
* SexSells: Caveman Peter's method of getting his wheel sold is to have Lois pose next to it.
* ShoutOut: The creationism version of the universe's origin is depicted as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]] nodding her head to cause animals to instantaneously appear.
* TitleCard: Parodied. In the third "Black-Eye" Griffin silent film, Peter says a really long sentence, and the title card merely says "That's pie."

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