When Peter takes Meg to a college interview, the two finally bond over partying. Meanwhile, Brian is forced to live outside after being sprayed by a skunk.
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!!Tropes associated with this episode include:
* AfraidOfLightning: Brian insists that nothing will make him go back to an indoor life. Then a thunderstorm starts.
* AmbiguousSituation: When Peter rushes Meg out of the frat party after her...[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything demonstration]] with the beer funnel; was it because he was terrified of what a house full of drunken men might do to his daughter in response or because he was deeply disturbed by the fact she can do it at all?
* AllForNothing: Lois singlehandedly ''destroys'' Meg's newfound relationship with Peter to ensure she has a chance to develop a new image at college. Her literal ''first day'' there, she contracted genital warts and got the EmbarrassingNickname "The Warthog".
* BaitAndSwitch: After Peter's disasters with the Petercopter and the Hindenpeter, where he crashed on and wrecked Joe's property, you might the Megcopter to have a similar fate. The Megcopter, which looks like the Petercopter except with a paint job that incorporates Meg's glasses and hat, works perfectly.
* BankRobbery: How Peter says he pays for his various shenanigans. His attempt at performing one with Meg goes poorly.
* BrickJoke: Retep reappears a couple times, first tripping up Brian with a rock and later being observed committing a murder.
* DistantFinale: It ends with Meg giving a narrative about how she ended up getting into college, but was teased mercilessly and got an STD her ''[[EpicFail first day there.]]''
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Meg Stinks" may seem like a {{Portmanteau}} of Meg's plot and the skunk plot, but when you think about it, Meg's willingness to neglect her college interview, among other things, kind of proves that this Meg stinks.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
-->My name is Retep, [[CardCarryingVillain and I am evil."]]
* EvilLaugh: Retep during his two later appearances.
* HealingFactor: After Peter's hand gets severed by a bridge, not only does he regrow a new hand, but the severed hand grows into a clone of him.
-->My name is [[SdrawkcabName Retep]] and [[EvilTwin I am evil]].
* IgnoredExpert: Lois cautioned Meg about how rough it can be trying to keep up with Peter's antics. Meg doesn't listen and ends up quite debilitated.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Peter says he once dreamed of being a podiatrist. A cutaway shows him doing an effective job. Peter then looks at us and says he once had legitimate aspirations.
* ShoutOut:
** Music/TheJGeilsBand's 1981 hit "Love Stinks!"
** Also to ''Film/{{Castaway}}'' (Brian living outside and growing a shaggy beard)
* SmellySkunk: The basis of the B-plot.
* SdrawkcabName: Peter's EvilTwin is named Retep.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Subverted with the Megcopter, which looks like the ill-fated Petercopter except that its paint job reflects Meg's glasses and hat. Despite the Petercopter and its successor the Hindenpeter both crashing on Joe's lawn, the Megcopter is a subversion in that it works perfectly.
* TemptingFate: Brian assuring Stewie that absolutely nothing will get him to move back inside. Then the lightning starts up.
* TookALevelInBadass: Brian goes from a meek dog struggling to survive outside to an assured, muscled up warrior. [[AfraidOfLightning At least until the thunderstorm, anyway.]]
* {{Troll}}: As Brian initially struggles outside, Stewie mocks him by talking about how warm it is inside and how he's given a steak to Rupert.
* TwistEnding: The B-Plot. Adam West has been watching the whole thing through a crystal ball.
* YankTheDogsChain: Lois does everything she can to kill Meg and Peter's friendship, even though by all respects it ends up better for everyone involved, seemingly because she doesn't want Meg to enjoy herself. Peter is outright ''heartbroken'' to split the friendship. And to add insult to injury, Lois does it to make sure Meg can start fresh with a new identity at college... a shot Meg blows her ''first day there'' by contracting genital warts and getting the nickname "The Warthog". It ultimately makes Lois seem ''even crueler than Peter'', as she doesn't even want Meg to ''be happy.''
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