History Recap / FamilyGuyS4E4DontMakeMeOver

** Peter's line about meeting such ''SNL'' cast members as Creator/JohnBelushi, Creator/GildaRadner, Creator/ChrisFarley, Creator/PhilHartman, and Horatio Sanz. The joke is that Peter is such an idiot that he doesn't know that Belushi, Radner, and Hartman are dead. Horatio Sanz is still alive, but hasn't really done anything since ''SNL'', so [[FridgeBrilliance it's the writer's way of saying that Sanz's career is dead]].

** Peter's line about meeting such ''SNL'' cast members as Creator/JohnBelushi, Creator/GildaRadner, Creator/PhilHartman, and Horatio Sanz. The joke is that Peter is such an idiot that he doesn't know that Belushi, Radner, and Hartman are dead. Horatio Sanz is still alive, but hasn't really done anything since ''SNL'', so [[FridgeBrilliance it's the writer's way of saying that Sanz's career is dead]].

** Peter's line about meeting such ''SNL'' cast members as Creator/JohnBelushi, Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, and Horatio Sanz. The joke is that Peter is such an idiot that he doesn't know that Belushi, Radner, and Hartman are dead. Horatio Sanz is still alive, but hasn't really done anything since ''SNL'', so [[FridgeBrilliance it's the writer's way of saying that Sanz's career is dead]].

* PapaWolf: Subverted and played straight. Peter beats up Jimmy Fallon, not because he had sex with her on live TV, but to get revenge on Fallon's horrible acting and constant cracking up when he was a cast member on ''SNL''. Peter then goes looking for the guy who slept with his daughter (not knowing that it was the same guy he just beat up).

* TakeThat: Against Creator/JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (which ''was'' a big deal back when Fallon was on ''SNL'', but doesn't really hold water, since Fallon hasn't been on the show since the end of the 2003-2004 season, and this episode aired in 2005). As an added bonus, Fallon ''actually'' laughs and looks at the camera '''every single time''' he is onscreen in the episode itself.

* TakeThat: Against Creator/JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (which ''was'' a big deal back when Fallon was on ''SNL'', but doesn't really hold water, since Fallon hasn't been on the show since the end of the 2003-2004 season, and this episode aired in 2005).

Meg feels depressed about her appearance and gets a makeover, which ties in with the subplot of Peter starting his own band, as Meg becomes the lead singer and lets fame go to her head -- until a guest appearance on ''SaturdayNightLive'' brings her back.

* TakeThat: Against Creator/JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''SaturdayNightLive'' (which ''was'' a big deal back when Fallon was on ''SNL'', but doesn't really hold water, since Fallon hasn't been on the show since the end of the 2003-2004 season, and this episode aired in 2005).

* BeautifulAllAlong: Meg. Future episodes won't be so kind to her appearance.

** Peter's line about meeting such ''SNL'' cast members as JohnBelushi, Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, and Horatio Sanz. The joke is that Peter is such an idiot that he doesn't know that Belushi, Radner, and Hartman are dead. Horatio Sanz is still alive, but hasn't really done anything since ''SNL'', so [[FridgeBrilliance it's the writer's way of saying that Sanz's career is dead]].

* TakeThat: Against JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''SaturdayNightLive'' (which ''was'' a big deal back when Fallon was on ''SNL'', but doesn't really hold water, since Fallon hasn't been on the show since the end of the 2003-2004 season, and this episode aired in 2005).

Meg feels depressed about her appearance and gets a makeover, which ties in with the subplot of Peter starting his own band, as Meg becomes the lead singer and lets fame go to her head.

After Meg is turned down by a popular boy named Craig Hoffman for a date, she begins to feel sensitive about her appearance, so she looks to her family for support. In an effort to cheer her up, Lois takes Meg to the mall to go clothes-shopping, though that has very little effect. Discovering that Channel 5 reporter Tricia Takanawa is giving away free makeovers, Lois tells Meg that a makeover would boost her confidence. After the makeover, Meg becomes extremely attractive and her popularity surges, but she soon starts acting like a snob.

Meanwhile, The Drunken Clam is suffering due to the aforementioned mall having been built right across the street, so Peter and friends try to fix up the bar (as a parody of Revenge of the Nerds) but only made it worse in the process and also try a Coyote Ugly theme for the bar which proved ineffective. Then, Peter and friends drag out a karaoke machine that Horace had kept in a storage room. When Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire, and Joe team up to sing Journey's song "Don't Stop Believin'", people swarm to the bar. Thrilled with their success, the group starts a band and travel to their first gig at a prison. The band, named "Fat, Horny, Black, and Joe", is about to launch into their opening number when they realize at the very last minute that they do not know any songs, and the prisoners riot as a result. Peter's family, who are attending to support him, hastily take the stage and sing "Buy Me a Rainbow," a schmaltzy 70's-style variety-show number (reminiscent of the musical performances of The Brady Bunch), with Meg (now attractive) as lead singer. They are an enormous hit, and they sign a contract with a record executive, Jimmy Iovine (appears as himself; and was in prison for killing a cat).

Their producer Dr. Diddy states that exploiting Meg's new look to make her a teen sex symbol will make them rich and Peter completely agrees stating "That's the smartest thing I've ever heard anyone say about anything". The rest of the family is subsequently ignored, especially Brian, who keeps barking at the producer, who is African-American. Meg's newfound stardom goes to her head, causing resentment among the other family members; nevertheless, they travel to New York to perform on ''SaturdayNightLive''. Meg is immediately seduced by JimmyFallon (who is hosting, a [[HilariousInHindsight a fact that wouldn't come true until six years later]]) and loses her virginity to him. She fails to realize that the entire encounter is being aired on live television as part of the "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" portion of the show (even as Fallon keeps glancing at the camera and chuckling) until it is too late. During the monologue, Peter attacks and beats up Jimmy Fallon (not so much because he stole Meg's virginity on live television, but to get revenge on Fallon for his shameless mugging and cracking up in every ''SNL'' sketch he has been in when he was a cast member, adding that, unlike Carol Burnett, Fallon has not earned the right to get away with that), before saying "Now where's the guy who had sex with my daughter?", while Fallon crawls away behind him.

The Griffins return home, where Meg reverts to her old look and things are back to normal. It is then revealed that the last scene is the final sketch of the ''SNL'' episode and Peter thanks the audience for watching. When ''Showtime at the Apollo'' starts, the TV screen goes blank. Brian turns to the audience and claims that he only turned off the show because he always goes to sleep at 1:00 am and doesn't like to keep the TV on, not because the show has black people on it. Brian then angrily barks at the audience.

* PapaWolf: Subverted and played straight. Peter beats up Jimmy Fallon, not because he had sex with her on live TV, but to get revenge on his horrible acting and constant cracking up when he was a cast member on ''SNL''. Peter then goes looking for the guy who slept with his daughter.

* TheOtherDarrin: TaraStrong performed as Meg's singing voice.

* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Meg becomes this after she gets a makeover. Too bad it's only temporarily.

* ShallowLoveInterest: Craig Hoffman

* TookALevelInJerkass: Meg.

* BeautifulAllAlong: Meg.

* TakeThat: Against JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''SaturdayNightLive'' (which ''was'' a big deal back when Fallon was on ''SNL'', but [[WereStillRevelantDamnit doesn't really hold water, since Fallon hasn't been on the show since the end of the 2003-2004 season, and this episode aired in 2005]]).

* TakeThat: Against JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''SaturdayNightLive'' (which ''was'' a big deal back when Fallon was on ''SNL'', but [[WereStillRevelantDammit doesn't really hold water, since Fallon hasn't been on the show since the end of the 2003-2004 season, and this episode aired in 2005]]).

Their producer Dr. Diddy states that exploiting Meg's new look to make her a teen sex symbol will make them rich and Peter completely agrees stating "That's the smartest thing I've ever heard anyone say about anything". The rest of the family is subsequently ignored, especially Brian, who keeps barking at the producer, who is African-American. Meg's newfound stardom goes to her head, causing resentment among the other family members; nevertheless, they travel to New York to perform on Saturday Night Live. Meg is immediately seduced by Jimmy Fallon and loses her virginity to him; she fails to realize that the entire encounter is being aired on live television as part of the "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" portion of the show (even as Fallon keeps glancing at the camera and chuckling) until it is too late. During the monologue, Peter attacks and beats up Jimmy Fallon (not so much because he stole Meg's virginity on live television, but to get revenge on Fallon for his shameless mugging and cracking up in every ''SNL'' sketch he has been in when he was a cast member, adding that, unlike Carol Burnett, Fallon has not earned the right to get away with that), before saying "Now where's the guy who had sex with my daughter?", while Fallon crawls away behind him.

The Griffins return home, where Meg reverts to her old look and things are back to normal. It is then revealed that the last scene is the final sketch on an episode of Saturday Night Live and Peter thanks the audience for watching. When Showtime at the Apollo starts, the TV screen goes blank. Brian turns to the audience and claims that he only turned off the show because he always goes to sleep at 1:00 a.m., and not because the show has African-American entertainers on it. Brian then angrily barks at the audience.

* EatTheCamera: Brian at the end.

* TakeThat: Against JimmyFallon and his {{Corpsing}} on ''SaturdayNightLive''.

Their producer Dr. Diddy states that exploiting Meg's new look to make her a teen sex symbol will make them rich and Peter completely agrees stating "That's the smartest thing I've ever heard anyone say about anything". The rest of the family is subsequently ignored, especially Brian, who keeps barking at the producer, who is African-American. Meg's newfound stardom goes to her head, causing resentment among the other family members; nevertheless, they travel to New York to perform on Saturday Night Live. Meg is immediately seduced by Jimmy Fallon and loses her virginity to him; she fails to realize that the entire encounter is being aired on live television as part of the "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" portion of the show (even as Fallon keeps glancing at the camera and chuckling) until it is too late. During the monologue, Peter attacks and beats up Jimmy Fallon (not so much because he stole Meg's virginity on live television, but to get revenge on Fallon for his shamless mugging and cracking up in every SNL sketch he has been in when he was a cast member, adding that, unlike Carol Burnett, Fallon has not earned the right to get away with that), before saying "Now where's the guy who had sex with my daughter?", while Fallon crawls away behind him.

* PapaWolf: Subverted and played straight. Peter beats up Jimmy Fallon only because of his acting, not knowing he was the one who had sex with Meg. Peter then asks who slept with her.

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